Brief Bio

Ivona Cetinić is an oceanographer in the Ocean Ecology Laboratory at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center. Her research focuses on developing new ways of resolving ocean biogeochemistry and phytoplankton diversity from satellite and other remote observations. At the University of Southern California, she conceived of and participated in field campaigns focused on developing innovative ocean observing technology, several for which she served as chief scientist. These campaigns include the ground breaking Tara Oceans circumnavigation of the globe, as well as others that utilized unique fusions of cutting edge technology such as hyperspectral radiometry, light polarimeters, and airborne lidar, allowing for more detailed information about concentration and composition of particles in the ocean (as well as the atmosphere - SABOR). Dr. Cetinic has served as the project scientist for EXPORTS (EXport Processes in the Ocean from RemoTe Sensing), a large scale NASA-led field campaign, and as the PACE (Plankton, Aerosol, Cloud, ocean Ecosystem) Project Science Lead for Ocean Biogeochemistry, a NASA mission scheduled for launch in 2023. In the last 10 years, she has been a member of multiple international science teams and committees and has served as the co-chair of the Ocean Optics Conference. Currently, she is serving at National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine Committee on Earth Sciences and Applications from Space. She earned her Ph.D. in biological oceanography at University of Southern California in 2009.

Publications

Refereed

Brewin, R. J., S. Sathyendranath, G. Kulk, et al. M.-H. Rio, J. A. Concha, T. G. Bell, A. Bracher, C. Fichot, T. L. Frölicher, M. Galí, D. A. Hansell, T. S. Kostadinov, C. Mitchell, A. R. Neeley, E. Organelli, K. Richardson, C. Rousseaux, F. Shen, D. Stramski, M. Tzortziou, A. J. Watson, C. I. Addey, M. Bellacicco, H. Bouman, D. Carroll, I. Cetinić, G. Dall’Olmo, R. Frouin, J. Hauck, M. Hieronymi, C. Hu, V. Ibello, B. Jönsson, C. E. Kong, Ž. Kovač, M. Laine, J. Lauderdale, S. Lavender, E. Livanou, J. Llort, L. Lorinczi, M. Nowicki, N. A. Pradisty, S. Psarra, D. E. Raitsos, A. B. Ruescas, J. L. Russell, J. Salisbury, R. Sanders, J. D. Shutler, X. Sun, F. G. Taboada, G. H. Tilstone, X. Wei, and D. K. Woolf. 2023. "Ocean carbon from space: Current status and priorities for the next decade." Earth-Science Reviews 240 104386 [10.1016/j.earscirev.2023.104386]

Ackerman, A., K. Yarincik, S. Murphy, et al. I. Cetinić, A. Fundis, A. Miller, E. Shroyer, A. Busse, Q.-D. Covington, A. DeSilva, A. Haupt, L. Johnson, C. Lee, L. Lorenzoni, B. Murphy, J. Ramarui, B. Rosenheim, and D. Steinberg. 2023. "Know Before You Go: A Community-Derived Approach to Planning for and Preventing Sexual Harassment at Oceanographic Field Sites." Oceanography 36 (1): [10.5670/oceanog.2023.112]

Matek, A., S. Bosak, L. Šupraha, et al. A. Neeley, H. Višić, I. Cetinić, and Z. Ljubešić. 2023. "Phytoplankton diversity and chemotaxonomy in contrasting North Pacific ecosystems." PeerJ 11 e14501 [10.7717/peerj.14501]

Siegel, D. A., T. DeVries, I. Cetinić, and K. M. Bisson. 2022. "Quantifying the Ocean's Biological Pump and Its Carbon Cycle Impacts on Global Scales." Annual Review of Marine Science 15 (1): [10.1146/annurev-marine-040722-115226]

Durkin, C. A., I. Cetinić, M. Estapa, et al. Z. Ljubešić, M. Mucko, A. Neeley, and M. Omand. 2022. "Tracing the path of carbon export in the ocean though DNA sequencing of individual sinking particles." The ISME Journal [10.1038/s41396-022-01239-2]

