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STRAMSKI, DARIUSZ

Professor of Oceanography

Degrees:

• M.S., University of Gdansk, Poland
• Ph.D., University of Gdansk, Poland

Research Interests:

• Ocean optics
• Radiative transfer in the ocean
• Particle optics
• Ocean optical properties
• Light fields within and leaving the ocean
• Optics of air-sea interface
• Optical remote sensing of marine environments
• Optical-biological interactions in the ocean
• Ocean carbon stocks and dynamics
• Coastal oceanography
• Monitoring and observational work in the marine environment
• Optical methods in oceanography
• Development of optical instrumentation

Courses Recently Taught:

• SIO 202B: Fundamentals of Wave Physics
• SIO202A: Fundamentals of Wave Physics
• SIO202B: Fundamentals of Wave Physics
• SIO237A: Introduction/Ocean Optics
• SIO237C: Optical-Bio Interactions/Ocean

Honors and Awards:

• UNESCO Fellowship, 1987
• French Government Fellowship, 1986
• Maurycy Rudzki Award presented by the Polish Academy of Sciences in recognition of Ph.D. research on fluctuations of irradiance in the sea, 1985

Mentoring:

• Ehn, Jens (Post Doc; 2010-)
• Huang, Julie (Undergrad; 2010-2010)
• Orenstein, Eric (Undergrad; 2010-2010)
• Sawicka, Ewa (Graduate; 2010-)
• Gernez, Pierre (Post Doc; 2009-)
• Yildiz, Selda (Graduate; 2008-2009)
• Uitz, Julia (Post Doc; 2007-)
• Zheng, Guangming (Graduate; 2007-)
• Roberts, Su-Jen (Undergrad; 2006-2006)
• Cichocka , Marta (Undergrad; 2005-2006)
• Cichocki, Tom (Undergrad; 2005-2006)
• Cieplak, Agnieszka (Undergrad; 2005-2007)
• Miksic, Ezra (Masters; 2003-2006)
• Allison, David B. (Graduate; 2001-2010)
• Wozniak, Slawomir (Post Doc; 2001-2003)
• Loisel, Hubert (Post Doc; 1999-2000)
• Tegowski, Jaroslaw (Post Doc; 1998-1999)
• Reynolds, Rick A. (Post Doc; 1997-1999)

Uitz, J., D. Stramski, A.-C. Baudoux, R. A. Reynolds, V. M. Wright, J. Dubranna, and F. Azam. 2010. Variations in the optical properties of a particle suspension associated with viral infection of marine bacteria. Limnology and Oceanography, 55, 2317-2330.

Allison, D. B., D. Stramski, and B. G. Mitchell. 2010. Empirical ocean color algorithms for estimating particulate organic carbon in the Southern Ocean. Journal of Geophysical Research, 115, C10044, doi:10.1029/2009JC006040.

Woźniak, S. B., D. Stramski, M. Stramska, R. A. Reynolds, V. M. Wright, E. Y. Miksic, M. Cichocka, A. M. Cieplak. 2010. Optical variability of seawater in relation to particle concentration, composition, and size distribution in the nearshore marine environment at Imperial Beach, California. Journal of Geophysical Research, 115, C08027, doi:10.1029/2009JC005554.

Reynolds, R. A., D. Stramski, V. M. Wright, and S. B. Woźniak. 2010. Measurements and characterization of particle size distributions in coastal waters. Journal of Geophysical Research, 115, C08024, doi:10.1029/2009JC005930.

Uitz, J., H. Claustre, B. Gentili, and D. Stramski. 2010. Phytoplankton class-specific primary production in the world’s oceans: Seasonal and interannual variability from satellite observations. Global Biogeochemical Cycles, 24, GB3016, doi:10.1029/2009GB003680.

Allison, D. B., D. Stramski, and B. G. Mitchell. 2010. Seasonal and interannual variability of particulate organic carbon within the Southern Ocean from satellite ocean color observations. Journal of Geophysical Research, 115, C06002, doi:10.1029/2009JC005347.

You, Y., D. Stramski, M. Darecki, and G. W. Kattawar. 2010. Modeling of wave-induced irradiance fluctuations at near-surface depths in the ocean: a comparison with measurements. Applied Optics, 49, 1041-1053.

