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Pulications

Authored books

• Ingham, A.E. and Abbott, V. J. 1992. Hydrography for the Surveyor and Engineer, 3rd Edition, BSP.

Chapters in books

• Lavender, S. (Accepted) Chapter 26: Optical Remote Sensing of the Hydrosphere: from the rivers/lakes to the open ocean. Handbook of Remote Sensing.
• Lavender, S., Raitsos, D. and Pradhan, Y. (In Press) Chapter 8: The seasonal and longer term variations in the phytoplankton of the North Eastern Atlantic Ocean: from the Irish Sea to Bay of Biscay. Remote Sensing of the European Seas.
• Jones, G.E., Cumming, R.E. & Hunt, P.R. 2005. The Use of Remote Sensing Techniques for the Location and Investigation of Heritage Wreck Sites, Chapter in Maritime Heritage and Modern Ports, Ed. Marcet I Barbe, R., Brebbia, C.A. & Olivella, J. WIT Press, Southampton. ISBN 1-84564-010-1.
• Jones, G.E. & Glegg, G.E. 2004. Effective Use of Geophysical Sensors for Marine Environmental Assessment and Habitat Mapping, Coastal EnvironmentV, incorp. Oil Spill Studies (Ed. C.A. Brebbia, et. al.), WIT Press, Southampton, ISBN 1-85312-710-8.
• Abbott, V.J. et. al. 1990. Radar and Electronic Navigation. In: N. Morgan (ed), Marine Technology Reference Book. Butterworths.

Refereed conference contributions

• Doxaran, D., Lavender, S.J. and Froidefond, J-M. 2004. Mapping tidal and seasonal movements of the maximum turbidity zone in estuarine waters from remotely sensed (SPOT, LANDSAT) data. A semi-empirical approach. EARSeL eProceedings, 3, 1, pp. 54-68, ISSN 1729-3782. 
• Lavender, S.J. 2001. The Ocean Colour Mapping of Estuarine and Coastal Waters. 4th Berlin Workshop on Ocean Remote Sensing, DLR Remote Sensing Technology Institute, Berlin, Germany, May/June 2001, pp. 83-87, ISBN 3-89685-568-9.
• Lavender, S., Froidefond, J. and Herbland, A. 2000. SeaWiFS Data: Preliminary Results During BIOMET-2 Survey. Ozeanografika, Vol 3, pp 177-184, ISSN 1134-7384.
• Aiken, J., Moore, G.F., Rees, N.W., Hooker, S.B., Lavender, S.J. 1999. Remote sensing of biogeochemical provinces, bio-optical properties and ocean productivity. In: International workshop on Benguela, Namibia, February 1999. 12pp.
• Lavender, S.J., Pinkerton, M.P., Moore, G.F. and Aiken, J. 1998. A comparison of MOS and SeaWiFS satellite imagery in the Western English Channel. 2nd International Workshop on MOS-IRS and Ocean Color, Institute of Space Sensor Technology, Berlin, Germany, June 1998, 111-115, ISBN 3-89685-559-X.

Refereed journal articles

Communicated/In Press

• Compton, R., Goodwin, L., Handy, R., Abbott, V. (In Press). A critical examination of worldwide guidelines for minimising the disturbance to marine mammals during seismic surveys”, Marine Policy.
• Raitsos, D.E., Lavender, S.J., Maravelias, C.D., Haralambous, J., Richardson, A.J. and Reid, P.C. (In Press) Identifying phytoplankton functional groups from space: an ecological approach. Limnology and Oceanology.