Erickson, Z. K., I. Cetinić, X. Zhang, et al. E. Boss, P. J. Werdell, S. Freeman, L. Hu, C. Lee, M. Omand, and M. J. Perry. 2022. "Alignment of optical backscatter measurements from the EXPORTS Northeast Pacific Field Deployment." Elementa: Science of the Anthropocene 10 (1): [10.1525/elementa.2021.00021]

Durkin, C. A., K. O. Buesseler, I. Cetinić, et al. M. L. Estapa, R. P. Kelly, and M. Omand. 2021. "A Visual Tour of Carbon Export by Sinking Particles." Global Biogeochemical Cycles [10.1029/2021gb006985]

Johnson, G. C., R. Lumpkin, S. R. Alin, et al. D. J. Amaya, M. O. Baringer, T. Boyer, P. Brandt, B. R. Carter, I. Cetinić, D. P. Chambers, L. Cheng, A. U. Collins, C. Cosca, R. Domingues, S. Dong, R. A. Feely, E. Frajka-Williams, B. A. Franz, J. Gilson, G. Goni, B. D. Hamlington, J. Herrford, Z.-Z. Hu, B. Huang, M. Ishii, S. Jevrejeva, J. J. Kennedy, M. Kersalé, R. E. Killick, P. Landschützer, M. Lankhorst, E. Leuliette, R. Locarnini, J. M. Lyman, J. J. Marra, C. S. Meinen, M. A. Merrifield, G. T. Mitchum, B. I. Moat, R. S. Nerem, R. C. Perez, S. G. Purkey, J. Reagan, A. Sanchez-Franks, H. A. Scannell, C. Schmid, J. P. Scott, D. A. Siegel, D. A. Smeed, P. W. Stackhouse, W. Sweet, P. R. Thompson, J. A. Triñanes, D. L. Volkov, R. Wanninkhof, R. A. Weller, C. Wen, T. K. Westberry, M. J. Widlansky, A. C. Wilber, L. Yu, and H.-M. Zhang. 2021. "Global Oceans." Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society 102 (8): S143-S198 [10.1175/bams-d-21-0083.1]

Neeley, A., S. E. Beaulieu, C. Proctor, et al. I. Cetinić, J. Futrelle, I. Soto Ramos, H. M. Sosik, E. Devred, L. Karp-Boss, M. Picheral, N. Poulton, C. S. Roesler, and A. Shepherd. 2021. "Standards and practices for reporting plankton and other particle observations from images." 38 [10.1575/1912/27377]

Siegel, D. A., I. Cetinić, J. R. Graff, et al. C. M. Lee, N. Nelson, M. J. Perry, I. S. Ramos, D. K. Steinberg, K. Buesseler, R. Hamme, A. J. Fassbender, D. Nicholson, M. M. Omand, M. Robert, A. Thompson, V. Amaral, M. Behrenfeld, C. Benitez-Nelson, K. Bisson, E. Boss, P. W. Boyd, M. Brzezinski, K. Buck, A. Burd, S. Burns, S. Caprara, C. Carlson, N. Cassar, H. Close, E. D’Asaro, C. Durkin, Z. Erickson, M. L. Estapa, E. Fields, J. Fox, S. Freeman, S. Gifford, W. Gong, D. Gray, L. Guidi, N. Haëntjens, K. Halsey, Y. Huot, D. Hansell, B. Jenkins, L. Karp-Boss, S. Kramer, P. Lam, J.-M. Lee, A. Maas, O. Marchal, A. Marchetti, A. McDonnell, H. McNair, S. Menden-Deuer, F. Morison, A. K. Niebergall, U. Passow, B. Popp, G. Potvin, L. Resplandy, M. Roca-Martí, C. Roesler, T. Rynearson, S. Traylor, A. Santoro, K. D. Seraphin, H. M. Sosik, K. Stamieszkin, B. Stephens, W. Tang, B. Van Mooy, Y. Xiong, and X. Zhang. 2021. "An operational overview of the EXport Processes in the Ocean from RemoTe Sensing (EXPORTS) Northeast Pacific field deployment." Elementa: Science of the Anthropocene 9 (1): [10.1525/elementa.2020.00107]

