Scott A Freeman

Scott A Freeman

  • Scientist
  • 301.286.6875
  • NASA/GSFC
  • Mail Code: 616.1
  • Greenbelt , MD 20771
  • Employer: SCIENCE SYSTEMS AND APPLICATIONS INC
  • Brief Bio

    Scott joined the Ocean Ecology Lab in 2011 as an optical Instrument specialist. He has participated in many research cruises, both large and small, during and preceding his time at Goddard.

    Positions/Employment

    5/2011 - Present

    Scientist

    Science Systems and Applications, Inc, NASA GSFC
    2/2004 - 5/2011

    Research Engineer

    WET-Labs, Narragansett, RI
    5/2002 - 2/2004

    Marine Research Specialist

    University of Rhode Island Graduate School of Oceanography, Narragansett, RI

    Education

    M.S. Oceanography, December 2001

    University of Rhode Island Graduate School of Oceanography
    Thesis: Spectral Vertical Attenuation Coefficients (Kd(λ)) in Narragansett Bay, Rhode Island
    Advisor: James A. Yoder

    B.S. summa cum laude, Biology, June 1999

    The City College of the City University of New York
    Honors thesis: Physiological Ecology of a toxic dinoflagellate,
    Amphidinium sp.
    Advisor: John J. Lee
     

    Publications

    Refereed

    Valente, A., S. Sathyendranath, V. Brotas, et al. S. Groom, M. Grant, T. Jackson, A. Chuprin, M. Taberner, R. Airs, D. Antoine, R. Arnone, W. M. Balch, K. Barker, R. Barlow, S. Bélanger, J.-F. Berthon, Ş. Beşiktepe, Y. Borsheim, A. Bracher, V. Brando, R. J. Brewin, E. Canuti, F. P. Chavez, A. Cianca, H. Claustre, L. Clementson, R. Crout, A. Ferreira, S. Freeman, R. Frouin, C. García-Soto, S. W. Gibb, R. Goericke, R. Gould, N. Guillocheau, S. B. Hooker, C. Hu, M. Kahru, M. Kampel, H. Klein, S. Kratzer, R. Kudela, J. Ledesma, S. Lohrenz, H. Loisel, A. Mannino, V. Martinez-Vicente, P. Matrai, D. McKee, B. G. Mitchell, T. Moisan, E. Montes, F. Muller-Karger, A. Neeley, M. Novak, L. O'Dowd, M. Ondrusek, T. Platt, A. J. Poulton, M. Repecaud, R. Röttgers, T. Schroeder, T. Smyth, D. Smythe-Wright, H. M. Sosik, C. Thomas, R. Thomas, G. Tilstone, A. Tracana, M. Twardowski, V. Vellucci, K. Voss, J. Werdell, M. Wernand, B. Wojtasiewicz, S. Wright, and G. Zibordi. 2022. "A compilation of global bio-optical in situ data for ocean-colour satellite applications – version three." Earth System Science Data, [10.5194/essd-2022-159]

    Erickson, Z. K., I. Cetinić, X. Zhang, et al. E. Boss, P. J. Werdell, S. Freeman, L. Hu, C. Lee, M. Omand, and M. J. Perry. 2022. "Alignment of optical backscatter measurements from the EXPORTS Northeast Pacific Field Deployment." Elementa: Science of the Anthropocene, 10 (1): [10.1525/elementa.2021.00021]

    Siegel, D. A., I. Cetinić, J. R. Graff, et al. C. M. Lee, N. Nelson, M. J. Perry, I. S. Ramos, D. K. Steinberg, K. Buesseler, R. Hamme, A. J. Fassbender, D. Nicholson, M. M. Omand, M. Robert, A. Thompson, V. Amaral, M. Behrenfeld, C. Benitez-Nelson, K. Bisson, E. Boss, P. W. Boyd, M. Brzezinski, K. Buck, A. Burd, S. Burns, S. Caprara, C. Carlson, N. Cassar, H. Close, E. D’Asaro, C. Durkin, Z. Erickson, M. L. Estapa, E. Fields, J. Fox, S. Freeman, S. Gifford, W. Gong, D. Gray, L. Guidi, N. Haëntjens, K. Halsey, Y. Huot, D. Hansell, B. Jenkins, L. Karp-Boss, S. Kramer, P. Lam, J.-M. Lee, A. Maas, O. Marchal, A. Marchetti, A. McDonnell, H. McNair, S. Menden-Deuer, F. Morison, A. K. Niebergall, U. Passow, B. Popp, G. Potvin, L. Resplandy, M. Roca-Martí, C. Roesler, T. Rynearson, S. Traylor, A. Santoro, K. D. Seraphin, H. M. Sosik, K. Stamieszkin, B. Stephens, W. Tang, B. Van Mooy, Y. Xiong, and X. Zhang. 2021. "An operational overview of the EXport Processes in the Ocean from RemoTe Sensing (EXPORTS) Northeast Pacific field deployment." Elementa: Science of the Anthropocene, 9 (1): [10.1525/elementa.2020.00107]