Lahet, F. and D. Stramski. 2010. MODIS imagery of turbid plumes in San Diego coastal waters during rainstorm events. Remote Sensing of Environment, 114, 332-344.

Stramska, M., D. Stramski, M. Cichocka, A. Cieplak, and S. B. Woźniak. 2008. Effects of atmospheric particles from Southern California on the optical properties of seawater. Journal of Geophysical Research, 113, C08037, doi:10.1029/2007JC004407.

Stramski, D., R. A. Reynolds, M. Babin, S. Kaczmarek, M. R. Lewis, R. Röttgers, A. Sciandra, M. Stramska, M. S. Twardowski, B. A. Franz, and H. Claustre. 2008. Relationships between the surface concentration of particulate organic carbon and optical properties in the eastern South Pacific and eastern Atlantic Oceans. Biogeosciences, 5, 171-201.

Stramski, D., M. Babin, and S. B. Woźniak. 2007. Variations in the optical properties of terrigeneous mineral-rich particulate matter suspended in seawater. Limnology and Oceanography, 52, 2418-2433.

Stramska, M. and D. Stramski. 2005. Variability of particulate organic carbon concentration in the north polar Atlantic based on ocean color observations with Sea-viewing Wide Field-of-view Sensor (SeaWiFS). Journal of Geophysical Research, 110, C10018, doi:10.1029/2004JC002762.

Stramski, D., and S. B. Wozniak. 2005. On the role of colloidal particles in light scattering in the ocean. Limnology and Oceanography, 50, 1581-1591.

Stramska, M. and D. Stramski. 2005. Effects of a nonuniform vertical profile of chlorophyll concentration on remote-sensing reflectance of the ocean. Applied Optics, 44, 1735-1747.

Woźniak, S. B. and D. Stramski. 2004. Modeling the optical properties of mineral particles suspended in seawater and their influence on ocean reflectance and chlorophyll estimation from remote sensing algorithms. Applied Optics, 43, 3489-3503.

Babin, M. and D. Stramski. 2004. Variations in the mass-specific absorption coefficient of mineral particles suspended in water. Limnology and Oceanography, 49, 756-767.

Stramski, D., S. B. Woźniak, and P. J. Flatau. 2004. Optical properties of Asian mineral dust suspended in seawater. Limnology and Oceanography, 49, 749-755.

Stramski, D., E. Boss, D. Bogucki, and K. J. Voss. 2004. The role of seawater constituents in light backscattering in the ocean. Progress in Oceanography, 61, 27-56.

Darecki, M. and D. Stramski. 2004. An evaluation of MODIS and SeaWiFS bio-optical algorithms in the Baltic Sea. Remote Sensing of Environment, 89, 326-350.

Babin, M., D. Stramski, G. M. Ferrari, H. Claustre, A. Bricaud, G. Obolensky, and N. Hoepffner. 2003. Variations in the light absorption coefficients of phytoplankton, non-algal particles, and dissolved organic matter in coastal waters around Europe. Journal of Geophysical Research, 108(C7), 3211, doi: 10.1029/2001JC000882.

Stramski, D. and J. Piskozub. 2003. Estimation of scattering error in spectrophotometric measurements of light absorption by aquatic particles from three-dimensional radiative transfer simulations. Applied Optics, 42, 3634-3646.

Babin, M. and D. Stramski. 2002. Light absorption by aquatic particles in the near-infrared spectral region. Limnology and Oceanography, 47, 911-915.

Stramski, D., A. Sciandra, and H. Claustre. 2002. Effects of temperature, nitrogen, and light limitation on the optical properties of the marine diatom Thalassiosira pseudonana. Limnology and Oceanography, 47, 392-403.

Stramski, D. and J. Tegowski. 2001. Effects of intermittent entrainment of air bubbles by breaking wind waves on ocean reflectance and underwater light field. Journal of Geophysical Research, 106(C12), 31345-31360.

Stramski, D., A. Bricaud, and A. Morel. 2001. Modeling the inherent optical properties of the ocean based on the detailed composition of planktonic community. Applied Optics, 40, 2929-2945.

Reynolds, R. A., D. Stramski, and B. G. Mitchell. 2001. A chlorophyll-dependent semianalytical reflectance model derived from field measurements of absorption and backscattering coefficients within the Southern Ocean. Journal of Geophysical Research, 106(C4), 7125-7138.

