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Jon Atherton

 https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7670-2928

  • PL 27 (Latokartanonkaari 7)

    00014

    Finland

  • Viikinkaari 1, Biocentre 3

    00790 Helsinki

    Finland

20132019
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Description of research and teaching

Current areas of research interest:

  • Remote sensing:
  1. Chlorophyll fluorescence, from leaf to landscape
  2. Field and automated canopy spectroscopy 
  3. Physiological optics (e.g. Photochemical Reflectance Index)
  4. Physically-based modelling techniques
  • Ecophysiology:
  1. Photosynthesis
  2. BVOCs
  • Modern software and hardware in Environmental Science:
  1. Data science and associated languages (Python numerical stack and R)
  2. Affordable instrumentation development (e.g. RPI) 
  3. Promoting up-to-date software practice (e.g. version control)

I am instructing on "Environmental Data Science" which covers some of the practical aspects of working with data in R and Python. We use Jupyter notebooks for course content which you can find on our lab's github:

https://github.com/OptPhotLab/EnvDataSciNotebooks

https://github.com/OptPhotLab/EnvDataSciNotebooksPython

 

 

Fields of Science

  • 1172 Environmental sciences
  • Remote sensing
  • 4112 Forestry
  • Tree growth

International and National Collaboration Publications and projects within past five years.

Publications 2013 2019

  • 13 Article
  • 7 Conference contribution

A mechanistic model of winter stem diameter dynamics reveals the time constant of diameter changes and the elastic modulus across tissues and species

Lindfors, L., Atherton, J., Riikonen, A. & Holtta, T., 15 Jul 2019, In : Agricultural and Forest Meteorology. 272, p. 20-29 10 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review

Diurnal and Seasonal Solar Induced Chlorophyll Fluorescence and Photosynthesis in a Boreal Scots Pine Canopy

Nichol, C. J., Drolet, G., Porcar-Castell, A., Wade, T., Sabater, N., Middleton, E. M., MacLellan, C., Levula, J., Mammarella, I., Vesala, T. & Atherton, J., 1 Feb 2019, In : Remote Sensing. 11, 3, 22 p., 273.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review

Open Access
File

Do all chlorophyll fluorescence emission wavelengths capture the spring recovery of photosynthesis in boreal evergreen foliage?

Zhang, C., Atherton, J., Penuelas, J., Filella, I., Kolari, P., Aalto, J., Ruhanen, H., Back, J. & Porcar-Castell, A., 16 Aug 2019, In : Plant, Cell and Environment. 16 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review

Leaf-Level Spectral Fluorescence Measurements: Comparing Methodologies for Broadleaves and Needles

Rajewicz, P. A., Atherton, J., Alonso, L. & Porcar-Castell, A., 1 Mar 2019, In : Remote Sensing. 11, 5, 20 p., 532.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review

Open Access
File

Nocturnal Light Emitting Diode Induced Fluorescence (LEDIF): A new technique to measure the chlorophyll a fluorescence emission spectral distribution of plant canopies in situ

Atherton, J., Liu, W. & Porcar-Castell, A., 15 Sep 2019, In : Remote Sensing of Environment. 231, 12 p., 111137.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review

Open Access
File

Projects 2014 2016

ATM: 'Ilmakehäntutkimuksen huippuyksikkö - molekyyli- ja biologisista prosesseista globaaliin ilmastotutkimukseen', Metsätieteiden laitoksen osaprojekti

Bäck, J., Vesala, T., Mäki, M., Heinonsalo, J., Ojala, A., Matkala, L., Kaukolehto, M., Häme (o.s. Häkkinen), S., Nikinmaa, E., Kulmala, L., Hölttä, T., Paljakka, T. V. S., Salmon, Y., Aalto, J., Porcar-Castell, A., Kieloaho, A., Hari, P., Lintunen, A., Korhonen, J., Pihlatie, M., Pumpanen, J., Juurola, E., Olascoaga Gracia, B., Riikonen, A., Mäkelä, A., Kolari, P., Schiestl-Aalto, P., Peltomaa, E., Berninger, F., Taipale, D., Joensuu, J., Kasurinen, V., Dominguez Carrasco, M., Vanhatalo, A., Lindfors, L., Köster, K., Köster, E., Atherton, J. & Rissanen, K.

01/01/2014 → 31/12/2016

Project: Research project

Activities 2013 2017

  • 6 Organisation and participation in conferences, workshops, courses, seminars
  • 1 Peer review of manuscripts
  • 1 Supervisor or co-supervisor of doctoral thesis
  • 1 Types for other activities - External teaching and subject coordination
  • 1 More

Remote Sensing (Journal)

Jon Atherton (Reviewer)
2017

Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Peer review of manuscripts

Upscaling the Optical Properties of leaves to model their contribution to canopy light use efficiency and carbon assimilation over vertical and horizontal profiles of spectral irradiance

T Matthew Robson (Supervisor), Jonathan Mark Atherton (Supervisor), Anu Heikkilä (Supervisor)
1 Apr 2017 → 1 Sep 2021

Activity: Examination types › Supervisor or co-supervisor of doctoral thesis

Birmingham Institute of Forest Research Free-Air Carbon Dioxide Enrichment (FACE) experiment

Jon Atherton (Visiting researcher)
18 Sep 2017 → 23 Sep 2017

Activity: Visiting an external institution types › Academic visit to other institution

Wine-Science seminar

Jon Atherton (Speaker: Presenter)
12 Jun 2015

Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Organisation and participation in conferences, workshops, courses, seminars

Advanced Analysis of Atmospheric Processes and Feedbacks and Atmosphere-Biosphere Interactions (Winter school 2015)

Jon Atherton (Participant)
16 Mar 2015 → 26 Mar 2015

Activity: Other activity types › Types for other activities - External teaching and subject coordination