RESEARCH INTERESTS

Optical properties of turbid waters, ocean colour remote sensing, phytoplankton photophysiology, phytoplankton pigment composition.

PUBLICATIONS

Articles accepted in peer-review journals :

Montecino V, R Astoreca, G Alarcon, L Retamal & G Pizarro. Bio-optical characteristics and primary productivity during upwelling and non-upwelling conditions in a highly productive coastal ecosystem off central Chile ( 36S). Deep-Sea Research II, 2004, 51: 2413-2426.

Astoreca R, K Ruddick, V Rousseau, B Van Mol, J-Y Parent & C Lancelot. Variability of the inherent and apparent optical properties in a highly turbid coastal area: Impact on the calibration of remote sensing algorithms. EARSeL eProceedings, 2006, 5(1): 1-17.

Van Mol B, K Ruddick, R Astoreca, Y Park & B Nechad. Optical detection of Noctiluca scintillans. EARSeL eProceedings, 2007, 6(2):130-137.

Lubac B, H Loisel, N Guiselin, R Astoreca, LF Artigas & X Mériaux. Hyperspectral and mulitspectral ocean color inversions to detect Phaeocystis globosa blooms in coastal waters. Journal of Geophysical Research, 2008, 113, C06026, 1-17, doi: 10.1029/2007JC004451.

Astoreca R, V Rousseau, K Ruddick, C Knechciak, B VanMol, J-Y Parent & C Lancelot. Development and application of an algorithm for detecting Phaeocystis globosa blooms in the Case 2 Southern North Sea waters. Journal of Plankton Research, 2009, 31: 287-300.

Iluz D, G Dishon, E Capuzzo, P Znachor, E Meeder, R Astoreca, V Montecino & J Marra. Short-term variability in primary productivity during a wind driven diatom bloom in the Gulf of Eilat (Aqaba). Aquatic Microbial Ecology, 2009, 56: 205-215.

Astoreca R, V Rousseau & C Lancelot. Coloured dissolved organic matter (CDOM) in Southern North Sea waters: Optical characterization and possible origin. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science, 2009, 85: 633-640.

Articles submitted:

Neukermans G, H Loisel, X Mériaux, R Astoreca & D McKee. Variability of mass-specific beam attenuation and backscattering of marine particles with respect to particle size, density and composition. Submitted to Limnology and Oceanography, 2011.

Astoreca R, D Doxaran, K Ruddick, V Rousseau & C Lancelot. Influence of suspended particle concentration, composition and size on the variability of inherent optical properties of the Southern North Sea. Submitted to Continental Shelf Research, 2010.

Articles accepted in conference proceedings:

Astoreca, R., Rousseau, V., Ruddick, K., Van Mol, B., Parent, J.-Y. & C. Lancelot. Optical properties of algal blooms in an eutrophicated coastal area and its relevance to remote sensing. Proceedings of the SPIE International Conference on " Remote sensing of the coastal oceanic environment ". 2005. San Diego, U.S.A. 11p.
Astoreca, R., Rousseau, V. & Lancelot, C. Specific phytoplankton absorption variability and implication for chlorophyll a retrieval in Belgian waters (Southern North Sea). Proceedings of the meeting "MERIS and AATSR Calibration and Geophysical Validation". 2006. ESRIN, Frascati, Italy. 5p.

Astoreca, R., Rousseau, V., Ruddick, K., Parent, J.-Y., Van Mol, B. & Lancelot, C. Discriminating Phytoplankton Groups From Space: Is It Feasible In Case 2 Belgian Coastal Waters? Proceedings of the XVIII Ocean Optics Conference, 2006, Montréal, Québec. 13p.

K. Ruddick, Y. Park, R. Astoreca, G. Neukermans & B. Van Mol. Validation of MERIS water products in the Southern North Sea: 2002-2008. Proceedings of the 2nd MERIS-(A)ATSR workshop, 2008, Frascati, Italy. ESA Special Publication SP-666. 8p.

