Sciences and Exploration Directorate

Chris Proctor

(LEAD SCIENTIFIC PROG./ANALYST)

Chris Proctor's Contact Card & Information.
Email: christopher.w.proctor@nasa.gov
Phone: 301.286.4759
Org Code: 616
Address:
NASA/GSFC
 Mail Code 616.2
 Greenbelt, MD 20771
Employer: SCIENCE SYSTEMS AND APPLICATIONS INC

Brief Bio

Chris Proctor is a lead scientific programmer/analyst and oceanographer in the Ocean Ecology Laboratory (OEL) at the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center. He received his Bachelors of Arts in Geology at Bowdoin College in 2005 and his Masters of Science in Oceanography from the University of Maine in 2008. He has worked at OEL Ocean Biology Processing Group (OBPG) since 2011. He leads the SeaWiFS Bio-optical Archive and Storage System (SeaBASS) managing its team and systems. His interests include the management and distribution of oceanographic datasets, data management, programming and developing tools for analyses, and bio-optical remote sensing of the oceans including the validation of satellite-based remote sensing radiometers and algorithms.

 

Positions/Employment

Lead Scientific Programmer/Analyst, Supervisor

Science Systems and Applications, Inc. - Ocean Ecology Lab, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center

April 2024 - Present

Lead Scientific Programmer/Analyst

Science Systems and Applications, Inc. - Ocean Ecology Lab, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center

November 2015 - April 2024

Scientific Programmer/Analyst

Science Systems and Applications, Inc. - Ocean Ecology Lab, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center

September 2011 - November 2015

Education

M.S., Oceanography, 2008
University of Maine, Orono, ME

B.A., Geology, 2005
Bowdoin College, Brunswick, ME

Selected Publications

Refereed

2021. "Standards and practices for reporting plankton and other particle observations from images." 38 [10.1575/1912/27377] [Report]

2019. "The North Atlantic Aerosol and Marine Ecosystem Study (NAAMES): Science Motive and Mission Overview." Frontiers in Marine Science 6 (122): 25 [10.3389/fmars.2019.00122] [Journal Article/Letter]

2019. "Improving Satellite Global Chlorophyll a Data Products Through Algorithm Refinement and Data Recovery." Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans 124 (3): 1524-1543 [10.1029/2019jc014941] [Journal Article/Letter]

2018. "Atmospheric correction for hyperspectral ocean color retrieval with application to the Hyperspectral Imager for the Coastal Ocean (HICO)." Remote Sensing of Environment 204 60-75 [10.1016/j.rse.2017.10.041] [Journal Article/Letter]

2017. "Pan-Arctic optical characteristics of colored dissolved organic matter: Tracing dissolved organic carbon in changing Arctic waters using satellite ocean color data." Remote Sensing of Environment 200 89-101 [10.1016/j.rse.2017.08.009] [Journal Article/Letter]

2016. "Validation of Ocean Color Remote Sensing Reflectance Using Autonomous Floats." Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology 33 (11): 2331-2352 [10.1175/jtech-d-16-0067.1] [Journal Article/Letter]

2016. "Implementation of an analytical Raman scattering correction for satellite ocean-color processing." Opt. Express 24 (14): A1123--A1137 [10.1364/OE.24.0A1123] [Journal Article/Letter]

2015. "Assessment of ocean color data records from MODIS-Aqua in the western Arctic Ocean." Deep Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography 118 (Part A): 32-43 [10.1016/j.dsr2.2015.02.011] [Journal Article/Letter]

2013. "Underway sampling of marine inherent optical properties on the Tara Oceans expedition as a novel resource for ocean color satellite data product validation." Methods in Oceanography 7 40-51 [10.1016/j.mio.2013.09.001] [Journal Article/Letter]

2010. "New insights on obtaining phytoplankton concentration and composition from in situ multispectral Chlorophyll fluorescence." Limnology and Oceanography: Methods 8 (12): 695--708 [10.4319/lom.2010.8.0695] [Journal Article/Letter]

Non-Refereed

2024. "Life after launch: a snapshot of the first six months of NASA’s plankton, aerosol, cloud, ocean ecosystem (PACE) mission." Sensors, Systems, and Next-Generation Satellites XXVIII 14 [10.1117/12.3033830] [Proceedings]

2023. "Standards and Best Practices for Reporting Flow Cytometry Observations: a technical manual, Version 1.1." Ocean Best Practices 31 pp. [http://dx.doi.org/10.25607/OBP-1864.2] [Other]

2014. "Remote sensing of IOPs in the Arctic Ocean using the GIOP framework." Proc. Ocean Optics XXII [Proceedings]

2014. "Assessment of ocean color data records from MODIS-Aqua in the western Arctic Ocean." Proc. Ocean Optics XXII [Proceedings]

2014. "The SeaBASS validation system: redesigned tools and online resources for ocean color satellite match-ups." Proc. Ocean Optics XXII [Proceedings]

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