    Neeley, A. R., S. A. Freeman, and L. A. Harris. 2015. "Multi-method approach to quantify uncertainties in the measurements of light absorption by particles." Optics Express, 23 (24): 31043 [10.1364/oe.23.031043]

    Chaves, J. E., J. Werdell, C. W. Proctor, et al. A. R. Neeley, S. A. Freeman, C. S. Thomas, and S. B. Hooker. 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]

    Zhongping, L., V. Lance, S. Shang, et al. R. Vailancourt, S. Freeman, B. Lubac, B. Hargraves, C. E. Del castillo, R. L. Miller, M. Twardowski, and G. Wei. 2011. "An Assessment of Optical Properties and Primary Production Derived from Remote Sensing in the Southern Ocean (SO GasEx)." JGR-Oceans, 116 (C00F03): [10.1029/2010JC006747]

    Non-Refereed

    Ondrusek, M., V. P. Lance 1962-, M. Wang, et al. R. A. Arnone 1949-, S. Ladner, W. Goode, R. Vandermeulen, S. Freeman, J. E. Chaves, A. Mannino, A. Gilerson, S. Ahmed, C. Carrizo, A. El-Habashi, R. Foster, M. Ottaviani, J. I. Goes, H. D. Gomes, K. McKee, C. Hu, C. Kovach, D. English, J. Cannizzaro, B. C. Johnson, Z. Lee, J. Wei, Q. Wang, J. Lin, N. Tufillaro, J. Nahorniak, C. O. Davis, and K. J. Voss. 2016. "Report for dedicated JPSS VIIRS Ocean Color December 2015 Calibration/Validation Cruise." NOAA technical report NESDIS [http://doi.org/10.7289/V5/TR-NESDIS-148]

    Lance, V., M. Ondrusek, R. Arnone, et al. S. Ahmed, J. Cannizzaro, A. Chekalyuk, A. El-Habashi, D. Engish, R. Foster, S. Freeman, A. Gilerson, J. Goes, W. Goode, H. Gomes, A. Ibrahim, C. Johnson, C. Kovach, S. Ladner, Z. Lee, J. Lin, K. McKee, A. Neeley, E. Stengel, M. Talone, R. Vandermeulen, K. Voss, W. Jianwei, G. Zibordi, and M. Wang. 2015. "NOAA Technical Report NESDIS 146 – Report for dedicated JPSS VIIRS ocean color calibration/validation cruise." NOAA Technical Report NESDIS 146 [10.7289/V52B8W0Z]

    Chaves Cedeno, J. E., P. J. Werdell, C. W. Proctor, et al. A. R. Neeley, S. A. Freeman, C. S. Thomas, and S. B. Hooker. 2014. "Assessment of ocean color data records from MODIS-Aqua in the western Arctic Ocean." Proc. Ocean Optics XXII

    Brief Bio

    Scott joined the Ocean Ecology Lab in 2011 as an optical Instrument specialist. He has participated in many research cruises, both large and small, during and preceding his time at Goddard.

    Publications

    Refereed

    Valente, A., S. Sathyendranath, V. Brotas, et al. S. Groom, M. Grant, T. Jackson, A. Chuprin, M. Taberner, R. Airs, D. Antoine, R. Arnone, W. M. Balch, K. Barker, R. Barlow, S. Bélanger, J.-F. Berthon, Ş. Beşiktepe, Y. Borsheim, A. Bracher, V. Brando, R. J. Brewin, E. Canuti, F. P. Chavez, A. Cianca, H. Claustre, L. Clementson, R. Crout, A. Ferreira, S. Freeman, R. Frouin, C. García-Soto, S. W. Gibb, R. Goericke, R. Gould, N. Guillocheau, S. B. Hooker, C. Hu, M. Kahru, M. Kampel, H. Klein, S. Kratzer, R. Kudela, J. Ledesma, S. Lohrenz, H. Loisel, A. Mannino, V. Martinez-Vicente, P. Matrai, D. McKee, B. G. Mitchell, T. Moisan, E. Montes, F. Muller-Karger, A. Neeley, M. Novak, L. O'Dowd, M. Ondrusek, T. Platt, A. J. Poulton, M. Repecaud, R. Röttgers, T. Schroeder, T. Smyth, D. Smythe-Wright, H. M. Sosik, C. Thomas, R. Thomas, G. Tilstone, A. Tracana, M. Twardowski, V. Vellucci, K. Voss, J. Werdell, M. Wernand, B. Wojtasiewicz, S. Wright, and G. Zibordi. 2022. "A compilation of global bio-optical in situ data for ocean-colour satellite applications – version three." Earth System Science Data [10.5194/essd-2022-159]