2000 and after

• Aiken, J. Fishwick, J.R., Lavender, S.J., Barlow, R., Moore, G.F., Sessions, H., Bernard, S., Ras, J. & Hardman-Mountford, N.J. (2007). Validation of MERIS reflectance and chlorophyll during the BENCAL cruise October, 2002: preliminary validation and new products for phytoplankton functional types and photosynthetic parameters. MERIS Special Issue. International Journal of Remote Sensing, 28 (3-4): 497-516.
• McQuatters-Gollop, A., Raitsos, D.E., Edwards, M., Pradhan, Y., Mee, L.D., Lavender, S.J. and Attrill, M.J. 2007. A new long-term chlorophyll dataset reveals a regime shift in North Sea phytoplankton biomass unconnected to nutrient levels. Limnology and Oceanology, 52(2), pp. 635–648.
• Doxaran, D., Castaing, P. and Lavender, S.J. 2006. Monitoring the maximum turbidity zone and detecting fine-scale turbidity features in the Gironde estuary using high spatial resolution satellite sensor (SPOT HRV, Landsat ETM+) data. International Journal of Remote Sensing, 27, 11, pp 2303-2321.
• Doxaran, D., Cherukuru, R.C.N. and Lavender, S.J. 2006. Apparent and Inherent Optical Properties of Turbid Estuarine Waters: Measurements, Empirical Quantification Relationships and Modelling. Applied Optics, 45, pp. 2310-2324.
• Pradhan, Y., Lavender, S.J., Hardman-Mountford, N.J. and Aiken, J. 2006. Seasonal and inter-annual variability of chlorophyll-a concentration in the Mauritanian upwelling: Observation of an anomalous event during 1998-1999. AMT Deep-Sea Research II Special Issue, 53, pp 1548-1559.
• Ostnes, R., Abbott, V. and Lavender, S. (2006) Visualisation Techniques: results, The Hydrographic Journal.
• Raitsos, D.E., Lavender, S.J., Pradhan, Y., Tyrrell, T., Reid, P.C. and Edwards, M. 2006. Coccolithophore bloom size variation in response to the regional environment of the subarctic North Atlantic. Limnology and Oceanography, 51, pp 2122-2130.
• Pinkerton, M.H., Moore, G.F., Lavender, S.J., Gall, M.P., Oubelkheir, K., Richardson, K.M., Boyd, P.W. and Aiken, J. (2006) A method for estimating inherent optical properties of New Zealand continental shelf waters from satellite ocean colour measurements. New Zealand Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research, 40, pp 227–247.
• Pradhan, Y., Lavender, S.J., Hardman-Mountford, N.J. and Aiken, J. (2006) Seasonal and inter-annual variability of chlorophyll-a concentration in the Mauritanian upwelling: Observation of an anomalous event during 1998-1999. Deep-Sea Research II, 53, pp 1548-1559. [PDF file]
• Raitsos, D.E., Lavender, S.J., Pradhan, Y., Tyrrell, T., Reid, P.C. and Edwards, M. (2006) Coccolithophore bloom size variation in response to the regional environment of the subarctic North Atlantic. Limnology and Oceanography, 51, pp 2122-2130. [PDF file]
• Doxaran, D., Cherukuru, R.C.N. and Lavender, S.J. (2005) Quantification of suspended and dissolved material in the Tamar estuary from remote sensing reflectance measurements. International Journal of Remote Sensing, 26, 8, pp 1763-1769.
• Lavender, S.J., Pinkerton, M.H., Moore, G.F., Aiken, J and Blondeau-Patissier, D. (2005) Modification to the Atmospheric Correction of SeaWiFS Ocean Colour Images over Turbid Waters. Continental Shelf Research, 25, 539-555. [PDF file]
• Chauhan, O. S., Rajawat, A. S., Pradhan, Y., Suneethi, J. and Nayak, S. R. (2005) Weekly observations on dispersal and sink pathways of the terrigenous flux of the Ganga-Brahmaputra in the Bay of Bengal during NE monsoon, Deep-Sea Research II, 52, 2018-2030. [PDF file]
• Pradhan, Y., Thomaskutty, A. V., Rajawat, A. S. and Nayak, S. (2005) Improved regional algorithm to retrieve total suspended particulate matter using IRS-P4 ocean colour monitor data, Journal of Optics A: Pure and Applied Optics, 7, 343-349. [PDF file]
• Pradhan Y., Mohan, M., Sengupta, D., and Nayak, S. (2005) Radiant heating rates and surface biology during the Arabian Sea Monsoon Experiment, J. Geophys. Eng., 2, 16-22. [PDF file]
• Doxaran, D., Cherukuru, R. C. N. and Lavender, S. J. (2004) Surface reflection effects on upwelling radiance field measurements in turbid waters. Journal of Optics A: Pure and Applied Optics, 6: 1-8.[PDF file]
• Doxaran, D., Cherukuru, C. R. C., Lavender, S. J. and Moore, G. F. (2004) Use of a spectralon panel to measure the downwelling irradiance signal: case studies and recommendations. Applied Optics, 43, 32, pp 5981-5986. [PDF file]
• Lavender, S.J., Pinkerton, M.H., Froidefond, J-M., Morales, J., Aiken, J. and Moore, G.F. (2004) SeaWiFS Validation in European Coastal Waters using Optical and Bio-geochemical Measurements. Oceans from Space 2000 special issue of the International Journal of Remote Sensing, 25, 7-8, 1481-1488.[PDF file]
• Pradhan, Y., Rajawat, A. S. and Nayak, S. (2004) Application of IRS-P4 OCM data to study the impact of tidal propagation on sediment dynamics in the Gulf of Kachchh, Indian J. Mar Sci, 33, 129-137. [PDF file]
• Ostnes, R., Abbott, V. and Lavender, S. (2004) Visualisation Techniques: An Overview – Part 1. The Hydrographic Journal, 113, pp 3-7.
• Ostnes, R., Abbott, V. and Lavender, S. (2004) Visualisation Techniques: An Overview - Part 2. The Hydrographic Journal, 114, pp 4-9.
