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Vittorio Brando
@vittoriobrando.bsky.social
Italian, Australian, earth observation scientist focused on coastal and shelf waters. Bio-optics, operational ocean Colour, hyperspectral data.
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As a way of introduction to my 🦋Bluesky followers , this is the word cloud of my publications made with scholargoggler.com.
It really reflects my bio:
"Italian, Australian, earth observation scientist focused on coastal and shelf waters. Bio-optics, operational ocean Colour, hyperspectral data"! 🌊🛰️
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A dynamical geography of observed trends in the global ocean | Science Advances www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
A dynamical geography of observed trends in the global ocean
An empirical analysis of upper ocean physics reveals the factors that shape the seascape evolution in response to global warming.
www.science.org
April 26, 2025 at 8:48 PM
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#DYK that #coastal ecosystems are becoming increasingly vulnerable to human activities❓

This is driven by:
🔹Pollution
🔹Overfishing
🔹Urbanisation
🔹Tourism
🔹Industrialisation

The #CopernicusCoastalHub provides a range of datasets to monitor these issues

🔗 marine.copernicus.eu...
February 7, 2025 at 8:00 AM
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The Copernicus Marine Service Phase 2 Kick-Off Event is ON! From January 28 – 30 2025 in Toulouse, this strategic meeting for contractors (TACs, MFCs, MDS etc.) sets the stage for 2025 – 2028, fostering collaboration and detailing evolution plans. 🌊 #CopernicusMarine #Phase2
January 28, 2025 at 6:40 PM
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The Copernicus Marine General Assembly begins in Toulouse!
We are looking forward to three days of a wide variety of services for our oceans.
@copernicusmarine.bsky.social
January 28, 2025 at 10:47 AM
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Last chance to apply for our EUMETSAT Supporting Marine EO Application course! If you want to learn about using our altimetry, SST, ocean colour, sea-ice or wind data, or have workflows you want to co-develop with us, then apply before Friday! Details below (apply at: tinyurl.com/EUM-SMA-2025)
January 28, 2025 at 9:10 AM
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Until 17 Feb 2025 @ec.europa.eu is looking for feedback on the #EuropeanOceansPact - aiming to promote sustainable ocean management 🌏and ensure the health🤒🐟, resilience🪸, and productivity🦪🌱 of the oceans🌊 and prosperity of 🇪🇺 coastal communities🎏 oceans-and-fisheries.ec.europa.eu/news/shaping...
Shaping the European Oceans Pact: Commission launches a call for evidence
Today the European Commission has launched a call for evidence to shape the European Oceans Pact, a political initiative that aims to promote sustainable ocean management and ensure the health, resili...
oceans-and-fisheries.ec.europa.eu
January 20, 2025 at 10:38 PM
Wow! #CTDappreciationday is here and @planktonteuta.bsky.social posted me next to a CTD! Indeed going at sea to collect optical properties is a crucial aspect of our work to ensure that satellite retrievals are accurate. 🌊🛰️
on this #CTDappreciationday, here is the photo from beautiful Tara and @vittoriobrando.bsky.social chatting with NASA PACE validation team about how awesome CTDs are and how crucial they are when measuring optical properties of the ocean... next to a CTD rosette.
January 22, 2025 at 5:15 PM
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📢Exciting news! The latest version of the #CopernicusMarine Toolbox is now available‼️

Thanks to valuable feedback from our user community, we've updated the Toolbox to improve performance and overall user experience🌊

Read more at👇
marine.copernicus.eu/news/new-rel...
January 17, 2025 at 9:45 AM
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Hello,@bsky.app! Many of our followers are already here, and we are excited to join the community

Not familiar with us? We are the #CopernicusMarine Service, one of the six #Copernicus services

We provide free, open #MarineData to support scientific innovation & help protect our oceans 🌊
January 13, 2025 at 5:13 PM
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There are a few red flags you should look for in a research job and people looking down on your enthusiasm for science is one of them 🚩
January 6, 2025 at 2:06 PM
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🌊 Whether you're an early-career researcher, #marine scientist, or industry professional, this is your chance to deepen your marine #EO expertise!

