- Room 111, Reynolds, Drake Circus, Plymouth, Devon, PL4 8AA
- jill.schwarz@plymouth.ac.uk

Profiles
Dr Jill Schwarz
Lecturer in Marine Remote Sensing
School of Biological and Marine Sciences (Faculty of Science and Engineering)
Role
Qualifications
2008 - 2011: Remote Sensing Scientist, National Institute for Water & Atmosphere Research, Wellington, New Zealand.
2002 - 2008: Remote Sensing Scientist, Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar & Marine Research, Bremerhaven, Germany.
1999 - 2002: Postdoc in remote sensing, German Aerospace, Berlin, Germany.
PhD in high spectral resolution reflectance and water quality monitoring. BSc in Physics & Oceanography.
Research Voyages:
R.V. Tangaroa:
29/5/10 - 11/6/10
23/5/08 - 12/6/08
24/10/09 - 31/10/09
- KARMA: Bio-optical and biogeochemical properties over the Kermadec Ridge, TAN1007/2. Primary productivity, underway radiometry, discrete bio-optical & biogeochemical measurements.
- Chatham Rise/Sub-tropical front surveys TAN0806, TAN0909. Primary productivity, underway radiometry and discrete bio-optical measurements.
R.V. Aurora Australis:
1/1/06 - 15/3/06
- BROKE-West survey, Indian Ocean sector, Southern Ocean. Underway radiometry and discrete bio-optical measurements.
R.V. Polarstern:
21/07/05 - 30/9/05
28/02/03 - 11/05/03
25/06/02 - 23/08/02
- ARK XVIII, ARK XIX & ARK XXI, Arctic. Radiometry, biogeochemistry, CTD team.
R.V. Oceania:
05/05/01 - 16/05/01
21/09/00 - 39/09/00
19/04/99 - 29/04/99
19/05/97 - 26/05/97
- Bio-optical cruises in collaboration between DLR and IOPAN; Gdansk Bay. EU-Biocolor project bio-optical cruises, Gdansk Bay.
R.V. Celtic Voyager:
20/08/98 - 28/08/98
11/03/98 - 19/03/98
- EU-Biocolor project bio-optical cruises, N. Atlantic.
R.V. Discovery:
21/11/96 - 01/01/97
- EU-OMEGA project cruise, Alboran Sea. Radiometry, underway sampling shift.
Professional membership
Teaching interests
Marine remote sensing, technologies & applications, particularly inter-disciplinary problem solving.
Research interests
Ocean colour, biophysical coupling, marginal ice zone;
Empirical validation of remote sensing data;
Analysis of multiple-sensor/platform/waveband remote sensing data;
Complementary use of dynamical modelling & remote sensing.
Key publications are highlighted
Journals