• Austen, M.C., Parry, D.M., Widdicombe, S., Somerfield, P.J., Kendall, M.A. (2003) Macrofaunal mediation of effects of megafaunal bioturbation on nematode community structure. Vie et Milieu, 53(4), 201-210.
• Parry, D.M., Kendall, M.A., Pilgrim, D.A., Jones, M.B. (2003) Identification of patch structure within marine benthic landscapes using a Remotely Operated Vehicle. Special Issue: Benthic Dynamics: In Situ Surveillance of the Sediment-Water Interface. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology, 285-286, 497-511.
• Pinkerton, M., Lavender, S. and Aiken, J. (2003) Validation of SeaWiFS ocean colour satellite data using a moored databuoy. Journal of Geophysical Research, 108, C5, 10.1029/2000JC000425.
• Raffaelli, D., Bell, E., Weithoff, G., Matsumoto, A.K., Cruz-Motta, J.J., Kershaw, P., Parker, E.R., Parry, D.M., Jones, M.B. (2003) The ups and downs of benthic ecology: considerations of scale, heterogeneity and surveillance for benthic-pelagic coupling. Special Issue: Benthic Dynamics: In Situ Surveillance of the Sediment-Water Interface. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology, 285-286, 191-203.
• Solan, M., Germano, J.D., Rhoads, D.C., Smith, C.J., Michaud, E., Parry, D.M., Wenzhöfer, F., Kennedy, R., Henriques, C., Battle, E.J.V., Carey, D.A., Iocco, L., Valente, R.M., Watson, J., Rosenberg, R. (2003) Towards a greater understanding of pattern, scale and process in marine benthic systems: a picture is worth a thousand worms. Special Issue: Benthic Dynamics: In Situ Surveillance of the Sediment-Water Interface. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology, 285-286, 313-338.
• Widdicombe, S., Kendall, M.A., Parry, D.M. (2003). Using the surface-features created by bioturbating organisms as surrogates for macrofaunal diversity and community structure. Vie et Milieu, 53(4), 179-186.
• Doxaran, D., Froidefond, J.M., Lavender, S.J., Castaing, P. (2002) Spectral signature of highly turbid waters. Application with SPOT data to quantify suspended particulate matter concentrations. Remote Sensing of Environment, 81, pp 149-161.[PDF file]
• Froidefond, J., Lavender, S., Laborde, P., Herbland, A. and Lafon, V. (2002) SeaWiFS Data Interpretation in a Coastal Area in the Bay of Biscay. International Journal of Remote Sensing, 23, 5, pp 881-904.
• Lavender, S.J. and Nagur, C.R.C. (2002) Mapping Coastal Waters with High Resolution Imagery: atmospheric correction of multi-height airborne imagery. Journal of Optics A: Pure and Applied Optics, 4, S50-S55. [PDF file]
• Lefèvre, N., Aiken, J., Rutllant, J., Daneri, G., Lavender, S. and Smyth, T. (2002) Observations of pCO2 in the coastal upwelling off Chile: Spatial and temporal extrapolation using satellite data. Journal of Geophysical Research, 107, C6, 10.1029/2000J000395.
• Osborne, A and Abbott, V.J. (2002) A GIS for Cable Routeing, The Hydrographic Journal, 103, pp 19-27.
• Parry, D.M., Nickell, L.A., Kendall, M.A., Burrows, M.T., Pilgrim, D.A., Jones, M.B. (2002) Comparison of abundance and spatial distribution of burrowing megafauna from diver and Remotely Operated Vehicle observations. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 244, 89-93.
• Pingree, R., Kuo, Y-H. and Garcia-Soto, C. (2002)  Can the Subtropical North Atlantic permanent thermocline be observed from space? Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom, 82, 5, pp 709-728.
• Barlow, R.G., Aiken, J., Sessions, H.E., Lavender, S. and Mantel, J. (2001) Phytoplankton pigment, absorption, and ocean colour characteristics in the southern Benguela ecosystem. South African Journal of Science, 97, pp 230-238.
• Chauhan, P., Nagur, C.R.C., Mohan, M., Nayak, S.R.and Navalgund, R.R. (2001) Surface chlorophyll-a distribution in Arabian Sea and Bay of Bengal using IRS-P4 OCM satellite data, Current Science, 80, 2, pp 127-129. [PDF file]
• Lavender, S.J. (2001) A review of remote sensing in the marine environment. The Hydrographic Journal, 99, pp 9-13.
• Philpott, S.A. & Jones, G. (2001) Reflection of Sound from Submerged Plates and Bottom Backscatter in Shallow Water, Hydrographic Journal, No. 99, January 2001.
• Smyth T.J., Miller P. I., Groom, S. B. and Lavender, S. J. (2001) Remote Sensing of the physics and biology of Lagrangian experiments at the Iberian Margin. Progress in Oceanography, 51, pp 269-281.[PDF file]
• Uncles, R.J., Lavender, S.J. and Stephens, J.A. (2001) Remotely Sensed Observations of the Turbidity Maximum in the highly Turbid Humber Estuary, UK. Estuaries, 24, 5, pp 745-755.
• Abraham, E.R., Law, C.S., Boyd, P.W. and Lavender, S., Maldonado, M.T. and Bowie, A.R. (2000) The dispersal of an isolated phytoplankton bloom. Nature, 407, pp 727-730.
• Aiken, J., Rees, N., Hooker, S., Holligan, P., Bale, A., Robins, D., Moore, G., Harris, R., Pilgrim, D. (2000) The Atlantic Meridional Transect: overview and synthesis of data. Progress in Oceanography, 45,3-4, pp 257-312.
• Lavender, S.J. and Groom, S.B. (2000) The detection and mapping of algal blooms from space, ABDMAP special issue of the International Journal of Remote Sensing, 22, 2 & 3, pp 197-201.
• Pilgrim, D.A., Parry, D.M., Jones, M.B. and Kendall, M.A. (2000) ROV image scaling with laser spot patterns. Underwater Technology, 24, 3, pp 93-103.

