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6070
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2202

Overview

Michael S. Twardowski is affiliated with Florida Atlantic University in the United States. Their research spans multiple fields within Earth and Planetary Sciences and Environmental Science, with a focus on Oceanography, Molecular Biology, Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering, Ecology, and Environmental Chemistry.

The scientist's primary research topics include:

  • Marine and coastal ecosystems
  • Water Quality Monitoring and Analysis
  • Aquatic Ecosystems and Phytoplankton Dynamics
  • Bioluminescence and chemiluminescence research
  • Photoreceptor and optogenetics research
  • Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics
  • Digital Holography and Microscopy

Michael S. Twardowski has published frequently in various scientific venues. The main publication venues include:

  • Frontiers in Marine Science
  • Optics Express
  • Limnology and Oceanography Methods
  • Harmful Algae
  • Remote Sensing of Environment

Notable recent papers authored or co-authored by the scientist are:

  • "A Review of Holography in the Aquatic Sciences: In situ Characterization of Particles, Plankton, and Small Scale Biophysical Interactions," 2021, Frontiers in Marine Science
  • "A compilation of global bio-optical in situ data for ocean colour satellite applications - version three," 2022, Earth system science data
  • "Automated plankton classification from holographic imagery with deep convolutional neural networks," 2020, Limnology and Oceanography Methods
  • "Dynamics of microcystins and saxitoxin in the Indian River Lagoon, Florida," 2021, Harmful Algae
  • "Hyperspectral optical absorption closure experiment in complex coastal waters," 2021, Limnology and Oceanography Methods

Frequent collaborators in their research projects include:

  • Aditya R. Nayak
  • Malcolm McFarland
  • Alberto Tonizzo
  • K. Srinivas
  • James M. Sullivan

Best Publications

  • Modeling the spectral shape of absorption by chromophoric dissolved organic matter

    Michael S. Twardowski;Emmanuel Boss;James M. Sullivan;Percy L. Donaghay

  • A model for estimating bulk refractive index from the optical backscattering ratio and the implications for understanding particle composition in case I and case II waters

    Michael S. Twardowski;Emmanuel Boss;Jacob B. Macdonald;W. Scott Pegau

  • Aquatic color radiometry remote sensing of coastal and inland waters: Challenges and recommendations for future satellite missions

    Colleen B. Mouw;Steven Greb;Dirk Aurin;Paul M. DiGiacomo

  • An overview of approaches and challenges for retrieving marine inherent optical properties from ocean color remote sensing.

    P. Jeremy Werdell;Lachlan I.W. McKinna;Emmanuel Boss;Steven G. Ackleson

  • Relationships between the surface concentration of particulate organic carbon and optical properties in the eastern South Pacific and eastern Atlantic Oceans

    D. Stramski;R. A. Reynolds;M. Babin;M. Babin;S. Kaczmarek

  • Temporal and spatial occurrence of thin phytoplankton layers in relation to physical processes

    Margaret M. Dekshenieks;Percy L. Donaghay;James M. Sullivan;Jan E. B. Rines

  • Particulate backscattering ratio at LEO 15 and its use to study particle composition and distribution

    Emmanuel Boss;W. S. Pegau;M. Lee;M. Twardowski

  • Shape of the particulate beam attenuation spectrum and its inversion to obtain the shape of the particulate size distribution.

    Emmanuel Boss;Michael S. Twardowski;Sean Herring

  • Characteristics, distribution and persistence of thin layers over a 48 hour period

    M. A. McManus;A. L. Alldredge;A. H. Barnard;Emmanuel Boss

  • Hyperspectral temperature and salt dependencies of absorption by water and heavy water in the 400-750 nm spectral range.

    James M. Sullivan;Michael S. Twardowski;J. Ronald V. Zaneveld;Casey M. Moore

  • Thin layers and camouflage: hidden Pseudo-nitzschia spp. (Bacillariophyceae) populations in a fjord in the San Juan Islands, Washington, USA

    J. E. B. Rines;Percy L. Donaghay;M. M. Dekshenieks;J. M. Sullivan

  • Particle optical backscattering along a chlorophyll gradient in the upper layer of the eastern South Pacific Ocean

    Y. Huot;A. Morel;M. S. Twardowski;D. Stramski

  • Use of optical scattering to discriminate particle types in coastal waters

    James M. Sullivan;Michael S. Twardowski;Percy L. Donaghay;Scott A. Freeman

  • Angular shape of the oceanic particulate volume scattering function in the backward direction

    James M. Sullivan;Michael S. Twardowski

  • Microscale Quantification of the Absorption by Dissolved and Particulate Material in Coastal Waters with an ac-9

    Michael S. Twardowski;James M. Sullivan;Percy L. Donaghay;J. Ronald V. Zaneveld

  • Spectral particulate attenuation and particle size distribution in the bottom boundary layer of a continental shelf

    Emmanuel Boss;W. Scott Pegau;Wilford D. Gardner;J. Ronald V. Zaneveld

  • Separating in situ and terrigenous sources of absorption by dissolved materials in coastal waters

    Michael S. Twardowski;Percy L. Donaghay

  • Measuring optical backscattering in water

    James M. Sullivan;Michael S. Twardowski;J. Ronald;V. Zaneveld

  • Optical backscattering properties of the "clearest" natural waters

    M. S. Twardowski;H. Claustre;S. A. Freeman;D. Stramski

  • Photobleaching of aquatic dissolved materials: Absorption removal, spectral alteration, and their interrelationship

    Michael S. Twardowski;Percy L. Donaghay

  • Does chlorophyll a provide the best index of phytoplankton biomass for primary productivity studies

    Y. Huot;M. Babin;F. Bruyant;C. Grob

Frequent Co-Authors

James M. Sullivan
James M. Sullivan Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute
Hervé Claustre
Hervé Claustre Université Paris Cité
Kenneth J. Voss
Kenneth J. Voss University of Miami
Robert Arnone
Robert Arnone University of Southern Mississippi
Robert Frouin
Robert Frouin University of California, San Diego
Vanda Brotas
Vanda Brotas University of Lisbon
Frank E. Muller-Karger
Frank E. Muller-Karger University of South Florida
David Antoine
David Antoine Curtin University
Heidi M. Sosik
Heidi M. Sosik Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Shubha Sathyendranath
Shubha Sathyendranath Plymouth Marine Laboratory

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