Publications

First-author publications
A global re-assessment of surface bio-optical properties in Case 1 waters using Biogeochemical-Argo profiles

Li, M., La Forgia, G., Organelli, E. (2026)

A global re-assessment of surface bio-optical properties in Case 1 waters using Biogeochemical-Argo profiles

Frontiers in Marine Science, 13, 1822929

Published 17 June 2026

Li, M., Organelli, E., Serva, F., Bellacicco, M., Landolfi, A., Pisano, A., Marullo, S., Shen, F., Mignot, A., van Gennip, S., Santoleri, R. (2024)

Phytoplankton spring bloom inhibited by marine heatwaves in the North-Western Mediterranean Sea

Geophysical Research Letters

Li, M., Shen, F., Organelli, E., Luo, W., Li, R., Sun, X., & Wei, X. (2024)

Disentangling Particle Composition to Improve Space-Based Quantification of POC in Optically-Complex Estuarine and Coastal Waters

IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing

Li, M., Shen, F., & Sun, X. (2021)

Australian bushfire air particulate pollution and its impact on the South Pacific Ocean

Scientific Reports

Top 100 in Earth Science (2021) · Editor’s Choice: Wildfires

Co-author publications
Global estimation of phytoplankton functional types using PACE OCI hyperspectral data and a novel deep ensemble learning approach

Zhang, Y., Shen, F., Li, R., Li, M., Li, Z., & Sun, X. (2026)

Global estimation of phytoplankton functional types using PACE OCI hyperspectral data and a novel deep ensemble learning approach

International Journal of Applied Earth Observation and Geoinformation

Coupling ecological concepts with an ocean-colour model: inversion modelling

Sun, X., Brewin, R. J. W., Sathyendranath, S., Dall’Olmo, G., Antoine, D., Barlow, R., Bracher, A., Kheireddine, M., Li, M., Pitarch, J., Raitsos, D. E., Shen, F., Tilstone, G. H., Vellucci, V., & Zhang, Y. (2026)

Coupling ecological concepts with an ocean-colour model: inversion modelling

Frontiers in Remote Sensing

Coupling ecological concepts with an ocean-colour model: Parameterisation and forward modelling

Sun, X., Brewin, R. J., Sathyendranath, S., Dall’Olmo, G., Antoine, D., Barlow, R., Bracher, A., Kheireddine, M., Li, M., & Raitsos, D. E. (2025)

Coupling ecological concepts with an ocean-colour model: Parameterisation and forward modelling

Remote Sensing of Environment

Near-surface particulate backscattering observations with bio-optical Lagrangian drifters

Bellacicco, M., Pitarch, J., Organelli, E., Zoffoli, M. L., Concha, J. A., Falcini, F., Li, M., Marullo, S., Rio, M.-H., & Santoleri, R. (2024)

Near-surface particulate backscattering observations with bio-optical Lagrangian drifters

Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology

Optical distinguishability of phytoplankton species for hyperspectral remote sensing

Zhang, Y., Shen, F., Zhao, H., Sun, X., Zhu, Q., Li, M. (2024)

Optical distinguishability of phytoplankton species for hyperspectral remote sensing

Journal of Sea Research

AIGD-PFT: AI-driven global daily phytoplankton functional type product

Zhang, Y., Shen, F., Li, R., Li, M., Li, Z., Chen, S., Sun, X. (2024)

AIGD-PFT: AI-driven global daily phytoplankton functional type product

Earth System Science Data

Generating open-source 3D phytoplankton models by integrating photogrammetry with scanning electron microscopy

Sun, X., Brewin, R. J., Hacker, C., Viljoen, J. J., & Li, M. (2024)

Generating open-source 3D phytoplankton models by integrating photogrammetry with scanning electron microscopy

Frontiers in Microbiology

Light absorption spectra of naturally mixed phytoplankton assemblages for retrieval of phytoplankton group composition in coastal oceans

Sun, X., Shen, F., Brewin, R. J. W., Li, M., & Zhu, Q. (2022)

Light absorption spectra of naturally mixed phytoplankton assemblages for retrieval of phytoplankton group composition in coastal oceans

Limnology and Oceanography

Changes in suspended sediments in the Yangtze River Estuary from 1984 to 2020: Responses to basin and estuarine engineering constructions

Luo, W., Shen, F., He, Q., Cao, F., Zhao, H., & Li, M. (2022)

Changes in suspended sediments in the Yangtze River Estuary from 1984 to 2020: Responses to basin and estuarine engineering constructions

Science of The Total Environment

Hyperspectral Remote Sensing of Phytoplankton Species Composition Based on Transfer Learning

Zhu, Q., Shen, F., Shang, P., Pan, Y., & Li, M. (2019)

Hyperspectral Remote Sensing of Phytoplankton Species Composition Based on Transfer Learning

Remote Sensing

Cross-Comparison of Ocean Color Products Derived from Tiangong-2/WIS and GOCI in the Yangtze Estuary, China

Tang, R., Shen, F., Pan, Y., Liu, K., Li, M., Gao, W., & Zang, C. (2019)

Cross-Comparison of Ocean Color Products Derived from Tiangong-2/WIS and GOCI in the Yangtze Estuary, China

Lecture Notes in Electrical Engineering