The Marine Processes and Observations group combines world-leading biogeochemical expertise with cutting-edge Earth observation technology to monitor and understand the marine environment on a global scale. Using a multi-platform approach—from satellites and drones to autonomous systems and shipboard surveys—we explore key ocean interfaces and deliver actionable insights that support sustainable development, environmental policy, and climate resilience.
What we do
- Biogeochemical cycling of organic and inorganic carbon and nutrients in diverse marine and coastal environments
- Understanding fluxes between interconnected Earth systems and the drivers that influence them
- Monitoring and modelling ecosystem function to inform forecasts, management, and adaptation
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Phytodiverse: Advancing Ocean Biodiversity Science from SpacePhytodiverse will advance the science of phytoplankton diversity algorithms for Essential Biodiversity Variables (EBV) and derived indicators from space. The…
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Ocean Colour Climate Change Initiative (OC-CCI)The Ocean Colour Climate Change Initiative (OC-CCI) (2010–present) delivers a long-term, consistent satellite record of ocean colour to support climate…
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Climate and Marine Production (CAMP)Climate and Marine Production (CAMP) is improving our understanding of ocean productivity and how it responds to climate change by…
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Satellite-based observations of Carbon in the Ocean: Pools, Fluxes and Exchanges (SCOPE)In the Satellite-based observations of Carbon in the Ocean: Pools fluxes and Exchange (SCOPE) project, funded by the European Space…
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Sentinel User Preparation and organic Carbon from earth Observation between Ocean and Land (SUPaCOOL)Preparing users for next-generation CHIME and LSTM satellite missions to monitor organic carbon flux in coastal waters and river plumes-closing…
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Coccolithophore controls on ocean alkalinity (CHALKY)The CHALKY project aims to determine how coccolithophore calcium carbonate production, recycling and export from the surface ocean affects air-sea…
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LandSeaLot: Land-Sea interface: Let’s observe together!Monitoring the complex land-sea interface is critical for managing pollution, carbon fluxes, biodiversity, and other challenges driven by human and…
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EuroGO-SHIP: Enhancing Ocean ObservationsThe EuroGO-SHIP project aims to enhance the quality, integration and sustainability of ship-based hydrographic data collection across Europe.
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Future States of the global Coastal ocean: Understanding for Solutions (FOCUS)The Future states Of the global Coastal ocean: Understanding for Solutions (FOCUS) project is working to understand how climate change…
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Hyperspectral Bio-Optical Observations Sailing on Tara (HyperBOOST)Marine ecosystem health in coastal areas can be challenging to monitor using Earth Observation due to their optical complexity. HyperBOOST…
People who work in this area
Professor James Fishwick
Head of Smart Sound Plymouth and Head of Operations and Technology, Western Channel Observatory
