Selected Publications

I. Peer Reviewed Journal Articles

1983

A simple, steady state description of phytoplankton growth based on absorption cross section and quantum efficiency. Limnology and Oceanography, 28(4): 770-776. [D.A. Kiefer and B.G. Mitchell]

Photo-adaptation in marine phytoplankton: changes in spectral absorption and excitation of chlorophyll a fluorescence. Plant Physiology, 76: 518-524. [A. Neori, O. Holm-Hansen, B.G. Mitchell, and D.A. Kiefer]

Assay of RNA and DNA in microalgae with a front face fluorometer. Arch. Fur Hydrobiol., 19: 101-107. [R. Iturriaga, B.G. Mitchell, and D.A. Kiefer]

1986

Chroococcoid cyanobacteria: A significant component in the food web dynamics of the open ocean. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 28: 291-297. [R. Iturriaga and B.G. Mitchell]

1988

Microphotometric analysis of individual particle absorption spectra. Limnology and Oceanography, 33(1): 128-135. [R. Iturriaga, B.G. Mitchell, and D.A. Kiefer]

Chlorophyll a specific absorption and fluorescence excitation spectra for light-limited phytoplankton. Deep-Sea Research, 35(5): 639-663. [B.G. Mitchell and D.A. Kiefer]

Variability in pigment specific particulate fluorescence and absorption spectra in the northeastern Pacific Ocean. Deep-Sea Research, 35(5): 665-689. [B.G. Mitchell and D.A. Kiefer]

1989

Optical determination of particulate abundance and production variations in the oligotrophic ocean. Deep-Sea Research, 36: 211-222. [D.A. Siegel, T.D. Dickey,L. Washburn, M.K. Hamilton, and B.G. Mitchell]

Phytoplankton blooms in the vicinity of Palmer Station, Antarctica. Polar Biology, 10: 49-57. [O. Holm-Hansen, B.G. Mitchell, C.D. Hewes and D.M. Karl]

1990

Adaptation of Synechococcus in situ determined by variability in intracellular phycoerythrin-543 at a coastal station off the Southern California coast. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 63: 9-16. [M. Vernet, B.G. Mitchell, and O. Holm-Hansen]

Mass sedimentation of Phaeocystis pouchetti in the Barents Sea. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 66: 183-195. [P. Wassman, M. Vernet, B.G. Mitchell, and F. Rey]

1991

Spatial and temporal distribution of Phytoplankton and primary production in the Western Bransfield Strait region. Deep-Sea Research, 38 (8-9): 961-980. [O. Holm-Hansen and B.G. Mitchell]

Bio-optical properties of Antarctic Peninsula waters: Differentiation from temperate ocean models. Deep-Sea Research, 38 (8-9): 1009-1028. [B.G. Mitchell and O. Holm-Hansen]

Observation and modeling of the Antarctic phytoplankton crop in relation to mixing depth. Deep-Sea Research, 38 (8-9): 981-1007. [B.G. Mitchell and O. Holm-Hansen]

Absorption, fluorescence and quantum yield for growth in nitrogen-limited Dunalliella tertiolecta. Limnology and Oceanography, 36(5): 910-922. [H.M. Sosik and B.G. Mitchell]

Reflectance model for quantifying chlorophyll-a in the presence of productivity degradation products. Journal of Geophysical Research, 96(C11): 20,599-20,611. [K.L. Carder, S.K. Hawes, K.S. Baker, R.C. Smith, R.G. Steward, and B.G. Mitchell]

Light limitation of phytoplankton biomass and macro-nutrient utilization in the Southern Ocean. Limnology and Oceanography, 36(8): 1662-1677. [B.G. Mitchell, E.A. Brody, O. Holm-Hansen, C.R. McClain, and J. Bishop]

Meridional zonation of the Barents Sea ecosystem inferred from satellite remote sensing and in situ. bio-optical observations. Polar Research, 10(1): 147-162. [B.G. Mitchell, E.A. Brody, E-N. Yeh, C.R. McClain, J. Comiso, and N.G. Maynard]

1992

Estimation of downward irradiance attenuation from a single moored instrument. Deep-Sea Research, 39(3/4): 567-534. [D. Stramski, C.R. Booth, and B.G. Mitchell]

A contribution toward understanding the biospherical significance of Antarctic ozone depletion. Journal of Geophysical Research, 97(D8): 7817-7828. [D. Lubin, B.G. Mitchell, J.E. Frederick, A.D. Alberts, C.R. Booth, T. Lucas, and D. Neuschuler]

