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Martin A Montes

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Martin A Montes

  • SCI PROGRAMMER
  • 301.286.0501
  • NASA/GSFC
  • Mail Code: 616
  • Greenbelt , MD 20771
  • Employer: SCIENCE SYSTEMS AND APPLICATIONS INC

    • Research Interests

    Scattering LiDAR in aquatic environments

    Inversion models of biogeochemical properties and ecosystem functions in coastal and oceanic waters. Spaceborne LiDAR and machine learning algorithms applied to climate change variability

    Statistical modeling of continental aerosols

    Machine learning techniques applied to classification of aerosols types derived from passive and active spaceborne measurements. Real-time prediction of aerosol composition for improving atmospheric correction and optical inversion of biogeochemical properties in coastal and inland waters

    Toxic phytoplankton blooms

    Detection of HABs using GIS and machine learning algorithms and smartphone measurements

    Current Projects

    PACE (Planned. Plankton, Aerosol, Cloud and ocean Ecosystem)

    Science Data Segment team: Code development for L1C products using SeaDAS soffware. Mapping of optical measurements derived from satellite sensors OCI, HARP-2 and SpexOne. Geolocation algorithms for aerosol products.

    Positions/Employment

    5/2018 - Present

    Scientific Programmer

    NASA/SSAI, Greenbelt, MD,USA

    Development, validation and implementation of aerosol models and L1C products for hyperspectral, polarized and multangular satellite measurements

    2020 - Present

    Ad-honorem researcher

    CURE, Uruguay

    Statistical modelization and artificial intelligence of data in natural sciences (MEDIANA). PI: Carolini Crisci and Angel Segura

    Education

    1. PhD, Marine Ecology, CICESE, Mexico
    2. MsSc, Physics, University of South Florida
    3. Licenciatura, Marine Biology, Argentina

    Professional Societies

    AGU, 2015 - Present
    member

    Professional Service

    Guest editor: Remote Sensing Journal, 2020

    Awards

    • Distinguished citizen of Tampico, Mexico, 2001
    • US Navy Antarctic medal, 1996
    • Best bachelor, Argentina, 1995 graduation

    Publications

    Refereed

    Montes, M., N. Pahlevan, D. M. Giles, et al. J.-C. Roger, P.-W. Zhai, B. Smith, R. Levy, P. J. Werdell, and A. Smirnov. 2022. "Augmenting Heritage Ocean-Color Aerosol Models for Enhanced Remote Sensing of Inland and Nearshore Coastal Waters." Frontiers in Remote Sensing, 3: [10.3389/frsen.2022.860816]

    Montes, M. A., A. K. Vuorenkoski, B. Metzger, and B. Ramos. 2021. "Interpretation of Spectral LiDAR Backscattering off the Florida Coast." Remote Sensing, 13 (13): 2475 [10.3390/rs13132475]

    Publications

    Refereed

    Montes, M., N. Pahlevan, D. M. Giles, et al. J.-C. Roger, P.-W. Zhai, B. Smith, R. Levy, P. J. Werdell, and A. Smirnov. 2022. "Augmenting Heritage Ocean-Color Aerosol Models for Enhanced Remote Sensing of Inland and Nearshore Coastal Waters." Frontiers in Remote Sensing 3 [10.3389/frsen.2022.860816]

    Montes, M. A., A. K. Vuorenkoski, B. Metzger, and B. Ramos. 2021. "Interpretation of Spectral LiDAR Backscattering off the Florida Coast." Remote Sensing 13 (13): 2475 [10.3390/rs13132475]

                                                                                                                                                                                            
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