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Dr Giorgio Dall'Olmo

Earth Observation Scientist



Contact Details

+44 (0)1752 633100 (switchboard)

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Dr Dall'Olmo is interested in improving our understanding of ocean biology and biogeochemistry by exploiting optical measurements in-situ and from space. His research spans from devising and improving optical proxies of biogeochemical variables (e.g., particulate organic carbon) to investigating ecological and biogeochemical processes using optics (e.g. the biological carbon pump). Dr Dall'Olmo leads the UK Bio-Argo programme in collaboration with the UK Met Office, the British Oceanographic Data Centre (BODC) and the National Oceanography Centre (NOC).

Projects

AMT4OceanSatFlux

Atlantic Meridional Transect Ocean Flux from Satellite Campaign (AMT4OceanSatFlux)

Contact: Dr Gavin Tilstone

The AMT4OceanSatFlux project will measure the flux of carbon dioxide (CO2) between the atmosphere and the ocean utilising a state-of-the-art eddy...

AMT4SentinelFRM
Completed

AMT4SentinelFRM

Contact: Dr Gavin Tilstone

The AMT4SentinelFRM project focuses on providing high quality reference measurements to validate Sentinel satellite data during the Atlantic...

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Other key projects

National Centre for Earth Observations
UK Bio-Argo
AMT


Recent publications

  • Instrument and Data Technician 

    £23,630 per annum 

    Full Time - 3 year Fixed Term Appointment 

    Do you have a background in building/developing scientific instrument systems and providing specialist technical support? Do you want to further your career in one of the UK’s leading marine research laboratories, making crucial steps to understanding how the oceans and marine atmosphere influence air pollution and climate?

    Plymouth Marine Laboratory has a strong track record in world leading Air-Sea Exchange (ASE) research. In recent years, the ASE group has had considerable success establishing a coastal atmospheric research station at Penlee Point (https://www.westernchannelobservatory.org.uk/penlee/) and developing the capability to make autonomous direct measurements of air/sea CO2 exchange from ships (e.g. https://www.westernchannelobservatory.org.uk/autoflux/discovery/). We require a Junior Technologist to help us to build upon these successes.

    As a key member of the ASE team your role will be to maintain and improve remote instrumentation at Penlee and on ships fitted with air/sea flux systems. You will drive forward the automation of remote instrumentation and develop novel methods of data acquisition and delivery using embedded PC technologies (e.g. Raspberry PI) and Python scripting. You will be responsible for data processing and quality control and will contribute to scientific interpretation and research outputs. You will be jointly responsible for the day-to-day running of the ASE laboratory and Penlee facility.

    This post is available immediately and for a fixed term of three years. To explore the post further or for any queries you may have, please contact the air/sea exchange group lead (Dr Tom Bell) via careers@pml.ac.uk 

    For this role we are open to discuss the possibility of reduced hours, flexible working or possible job share.

    Please see the link for our  Employee Benefits

    Closing date: 5pm on Tuesday 10th December 2019

    Interviews will take place on Tuesday 4th February 2020


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Selected key publications

Ciavatta S., Torres R., Martinez-Vicente V., Smyth T., Dall’Olmo G., Polimene L., Allen JI, (2014) Assimilation of remotely-sensed optical properties to improve marine biogeochemistry modelling, Progress in Oceanography, 127, 74-95, 10.1016/j.pocean.2014.06.002

Chase A., Boss E., Zaneveld R., Bricaud A., Claustre H., Ras J., Dall’Olmo G., Westberry T.K., (2013) Decomposition of in situ particulate absorption spectra, Methods in Oceanography, 7:110-124.

Dall'Olmo, G; Mork, KA. 2014 Carbon export by small particles in the Norwegian Sea. Geophysical Research Letters. 41, 2921–2927, 10.1002/2014GL059244

Martinez Vicente, V; Dall'Olmo, G; Tarran, GA; Boss, EB; Sathyendranath, S. 2013 Optical backscattering is correlated with phytoplankton carbon across the Atlantic Ocean. Geophysical Research Letters, 40. 1-5. 10.1002/grl.50252

Schabetsberger, R; Okland, F; Aarestrup, K; Kalfatak, D; Sichrowsky, U; Tambets, M; Dall'Olmo, G; Kaiser, R; Miller, PI. 2013 Oceanic migration behaviour of tropical Pacific eels from Vanuatu. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 475. 177 - 190. 10.3354/meps10254

Chase, A; Boss, E; Zaneveld, R; Bricaud, A; Claustre, H; Ras, J; Dall'Olmo, G; Westberry, TK. 2013 Decomposition of in situ particulate absorption spectra. Methods in Oceanography, 7. 110-124. 10.1016/j.mio.2014.02.002