Pre 2000

• Lavender, S.J. and Groom, S.B. 1999. The SeaWiFS Automatic Data Processing System (SeaAPS). International Journal of Remote Sensing, 20, 6, 1051-1056. [Abstract]
• Moore, G.F., Aiken, J., and Lavender, S.J. 1999 The Atmospheric Correction of water colour and the quantitative retrieval of suspended particulate matter in Case II Waters: application to MERIS. MERIS Special Issue, International Journal of Remote Sensing, 20, 9, 1713-1733. [Abstract]
• Parry, D.M., Kendall, M.A., Rowden, A.A., Widdicombe, S. (1999). Species body size distribution patterns of marine benthic macrofauna assemblages from contrasting sediment types. Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom, 79, 793-801
• Pilgrim, D.A. 1999. Making measurements from video. International Ocean Systems Design, pp 4-7.
• Miller, K.M., Abbott, V.J, Capelin, K. 1997. The reliability of quality measures in differential GPS, The Hydrographic Journal, 86, 27-31.
• Gallienne, C.P., Robins, D.B., Pilgrim, D.A. 1996. Measuring abundance and size distribution of zooplankton using the optical plankton counter in underway mode Underwater Technology, 21, 4, pp 15-21.
• Newbury, P.F., Culverhouse, P.F., Pilgrim, D.A. 1995. Automatic Fish Poplulation Counting by Artifical Neural-Network Aquaculture, 133, 1, pp 45-55.  

 

Other research output e.g. conference abstracts, internal publications and reports

