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Astrid Bracher

Astrid Bracher

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Environmental Sciences

D-Index
51
Citations
7496
World Ranking
4828
National Ranking
333

Overview

Astrid Bracher is affiliated with the University of Bremen in Germany with a research focus predominantly in Earth and Planetary Sciences and Environmental Science. Their scholarly work encompasses areas including Oceanography, Atmospheric Science, Global and Planetary Change, Ecology, and Environmental Chemistry.

The primary topics within their research portfolio are Marine and coastal ecosystems, Marine Biology and Ecology Research, Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena, Arctic and Antarctic ice dynamics, Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics, Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes, and Atmospheric Ozone and Climate.

Several recent publications illustrate the scope of Bracher's research contributions:

  • Atmospheric and Surface Processes, and Feedback Mechanisms Determining Arctic Amplification: A Review of First Results and Prospects of the (AC)3 Project, 2022, Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society
  • The EnMAP imaging spectroscopy mission towards operations, 2023, Remote Sensing of Environment
  • Global retrieval of phytoplankton functional types based on empirical orthogonal functions using CMEMS GlobColour merged products and further extension to OLCI data, 2020, Remote Sensing of Environment
  • Sea-ice derived meltwater stratification slows the biological carbon pump: results from continuous observations, 2021, Nature Communications
  • Field Intercomparison of Radiometer Measurements for Ocean Colour Validation, 2020, Remote Sensing

Frequent co-authors contributing to Bracher's work include:

  • Hongyan Xi (14 publications)
  • Svetlana Loza (12 publications)
  • Mariana Altenburg Soppa (8 publications)
  • Robert J. W. Brewin (7 publications)
  • Wilken-Jon von Appen (6 publications)

Publication venues commonly hosting Bracher's research are:

  • Frontiers in Marine Science (7 publications)
  • Publishing Network for Geoscientific and Environmental Data (PANGAEA) (7 publications)
  • Journal of Geophysical Research Oceans (5 publications)
  • Remote Sensing of Environment (4 publications)
  • Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society (2 publications)

Best Publications

  • Quantitative observation of cyanobacteria and diatoms from space using PhytoDOAS on SCIAMACHY data

    Astrid Bracher;Astrid Bracher;M. Vountas;Tilman Dinter;J. P. Burrows

  • A Consumer's Guide to Satellite Remote Sensing of Multiple Phytoplankton Groups in the Global Ocean

    Colleen B. Mouw;Nick J. Hardman-Mountford;Séverine Alvain;Astrid Bracher;Astrid Bracher

  • Obtaining Phytoplankton Diversity from Ocean Color: A Scientific Roadmap for Future Development.

    Astrid Bracher;Astrid Bracher;Heather A. Bouman;Robert J. W. Brewin;Annick Bricaud;Annick Bricaud

  • Natural variability or anthropogenically-induced variation? Insights from 15 years of multidisciplinary observations at the arctic marine LTER site HAUSGARTEN

    Thomas Soltwedel;Eduard Bauerfeind;Melanie Bergmann;Astrid Bracher;Astrid Bracher

  • Atmospheric and Surface Processes, and Feedback Mechanisms Determining Arctic Amplification: A Review of First Results and Prospects of the (AC)3 Project

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  • Summertime plankton ecology in Fram Strait - a compilation of long- and short-term observations

    Eva-Maria Nöthig;Astrid Bracher;Anja Engel;Katja Metfies

  • Satellite sensor requirements for monitoring essential biodiversity variables of coastal ecosystems

    Frank E. Muller‐Karger;Erin Hestir;Christiana Ade;Kevin Turpie

  • Geophysical validation of MIPAS-ENVISAT operational ozone data

    U. Cortesi;J. C. Lambert;C. de Clercq;G. Bianchini

  • Validation of ozone measurements from the Atmospheric Chemistry Experiment (ACE)

    E. Dupuy;K.A. Walker;K.A. Walker;J. Kar;C.D. Boone

  • Phytoplankton functional types from Space.

    Shubha. Sathyendranath;Jim Aiken;S. Alvain;R. Barlow

  • GLORIA - A globally representative hyperspectral in situ dataset for optical sensing of water quality

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  • The EnMAP imaging spectroscopy mission towards operations

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  • Understanding the Role of the Biological Pump in the Global Carbon Cycle: An Imperative for Ocean Science

    Susumu Honjo;Timothy I. Eglinton;Craig D. Taylor;Kevin M. Ulmer

  • Using fluorescent dissolved organic matter to trace and distinguish the origin of Arctic surface waters

    Rafael Gonçalves-Araujo;Rafael Gonçalves-Araujo;Rafael Gonçalves-Araujo;Mats A. Granskog;Astrid Bracher;Astrid Bracher;Kumiko Azetsu-Scott

  • From Fresh to Marine Waters: Characterization and Fate of Dissolved Organic Matter in the Lena River Delta Region, Siberia

    Rafael Gonçalves-Araujo;Rafael Gonçalves-Araujo;Colin A. Stedmon;Birgit Heim;Ivan Dubinenkov;Ivan Dubinenkov

  • On the drivers of phytoplankton blooms in the Antarctic marginal ice zone: A modeling approach

    Marc Hollis Taylor;Martin Losch;Astrid Bracher;Astrid Bracher

  • Sea-ice derived meltwater stratification slows the biological carbon pump: results from continuous observations

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  • Direct oceanic emissions unlikely to account for the missing source of atmospheric carbonyl sulfide

    Sinikka T. Lennartz;Christa A. Marandino;Marc von Hobe;Pau Cortes

  • NO2 and BrO vertical profile retrieval from SCIAMACHY limb measurements: Sensitivity studies

    A. Rozanov;H. Bovensmann;Astrid Bracher;S. Hrechanyy

  • Comparison of total ozone from the satellite instruments GOME and TOMS with measurements from the Dobson network 1996-2000

    K. Bramstedt;J. Gleason;D. Loyola;W. Thomas

  • Influence of the physical environment on polar phytoplankton blooms: A case study in the Fram Strait

    Alexandra Cherkasheva;Alexandra Cherkasheva;Astrid Bracher;Astrid Bracher;Christian Melsheimer;Cornelia Köberle

  • Bio-optical provinces in the eastern Atlantic Ocean and their biogeographical relevance

    Bettina B. Taylor;E. Torrecilla;Anja Bernhardt;Marc Taylor

  • Sulphur compounds, methane, and phytoplankton: interactions along a north-south transit in the western Pacific Ocean

    Cathleen Zindler;Astrid Bracher;Christa Marandino;Bettina Taylor

  • A compilation of global bio-optical in situ data

    André Valente;Shubha Sathyendranath;Vanda Brotas;Steve Groom

Frequent Co-Authors

Ilka Peeken
Ilka Peeken Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research
Vladimir V. Rozanov
Vladimir V. Rozanov University of Bremen
John P. Burrows
John P. Burrows University of Bremen
Michiel M Rutgers van der Loeff
Michiel M Rutgers van der Loeff Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research
Eva-Maria Nöthig
Eva-Maria Nöthig Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research
Kirstin Krüger
Kirstin Krüger University of Oslo
Heinrich Bovensmann
Heinrich Bovensmann University of Bremen
Anja Engel
Anja Engel GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel
Antje Boetius
Antje Boetius Max Planck Society
Vanda Brotas
Vanda Brotas University of Lisbon

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