Christopher E. Parrish

Christopher E. Parrish

AFFILIATE PROFESSOR Earth Sciences, LEAD PHYSICAL SCIENTIST, NGS/RSD
Phone: (603)-862-0250
Office: Center for Coastal and Ocean Mapping Chase Ocean Engineering Laboratory 24 Colovos Road Durham, NH 03824

Research Areas

Remote sensing, geospatial technologies, coastal change, shoreline mapping, coastal management, benthic habitat mapping

Research Emphasis

Advanced remote sensing tools and techniques, including topographic-bathymetric lidar, full-waveform lidar algorithms, multi- and hyperspectral imagery, radiometric calibration, and sensor fusion. Application of geospatial technologies to understand and predict coastal impacts of climate change, map and model benthic habitats, and support coastal zone management. Modeling and communicating uncertainties in shoreline and other coastal geospatial data to support coastal managers and policy makers.

Courses Taught

  • ESCI 7/896-07
  • OE 7/895.03: Coastal Remote Sensing
  • Remote Sensing Module of Fundamentals of Ocean Mapping (co-teach with Shachak Pe'eri)