Publications

• Neukermans G., H. Loisel, X. Mériaux, R. Astoreca and D. McKee Variability of mass specific beam attenuation and backscattering of marine particles with respect to particle size, density and composition. Limnology and Oceanography 57(1): 124-144, 2012.

• Neil C., A. Cunningham and D. McKee  Relationships between suspended mineral concentrations and red-waveband reflectances in moderately turbid shelf seas. Remote Sensing of Environment 115: 3719-3730, 2011.

• Cunningham A., I.D. Carrie and R.E. Korb  Two component modeling of the optical properties of a diatom bloom in the Southern Ocean. Remote Sensing of Environment 115: 1434-1442, 2011.

• Piskozub J. and D. McKee  Effective scattering phase functions for the multiple scattering regime. Optics Express 19: 4786-4794, 2011.

• McKee D., M. Chami, I. Brown, V. Sanjuan Calzado, D. Doxaran and A. Cunningham  The role of measurement uncertainties in observed variability in the spectral backscattering ratio: a case study in mineral-rich coastal waters. Applied Optics 48(24): 4663 – 4675, 2009.

• Doxaran D., K. Ruddick, D. McKee, B. Gentili, D. Tailliez, M. Chami and M. Babin  Spectral variations of light scattering by marine particles in coastal waters, from the visible to the near infrared. Limnology and Oceanography 54(4): 1257-1271, 2009.

• McKee D., J. Piskozub and I. Brown  Scattering error corrections for in situ absorption and attenuation measurements. Optics Express 16(24): 19480-19492, 2008.

• McKee D., A. Cunningham, D. Wright and L. Hay  Potential impacts of non-algal materials on water-leaving sun induced chlorophyll fluorescence signals in coastal waters. Applied Optics 46: 7720-7729, 2007.

• Chami M. and D. McKee Determination of biogeochemical properties of marine particles using above water measurements of the degree of polarization at the Brewster angle. Optics Express 15: 9494-9509, 2007.

• McKee D., A. Cunningham and A. Dudek  Optical water type discrimination and tuning remote sensing band-ratio algorithms: Application to retrieval of chlorophyll and Kd(490) in the Irish and Celtic Seas. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Sci. 73: 827-834, 2007.

• Chami M., D. McKee, E. Leymarie and G. Khomenko  Influence of the angular shape of the volume scattering function and multiple scattering on remote sensing reflectance. Applied Optics 45: 9210-9220, 2006.

• McKee D. and A. Cunningham  Identification and characterisation of two optical water types in the Irish Sea from in situ inherent optical properties and seawater constituents. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Sci. 68: 305-316, 2006.

• McKee D. and A. Cunningham  Evidence for wavelength dependence of the scattering phase function and its implication for modelling radiance transfer in shelf seas. Applied Optics 44: 126-135, 2005.

• MacCallum I., A. Cunningham and D. McKee The measurement and modelling of light scattering by phytoplankton cells at narrow forward angles. J. Opt. A. 6: 698-702, 2004.

• Cunningham A., D. McKee, S. Craig, G. Tarran and C. Widdecombe  Fine-scale variability in phytoplankton community structure and inherent optical properties measured from an autonomous underwater vehicle. J. Marine Systems. 43: 51-59, 2003.

• McKee D., A. Cunningham and S. Craig  Semi-empirical correction algorithm for AC-9 measurements in a coccolithophore bloom. Applied Optics 42(21): 4369-4374, 2003.

• McKee D., A. Cunningham and S. Craig  Estimation of absorption and backscattering coefficients from in situ radiometric measurements: theory and validation in case II waters. Applied Optics 42(15): 2804-2810, 2003.

• McKee D., A. Cunningham, J. Slater, K.J. Jones and C.R. Griffiths  Inherent and apparent optical properties in coastal waters: a study of the Clyde Sea in early summer. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Sci. 56: 369-376, 2003.

• McKee D., A. Cunningham and K. Jones  Optical and hydrographic consequences of freshwater run-off during spring phytoplankton growth in a Scottish fjord. J. Plankton Res. 24: 1163-1171, 2002.

• Cunningham A., P. Wood and D. McKee Brewster-angle measurements of sea-surface reflectance using a high resolution spectroradiometer. J Opt. A. 4: S29-S33, 2002.

• McKee D., A. Cunningham and K. Jones  Three-parameter active in situ optical measurements: theory, instrumentation, and results from coastal waters. J Opt. A. 4: S66-S70, 2002.

• Neumuller M., A. Cunningham and D. McKee Assessment of a microscopic photobleaching technique for measuring the spectral absorption efficiency of individual phytoplankton cells. J. Plankton Res. 24: 741-746, 2002.

• Schwarz J.N., P. Kowalczuk, S. Kaczmarek, G.F. Cota, B.G. Mitchell, M. Kahru, F.P. Chavez, A. Cunningham, D. McKee, P. Gege, T. Kishino, D.A. Phinney and R. Raine  Two models for absorption by coloured dissolved organic matter (CDOM). Oceanologia 44: 209-241, 2002.

• Radiative transfer modelling of the relationship between seawater composition and remote sensing reflectance in sea lochs and fjords. Cunningham A, Wood P and Boyle J C (2002) International Journal of Remote Sensing 23:3713-3724

• Ship-borne measurements of ocean colour: development of a CCD-based reflectance radiometer and trials on a longitudinal transect of the Atlantic Ocean. Wood P and Cunningham A (2001) International Journal of Remote Sensing 22: 99-111

• Reflectance properties of hydrographically and optically stratified fjords (Scottish sea lochs) during the spring diatom bloom. Cunningham A, Wood P and Jones K J (2001) International Journal of Remote Sensing 22:2885-2897.

• McKee D., A. Cunningham and K. Jones  Simultaneous measurements of fluorescence and beam attenuation: instrument characterisation and interpretation of signals from stratified coastal waters. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Sci. 48: 51-58, 1999.

• McKee D., A. Cunningham and K. Jones  An integrated submersible fluorometer / nephelometer / transmissometer: design and testing at sea. Optics and Laser Tech. 29: 35-39, 1997.