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- Richard Zimmerman
- Professor
- Ocean, Earth & Atmospheric Sciences
- 337 OceanographyandPhysics Bldg
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Norfolk,
VA
23529
- 757-683-5991
- rzimmerm@odu.edu
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Education
- University Of Southern California,
1983
- Major: Biological Sciences
- Degree: Ph. D.
- University of Southern California,
1979
- Major: Biological Sciences
- Degree: M.S.
- University of Southern California,
1975
- Major: Biological Sciences
- Degree: B.S.
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Research Interests
- Ecological physiology of marine photosynthesis, metabolic regulation of carbon and nutrient dynamics in marine ecosystems,
radiative transfer and remote sensing of optically shallow waters, ecosystem productivity and numerical modeling.
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Book Chapters
- Zimmerman, R. C. (2007). Photosynthesis.. Encyclopedia of Tidepools and Rocky Shores.
- Zimmerman, R. C., and Dekker, R. (2006). Aquatic optics: basis concepts for understanding how light affects seagrasses and makes them measurable from space. (pp. Chapter 12; 295-301). Seagrasses: Biology, Ecology and Conservation.
- Zimmerman, R. C. (2006). Light and photosynthesis in seagrass meadows. (pp. Chapter 13; 303-321). Seagrasses: Biology, Ecology and Conservation.
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Articles
- Bachmann, C. M., Montes, M. J., Fusina, R. A., Parrish, C., Sellars, J., Weidemann, A., Goode, W., Nichols, C. R., Woodward, P., McIlhany, K., Hill, V., Zimmerman, R. C., Korwan, D., Truitt, B., and Schwarzschild, A. (2010). Bathymetry Retrieval from Hyperspectral Imagery in the Very Shallow Water Limit: A Case Study from the 2007 Virginia Coast
Reserve (VCR '07) Multi-Sensor Campaign'. Marine Geodesy, 33, (pp. 1, 53-75).
- Dierssen, H., Zimmerman, R. C., Drake, L., and Burdige, D. J. (2010). Benthic ecology from space: optics and net primary production cross the Great Bahama Bank from seagrass and benthic algae. Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser., 411, (pp. 1-15).
- Hill, V., and Zimmerman, R. C. Increasing the accuracy of remotely sensed primary production estimates for the Arctic Ocean, using passive and active sensors. Limnol. Oceanogr.
- Pan, X., and Zimmerman, R. C. Modeling the vertical distributions of downwelling plane irradiance and diffuse attenuation coefficient in optically deep
waters. Geophys. Res.-Oceans
- Burdige, D. J., Hu, X., and Zimmerman, R. C. (2010). The widespread occurrence of coupled carbonate dissolution/reprecipitation in surface sediments on the Bahamas Bank. Amer. J. Science, 310, (pp. 492-521).
- Dierssen, H., Zimmerman, R. C., and Burdige, D. J. (2009). Optics and remote sensing of Bahamian carbonate sediment whitings and potential relationship to wind-driven Langmuir circulation. Biogeosciences, 6, (pp. 487-500).
- Dierssen, H., Zimmerman, R. C., Drake, L., and Burdige, D. J. (2009). Potential transport of unattached benthic macroalgae to the deep sea through wind-driven Langmuir circulation. Geophys. Res. Let., 36,
- Rassweiler, A., Arkema, K., Reed, D., Zimmerman, R. C., and Brzezinski, M. (2008). Net Primary production, growth and standing crop of Macrocystis pyrifera in Southern California. Ecology, 89, (pp. 2068).
- Burdige, D. J., Hu, X., and Zimmerman, R. C. (2008). Rates of carbonate dissolution in permeable sediments estimated from pore-water profiles: the role of sea grasses. Limnol. Oceanogr., 53, (pp. 549-565).
- Palacios, S. L., and Zimmerman, R. C. (2007). Eelgrass (Zostera marina L.) response to CO2 enrichment: possible impacts of climate change and potential for remediation
of coastal habitats. Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser., 344, (pp. 1-13).
- Dominik, C. M., and Zimmerman, R. C. (2006). Dynamics of carbon allocation in a deep-water population fothe deciduous kelp, Pleurophycus gardeneri. Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser., 309, (pp. 143-157).
- Dierssen, H., Kudela, R., Ryan, J., and Zimmerman, R. C. (2006). Red and black tides: Quantitative anaylsis of sea spectral reflectance and perceived color for phytoplankton, colored dissolved
organic matter, and suspended sediments. Liminol. Oceanogr., 51, (pp. 2646-2659).
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Presentations
- Exploiting LIDAR To Retrieve Particle Distributions Of The Upper Ocean
- Sponsoring Organization: Ocean Optics XX, Anchorage Alaska
- Date: 2010
- Authors/Presenters:
Zimmerman, R. C.
Sukenik, C. I.
Hill, V.
Yongxiang, H.
- Exploiting LIDAR To Retrieve Particle Distributions Of The Upper Ocean
- Sponsoring Organization: Ocean Sciences Meeting
- Date: February, 2010
- Authors/Presenters:
Sukenik, C. I.
Zimmerman, R. C.
Hill, V.
Hu, Y.
- Merging active and passive ocean sensors to improve retrieval of primary
- Sponsoring Organization: Ocean Sciences Meeting
- Date: February, 2010
- Authors/Presenters:
Hill, V.
Zimmerman, R. C.
Hu, Y.
Sukenik, C. I.
- 2007: Elected to Phi Kappa Phi, Phi Kappa Phi
- 1981: Elected to Sigma Xi, Sigma Xi
- 1998: Visiting Professor, Moss Landing Marine Laboratories
- 1981: A.R.C.S. Scholar, A.R.C.S.
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Contracts, Grants and Sponsored Research