Predictive bio-optical relationships for polar oceans and marginal ice zones. Journal of Marine Systems, 3: 91-105. [B.G. Mitchell]

1994

The response of Antarctic phytoplankton to ultraviolet radiation: Absorption, photosynthesis, and taxonomic composition. American Geophysical Union Antarctic Research Series, 62: 143-158. [M. Vernet, E.A. Brody, O. Holm-Hansen, and B.G. Mitchell]

Photosynthesis of Phaeocystis in the Greenland Sea. Limnology and Oceanography, 39(4): 948-953. [G.F. Cota, W.O. Smith, Jr., and B.G. Mitchell]

Variability in near surface particulate absorption spectra: What can a satellite ocean color imager see? Limnology and Oceanography, 39(6): 1349-1367. [ S.A. Garver, D.A. Siegal, and B.G. Mitchell]

Effects of temperature on growth, light absorption, and quantum yield in Dunaliella tertiolecta (Chlorophyceae). Journal of Phycology, 30: 833-840. [H.M. Sosik and B.G. Mitchell]

1995

Light absorption by phytoplankton, photosynthetic pigments, and detritus in the California Current System. Deep-Sea Research, 42(10): 1717-1748 [H.M. Sosik, and B.G. Mitchell]

1996

Evidence for a novel pigment with in vivo absorption maximum at 708 nm associated with Phaeocystis cf. pouchetii Hariot blooms. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 133: 253-262. [M. Vernet, B.G. Mitchell, E. Sakshaug, G. Johnsen, R. Iturriaga, P. Wassmann]

1998

Xanthophyll cycling in Phaeocystis: Changes in cellular fluorescence. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 169: 113-121. [T.A. Moisan, M. Olaizola and B.G. Mitchell]

Spectral reflectance and absorption of a massive red tide off Southern California. Journal of Geophysical Research, 103(C10): 21,601-21,609. [M. Kahru and B.G. Mitchell]

The phycobilin signatures of chloroplasts from three dinoflagellate species: a microanalytical study of Dinophysis caudata, D. fortii and D. acuminata [Dinophysiales Dinophyceae]. Journal of Phycology, 34(6): 945-951. [C.D. Hewes, B.G. Mitchell, T.A. Moisan, M. Vernet and F.M.H. Reid]

Algorithms for SeaWiFS standard products developed with the CalCOFI bio-opticaldata set. CalCOFI Reports, Vol. 39, 133-147, Oct., 1998. [B.G. Mitchell and M. Kahru]

Photosynthetic Parameters of Phytoplankton in the California Current System. CalCOFI Reports Vol. 39, 148-158, Oct., 1998. [J.E. Valdez-Holguín, S. Alvarez- Borrego and B.G. Mitchell]

Ocean Color Chlorophyll Algorithms for SeaWiFS. Journal of Geophysical Research, 103(C11): 24,937-24,953. [J.E. O'Reilly, S. Maritorena, B.G. Mitchell, D.A. Siegel, K.L. Carder, S.A. Garver, M. Kahru, C. McClain]

1999

Photophysiological acclimation of Phaeocystis antarctica Karsten under Light Limitation. Limnology and Oceanography, 44(2): 247-258. [T.A. Moisan and B.G. Mitchell]

Early phase analysis of OCTS radiance data for aerosol remote sensing. IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing, 37(3): 1,575-1,585. [T. Nakajima, A. Higurashi, K. Aoki, T. Endoh, H. Fukushima, M. Toratani, Y. Mitomi, B. G. Mitchell, and R. Frouin]

Estimation of particulate organic carbon in the ocean from satellite remote sensing. Science, 285: 239-242. [D. Stramski, R.A. Reynolds, M. Kahru and B.G. Mitchell]

Obtaining absorption spectra from individual macroalgal spores using microphotometry. Hydrobiologia, 398-399: 231-239 [M.H. Graham and B.G. Mitchell]

Empirical chlorophyll algorithm and preliminary SeaWiFS validation for the California Current. International Journal of Remote Sensing, 20(17): 3423-3429. [M. Kahru and B.G. Mitchell].

2000

Study of A Recurring Anticyclonic Eddy Off The Northeast Korean Coast Using Satellite Ocean Color and Sea Surface Temperature Imagery. Journal of Advanced Marine Science and Technology Society, 275-280. [Y.S. Suh, S.D Hahn, Y.Q. Kang and B.G. Mitchell].

