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Dr David McKee

Professor

Physics

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Personal statement

The oceans play a hugely important role in the global carbon cycle and in energy transport mechanisms that influence world climate. Monitoring the oceans is difficult due to the vast areas involved, the harsh environmental conditions and the rapid temporal variability of marine biogeochemical systems. The aim of my work is to use and improve optical measurements and modelling to better understand marine systems.

My work covers size scales from single particles using flow cytometry and microscopy imaging, through bulk optical properties measured using in situ sensors, to basin scale observations using satellite sensors. I combine making measurements at sea and in the lab with radiative transfer modelling to develop new ways to extract useful information about biogeochemical processes happening in the ocean. I am particularly interested in optically complex waters where standard algorithms and approaches struggle, but which are often the places where the need for quality information is greatest.

The vast majority of my work involves collaborations with others and is inherently multi-disciplinary. I have developed a network of partners across the UK and internationally, and across a number of academic disciplines. My aim is to provide information that others can understand and successfully use to achieve better outcomes across a wide range of areas in academia, industry and society.

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Prize And Awards

Recipient
8/12/2020
Recipient
19/11/2020
Recipient
2007

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Publications

Sandven H氓kon, Granskog Mats A, Opdal Anders Frug氓rd, Connan鈥怣cGinty Stacey, Hamre B酶rge,
Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans Vol 130 (2025)
Shunmugapandi Rebekah, , , Mitchell Catherine
Frontiers in Marine Science Vol 12 (2025)
, Basedow S眉nnje L, Davies Emlyn J, Last Kim S,
Optics Express Vol 32, pp. 41314-41334 (2024)
Schartm眉ller Bernhard, , Berge J酶rgen, Johnsen Geir
Applied Optics Vol 63, pp. 7200-7211 (2024)
Bailey Lewis P, Dorrell Robert M, Kostakis Ina, , Parsons Dan, Rees Jon, Strong James, Simmons Stephen, Forster Rodney
Frontiers in Earth Science Vol 12 (2024)
Cautain Ivan J, Last Kim S, Bluhm Bodil A, Renaud Paul E, , Narayanaswamy Bhavani E
PLOS One Vol 19 (2024)

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Research Interests

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Current research areas include:

  • Developing ocean colour algorithms for optically complex waters.
  • Quantifying zooplankton abundance from space.
  • Measuring and modelling light fields in the Arctic.
  • Measuring the impact of artificial light at night (ALAN) in the marine environment.
  • Developing advanced underwater sensing capabilities.

Professional Activities

Speaker
6/10/2024
Organiser
1/9/2019
Contributor
1/2016
Member
6/2015
Member
5/2015
Contributor
3/2015

Projects

McKee, David (Principal Investigator) Kemp, Alan (Co-investigator) Neimann, Brad Richard (Research Co-investigator)
01-Jan-2025 - 01-Jan-2029
McKee, David (Principal Investigator) Kemp, Alan (Co-investigator) Neimann, Brad Richard (Research Co-investigator)
01-Jan-2025 - 01-Jan-2029
McKee, David (Principal Investigator)
01-Jan-2025 - 31-Jan-2028
McKee, David (Principal Investigator)
01-Jan-2025 - 31-Jan-2028
McKee, David (Principal Investigator)
01-Jan-2024 - 30-Jan-2025
Owens, Steven Robert (Principal Investigator) Bowden, James (Co-investigator) Cummins, Mark (Co-investigator) Macdonald, Malcolm (Co-investigator) McKee, David (Co-investigator) White, Chris (Co-investigator)
01-Jan-2024 - 31-Jan-2025

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Contact

Dr David McKee
Professor
Physics

Email: david.mckee@strath.ac.uk
Tel: 548 3068