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Kratzer Susanne
Associate Professor (docent)
Department of Systems Ecology
Stockholm University
SE-106 91 Stockholm
Stockholm
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+46-(0)8-161059
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+46-(0)8-15 84 17
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| Suse@ecology.su.se |
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Frescati Backe
Svante Arrheniusv. 21A |
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Personal presentation:
I stand on the interface between the optical and ecological disciplines, having come to it from biology (German Diplom) and biological oceanography (PhD from UK, funded by MAFF).
In December 2004, I was awarded an assistant professorship by the Swedish National Space Board (2005-2008).
I have a decade of experience in sea-truthing of satellite imagery and I am member of the MERIS validation team (MVT), and I am the main co-ordinator of the Nordic Network in Aquatic Remote Sensing (NordAquaRemS, Oct 2008- Oct 2011).
I have experience on all levels of project management and have led both national as well as international research projects.
My research focus is on large-scale process studies of aquatic ecosystems, using bio-optical and remote sensing methods. My PhD thesis included a comparative study of the Irish Sea and the Baltic Sea in terms of bio-optical properties and is relevant both for ecological considerations as well as for marine remote sensing. During my PhD I learnt that bio-optics is not merely a way to monitor the marine environment. The strength of bio-optical research is that one uses a range of methods and scales of observations- that provide us with a new ‘window’ for the analysis of pelagic ecosystems, and therefore may lead to new understanding of these systems.
In recent years I have specialized on the development of in-water optical and remote sensing methods for improved monitoring of the coastal zone, and have also several projects related to atmospheric correction of satellite images. The latest focus in my research is to develop marine remote sensing as diagnostic tool for integrated coastal zone management.
I am invited lecturer in the Erasmus Mundus Joint Masters in Water and Coastal Management and have developed a module on 'Bio-optical monitoring of coastal waters'.
Whilst working in the Department of Physical Geography and Quaternary Geology from 1998-2006 I was involved in setting up the Marine Remote sensing Group at Stockholm University.
In June 2006 I moved my research to the Marine Ecology Group at the Department of Systems Ecology.
Together with Vattenfall Power Consultant and Strömbeck Consulting I am in the process of setting up a new Swedish aquatic remote sensing group. The philosophy of our group is to further develop remote sensing science and methods, and to make the quality-assured products available to the user community. This requires a combination of remote sensing, bio-optical modelling, atmospheric correction and sea-truthing, and a good collaboration between scientists and end-users, which is not an easy task.
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University Education:
I) Vordiplom in Bilogie at the Phillips-University in Marburg, Germany: April 1990.
II) Diplom Biologie (Master thesis in marine Biology) at Bremen University, Germany: 1994.
III) PhD upgrading (licenciate) in Biological Oceanography in the School of Ocean Sciences, University of Wales, Bangor (UWB), UK: Oct 1996.
IV) PhD viva (defence) on 29 Sept 2000 in the School of Ocean Sciences, UWB, UK. PhD degree awarded: 11 July 2001.
V) Docent lecture passed on 21 October 2008.
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| My latest publications: |
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Kratzer, S. & Tett, P. (2009) 'Using bio-optics to investigate the extent of coastal waters - a Swedish case study.' Hydrobiologia 629(1): 169-185 |
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Kratzer, S., Brockmann, C. and Moore, G. (2008) Using MERIS full resolution data to monitor coastal waters– a case study from Himmerfjärden, a fjord-like bay in the northwestern Baltic Sea. Remote Sensing Environment 112(5): 198-199. |
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Pierson, D., Kratzer, S., Strömbeck, N., and Håkansson, B. (2008) Relationship between the attenuation of downwelling irradiance at 490 nm with the attenuation of PAR (400nm- 700nm) in the Baltic Sea. Remote Sensing of Environment 112(3): 668-680. |
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Kratzer, S. (2005) Satelliter vakar over Östersjön. Miljötillståndet i egentliga Östersjön, Rapport 2005: 41-44. |
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HELCOM (2004) Validation of Algorithms for Chlorophyll a
Retrieval from Satellite Data
in the Baltic Sea Area.Baltic Sea Environment Proceedings. No. 5. Thematic Report: pp. 44. ISSN 0357-2994. |
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Kratzer, S., Buchan, S. and Bowers D.G. (2003) Testing long term trends in turbidity in the Menai Strait, North Wales. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science 56: 221-226. |
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Kratzer, S., Håkansson, B., and Sahlin, C. (2003) Assessing Secchi and photic zone depth in the Baltic Sea from Space. Ambio 32(8): 577-585. |
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Tett, P., Gilpin, L., Svendsen, H., Erlandsson, C. P., Larsson, U., Kratzer, S., Fouilland, E., Janzen, C., Lee, J.-Y., Grenz, C., Newton, A., Ferreira, J.G., Fernandes, T. & Scory, S. (2003) Eutrophication and some European waters of restricted exchange. Continental Shelf Research 23: 1635-1671. |
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Kratzer, S. (2001) Algövervakning- ny modell ger bättre prognoser. RESE Årsrapport 2000. : 14. ISBN 91-89047-07-6. |
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Kratzer, S., Ishii, M., Hirch, S. and Håkansson, B. (2001) Sea-truthing of MERIS using optical data from the open Baltic Sea. Nordic Space Activities, The Nordic and the ENVISAT programme. 9(3&4): 16-19. ISSN:0805-7397. |
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