Dr. Martinez-Vicente is a bio-optical oceanographer, specialised on the study of the optical properties of particles in the aquatic environment (oceanic, coastal and inland) to pioneer new multidisciplinary remote sensing applications for ocean colour data. Currently, he leads the research at PML on remote sensing detection of marine plastic debris pollution and harmful algal bloom detection algorithms.
Education And Skills:
- PhD in Marine Optics (2010, U. Wales-Bangor, UK)
- MSc in Coupled Marine Ecosystem Modelling (1997-1998, U. Liege, Belgium)
- BSc in Marine Sciences (1992-1997, U. Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain)
- Fluent in 4 languages (Spanish-mother tongue, English, Italian, and French)
Employment history:
- Bio-optical scientist , Plymouth Marine Laboratory, UK, 2008 – present
- Junior bio-optical scientist, Plymouth Marine Laboratory, UK, 2002- 2008
- Research associate, Universite Libre de Bruxelles, Belgium, 1998-2001
- Biodiversity of the Coastal Ocean: Monitoring with Earth Observation (BiCOME)
- Biodiversity in the Open Ocean: Mapping, Monitoring and Modelling (BOOMS)
- ISECA Information system on Eutrophication of our coastal areas. InterregIV Mer-2-Seas.
- Martinez-Vicente V., Simis S.G.H., Alegre R., Land P.E., Groom S.B. (2013) Initial results with automated ship-borne reflectance measurements and data processing in near-coastal waters in the Western Channel. Jour. Of Euro. Opt. Soc. Rapid Publications.,8, doi: 10.2971/jeos.2013.13060.
- Martinez-Vicente, V., Dall’Olmo, G., Tarran, G., Boss, E., Sathyendranath S. (2013) Optical backscattering is correlated with the phytoplankton carbon across the Atlantic Ocean. Geophysical Research Letters, 40, 1-5, doi:10.1002/grl.50252.
- Martinez-Vicente, V., Tilstone, G. H., Sathyendranath, S., Miller, P., Groom, S. B. (2012) Contributions of phytoplankton and bacteria to the optical backscattering coefficient over the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. Marine Ecology-Progress Series, 445, 37-51.
Recent publications
- Armitage, S; Awty-Carroll, K; Clewley, D; Martinez-Vicente, V; 2022. Detection and Classification of Floating Plastic Litter Using a Vessel-Mounted Video Camera and Deep Learning. Remote Sensing.
- Brewin, RJW; Sathyendranath, S; Platt, T; Bouman, H; Ciavatta, S; Dall'Olmo, G; Dingle, J; Groom, SB; Jonsson, B; Kostadinov, TS; Kulk, G; Laine, M; Martinez-Vicente, V; Psarra, S; Raitsos, DE; Richardson, K; Rio, MH; Rousseaux, CS; Salisbury, J; Shutler, JD; Walker, P; 2021. Sensing the ocean biological carbon pump from space: A review of capabilities, concepts, research gaps and future developments. Earth-Science Reviews.
- Martinez-Vicente, V; Kurekin, A; Sa, C; Brotas, V; Amorim, AL; Veloso, V; Lin, J; Miller, PI; 2020. Sensitivity of a Satellite Algorithm for Harmful Algal Bloom Discrimination to the Use of Laboratory Bio-optical Data for Training. Frontiers in Marine Science.
- Torres, R; Artioli, Y; Kitidis, V; Ciavatta, S; Ruiz-Villarreal, M; Shutler, J; Polimene, L; Martinez Vicente, V; Widdicombe, CE; Woodward, EMS; Smyth, TJ; Fishwick, J; Tilstone, GH; 2020. Sensitivity of Modeled CO2 Air–Sea Flux in a Coastal Environment to Surface Temperature Gradients, Surfactants, and Satellite Data Assimilation. Remote Sensing.
- Biermann, L; Clewley, D; Martinez-Vicente, V; Topouzelis, KN; 2020. Finding Plastic Patches in Coastal Waters using Optical Satellite Data. Scientific Reports.