OceanExpert ID : 1192
Mr. Pierre LAROUCHE
Research Scientist
Pelagic and Ecosystem Science Branch
Maurice Lamontagne Institute (DFO – MLI, IML), Fisheries and Oceans Canada
850, route de la MerP.O. Box 1000
Mont-Joli Quebec G5H 3Z4
Canada
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Telephone
(418) 775-0569
Fax
(418) 775-0546
MSci
Research
Physical Oceanography
My research activities revolves around the use of remote sensing in oceanography to determine the existing relationships between physical and biological processes. In particular, I use data from the NOAA weather satellites to measure sea surface temperatures as an indicator of physical processes (currents, upwellings, etc.) and ocean color data (SeaWiFS, MODIS, MERIS) to measure chlorophyll concentration and evaluate phytoplankton productivity. My work is conducted in the Quebec coastal waters (St. Lawrence estuary and gulf) and in the canadian arctic (Hudson Bay, Baffin Bay, Beaufort Sea). Because the optical properties of these areas are complex, there a continous need to participate to oceanographic campains (NOW, CASES, Arcticnet, IPY) to validate the remote sensing data. These projects are supported by the IML remote sensing laboratory which operates receiving stations allowing a complete coverage of the canadian coastal waters.
Canadian Coastal Waters
Remote sensing of ocean color and sea surface temperature Relationships between biological and physical process
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