• Lavender, S., Pinkerton, M., Moore, G., Pradhan, Y. and Aiken, J. 2006. An Inter-Comparison of Ocean Colour Inherent Optical Property Models and Bio-Optical Algorithms. Ocean Optics XVIII CDROM, 7 pp.
• Jones, G.E, Eames, J., Bailey, M. 2005. A Comparison of Object Detection (A review of analogue/digital sidescan sonar and multibeam swathe bathymetry), 4th International Shallow Survey 2005 Conference Proceedings, Plymouth.
• Jones, G. 2005. Repeatability in Sustainable Environmental Mapping. Hydro 2004 CDROM, ISSN 0309-8303.
• Lavender, S, Greening, M-C, Batts, A, Abbott, V, Cross, N, Downey, I, Barber, P, Thomas, I and Wooding, M. 2004. Operational mapping of low water channels using satellite imagery. Hydro 2004 CDROM, 8 pp, ISSN 0309-8303.
• Lavender, S., Doxaran, D. and Cherukuru, R.C.N. 2005. High Spatial Resolution Remote Sensing of The Plymouth Coastal Waters. 3rd ESA CHRIS-PROBA Workshop CDROM, 4 pp, ISBN 92-9092-904-9.
• Lavender, S.J., Doxaran, D. and Cherukuru, R.C.N. 2005. Mapping surface suspended particle distributions in a coastal environment using remote sensing data. RSPSoc 2005: Measuring, Mapping and Managing a Hazardous World CDROM, 8 pp, ISBN 0 946226 34 2.
• Spratt A.T., Neumeier, U. and Lavender, S.J. 2005. Predictions of saltmarsh suitability as a coastal defence measure based on numerically-modelled extrapolations from a present day Digital Terrain Model. RSPSoc 2005: Measuring, Mapping and Managing a Hazardous World CDROM, 17 pp, ISBN 0 946226 34 2.
• RSAC Ltd and SEOES, University of Plymouth. 2005. Implementation test on the application of Earth Observation and GIS methods for identifying positions and time-dynamics of low-water channels in Morecambe Bay. Final Report, 89 pp.
• Jones, G.E. & Glegg, G.E. 2004. Effective Use of Geophysical Sensors for Marine Environmental Assessment and Habitat Mapping was presented at the Coastal Environment V, incorp. Oil Spill Studies Conference, 24th- 28th April, 2004, Alicante, Spain.
• Lavender, S. 2004. Remote sensing of climate change through marine phytoplankton. South China Sea Institute of Oceanography, Guangzhou, January (Presentation).
• Lavender, S.J. 2004. Mapping of Processes in Near-Shore Coastal Zone and Estuarine Environments Using Earth Observation Technologies. Oceanology International, London, March (Abstract and Oral Presentation).
• Lavender, S.J., Cherukuru, R.C.N. and Doxaran, D. 2004. Identification and Classification of Bio-geophysical Parameters in Plymouth Coastal Waters, UK. ASLO/TOS 2004 Ocean Research Conference, Hawaii, February (Abstract and Oral Presentation).
• Lavender, S.J., Cherukuru, R.C.N. and Doxaran, D. 2004. Atmospheric Correction: application to CASI and CHRIS-PROBA imagery in estuarine and coastal waters. RSPSoc 2004: Mapping and Resource Management, CDROM, 8 pp.
• Lavender, S.J., Cherukuru, R.C.N. and Doxaran, D. 2004 High Spatial Resolution Remote Sensing of the Plymouth Coastal Waters. 2nd ESA CHRIS-PROBA Workshop, CDROM, 4pp, ISBN 92-9092-904-9.
• RSAC Ltd and SEOES, University of Plymouth. 2004. Implementation test on the application of Earth Observation and GIS methods for identifying positions and time-dynamics of low-water channels in Morecambe Bay. Interim Report, 39 pp.
• Lowe, C.D., Lavender, S.J., Aiken, J., Moore, G.F. 2004. Large scale patterns in bio-optical properties in the Atlantic Ocean. ASLO/TOS 2004 Ocean Research Conference, Hawaii, February (Abstract and Oral Presentation).
• Doxaran, D. and Lavender, S. 2003. Location of the Maximum Turbidity Zone and detection of finescale turbidity features in estuaries using high spatial resolution satellite (SPOT, Landsat) and airborne (CASI) data. RSPSoc 2003: scales and Dynamics in Observing the Environment, Nottingham, United Kingdom, 14 pp.
• Jones, G. 2003. Strategic Environmental Assessment, Habitat Mapping and Compliance with the E-Directive, Hydrographic Journal, No. 107, January 2003.
• Lavender, S. 2003. Demonstrations of existing operational systems: SeaDAS based systems. Habwatch Workshop, France, June (Tutorial, Oral Presentation).
• Lavender, S. 2003. Overview of Chlorophyll concentration retrieval approaches. Habwatch Workshop, France, June (Tutorial, Oral Presentation).