McKinna, L. I., I. Cetinić, and P. J. Werdell. 2021. "Development and Validation of an Empirical Ocean Color Algorithm with Uncertainties: A Case Study with the Particulate Backscattering Coefficient." Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans 126 (5): [10.1029/2021jc017231]

Bucci, A. F., A. C. Thomas, and I. Cetinić. 2020. "Interannual Variability in the Thermal Habitat of Alexandrium catenella in the Bay of Fundy and the Implications of Climate Change." Frontiers in Marine Science 7 [10.3389/fmars.2020.587990]

Lange, P. K., P. Jeremy Werdell, Z. K. Erickson, et al. G. Dall’Olmo, R. J. Brewin, M. V. Zubkov, G. A. Tarran, H. A. Bouman, W. H. Slade, S. E. Craig, N. J. Poulton, A. Bracher, M. W. Lomas, and I. Cetinić. 2020. "Radiometric approach for the detection of picophytoplankton assemblages across oceanic fronts." Optics Express 28 (18): 25682 [10.1364/oe.398127]

Walcutt, N. L., B. Knörlein, I. Cetinić, et al. Z. Ljubesic, S. Bosak, T. Sgouros, A. L. Montalbano, A. Neeley, S. Menden‐Deuer, and M. M. Omand. 2020. "Assessment of holographic microscopy for quantifying marine particle size and concentration." Limnology and Oceanography: Methods lom3.10379 [10.1002/lom3.10379]

Erickson, Z. K., P. J. Werdell, and I. Cetinić. 2020. "Bayesian retrieval of optically relevant properties from hyperspectral water-leaving reflectances." Applied Optics 59 (23): 6902 [10.1364/ao.398043]

Baringer, M., M. B. Bif, T. Boyer, et al. S. M. Bushinsky, B. R. Carter, I. Cetinić, D. P. Chambers, L. Cheng, S. Chiba, M. Dai, C. M. Domingues, S. Dong, A. J. Fassbender, R. A. Feely, E. Frajka-Williams, B. A. Franz, J. Gilson, G. Goni, B. D. Hamlington, Z.-Z. Hu, B. Huang, M. Ishii, S. Jevrejeva, W. E. Johns, G. C. Johnson, K. S. Johnson, J. Kennedy, M. Kersalé, R. E. Killick, P. Landschützer, M. Lankhorst, T. Lee, E. Leuliette, F. Li, E. Lindstrom, R. Locarnini, S. Lozier, J. M. Lyman, J. J. Marra, C. S. Meinen, M. A. Merrifield, G. T. Mitchum, B. Moat, D. Monselesan, R. S. Nerem, R. C. Perez, S. G. Purkey, D. Rayner, J. Reagan, N. Rome, A. Sanchez-Franks, C. Schmid, J. P. Scott, U. Send, D. A. Siegel, D. A. Smeed, S. Speich, P. W. Stackhouse, W. Sweet, Y. Takeshita, P. R. Thompson, J. A. Triñanes, M. Visbeck, D. L. Volkov, R. Wanninkhof, R. A. Weller, T. K. Westberry, M. J. Widlansky, S. E. Wijffels, A. C. Wilber, L. Yu, W. Yu, and H.-M. Zhang. 2020. "State of the Climate: Global Oceans." Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society 101 (8): S129-S184 [10.1175/bams-d-20-0105.1]

Martin, A., P. Boyd, K. Buesseler, et al. I. Cetinic, H. Claustre, S. Giering, S. Henson, X. Irigoien, I. Kriest, L. Memery, C. Robinson, G. Saba, R. Sanders, D. Siegel, M. Villa-Alfageme, and L. Guidi. 2020. "The oceans’ twilight zone must be studied now, before it is too late." Nature 580 (7801): 26-28 [10.1038/d41586-020-00915-7]

Scott, J. P., S. Crooke, I. Cetinić, C. E. Del Castillo, and C. L. Gentemann. 2020. "Correcting non-photochemical quenching of Saildrone chlorophyll-a fluorescence for evaluation of satellite ocean color retrievals." Optics Express 28 (3): 4274 [10.1364/oe.382029]