Master the use of #Sentinel-3, Sentinel-6, &
@osisaf.bsky.social marine data from leading experts. 🛰️

Apply at: bit.ly/3ZqI6LU
December 12, 2024 at 10:07 AM
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Very accurate overview of what I have been working on since publishing my first paper in 1998. Thanks to scholargoggler.com and @vittoriobrando.bsky.social
December 11, 2024 at 8:01 PM
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The wait is over! 🌍
#Meteosat-12 is now operational, delivering live, breathtaking views of the Atlantic Ocean in stunning GeoColour.
From 36,000 km above Earth, the satellite delivers a new image every 10 minutes. 🛰️
Watch live: youtube.com/watch?v=6CXR...
December 11, 2024 at 11:15 AM
It's time to share also here what I found a few years ago while cleaning up my dad’s old paperwork.
A letter with the dreaded wording:
"I regret to inform you that ..."
10 of December hence marks the "Brando's rejection day". Proudly being rejected since at least 48 years!
🌊🛰️🧪 #embracerejection
December 11, 2024 at 3:12 PM
As a way of introduction to my 🦋Bluesky followers , this is the word cloud of my publications made with scholargoggler.com.
It really reflects my bio:
"Italian, Australian, earth observation scientist focused on coastal and shelf waters. Bio-optics, operational ocean Colour, hyperspectral data"! 🌊🛰️
December 11, 2024 at 2:50 PM
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🔵🌊🛰️🍥A mesmerizing view from #Himawari 9 shows a giant phytoplankton bloom in the Southern Ocean, just few off the coasts of Australia. The ongoing bloom on Dec.4 showed a colorful mix of swirls covering almost 1800km2 and rotating slowly.
December 6, 2024 at 2:06 AM
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December 4, 2024 at 11:39 AM
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#FishyFriday PhD alert 🌊🧪🦑
Reposting as I am now contributing to more feeds 😉
Get in touch if you have any Qs and watch this space as we'll be advertising #postdoc opportunities in the new year.
Happy Friday!
#PhDAlert #PhD opportunity in #marine #science & #technology, #autonomy #sensing #ecology
🌊 Exciting #PhD opportunity using autonomous platforms, sensors & sensing. Our studentship explores #ocean physics & key ecosystem drivers in light of floating offshore #wind in the #CelticSea using #AUVs & #satellite remote sensing. Join me, Peter Miller & @alexnimmosmith.bsky.social 🧬🛰️🤖
November 29, 2024 at 11:28 AM
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🔵🌊🌀🛰️When #earthobservation meets art:strong winds have affected the coasts of #Tuscany with storm surges which caused some dynamics in the coastal waters.The result is this colorful swirl that extends for more than 20km,south of #Livorno seen by #Sentinel2 on Nov 23. #Italy @volcaholic1.bsky.social
November 25, 2024 at 6:46 PM
And now we are back to our “old science twitter” times! The Sentinel2 image acquired on Saturday over one of
@aida-alvera.bsky.social favorite spots reminds us why we stole S2 from the land community to use it for coastal oceanography as it captures fine scale and submesoscale features! 🛰️🌊
It looks like the goddess of turbulent flows was reading our posts last week @vittoriobrando.bsky.social

Bay of Follonica doing what it does best, an eddy extravaganza! 🤩. Turbid waters, currents, coastline & bathymetry all contribute to create small eddies and features on 23 Nov, by #Sentinel2 🌊
November 25, 2024 at 4:00 PM
The plankton manifesto is a call for Plankton-Based Solutions to address the Triple Planetary Crisis (i. e., biodiversity, climate & pollution) via awareness and stewardship of plankton roles in the blue economy, blue food, blue carbon 🛰️🌊
November 24, 2024 at 10:53 AM
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🌿 Phénomène d’autant plus problématique qu’il impacte les populations et les écosystèmes en s’échouant.
En réponse, ⁦ le #CNRM engage son expertise en télédétection 🛰️ un service public de surveillance et prévision Météo France unique en UE ainsi que les projets recherche ⁦‪@ANR‬⁩ Foresea et Samoussa
Invasion de sargasses pour Guirec Soudée | Vendée Globe 2024
YouTube video by Vendée Globe
youtu.be
November 24, 2024 at 8:30 AM
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"After recent changes to X, a gradual migration turns into a stampede," @kakape.bsky.social writes about Bluesky's explosive growth.

@anastasiabiz.bsky.social says this reminds her of behavioral cascades, where a system that has reached a certain threshold can suddenly shift.

Read more:
Like ‘old Twitter’: The scientific community finds a new home on Bluesky
After recent changes to Elon Musk’s X, a gradual migration turns into a stampede
www.science.org
November 20, 2024 at 11:58 PM
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It's “ocean”, not “oceans”. Thank you for coming to my TED Talk.
November 21, 2024 at 12:24 AM
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Gurdeep is my instant follow on any platform.
Sending love, light, and warmth from the frozen expanse of Lake Laberge in the Yukon. May the serene beauty of this winter landscape bring you comfort and strength during difficult times.
November 21, 2024 at 3:55 AM