• Kuo, Y-H., Pingree, R. and Lavender, S. 2002. Atlantic Ocean circulation structure based on altimeter remote sensing.  WOCE & Beyond meeting, San Antonio, Texas. [Poster].
• Lavender, S. and Aiken, J. 2002. Envisat: a new marine environmental satellite that observes the ocean from all perspectives. Ocean Challenge, Vol. 12, No. 1, pp 9-10.
• Lavender, S. and Nagur, C.  2002. Mapping of processes in the Plymouth coastal zone and Tamar estuary.  Challenger Centenary Conference: Marine Science 2002, Plymouth, September. [Oral]
• Lavender, S., Nunny, R., Nagur, C. and Tillett, D. 2002. Remote sensing of water quality in the Belzian coastal zone using satellite ocean colour imagery.  European Geophysiacl Society Annual Conference, Nice, April. [Oral]
• Lerebourg, C., Pilgrim, D., Ludbrok, G. and Neal, R.  2002. Experiments with a prototype Point Source Integrating Cavity Absorption Meter (PSICAM).  Challenger Centenary Conference: Marine Science 2002, Plymouth, September. [Oral]
• Nagur, CRC. and Lavender, S.J. 2002. Mapping of suspended sediment in the Tamar estuary, NERC Airborne Remote Sensing Facility Workshop, RAL, December. [Oral as PDF]
• Nunny, R. and Lavender, S. 2002. Investigation of a practical method for removing the bed reflectance signal from ocean colour images.  Challenger Centenary Conference: Marine Science 2002, Plymouth, September. [Oral]
• Pinkerton, M., Lavender, S. and Aike, J. 2002. Moored databuoy validates SeaWiFS data in the western English Channel.  European Geophysical Society Annual Conference, Nice, April. [Oral]
• Pradhan, Y., Rajawat, A.S., Thomaskutty, A.V., Gupta, M., Nagur, C.R.C., and Nayak, S. 2002 An improved regional algorithm to retrieve total suspended particulate matter using IRS-P4 OCM data, IAPRS & SIS, Resource and Environmental Monitoring, Hyderabad, India, Vol. 34, Part 7, 1432-1436. [PDF file].
• Lavender, S., Nunny, R., Tillett, D., Kirkwood, D., Miller, A., Moore, G. and Cook, J. 2001. Monitoring of the Belizian coastal zone using satellite ocean colour imagery. Proceedings of RSPS 2001: Geomatics, Earth Observation and the Information Society, London, United Kingdom, pp 154-163. [PDF file]
• Pinkerton, M. and Lavender, S. 2001. Validation of ocean colour remote sensing data using a moored databuoy, In R.J. Frouin, H. Kawamura and M. Kishino [ed.] Hyperspectral Remote Sensing of the Ocean, SPIE Proceedings Vol. 4154, Bellingham, Washington, pp.65-73.
• Burroghues J.E. and Abbott V.J. 2000. Sparse datasets for focusing survey resources, Oceanology International 2000, Brighton, UK, March.
• Caballos, M., Morales, J., Lavender, S., Moore, G. and Maman, L. 2000. A Satellite Remote Sensing Analysis of a Dinoflagellate Algal Bloom in the Southwestern Coastal Region of Spain. Proceedings of Ocean Optics XV, Monaco, October. [Paper]
• Chambers, C., Matthews, A., Lavender, S. and Sawyer, T. 2000. Temporal variability in chlorophyll-a concentrations in the coastal environment. Environment Agency report by the National Centre for Environmental Data and Surveillance, 38 pp. [Report]
• Pettersson L.H., Durand, D., Groom, S., Lavender, S., Svendsen, E., Noji, T., Søiland, H. 2000. DeciDe for near real-time use of ocean colour data in management of toxic algae blooms - Analysis Document. Technical Report no. 180 - B, NERSC, Norway, 25 pp.
• Pettersson L.H., Durand, D., Svendsen, E., Noji, T., Søiland, H., Groom, S., Lavender, S., 2000. DeciDe for near real-time use of ocean colour data in management of toxic algae blooms - Definition and Design. Technical Report no. 186, NERSC, Norway, 33 pp.
• Pilgrim, D A, Duke A., Parry, D M., Symes, G. 2000. Diver/UUV underwater measurement system. 3rd DERA Image Processing and Interpretation Conference, DERA Malvern, April 2000. [Paper]
• Turley, C.M., Bale, A.J., Barquero-Molina, S., Groom, S.B., Lavender, S.J., Lewis, R.E., Lowe, D.M., Tappin, A.D., Uncles, R.J. and Widdows, J. 2000. A scientific perspective of estuarine complexity and the use of classification indices, Conference on Ecological Status of Transitional Coastal Waters - towards classification for the EC Water Framework Directive, Edinburgh, UK, November, 18 pp. [Paper]