Gentemann, C. L., J. P. Scott, P. L. Mazzini, et al. C. Pianca, S. Akella, P. J. Minnett, P. Cornillon, B. Fox-Kemper, I. Cetinić, T. M. Chin, J. Gomez-Valdes, J. Vazquez-Cuervo, V. Tsontos, L. Yu, R. Jenkins, S. De Halleux, D. Peacock, and N. Cohen. 2020. "Saildrone: adaptively sampling the marine environment." Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society 101 (6): E744–E762 [10.1175/bams-d-19-0015.1]

Walcutt, N. L., B. Knörlein, T. Sgouros, I. Cetinić, and M. M. Omand. 2019. "Virtual Reality and Oceanography: Overview, Applications, and Perspective." Frontiers in Marine Science 6 644 [10.3389/fmars.2019.00644]

McKinna, L. I., I. Cetinic, A. Chase, and J. Werdell. 2019. "Approach for propagating radiometric data uncertainties through NASA ocean color algorithms." Frontiers in Earth Science [10.3389/feart.2019.00176]

Berthelot, H., S. Duhamel, S. L’Helguen, et al. J.-F. Maguer, S. Wang, I. Cetinić, and N. Cassar. 2018. "NanoSIMS single cell analyses reveal the contrasting nitrogen sources for small phytoplankton." The ISME Journal [10.1038/s41396-018-0285-8]

Briggs, N., K. Guðmundsson, I. Cetinić, et al. E. D'Asaro, E. Rehm, C. Lee, and M. J. Perry. 2018. "A multi-method autonomous assessment of primary productivity and export efficiency in the springtime North Atlantic." Biogeosciences 15 (14): 4515-4532 [10.5194/bg-15-4515-2018]

Novak, M. G., I. Cetinić, J. E. Chaves, and A. Mannino. 2018. "The adsorption of dissolved organic carbon onto glass fiber filters and its effect on the measurement of particulate organic carbon: A laboratory and modeling exercise." Limnology and Oceanography: Methods [10.1002/lom3.10248]

Babić, I., M. Mucko, I. Petrić, et al. S. Bosak, H. Mihanović, I. Vilibić, I. Dupčić Radić, I. Cetinić, C. Balestra, R. Casotti, and Z. Ljubešić. 2018. "Multilayer approach for characterization of bacterial diversity in a marginal sea: From surface to seabed." Journal of Marine Systems 184 15-27 [10.1016/j.jmarsys.2018.04.002]

Stamnes, S., C. Hostetler, R. Ferrare, et al. S. Burton, X. Liu, J. Hair, Y. Hu, A. Wasilewski, W. Martin, B. van Diedenhoven, J. Chowdhary, I. Cetinić, L. K. Berg, K. Stamnes, and B. Cairns. 2018. "Simultaneous polarimeter retrievals of microphysical aerosol and ocean color parameters from the “MAPP” algorithm with comparison to high-spectral-resolution lidar aerosol and ocean products." Applied Optics 57 (10): 2394 [10.1364/ao.57.002394]

Ottaviani, M., R. Foster, A. Gilerson, et al. A. Ibrahim, C. Carrizo, A. El-Habashi, B. Cairns, J. Chowdhary, C. Hostetler, J. Hair, S. Burton, Y. Hu, M. Twardowski, N. Stockley, D. Gray, W. Slade, and I. Cetinic. 2018. "Airborne and shipborne polarimetric measurements over open ocean and coastal waters: Intercomparisons and implications for spaceborne observations." Remote Sensing of Environment 206 375-390 [10.1016/j.rse.2017.12.015]

Chase, A. P., E. Boss, I. Cetinić, and W. Slade. 2017. "Estimation of Phytoplankton Accessory Pigments from Hyperspectral Reflectance Spectra: Toward a Global Algorithm." Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans [10.1002/2017jc012859]

Lučić, D., Z. Ljubešić, I. Babić, et al. S. Bosak, I. Cetinić, I. Vilibić, H. Mihanović, M. Hure, J. Njire, P. Lučić, and P. Kružić. 2017. "Unusual winter zooplankton bloom in the open southern Adriatic Sea." TURKISH JOURNAL OF ZOOLOGY 41 1024-1035 [10.3906/zoo-1702-17]

