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FACULTY
Chuanmin Hu
Optical Oceanography
Associate Professor, Ph.D., University of Miami, Physics Dept., 1997
(727) 553-3987
Hu@marine.usf.edu
Nearly all marine life depends on light. My research is focused on addressing coastal ocean problems using primarily optics. These problems include river-ocean interactions (transport and transform of particulate and dissolved matters), carbon cycling, algal blooms, coral reef environmental health and ecosystem connectivity, climate change and anthropogenic influence on coastal/estuarine water quality. As light exists both below and above the surface of the ocean, I approach these problems through 1) characterizing the underwater light field using the state-of-the-art optical equipment; 2) developing satellite remote sensing algorithms and data products specifically targeted to these problems; and 3) integrating these products with other data to understand coastal ocean changes in bio-optical properties as well as their causes and consequences. My current research emphasizes the use of autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs) to better understand the 3-dimensional light field and algal bloom formation, and high-resolution satellite remote sensing from which customized data products are derived for estuaries, turbid coastal waters, and optically shallow waters (e.g., coral reefs, seagrass).
Selected Publications
Hu, C. (2009). A novel ocean color index to detect floating algae in the global oceans. Remote Sensing of Environment, 113:2118-2129.
Hu, C., F. E. Muller-Karger, and P. W. Swarzenski (2006). Hurricanes, submarine groundwater discharge, and Florida’s red tides. Geophys. Res. Lett. Vol. 33, L11601, doi:10.1029/2005GL025449.
Hu, C., F. E. Muller-Karger, C. Taylor, K. L. Carder, C. Kelble, E. Johns, and C. Heil (2005). Red tide detection and tracing using MODIS fluorescence data: A regional example in SW Florida coastal waters. Remote Sens. Environ., 97:311-321.
Hu, C., Z. Chen, T. D. Clayton, P. Swarzenski, J. C. Brock, and F. E. Muller-Karger (2004). Assessment of estuarine water-quality indicators using MODIS medium-resolution bands: Initial results from Tampa Bay, Florida. Remote Sens. Environ. 93:423-441.
Hu, C., E. Montgomery, R. Schmitt, and F. E. Muller-Karger (2004). The Amazon and Orinoco River plumes in the tropical Atlantic: Observation from space and S-Floats. Deep Sea Res-II. 51:1151-1171.
Hu, C., F. E. Muller-Karger, and R. G. Zepp (2002). Absorbance, absorption coefficient, and apparent quantum yield: A comment on common ambiguity in the use of these optical concepts. Limnol. Oceangr. 47:1261-1267.
Hu, C., F. E. Muller-Karger, S. Andrefouet, and K. L. Carder (2001), Atmospheric correction and calibration of LANDSAT-7/ETM+ imagery over aquatic environments: a multi-platform approach using SeaWiFS/MODIS, Remote Sens. Environ. 78:99-107.
Hu, C., and K. J. Voss (1998). Measurement of solar-stimulated fluorescence in natural waters. Limnol. Oceanogr. 43:1198-1206.
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