Ocean color algorithms for estimating water clarity (Seechi Depth) from SeaWiFS. Journal of Advanced Marine Science and Technology Society, 301-306. [K.S. Prasad, R.L. Bernstein, M. Kahru and B.G. Mitchell].

Artificial neural networks for modeling the transfer function between marine reflectance and phytoplankton pigment concentration. Journal of Geophysical Research, 105(C2): 3,483-3,495. [L. Gross, S. Thiria, R. Frouin and B.G. Mitchell].

Influence of the 1997-98 El Niño on the surface chlorophyll in the California Current. Geophysical Research Letters, 27(18): 2937-2940. [M. Kahru and B.G. Mitchell].

Estimation of the absorption and backscattering coefficients from in-water radiometric measurements. Limnology & Oceanography 45(3): 628-641. [M. Stramska, D. Stramski, B.G. Mitchell and C.D. Mobley].

2001

A chlorophyll-dependent semianalytical reflectance model derived from field measurements of absorption and backscattering coefficients within the Southern Ocean. Journal of Geophysical Research, 106(C4): 7125-7138. [R.A. Reynolds, D. Stramski and B.G. Mitchell].

Seasonal and nonseasonal variability of satellite-derived chlorophyll and colored dissolved organic matter concentration in the California Current. Journal of Geophysical Research, 106(C2): 2517-2529. [M. Kahru and B.G. Mitchell].

Comparison of the ocean inherent optical properties obtained from measurements and inverse modeling. Applied Optics, 40(15): 2384-2397. [H. Loisel, D. Stramski, B.G. Mitchell, F. Fell, V. Fournier-Sicre, B. Lemasle and M. Babin].

UV absorption by mycosporine-like amino acids in Phaeocystis antarctica Karsten induced by photosynthetically available radiation. Marine Biology, 138: 217-227. [T.A. Moisan and B.G. Mitchell].

2002

Influence of the El Niño – La Niña cycle on satellite-derived primary production in the California Current. Geophysical Research Letters. 29(17).  [Mati Kahru and B. Greg Mitchell].

Problems in assessment of the UV penetration into natural waters from space-based measurements. Optical Engineering 41 : 3019-3027. [Alexander P. Vassilkov, Jay R. Herman, Nickolay A. Krotkov, Mati Kahru, B. Greg Mitchell, and Christina Hsu].

Two models for absorption by coloured dissolved organic matter (CDOM). Oceanologia, Vol. 44 (2), p. 209-241, 2002. [Schwarz, J.N., P. Kowalczuk, S. Kaczmarek, G.F. Cota, B.G. Mitchell, M. Kahru, F.P. Chavez, A. Cunningham, D. McKee, P. Gege, M. Kishino, D.A. Phinney, R. Raine]

2003

Influence of submicron absorptive aerosol on sea-viewing wide field-of-view sensor (SeaWiFS)-derived marine reflectance during Aerosol Characterization Experiment (ACE)- Asia. Journal of Geophysical Research-Atmospheres 108(D15): 4472, doi:10.1029/2002JD002776. [L.P. Li, H. Fukushima, R. Frouin, B. G. Mitchell, M.X. He, I. Uno , T. Takamura, and S. Ohta].

2004

MODIS Detects a Devastating Algal Bloom in Paracas Bay, Peru. EOS, Trans. AGU, Vol. 85, N 45, p. 465-472. [M. Kahru, B.G. Mitchell, A. Diaz, M. Miura].

Temporal and spatial distribution of chlorophyll-a in surface waters of the Scotia Sea as determined by both shipboard measurements and satellite data. Deep-Sea Research Part Ii-Topical Studies in Oceanography 51: 1323-1331, 2004. [O. Holm-Hansen, M. Kahru, C. D. Hewes, S. Kawaguchi, T. Kameda, V. A. Sushin, I. Krasovski, J. Priddle, R. Korb, R. P. Hewitt, and B. G. Mitchell].

