Christopher BuonassissiRemote Sensing Research Associate
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Bio
Chris joined the Estuarine and Coastal Processes Program at the UNC Coastal Studies Institute in April of 2009. Chris did his Master’s studies in Oceanography at the University of Connecticut under Dr. Heidi Dierssen working in ocean optics and remote sensing. His thesis topic was A Regional Comparison of Particle Size Distributions and the Power-law Approximation in Oceanic and Estuarine Surface Waters by Laser Diffraction. Chris has participated in several major research projects and field campaigns including a recent cruise to the Southern Ocean as part of the GASEX III research program.
Education
2009 M.S. in Oceanography, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT
2005 B.S. in Geology with a Geophysics Option, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA
Research Interests
Chris's research interests are centered on using optical instrumentation and remote sensing in both basic and applied research, especially in estuarine and coastal environments. He is particularly interested in applications of his work by managers, decision makers and the public.
Presentations
Christopher Buonassissi and Heidi Dierssen, A Comparison of Particle Size Distribution in Long Island Sound, Florida Bay, and the North Atlantic; Ocean Optics XVII, October, 2006 (poster)
Christopher Buonassissi and Heidi Dierssen, Measuring Suspended Sediments Using LISST Instruments; ERF, November, 2007 (poster)
Christopher Buonassissi and Heidi Dierssen, Particle Populations in the Southern Ocean during the Southern Ocean Gas Exchange Experiment; AGU, December, 2008 (poster, presented by Heidi Dierssen)
H.M. Dierssen, K. Randolph, C. Buonassissi, M. Twardowski, S. Freeman, W. Balch, and D. Drapeau, Differentiating Sources of Backscattering in the Southern Ocean for Ocean Color Remote Sensing: Calcite, Bubbles and Phytoplankton; ASLO Ocean Sciences, January, 2009 (poster)
Richard L. Miller, Stanley R. Riggs, and Christopher Buonassissi, Material Transport in Coastal North Carolina Following Hurricanes: A Remote Sensing Perspective of Hurrican Floyd’s Impact; Hurricane Floyd Symposium, September, 2009 (talk by Richard Miller)
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