Omand, M. M., I. Cetinic, and A. J. Lucas. 2017. "Using Bio-Optics to Reveal Phytoplankton Physiology from a Wirewalker Autonomous Platform." Oceanography 30 (2): 128–131 [10.5670/oceanog.2017.233]

Crooke, B., L. I. McKinna, and I. Cetinić. 2017. "From toes to top-of-atmosphere: Fowler’s Sneaker Depth index of water clarity for the Chesapeake Bay." Optics Express 25 (8): A361 [10.1364/oe.25.00a361]

Mousing, E. A., K. Richardson, J. Bendtsen, I. Cetinić, and M. J. Perry. 2016. "Evidence of small-scale spatial structuring of phytoplankton alpha- and beta-diversity in the open ocean." Journal of Ecology 104 (6): 1682–1695 [10.1111/1365-2745.12634]

Cetinić, I., N. Poulton, and W. H. Slade. 2016. "Characterizing the phytoplankton soup: pump and plumbing effects on the particle assemblage in underway optical seawater systems." Optics Express 24 (18): 20703 [10.1364/oe.24.020703]

Hu, Y., M. Behrenfeld, C. Hostetler, et al. J. Pelon, C. Trepte, J. Hair, W. Slade, I. Cetinic, M. Vaughan, X. Lu, P. Zhai, C. Weimer, D. Winker, C. C. Verhappen, C. Butler, Z. Liu, B. Hunt, A. Omar, S. Rodier, A. Lifermann, D. Josset, W. Hou, D. MacDonnell, and R. Rhew. 2016. "Ocean Lidar Measurements of Beam Attenuation and a Roadmap to Accurate Phytoplankton Biomass Estimates." EPJ Web of Conferences 119 22003 [10.1051/epjconf/201611922003]

Hair, J., C. Hostetler, Y. Hu, et al. M. Behrenfeld, C. Butler, D. Harper, R. Hare, T. Berkoff, A. Cook, J. Collins, N. Stockley, M. Twardowski, I. Cetinić, R. Ferrare, and T. Mack. 2016. "Combined Atmospheric and Ocean Profiling from an Airborne High Spectral Resolution Lidar." EPJ Web of Conferences 119 22001 [10.1051/epjconf/201611922001]

Bosak, S., I. Bošnjak, I. Cetinic, M. Mejdanżic, and Z. Ljubešic. 2016. "Diatom community in the depths of the South Adriatic: an injection of carbon by biological pump." Rapport du Commission internationale pour l’exploration scientifique de la Mer Mediterranee 41 274

Bošnjak, I., I. Petric, I. Cetinic, et al. S. Bosak, M. Mejdandżic, and Z. Ljubešic. 2016. "In depth characterization of marine cyanobacteria community: targeting of Prochlorococcus ecotypes." Rapport du Commission internationale pour l’exploration scientifique de la Mer Mediterranee 41 275--275

Omand, M. M., E. A. D'Asaro, C. M. Lee, et al. M. J. Perry, N. Briggs, I. Cetinic, and A. Mahadevan. 2015. "Eddy-driven subduction exports particulate organic carbon from the spring bloom." Science 348 (6231): 222-225 [10.1126/science.1260062]

Cetinić, I., M. J. Perry, E. D'Asaro, et al. N. Briggs, N. Poulton, M. E. Sieracki, and C. M. Lee. 2015. "A simple optical index shows spatial and temporal heterogeneity in phytoplankton community composition during the 2008 North Atlantic Bloom Experiment." Biogeosciences 12 (7): 2179--2194 [10.5194/bg-12-2179-2015]

Orcutt, B., and I. Cetinić. 2014. "Women in Oceanography: Continuing Challenges." Oceanography 27 (4): 5-13

Alkire, M. B., C. Lee, E. D'Asaro, et al. M. J. Perry, N. Briggs, I. Cetinić, and A. Gray. 2014. "Net community production and export from Seaglider measurements in the North Atlantic after the spring bloom." Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans 119 (9): 6121--6139