Phytoplankton absorption, photosynthetic parameters, and primary production off Baja California: summer and autumn 1998. Deep-Sea Research Part Ii-Topical Studies in Oceanography 51: 799-816, 2004. [E. Aguirre-Hernandez, G. Gaxiola-Castro, S. Najera-Martinez, T. Baumgartner, M. Kahru, and B. G. Mitchell]

Performance of the MODIS semi-analytical ocean color algorithm for chlorophyll-a. Climate Change Processes in the Stratosphere, Earth-Atmosphere-Ocean Systems, and Oceanographic Processes from Satellite Data 33 : 1152-1159, 2004. [K. L. Carder, F. R. Chen, J. P. Cannizzaro, J. W. Campbell, and B. G. Mitchell]

Ocean-color variability in the Gulf of California: scales from days to ENSO. Deep-Sea Research Part Ii-Topical Studies in Oceanography 51: 139-146. [M. Kahru, S. G. Marinone, S. E. Lluch-Cota, A. Pares-Sierra, and B. G. Mitchell.

2005

Assessment of the ultraviolet radiation field in ocean waters from space-based measurements and full radiative-transfer calculations. Applied Optics 44: 2863-2869. [A. P. Vasilkov , J. R. Herman, Z. Ahmad, M. Kahru, and B. G. Mitchell].

Efecto de los vientos Santa Ana en las propiedades bio-ópticas frente a Baja California (Effect of Santa Ana winds on bio-optical properties off Baja California). Ciencias Marinas (2005), 31(2): 339–348 [Ramón Sosa-Ávalos, Gilberto Gaxiola-Castro, Reginaldo Durazo, B. Greg Mitchell].

2006

Climate effect on food supply to depths greater than 4000 meters in the northeast Pacific. Limnology and Oceanography, 51 (1):166-176.  [K. L. Smith, K.L. Jr., R.J. Baldwin, H.A. Ruhl, M. Kahru, B.G. Mitchell, and R.S. Kaufmann].

 

Validation of ADEOS-II GLI ocean color products using in-situ observations. Journal of Oceanography, 62 3, 373-393. [Murakami, H., Sasaoka, K., Hosoda, K., Fukushima, H., Toratani, M., Frouin, R., Mitchell, B. G., Kahru, M., Deschamps, P. Y., Clark, D., Flora, S., Kishino, M., Saitoh, S., Asanuma, I., Tanaka, A., Sasaki, H., Yokouchi, K., Kiyomoto, Y., Saito, H., Dupouy, C., Siripong, A., Matsumura, S., and Ishizaka, J.]

Biological structure and seasonality in the Japan-East Sea. Oceanography, 19 3, 122-133. [Ashjian, C., Arnone, R., Davis, C., Jones, B., Kahru, M., Lee, C., and Mitchell, B.]

2007

Eddies enhance biological production in the Weddell-Scotia confluence of the southern ocean. Geophysical Research Letters, 34-14 [M. Kahru, B. G. Mitchell, S. Gille, C. D. Hewes, and O. Holm-Hansen]     

Iron limitation Across Chlorophyll Gradients in the Southern Drake Passage: Phytoplankton Responses to Iron Addition and Photosynthetic Indicators of Iron Stress. Limnology and Oceanography, 52(6), 2007, 2540-255. [B. Hopkinson, B. G. Mitchell, R. A. Reynolds, H. Wang, K. Selph, C. Measures, C., Hewes, O. Holm-Hansen, O. and K. Barbeau].

 

Sea level anomalies control phytoplankton biomass in the Costa Rica Dome area. Geophysical Research Letters, 34(22).  [Kahru, M., Fiedler, P. C., Gille, S. T., Manzano, M., & Mitchell, B. G.]

Control of phytoplankton biomass by dilution and mixed layer depth in the western Weddell-Scotia Confluence (WSC), Marine Ecology Progress Series, 366: 15-29, doi:10.3354/meps07515. [Hewes, C. D., Reiss, C.S., .Kahru, M., Mitchell, B.G., and Holm-Hansen, O.]           

 

2008

Photosynthetic maximum quantum yield increases are an essential component of the Southern Ocean phytoplankton response to iron. PNAS, 105 12, 4775-4780. [M. Hiscock, V. Lance, A. Apprill, R. Bidagare, Z. Johnson, B. G. Mitchell,  W. Smith, and Barber, R]

Ocean Color Reveals Increased Blooms in Various Parts of the World. EOS 89 (18) 170.[M. Kahru, B.G. Mitchell]

 

Cetacean Biomass, Prey Consumption, and Primary Production Requirements in the California Current Ecosystem, Marine Ecology Progress Series 371: 285-295, doi: 10.3354/meps06943. [Barlow, J., Kahru, M., Mitchell, B. G.]