Loisel, H., and D. Stramski. 2000. Estimation of the inherent optical properties of natural waters from irradiance attenuation coefficient and reflectance in the presence of Raman scattering. Applied Optics, 39, 3001-3011.

Stramski, D., R. A. Reynolds, M. Kahru, and B. G. Mitchell. 1999. Estimation of particulate organic carbon in the ocean from satellite remote sensing. Science, 285, 239-242.

Stramski, D. 1999. Refractive index of planktonic cells as a measure of cellular carbon and chlorophyll a content. Deep-Sea Research, 46, 335-351.

Stramski, D., and D. A. Kiefer. 1998. Can heterotrophic bacteria be important to marine light absorption? Journal of Plankton Research, 20, 1489-1500.

Berwald, J., D. Stramski, C. D. Mobley, and D. A. Kiefer. 1998. The effect of Raman scattering on the average cosine and the diffuse attenuation coefficient of irradiance in the ocean. Limnology and Oceanography, 43, 564-576.

Reynolds, R. A., D. Stramski, and D. A. Kiefer. 1997. The effect of nitrogen-limitation on the absorption and scattering properties of the marine diatom Thalassiosira pseudonana. Limnology and Oceanography, 42, 881-892.

Mobley, C. D., and D. Stramski. 1997. Effects of microbial particles on oceanic optics: Methodology for radiative transfer modeling and example simulations. Limnology and Oceanography, 42, 550-560.

Stramski, D., and C. D. Mobley. 1997. Effects of microbial particles on oceanic optics: A database of single-particle optical properties. Limnology and Oceanography, 42, 538-549.

Stramski, D., A. Shalapyonok, and R. A. Reynolds. 1995. Optical characterization of the oceanic unicellular cyanobacterium Synechococcus grown under a day-night cycle in natural irradiance. Journal of Geophysical Research, 100(C7), 13295-13307.

Stramski, D., and M. Sedlak. 1994. Application of dynamic light scattering to the study of small marine particles. Applied Optics, 33, 4825-4834.

Stramski, D., and R.A. Reynolds. 1993. Diel variations in the optical properties of a marine diatom. Limnology and Oceanography, 38, 1347-1364.

Stramski, D., G. Rosenberg, and L. Legendre. 1993. Photosynthetic and optical properties of the marine chlorophyte Dunaliella tertiolecta grown under fluctuating light caused by surface wave focusing. Marine Biology, 115, 363-372.

Stramski, D., and L. Legendre. 1992. Laboratory simulation of light focusing by water surface waves. Marine Biology, 114, 341-348.

Stramski, D., F. Rassoulzadegan, and D. A. Kiefer. 1992. Changes in the optical properties of a particle suspension caused by protist grazing. Journal of Plankton Research, 14, 966-971.

Stramski, D., and D. A. Kiefer. 1991. Light scattering by microorganisms in the open ocean. Progress in Oceanography, 28, 343-383.

Stramski, D. 1990. Artifacts in measuring absorption spectra of phytoplankton collected on a filter. Limnology and Oceanography, 35, 1804-1809.

Bricaud, A., and D. Stramski. 1990. Spectral absorption coefficients of living phytoplankton and non-algal biogenous matter: a comparison between the Peru upwelling area and Sargasso Sea. Limnology and Oceanography, 35, 562-582.

Stramski, D., and A. Morel. 1990. Optical properties of photosynthetic picoplankton in different physiological states as affected by growth irradiance. Deep-Sea Research, 37, 245-266.

Stramski, D., A. Morel, and A. Bricaud. 1988. Modeling the light attenuation and scattering by spherical phytoplanktonic cells: a retrieval of the bulk refractive index. Applied Optics, 27, 3954-3956.

Stramski, D. 1986. The effect of daylight diffuseness on the focusing of sunlight by sea surface waves. Oceanologia, 24, 11-27.

Dera, J., and D. Stramski. 1986. Maximum effects of sunlight focusing under a wind-disturbed sea surface. Oceanologia, 23, 15-42.

Stramski, D. 1986. Fluctuations of solar irradiance induced by surface waves in the Baltic. Bulletin of the Polish Academy of Sciences, Earth Sciences, 34, 333-344.

Stramski, D., and K. Montwill. 1982. Light conditions in the Antarctic waters of the Drake Passage and South Shetland Islands region during summer 1981. Polish Polar Research, 3, 153-170.