What is he best known for?
The fields of study he is best known for:
- Oceanography
- Optics
- Remote sensing
Charles R. McClain mostly deals with Oceanography, Phytoplankton, SeaWiFS, Upwelling and Coastal Zone Color Scanner.
Charles R. McClain focuses mostly in the field of Oceanography, narrowing it down to matters related to Climatology and, in some cases, Continental shelf and Attenuation.
The study incorporates disciplines such as Biomass, Ocean heat content, Climate change and Plankton in addition to Phytoplankton.
His SeaWiFS study incorporates themes from Remote sensing, Radiance, Atmospheric correction and Ocean color.
His Upwelling research incorporates themes from Wind stress, High-Nutrient, low-chlorophyll, Ocean fertilization and Biological pump.
His Coastal Zone Color Scanner research integrates issues from Current, Algal bloom and Plume.
His most cited work include:
- Climate-driven trends in contemporary ocean productivity (1437 citations)
- Biospheric primary production during an ENSO transition. (450 citations)
- An overview of the SeaWiFS project and strategies for producing a climate research quality global ocean bio-optical time series (334 citations)
What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date?
The scientist’s investigation covers issues in Remote sensing, Ocean color, Oceanography, SeaWiFS and Meteorology.
The Remote sensing study combines topics in areas such as Atmospheric correction, Radiometric calibration and Physical oceanography.
His Ocean color research is multidisciplinary, relying on both Data processing, Spectral bands, Optics, Aerosol and Moderate-resolution imaging spectroradiometer.
Charles R. McClain combines subjects such as Phytoplankton, Coastal Zone Color Scanner and Climatology with his study of Oceanography.
The various areas that he examines in his SeaWiFS study include Radiometry, Radiative transfer, Orbital mechanics and Imaging spectrometer.
His Upwelling research is multidisciplinary, relying on both Thermocline and Hydrography.
He most often published in these fields:
- Remote sensing (50.53%)
- Ocean color (47.34%)
- Oceanography (35.11%)
What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2009-2019)?
- Remote sensing (50.53%)
- Ocean color (47.34%)
- SeaWiFS (34.57%)
In recent papers he was focusing on the following fields of study:
Charles R. McClain spends much of his time researching Remote sensing, Ocean color, SeaWiFS, Meteorology and Oceanography.
His Remote sensing study combines topics from a wide range of disciplines, such as Radiometric calibration and Physical oceanography.
He has included themes like Spring bloom, Satellite imagery and Moderate-resolution imaging spectroradiometer in his Ocean color study.
His work carried out in the field of SeaWiFS brings together such families of science as Climatology and Database.
His Oceanography study integrates concerns from other disciplines, such as Phytoplankton, Marine ecosystem and Carbon cycle.
His Phytoplankton research includes elements of Bloom and Upwelling.
Between 2009 and 2019, his most popular works were:
- New aerosol models for the retrieval of aerosol optical thickness and normalized water-leaving radiances from the SeaWiFS and MODIS sensors over coastal regions and open oceans (182 citations)
- Regional to global assessments of phytoplankton dynamics from the SeaWiFS mission (174 citations)
- The GEOTRACES Intermediate Data Product 2017 (138 citations)
In his most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:
- Oceanography
- Optics
- Meteorology
Charles R. McClain mainly investigates SeaWiFS, Ocean color, Oceanography, Remote sensing and Aerosol.
His research integrates issues of Atmospheric correction, Data mining, Database and Radiance in his study of SeaWiFS.
The concepts of his Ocean color study are interwoven with issues in Sea surface temperature and South Pacific Gyre.
His study in Oceanography is interdisciplinary in nature, drawing from both Phytoplankton and Colored dissolved organic matter.
His Remote sensing research includes themes of Wavelength, Light scattering, Scattering and Absorption.
His studies in Aerosol integrate themes in fields like Marine ecosystem and Plankton.
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