Subject Area
Biological Oceanography, Marine Ecology
Chemical Oceanography
Climatology, Meteorology
Marine and Coastal Engineering
Marine Geology, Geophysics
Physical Oceanography
Pollution
Activities
Andrew C. Banks is principal researcher in satellite oceanography & marine optics at the Institute of Oceanography of HCMR, Greece. He was a senior research scientist in EO & climate at NPL in the UK and a scientific officer for satellite oceanography at the JRC of the European Commission. Interests include validation & vicarious calibration of satellite data; accuracy of satellite & in situ data (uncertainty & SI-traceability); fiducial reference measurements; open ocean & coastal RS of the Eastern Mediterranean.
Sea regions of study
Mediterranean Sea - Eastern Basin
Global
Skills
EO data analysis, modelling, simulation, validation and calibration. Strong computer skills including system administration and programming in various languages (C, FORTRAN, IDL, Python). Expert in many types of remote sensing software.
Expertise in project management and coordination, fieldwork planning and implementation, including chief scientist on a number of oceanographic cruises.
Expert review committee member for ESA satellite missions and European Commission research projects as well as chaired a number of international remote sensing conference and workshop sessions, and is a reviewer for journals such as Remote Sensing of Environment, the International Journal of Remote Sensing, and Frontiers in Marine Science. Currently an Oceans Editorial Board Member for MDPI Remote Sensing.