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Andy Banks

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Date of Birth : December 22, 1967
Nationality : British
Language : English (native language)

Education

• 1993 B.Sc. (Hons) in Physical Geography from the University of Reading
• 1994 M.Sc. in Remote Sensing from Imperial College and University College, London University
• 2000 Ph.D. in Remote Sensing and Environmental Physics from the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) Environmental Systems Science Centre (ESSC), University of Reading

Professional Experience

• 1994 - 2000. Participation in research projects carried out by ESSC.
• Research experience in remote sensing, environmental physics, physical modelling and simulation.
• 2000 - to date. Participation in research projects carried out by the Marine Ecology and Oceanography Departments of IMBC.
• Research experience in remote sensing, GIS and mapping of the marine environment and oceanography.
• Member of European Commission's Expert Evaluators Panel for Sustainable Marine Ecosystems under the Programme Energy, Environment and Sustainable Development.
• Member of IEEE and IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Society
• Member of Remote Sensing and Photogrammetry Society

Research interests

• Coastal zone remote sensing.
• Oceanographic remote sensing and modelling.
• Coastal GIS and mapping.
• Modelling & simulation of remotely sensed data.

Involvement in European projects

• 2000-to date: NATURA 2000 (participation)
• 2001-to date: GAVDOS (scientist responsible for HCMR)
• 2002-to date: AMASON (participation)
• 2003-to date: MED-CORE (participation)
• 2003-to date: MAMA (participation)