Pre 2000

• Abbott, V.J. 1999. Information for the Coastal Zone, The Cornish Coast 99: a one day seminar at Camborne, 3rd November. [Presentation]
• Abbott, V.J. 1999. Marine GIS, RICS one day workshop and seminar at Devon County Council, Exeter, 20th January [Presentation]
• Lavender, S.J. and Moore, G.F. 1999. Atmospheric Correction of SeaWiFS imagery over highly turbid Case II waters, 22nd General Assembly of the International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics, IAPSO Symposium P15, Birmingham, 28-29 July. [Abstract]
• Pilgrim, D.A. 1999. Analysis and presentation of underwater video recordings. Hydro '99, Plymouth, UK, January. [Paper]
• Lavender, S., Froidefond, J. and Herbland, A. 1998. SeaWiFS Data: Preliminary results during the BIOMET-2 Survey, Sixth International Conference on the Bay of Biscay, Donostia-San Sabastian, April 1998. [Paper]
• Lavender, S., Froidefond, J., Herbland, A., Laborde, P. and Lafon, V. 1998. SeaWiFS Data Interpretation in Relationship with In-situ Measurements in a Coastal Area, Oceans 98, Nice, 3 pp, September/October 1998. [Paper]
• Miller, P., Groom, S., Smyth, T. and Lavender, S. 1998. Remote Sensing in OMEX II-II, OMEX II-II First Annual Report, 9 pp, May 1998. [Report]
• Ewins, N.J. and Pilgrim, D.A. 1997. The evaluation of PhotoModeler for use under water. Proceedings of the Fourth SUT Underwater Science Symposium, Newcastle upon Tyne, November, pp 135-145. [Paper]
• Lavender, S.J., Moore, G. and Aiken, J. 1997. Remote Sensing and Atmospheric Correction of UK Coastal Waters using MOS Imagery. Proceedings of the 1997 Remote Sensing Society’s Annual Meeting, Reading, United Kingdom, pp 527-532. [Paper]
• Abbott, V.J. 1996. Hydrographic Surveying - Subject Index, 1st Edition, Hydrographic Society Special Publication 1.
• Abbott, V.J. 1996. Hydrographic Surveying as a Career, 4th Edition, Hydrographic Society Special Publication 3.
• Abbott V.J. 1992. Coastal Management - work for the surveyor, Hydro92, The Hydrographic Society.[Paper]
• Abbott, V.J. 1998. Introducing GIS into the curriculum, RICS Geomatics Division workshop, Reading.[Abstract]

