OceanExpert ID : 44265
Dr Andrew Clive BANKS
Principal Research Scientist Satellite Oceanography
Institute of Oceanography
Hellenic Centre for Marine Research, Crete
Former USAF Base Gournes
Hersonissos
71500 Heraklion
Greece
Nationality
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Email(s)
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Telephone
+302810337815
PhD
Research
Biological Oceanography, Marine Ecology
Chemical Oceanography
Climatology, Meteorology
Marine and Coastal Engineering
Marine Geology, Geophysics
Physical Oceanography
Pollution
Andrew C. Banks is principal researcher in satellite oceanography & marine optics at the Institute of Oceanography of HCMR, Greece. He was a senior research scientist in EO & climate at NPL in the UK and a scientific officer for satellite oceanography at the JRC of the European Commission. Interests include validation & vicarious calibration of satellite data; accuracy of satellite & in situ data (uncertainty & SI-traceability); fiducial reference measurements; open ocean & coastal RS of the Eastern Mediterranean.
Mediterranean Sea - Eastern Basin
Global
EO data analysis, modelling, simulation, validation and calibration. Strong computer skills including system administration and programming in various languages (C, FORTRAN, IDL, Python). Expert in many types of remote sensing software.
Expertise in project management and coordination, fieldwork planning and implementation, including chief scientist on a number of oceanographic cruises.
Expert review committee member for ESA satellite missions and European Commission research projects as well as chaired a number of international remote sensing conference and workshop sessions, and is a reviewer for journals such as Remote Sensing of Environment, the International Journal of Remote Sensing, and Frontiers in Marine Science. Currently an Oceans Editorial Board Member for MDPI Remote Sensing.
English
Greek