Behrenfeld, MJ; Huang, Y; Hostetler, CA; Dall'Olmo, G; Rodier, SD; Hair, JW; Trepte, CR. 2013 Space-based lidar measurements of global ocean carbon stocks. Geophysical Research Letters, 40 (16). 4355-4360. 10.1002/grl.50816

Dall'Olmo, G; Boss, EB; Behrenfeld, M; Westberry, TK. 2012 Particulate optical scattering coefficients along an Atlantic Meridional Transect. Optics Express, 20. 21532 - 21551. 10.1364/OE.20.021532

Brewin, RJW; Dall'Olmo, G; Sathyendranath, S; Hardman-Mountford, NJ. 2012 Particle backscattering as a function of chlorophyll and phytoplankton size structure in the open-ocean. Optics Express, 20. 17632 - 17652. 10.1364/OE.20.017632

Loisel, H; Vantrepotte, V; Norkvist, K; Meriaux, X; Kheireddine, M; Ras, J; Pujo-Pay, M; Combet, Y; Leblanc, K; Dall'Olmo, G; Mauriac, R; Dessailly, D; Moutin, TM. 2011 Characterization of the bio-optical anomaly and diurnal variability of particulate matter as seen from scattering and backscattering coefficients in ultra-oligotrophic eddies of the Mediterranean Sea. Biogeosciences, 8. 3295 - 3317. 10.5194/bg-8-3295-2011

Dall'Olmo, G; Westberry, TK; Boss, EB; Behrenfeld, M; Courties, C; Prieur, L; Hardman-Mountford, NJ; Moutin, TM. 2011 Inferring phytoplankton carbon and eco-physiological rates from diel cycles of spectral particulate beam-attenuation coefficient. Biogeosciences, 8. 3423 - 3440. 10.5194/bg-8-3423-2011

T.K. Westberry, Dall’Olmo, G., E. Boss, M.J. Behrenfeld, T. Moutin (2010). Coherence of particulate beam attenuation and backscattering coefficients in diverse open ocean environments.  Optics Express, 18: 15419-15425.

W.H. Slade, E. Boss, G. Dall’Olmo, M.R. Langner, J. Loftin, M.J. Behrenfeld, C. Roesler and T.K. Westberry (2010). Underway and moored methods for improving accuracy in measurement of spectral particulate absorption and attenuation.  Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology, 27(10), 1733–1746.

Dall’Olmo, G., T.K. Westberry, M.J. Behrenfeld, E. Boss, W.H. Slade (2009). Significant contribution of large particles to optical backscattering in the open ocean.  Biogeosciences, 6, 947–967.

Behrenfeld M.J, T.K. Westberry, E.S. Boss, R.T. O'Malley, D.A. Siegel, J.D. Wiggert, B.A. Franz, C.R. McClain, G.C. Feldman, S.C. Doney, J.K.Moore, G. Dall'Olmo, A.J. Milligan, I. Lima, and N. Mahowald (2008). Satellite-detected fluorescence reveals global physiology of ocean phytoplankton.  Biogeosciences, 6, 779–794.

Boss E., W.H. Slade, M.J. Behrenfeld, and Dall’Olmo, G. (2008).Acceptance angle effects on the beam attenuation in the ocean.  Optics Express, 17(3): 1535-1550.

Gitelson, A.A., G. Dall'Olmo, W. Moses, D.C. Rundquist, T. Barrow, T.R.Fisher, D. Gurlin, and J. Holz. (2008). A simple semi-analytical model for remote estimation of chlorophyll-a in turbid waters: Validation. Remote Sensing of Environment, 112: 3582-3593

Dall'Olmo, G. and A.A. Gitelson (2006).  Effect of bio-optical parameter variability on the remote estimation of chlorophyll-a concentration in turbid productive waters: Modeling results.  Applied Optics, 45(15): 3577-3592.

Dall'Olmo, G., A.A. Gitelson, D.C. Rundquist, B. Leavitt, T. Barrow, J.C. Holz (2005).  Assessing the potential of SeaWiFS and MODIS for estimating chlorophyll concentration in turbid productive waters using red and near-infrared bands. Remote Sensing of the Environment, 96: 176-187.

Dall'Olmo, G. and A.A. Gitelson (2005).  Effect of bio-optical parameter variability on the remote estimation of chlorophyll-a concentration in turbid productive waters: Experimental results. Applied Optics, 44(3): 412-422

Dall'Olmo, G., A.A. Gitelson, and D.C. Rundquist(2003).  Towards a unified approach for remote estimation of chlorophyll-a in both terrestrial vegetation and turbid productive waters. Geophysical Research Letters 30: 1938, doi:10.1029/2003GL018065.