PhD Research degrees

• Barker, K. (In Progress) Novel Techniques for Estimating Primary Production Rates directly from Earth Observation (EO) Data. SEOES, University of Plymouth and in collaboration with Plymouth Marine Laboratory.
• Brewin, R. (In Progress) Investigation of the role of phytoplankton functional types in CO2 flux variability. SEOES, University of Plymouth and in collaboration with Plymouth Marine Laboratory.
• Davey, F. (In Progress) A Critical Review of Geospatial Techniques for Landscape Character Assessment. SEOES, University of Plymouth and in collaboration with Tamar AONB Service .
• Fishwick, J. (In Progress). Biological and Optical Properties of Phytoplankton Assemblages in the Western English Channel. SEOES, University of Plymouth and in collaboration with Plymouth Marine Laboratory.
• Raitsos-Exarchopoulos, D. 2006. Understanding of the variability of phytoplankton ecosystem function properties by combining in situ data with satellite remote sensed data. SEOES, University of Plymouth and in collaboration with the Sir Alistair Hardy Foundation for Ocean Science (SAHFOS).
• Lowe, C. 2005. Satellite remote sensing of characteristic properties and photosynthetic rates of phytoplankton ecosystems. SEOES, University of Plymouth and in collaboration with Plymouth Marine Laboratory.
• Ostnes, R. 2005. To Assess the Opportunities and Benefits of Improved Visualisation of Hydrographic Data. SEOES, University of Plymouth.
• Nagur, C.R.C. 2004. Remote Sensing of Optically Active Marine Components. SEOES, University of Plymouth and in collaboration with Plymouth Marine Laboratory.
• Gillon, R. 2002. Development of ROV based high-resolution seabed inspection techniques for nearshore geotechnical engineering. Institute of Marine Studies, University of Plymouth and in collaboration with Britannia Royal Naval College.
• Parry, D. 2002. Quantification of Marine Megafaunal Distribution Patterns using a Remotely Operated Vehicle. Institute of Marine Studies, University of Plymouth and in collaboration with Plymouth Marine Laboratory, Dunstaffnage Marine Laboratory and Sonardyne International Ltd.
• Burroughes, J.. 2001. The Synthesis of Estuarine Bathymetry from Sparse Sounding Data. Institute of Marine Studies, University of Plymouth.
• Abbott, V.J. 2000. A Regional Coastal Zone Management System, Institute of Marine Studies, University of Plymouth.
• Lavender, S.J. 1996. Remote Sensing of Suspended Sediment. Institute of Marine Studies, University of Plymouth and in collaboration with Plymouth Marine Laboratory.

MRes Projects

• Spratt A.T. 2005. xxx. MRes Geomatics, University of Plymouth
• Drain, S. 2003. The Remote Sensing of Biomass. MRes Geomatics, University of Plymouth [PDF Abstract].
• Jones, G. 2003. Effective use of Geophysical Sensors for Marine Environment Assessment and Habitat Mapping.  MRes Sustainable Environmental Management, University of Plymouth.
• Kirkwood, D. 2002. The development of a low-cost approach for the measurement of in-situ seabed reflectance. MRes Applied Marine Science, University of Plymouth.

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