Cetinić, I., M. Perry, E. D’Asaro, et al. N. Briggs, N. Poulton, M. Sieracki, and C. Lee. 2014. "Optical community index to assess spatial patchiness during the 2008 North Atlantic Bloom." Biogeosciences Discussions 11 (9): 12833--12870

Fleming, E. J., I. Cetinic, C. S. Chan, D. Whitney King, and D. Emerson. 2013. "Ecological succession among iron-oxidizing bacteria." ISME J 8 (4): 804-815 [10.1038/ismej.2013.197]

Cetinic, I., M. J. Perry, N. T. Briggs, et al. E. Kallin, E. A. D'Asaro, and C. M. Lee. 2012. "Particulate organic carbon and inherent optical properties during 2008 North Atlantic Bloom Experiment." Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans 117 (C6): [10.1029/2011jc007771]

Alkire, M. B., E. D’Asaro, C. Lee, et al. M. Jane Perry, A. Gray, I. Cetinic, N. Briggs, E. Rehm, E. Kallin, J. Kaiser, and A. González-Posada. 2012. "Estimates of net community production and export using high-resolution, Lagrangian measurements of O2, NO3−, and POC through the evolution of a spring diatom bloom in the North Atlantic." Deep Sea Research Part I: Oceanographic Research Papers 64 157-174 [10.1016/j.dsr.2012.01.012]

Briggs, N., M. J. Perry, I. Cetinic, et al. C. Lee, E. D'Asaro, A. M. Gray, and E. Rehm. 2011. "High-resolution observations of aggregate flux during a sub-polar North Atlantic spring bloom." Deep Sea Research Part I: Oceanographic Research Papers 58 (10): 1031-1039 [10.1016/j.dsr.2011.07.007]

Caron, D. A., M.-È. Garneau, E. Seubert, et al. M. D. Howard, L. Darjany, A. Schnetzer, I. Cetinic, G. Filteau, P. Lauri, and B. Jones. 2010. "Harmful algae and their potential impacts on desalination operations off southern California." Water Research 44 (2): 385-416 [10.1016/j.watres.2009.06.051]

Cetinic, I., G. Toro-Farmer, M. Ragan, C. Oberg, and B. H. Jones. 2009. "Calibration procedure for Slocum glider deployed optical instruments." Optics Express 17 (18): 15420 [10.1364/oe.17.015420]

Sekula-Wood, E., A. Schnetzer, C. R. Benitez-Nelson, et al. C. Anderson, W. M. Berelson, M. A. Brzezinski, J. M. Burns, D. A. Caron, I. Cetinic, J. L. Ferry, E. Fitzpatrick, B. H. Jones, P. E. Miller, S. L. Morton, R. A. Schaffner, D. A. Siegel, and R. Thunell. 2009. "Rapid downward transport of the neurotoxin domoic acid in coastal waters." Nature Geosci 2 (4): 272-275 [10.1038/ngeo472]

Burić, Z., I. Cetinic, D. Viličić, et al. K. C. Mihalić, M. Carić, and G. Olujić. 2007. "Spatial and temporal distribution of phytoplankton in a highly stratified estuary (Zrmanja, Adriatic Sea)." Marine Ecology 28 169-177 [10.1111/j.1439-0485.2007.00180.x]

Cetinic, I., D. Viličić, Z. Burić, and G. Olujić. 2006. "Phytoplankton Seasonality in a Highly Stratified Karstic Estuary (Krka, Adriatic Sea)." Hydrobiologia 555 (1): 31-40 [10.1007/s10750-005-1103-7]

Non-Refereed

McCarty, B. J., A. Mahadevan, P. Matrai, et al. D. J. McGillicuddy, C. S. Rousseaux, D. Siegel, J. H. Churnside, Y. Hu, D. Nicholson, A. F. Thompson, M. M. Omand, A. Martin, M. Dever, Z. K. Erickson, A. Johnson, L. A. Arteaga, I. Cetinic (she/her), and K. Buesseler. 2023. "Reports from EXPORTS modeling and data-mining activities." Technical Memorandum