 

Trends in primary production in the California Current detected with satellite data, J. Geophys. Res., 114, C02004, doi:10.1029/2008JC004979, 2009. [Kahru, M., R. Kudela, M. Manzano-Sarabia and B.G. Mitchell]

 

 

2009

Bio-Optical Algorithms for ADEOS-2 GLI, Journal of the Remote Sensing Society of Japan, 29:1 80-85 [Mitchell, B. Greg and Kahru,Mati]

·         Other Peer Reviewed Publications  

1997

Oceanography and Naval Special Warfare Opportunities and Challenges, Ocean Studies Board; Commission on Geosciences, Environment, and Resources; National Research Council. Report. National Academic Press, Washington, DC. 100 pp. [Symposium Steering Committee and Editors: A. Nowell, R. Holman, B.G. Mitchell, and J. Oltman-Shay]

2000

Optical properties of the California Current and ocean color satellite applications. In: Farber-Lorda, J. (ed) Oceanography of the Eastern Pacific, Editorial CICESE, 1: 34-46. Primer Coloquio Sobre Oceanografia del Pacifico Oriental, CICESE 25 th Anniversary Colloquium, Ensenada, Baja California, Mexico, September 1998, 105 pp. [B.G. Mitchell]. Book Chapter.

II. Other Work

·         Journal Articles

1984

Bio-Optical studies in the Scotia Sea. Antarctic Journal of the U.S., 16: 171. [D.A. Kiefer, B.G. Mitchell, and A. Neori]

Variability of particulate spectral absorption coefficients in the Eastern Pacific Ocean. In: Ocean Optics VII, Marvin Blizard, ed. Proc. Soc. Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers, June 25-28, 1985 Monterey, CA. 489: 113-118. [B.G. Mitchell, R. Iturriaga, and D.A. Kiefer]

1987

RACER: Optical oceanography of the western Bransfield Strait. Antarctic Journal of the U.S., 22(5): 140-142. [B.G. Mitchell, D. Menzies, and O. Holm-Hansen]

RACER: Temporal and spatial distribution of phytoplankton biomass and primary production. Antarctic Journal of the U. S., 22(5): 142-145. [O. Holm-Hansen, R. Letelier, and B.G. Mitchell]

RACER: Optical prediction of photobiological properties. Antarctic Journal of the U.S. , 22(5): 145-147. [B.G. Mitchell, O. Holm-Hansen, C. Stallings, and D.A. Kiefer]

1989

UV radiation in Antarctic waters: Response of phytoplankton pigments. Antarctic J. of the U.S., 24(5): 181-183. [M. Vernet, B.G. Mitchell, and O. Holm-Hansen]

Ultraviolet light attenuation in Antarctic waters in relation to particulate absorption and photosynthesis. Antarctic J. of the U.S., 24(5): 179-181. [B.G. Mitchell, M. Vernet, and O. Holm-Hansen]

1990

UV radiation in Antarctic waters: Effect on rates of primary production. Antarctic J. of the U.S., 24(5): 177-179. [O. Holm-Hansen, B.G. Mitchell, and M. Vernet]

1992

RACER: Phaeopigment photooxidation during the spring bloom in northern Gerlache Strait. Antarctic J. of the U.S., 25(5): 162-164. [M. Vernet and B.G. Mitchell]

Racer 3: Species-dependent variations of the absorption coefficient in the Gerlache Strait. Antarctic J. of the U.S., 27(5): 160-162. [E. Brody, B.G. Mitchell, O. Holm-Hansen, and M. Vernet]

Racer 3: A comparison of particulate absorption properties between high- and mid- latitude surface waters. Antarctic J. of the U.S., 27(5): 162-164. [H.M. Sosik, M. Vernet, and B.G. Mitchell]

1999

A Recurring Eddy off the Korean Northeast Coast Captured on Satellite Ocean Color and Sea Surface Temperature Imagery. Journal of the Korean Society of Remote Sensing, 15(2) 175-181. [Y.S. Suh, B.G. Mitchell and K.S. Lim].

2002

Study of the Korean waters using the cal/val of the OSMI Level 2 data. Korean Journal of Remote Sensing. 18(3): 127-139. [Young-Sang Suh, Jang L. H., B.G. Mitchell, M. Kahru, K. Prasad, H. Y. Shin].

 

2005

Bio-optical measurements and modeling within the Southern Ocean. Antarctic Journal of the U.S., 33: 29-32. [Reynolds, R.A., D. Stramski, J.D. Wieland, and B.G. Mitchell.

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