Selected recent publications

• Banks, A.C. (1993) Preliminary Evaluation of the Segmentation of ERS1 AMI Radar Imagery (of Chott Djerid, Southern Tunisia) Using the Multi Image Processing System (MUSIPS) – Its Applicability and Geomorphological Implications (BSc Thesis, The University of Reading, Reading, UK)
• Banks, A.C. (1994) The Influence of Diffuse Sky Radiation on Bidirectional Reflectance, Its Modelling, Model Inversion and the Determination of Albedo (MSc Thesis, University College and Imperial College, University of London, London, UK)
• Banks, A.C. and Lee, J. (1995) "Modelling Remotely Sensed Data for Landscape Pattern and Ecology: A Ground-Up Approach", Landscape Ecology: Theory and Application, Proceedings of the Fourth International Association for Landscape Ecology Conference (IALE), The University of Reading, Reading, UK, 19th-20th September 1995
• Banks, A.C. (1997) "Modelling Surface Reflectance for the Simulation of Remotely Sensed Data", RSS97: Observations and Interactions, 23rd Annual Conference & Exhibition of the Remote Sensing Society, The University of Reading,Reading, UK, 2nd-4th September 1997
• Banks, A.C. (1999) View Zenith Based Atmospheric Correction of MIVIS Data of the Venice Lagoon Using the Second Simulation of the Satellite Signal in the Solar Spectrum (Environmental Systems Science Centre Internal Report, University of Reading, Reading, UK)
• Banks, A.C. (2000) Modelling Surface Reflectance for the Simulation of Remotely Sensed Data (PhD Thesis, Environmental Systems Science Centre, University of Reading, Reading, UK)
• Banks, A.C., Drakopoulos, P. and Zodiatis, G. (2003) "A Comparison iof Tide Gauge and Satellite Altimetry Derived Sea Level for Two Eastern Mediterranean Islands", Geophysical Research Abstracts 5, European Geophysical Society -American Geophysical Union – European Union of Geophysicists Joint Assembly, Nice, France, 06 – 11 April 2003
• Banks, A.C., Drakopoulos, P. and Tsimplis, M. (2003) "Investigation of Sea Level Around the Island of Gavdos from Ten Years of Topex-Poseidon Satellite Altimetry Data", The 7th National Symposium on Oceanography and Fisheries, Hersonissos, Crete, Greece, 06 – 09 May 2003
• Banks, A.C., Drakopoulos, P. and Tsimplis, M. (2003) "Investigation of Sea Level Around the Island of Gavdos from Ten Years of Topex-Poseidon Satellite Altimetry Data", Mediterranean Marine Science (submitted for peer review).
• Burke, E.J., Banks, A.C. and Gurney, R.J. (1997) "Remote Sensing of Soil-Vegetation-Atmosphere Transfer Processes", Progress in Physical Geography, 21, 4, pp 549-572
• Cocard, M., Banks, A., Damianidis, K., Drakopoulos, P., Exertier, P., Forsberg, R., Frantzis, X., Geiger, A., Gidskehaug, A., Kahle, H.-G., Koutroulis, E., Maratos, A., Mavraeidopoulos, A., Mertikas, S. P., Olesen, A. V., Pantazoglou, F., Papadopoulos, A., Pavlis, E. C., Pesec, P., Spyridakis, N., Suenkel, H., Tziavos, I. N., Vergos, G. S. (2002) "Airborne Laser and Gravity Project for the Altimeter Calibration Site Gavdos", Geophysical Research Abstracts 4, 27th European Geophysical Society General Assembly, Nice, France, 22-26 April, 2002
• Cocard, M., Papafitsorou-Marti, A., Kahle, H. -G., Geiger, A., Banks, A., A., Damianidis, K., Drakopoulos, P., Exertier, P., Forsberg, R., Frantzis, X., Gidskehaug, A., Koutroulis, E., Maratos, A., Mavraeidopoulos, A., Mertikas, S. P., Olesen, A. V., Pantazoglou, F., Papadopoulos, A., Pavlis, E. C., Pesec, P., Spyridakis, N., Suenkel, H., Tziavos, I. N., Vergos, G. S. (2002) "Past and Future Airborne Laser Surveys over Greece", The Eleventh General Assembly of the WEGENER Project - WEGENER 2002, Athens, Greece, 12-14 June, 2002
• Drakopoulos, P., Banks, A.C., Christodoulou, K., Pantazoglou, F. and Spyridakis, N. (2003) "The GAVDOS Operational Project: Its Oceanographic Component and Preliminary Results", The 7th National Symposium on Oceanography and Fisheries, Hersonissos, Crete, Greece, 06 – 09 May 2003
• Mertikas, S. P., Banks, A., Cocard, M., Damianidis, K., Drakopoulos, P., Exertier, P., Forsberg, R., Frantzis, X., Geiger, A., Gidskehaug, A., Kahle, H.-G., Koutroulis, E., Maratos, A., Mavraeidopoulos, A., Olesen, A. V., Pantazoglou, F., Papadopoulos, A., Pavlis, E. C., Pesec, P., Spyridakis, N., Suenkel, H., Tziavos, I. N., Vergos, G. S. (2002) "GAVDOS: A European Radar Altimeter Calibration and Sea-level Monitoring Site for Jason-1, Envisat, and Euro-Gloss", Geophysical Research Abstracts 4, 27th European Geophysical Society General Assembly, Nice, France, 22-26 April 2002