K. Ruddick, Y. Park, R. Astoreca, A. Borges, G. Lacroix, C. Lancelot & V. Rousseau. Applications of the MERIS algal2 product in Belgian waters. Proceedings of the 2nd MERIS-(A)ATSR workshop, 2008, Frascati, Italy. ESA Special Publication SP-666. 4p.

R. Astoreca, V. Rousseau & C. Lancelot. Influence of Phytoplankton Blooms on the Spectral Slope of CDOM in Belgian and Adjacent Waters (Southern North Sea). Proceedings of the XIX Ocean Optics Conference, 2008, Il Ciocco, Barga, Italy. 9p.

Borges A., K. Ruddick, G. Lacroix, B. Nechad, R. Astoreca, V. Rousseau, J. Harlay. Estimating pCO2 from remote sensing in the Belgian Coastal Zone. Proceedings of the ESA Living Planet Symposium, 2010, Bergen, Norway. 6p.

Neukermans G, H Loisel, X Mériaux, D McKee, R Astoreca & D Doxaran. Variability of total, back and side scattering to mass concentration of marine particles. Proceedings of the XX Ocean Optics Conference, 2010, Anchorage, Alaska. 10p.

Posters:

Astoreca, R., Rousseau, V., Ruddick, K., Van Mol, B., Parent, J.-Y. & C. Lancelot. Optical properties of algal blooms in an eutrophicated coastal area and its relevance to remote sensing. Proceedings of the SPIE International Conference on " Remote sensing of the coastal oceanic environment ". 2005, San Diego, U.S.A. Poster.

Astoreca, R., Rousseau, V. & Lancelot, C. Specific phytoplankton absorption variability and implication for chlorophyll a retrieval in Belgian waters (Southern North Sea). Proceedings of the meeting "MERIS and AATSR Calibration and Geophysical Validation". 2006. ESRIN, Frascati, Italy. Poster.

Astoreca, R., Rousseau, V., Ruddick, K., Parent, J.-Y., Van Mol, B. & Lancelot, C. Discriminating Phytoplankton Groups From Space: Is It Feasible In Case 2 Belgian Coastal Waters? Proceedings of the XVIII Ocean Optics Conference, 2006, Montréal, Québec. 9-13 October 2006. Poster.

Borges, K. Suykens, M.-V. Commarieux, L.-S. Schiettecatte, B. Delille, R. Astoreca, V. Rousseau & K. Ruddick. Estimating pCO2 from remote sensing in the Case-II waters of the Belgian Coastal Zone - First results from the BELCOLOUR-II project. CARBOOCEAN 3rd annual meeting, 3-7 December 2007, Bremen, Germany. Poster.

R. Astoreca, V. Rousseau & C. Lancelot. Phytoplankton primary production and photosynthetic parameters in Belgian coastal waters. GAP international workshop on Primary Production, 2008. Eilat, Israel. Poster.

R. Astoreca, V. Rousseau, K. Ruddick & C. Lancelot. Development and application of an algorithm for detecting undesirable Phaeocystis globosa blooms from space. EGU General Assembly, 2008, Vienna, Austria, 13 - 18 April 2008. Poster.

K. Ruddick, Y. Park, R. Astoreca, G. Neukermans & B. Van Mol. Validation of MERIS water products in the Southern North Sea: 2002-2008. Proceedings of the 2nd MERIS-(A)ATSR workshop, 2008, Frascati, Italy. Poster.

K. Ruddick, Y. Park, R. Astoreca, A. Borges, G. Lacroix, C. Lancelot & V. Rousseau. Applications of the MERIS algal2 product in Belgian waters. Proceedings of the 2nd MERIS-(A)ATSR workshop, 2008. Frascati, Italy. Poster.

R. Astoreca, V. Rousseau & C. Lancelot. Influence of Phytoplankton Blooms on the Spectral Slope of CDOM in Belgian and Adjacent Waters (Southern North Sea). Proceedings of the XIX Ocean Optics Conference, 2008, Il Ciocco, Barga, Italy. Poster.