    Erickson, Z. K., I. Cetinić, X. Zhang, et al. E. Boss, P. J. Werdell, S. Freeman, L. Hu, C. Lee, M. Omand, and M. J. Perry. 2022. "Alignment of optical backscatter measurements from the EXPORTS Northeast Pacific Field Deployment." Elementa: Science of the Anthropocene 10 (1): [10.1525/elementa.2021.00021]

    Siegel, D. A., I. Cetinić, J. R. Graff, et al. C. M. Lee, N. Nelson, M. J. Perry, I. S. Ramos, D. K. Steinberg, K. Buesseler, R. Hamme, A. J. Fassbender, D. Nicholson, M. M. Omand, M. Robert, A. Thompson, V. Amaral, M. Behrenfeld, C. Benitez-Nelson, K. Bisson, E. Boss, P. W. Boyd, M. Brzezinski, K. Buck, A. Burd, S. Burns, S. Caprara, C. Carlson, N. Cassar, H. Close, E. D’Asaro, C. Durkin, Z. Erickson, M. L. Estapa, E. Fields, J. Fox, S. Freeman, S. Gifford, W. Gong, D. Gray, L. Guidi, N. Haëntjens, K. Halsey, Y. Huot, D. Hansell, B. Jenkins, L. Karp-Boss, S. Kramer, P. Lam, J.-M. Lee, A. Maas, O. Marchal, A. Marchetti, A. McDonnell, H. McNair, S. Menden-Deuer, F. Morison, A. K. Niebergall, U. Passow, B. Popp, G. Potvin, L. Resplandy, M. Roca-Martí, C. Roesler, T. Rynearson, S. Traylor, A. Santoro, K. D. Seraphin, H. M. Sosik, K. Stamieszkin, B. Stephens, W. Tang, B. Van Mooy, Y. Xiong, and X. Zhang. 2021. "An operational overview of the EXport Processes in the Ocean from RemoTe Sensing (EXPORTS) Northeast Pacific field deployment." Elementa: Science of the Anthropocene 9 (1): [10.1525/elementa.2020.00107]

    Neeley, A. R., S. A. Freeman, and L. A. Harris. 2015. "Multi-method approach to quantify uncertainties in the measurements of light absorption by particles." Optics Express 23 (24): 31043 [10.1364/oe.23.031043]

    Chaves, J. E., J. Werdell, C. W. Proctor, et al. A. R. Neeley, S. A. Freeman, C. S. Thomas, and S. B. Hooker. 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]

    Zhongping, L., V. Lance, S. Shang, et al. R. Vailancourt, S. Freeman, B. Lubac, B. Hargraves, C. E. Del castillo, R. L. Miller, M. Twardowski, and G. Wei. 2011. "An Assessment of Optical Properties and Primary Production Derived from Remote Sensing in the Southern Ocean (SO GasEx)." JGR-Oceans 116 (C00F03): [10.1029/2010JC006747]

    Non-Refereed

    Ondrusek, M., V. P. Lance 1962-, M. Wang, et al. R. A. Arnone 1949-, S. Ladner, W. Goode, R. Vandermeulen, S. Freeman, J. E. Chaves, A. Mannino, A. Gilerson, S. Ahmed, C. Carrizo, A. El-Habashi, R. Foster, M. Ottaviani, J. I. Goes, H. D. Gomes, K. McKee, C. Hu, C. Kovach, D. English, J. Cannizzaro, B. C. Johnson, Z. Lee, J. Wei, Q. Wang, J. Lin, N. Tufillaro, J. Nahorniak, C. O. Davis, and K. J. Voss. 2016. "Report for dedicated JPSS VIIRS Ocean Color December 2015 Calibration/Validation Cruise." NOAA technical report NESDIS [http://doi.org/10.7289/V5/TR-NESDIS-148]

    Lance, V., M. Ondrusek, R. Arnone, et al. S. Ahmed, J. Cannizzaro, A. Chekalyuk, A. El-Habashi, D. Engish, R. Foster, S. Freeman, A. Gilerson, J. Goes, W. Goode, H. Gomes, A. Ibrahim, C. Johnson, C. Kovach, S. Ladner, Z. Lee, J. Lin, K. McKee, A. Neeley, E. Stengel, M. Talone, R. Vandermeulen, K. Voss, W. Jianwei, G. Zibordi, and M. Wang. 2015. "NOAA Technical Report NESDIS 146 – Report for dedicated JPSS VIIRS ocean color calibration/validation cruise." NOAA Technical Report NESDIS 146 [10.7289/V52B8W0Z]

    Chaves Cedeno, J. E., P. J. Werdell, C. W. Proctor, et al. A. R. Neeley, S. A. Freeman, C. S. Thomas, and S. B. Hooker. 2014. "Assessment of ocean color data records from MODIS-Aqua in the western Arctic Ocean." Proc. Ocean Optics XXII

                                                                                                                                                                                            
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