• Mertikas, S. P., Banks, A., Cocard, M., Damianidis, K., Drakopoulos, P., Exertier, P., Forsberg, R., Frantzis, X., Geiger, A., Kahle, H.-G., Koutroulis, E., Maratos, A., Mavraidopoulos, A., Olesen, A. V., Papadopoulos, A., Pavlis, E. C., Pesec, P., Suenkel, H., Tziavos, I. N., Vergos, G.S. (2002) "Altimeter Calibration and Sea-Level Monitoring Facility in Gavdos, Crete", Jason-1 Science Working Team Meeting, Biarritz, France, 10-12 June 2002, http://www-aviso.cls.fr/html/swt/posters2002_uk.html
• Mertikas, S. P., Banks, A., Cocard, M., Damianidis, K., Drakopoulos, P., Exertier, P., Forsberg, R., Frantzis, X., Geiger, A., Gidskehaug, A., Kahle, H.-G., Koutroulis, E., Maratos, A., Mavraeidopoulos, A., Olesen, A. V., Pantazoglou, F., Papadopoulos, A., Pavlis, E. C., Pesec, P., Spyridakis, N., Suenkel, H., Tziavos, I. N., Vergos, G. S. (2002) "Installation Procedures of Establishing an Altimeter Calibration and Sea-Level Monitoring Facility on the Isle of Gavdos, Crete, Greece", The Eleventh General Assembly of the WEGENER Project, WEGENER 2002, Athens, Greece, 12-14 June 2002
• Mertikas, S. P., Banks, A., Cocard, M., Damianidis, K., Drakopoulos, P., Exertier, P., Forsberg, R., Frantzis, X., Geiger, A., Gidskehaug, A., Kahle, H.-G., Koutroulis, E., Maratos, A., Mavraeidopoulos, A., Olesen, A. V., Pantazoglou, F., Papadopoulos, A., Pavlis, E. C., Pesec, P., Spyridakis, N., Suenkel, H., Tziavos, I. N., Vergos, G. S. (2002) "Recent Developments in the Calibration-Validation Site of Gavdos, Greece" Jason-1/TOPEX/Poseidon Science Working Team meeting, New Orleans, USA, 21-23 October 2002
• Panayotidis, P., Drakopoulou, P., Siakavara, K., Banks, A., Orfanidis, S., Tsiaga, E., Haritonidis, S. and Tsirika, A. (2002) "Cartography of the Marine Sites in 67 Areas of the Greek NATURA 2000 Network", 2nd Hellenic Congress on Management and Improvement of the Coastal Zones, Athens, September 2002
• Panayotidis, P., Drakopoulou, P., Siakavara, K., Banks, A., Orfanidis, S., Tsiaga, E., Haritonidis, S. and Tsirika, A. (2002) "Cartography of the Marine Sites of the Greek Natura-2000 Network: Towards a Sustainable Management of the Coastal Environment", Proceedings of the European Federation of Marine Science and Technology Societies (EFMS) 1st Scientific Conference: Oceanographical Aspects for a Sustainable Mediterranean, Athens, Greece, 27-29 September 2002
• Pavlis, E. C., Banks, A., Cocard, M., Damianidis, K., Drakopoulos, P., Exertier, P., Forsberg, R., Frantzis, X., Geiger, A., Gidskehaug, A., Kahle, H.-G., Koutroulis, E., Maratos, A., Mavraeidopoulos, A., Mertikas, S. P., Olesen, A. V., Pantazoglou, F., Papadopoulos, A., Pesec, P., Spyridakis, N., Suenkel, H., Tziavos, I. N., Vergos, G. S. (2002) "Absolute Sea Level Monitoring and Altimeter Calibration at Gavdos, Crete, Greece", Geophysical Research Abstracts 4, 27th European Geophysical Society General Assembly, Nice, France, 22-26 April 2002
• Siakavara, K., Valavanis, V. and Banks, A. C. (2000) "Mapping of NATURA 2000 Marine Benthic Habitats using Remote Sensing Techniques", Regional Activity Centre for Specially Protected Areas (RAC/SPA) 1st Mediterranean Symposium on Marine Vegetation, Ajaccio, Corsica, France, 03-04 October 2000
• Siakavara, K. and Banks, A.C. (2003) "Mapping of the Coastal Marine Environment of the Island of Crete", The 7th National Symposium on Oceanography and Fisheries, Hersonissos, Crete, Greece, 06 – 09 May 2003
• Tziavos, I. N., Banks, A., Cocard, M., Damianidis, K., Drakopoulos, P., Exertier, P., Forsberg, R., Frantzis, X., Geiger, A., Gidskehaug, A., Kahle, H.-G., Koutroulis, E., Maratos, A., Mavraeidopoulos, Mertikas, S. P., A., Olesen, A. V., Pantazoglou, F., Papadopoulos, A., Pavlis, E. C., Pesec, P., Spyridakis, N., Suenkel, H., Vergos, G. S. (2002) "A Survey of Marine Geoid Estimation using Satellite Altimetry and Shipborne Gravity Data in Gavdos", Geophysical Research Abstracts 4, 27th European Geophysical Society General Assembly, Nice, France, 22-26 April 2002