Introduction
Dr. Fearns has over 25 years experience in physics, environmental, remote sensing and life sciences. His recent work has included medical physics research comprising advanced image procesing methods and 2D/3D radiative stransfer modellig. His work has also included ocean colour remote sensing and in-water optical processes, reef and coastal habitat mapping, dredge plume monitoring, bush fire detection, and airborne vegetation mapping. He is a member of the Medical Radiation Science Discipline as well as the Remote Sensing and Satellite Research Group. The RSSRG has expertise in field-based collection of optical and biogeochemical validation data, processing and analysis of aircraft and space-based remotely sensed data, reception and management of direct broadcast data, and processing of very large data sets using High Performance Computing facilities. The RSSRG has a long history of modelling and algorithm development in atmospheric, land and ocean remote sensing. Dr. Fearns has been involved in all aspects of the Group’s research.
Publications
2020
- Morris, T. E., P. T. Visscher, M. J. O'Leary, P. R. C. S. Fearns, and L. B. Collins. 2020. "The biogeomorphology of Shark Bay's microbialite coasts." Earth-Science Reviews
- Campbell, T., K. W. Dixon, K. Dods, P. Fearns, and R. Handcock. 2020. "Machine learning regression model for predicting honey harvests." Agriculture (Switzerland) 10 (4)
- Evans, R. D., S. K. Wilson, R. Fisher, N. M. Ryan, R. Babcock, D. Blakeway, T. Bond, P. Dorji, F. Dufois, P. Fearns, and 3 more contributors.. "Early recovery dynamics of turbid coral reefs after recurring bleaching events." Journal of Environmental Management 268 Inpress.
2018
- Campbell, T., and P. Fearns. 2018. "Simple remote sensing detection of Corymbia calophylla flowers using common 3 –band imaging sensors." Remote Sensing Applications: Society and Environment 11: 51-63.
- Moustaka, M., T. J. Langlois, D. McLean, T. Bond, R. Fisher, P. Fearns, P. Dorji, and R. D. Evans. 2018. "The effects of suspended sediment on coral reef fish assemblages and feeding guilds of north-west Australia." Coral Reefs 37 (3): 659-673.
- Dorji, P., and P. Fearns. 2018. "Atmospheric correction of geostationary Himawari-8 satellite data for Total Suspended Sediment mapping: A case study in the Coastal Waters of Western Australia." ISPRS Journal of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing 144: 81-93.
- Campbell, T., and P. Fearns. 2018. "Honey crop estimation from space: Detection of large flowering events in Western Australian forests."
2017
- Dufois, F., R. J. Lowe, P. Branson, and P. Fearns. 2017. "Tropical Cyclone-Driven Sediment Dynamics Over the Australian North West Shelf." Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans 122 (12): 10225-10244.
- Dorji, P., and P. Fearns. 2017. "Impact of the spatial resolution of satellite remote sensing sensors in the quantification of total suspended sediment concentration: A case study in turbid waters of Northern Western Australia." Plos ONE 12 (4)
2016
- Dorji, P., and P. Fearns. 2016. "A quantitative comparison of total suspended sediment algorithms: A case study of the last decade for MODIS and landsat-based sensors." Remote Sensing 8 (10)
- Dorji, P., P. Fearns, and M. Broomhall. 2016. "A semi-analytic model for estimating total suspended sediment concentration in turbid coastal waters of northern Western Australia using MODIS-Aqua 250 m data." Remote Sensing 8 (7)
- Pearce, A., B. Hutchins, A. Hoschke, and P. Fearns. 2016. "Record high damselfish recruitment at Rottnest Island, Western Australia, and the potential for climate-induced range extension." Regional Studies in Marine Science 8: 77-88.
2015
- Garcia, R. A., J. D. Hedley, H. C. Tin, and P. R. C. Fearns. 2015. "A method to analyze the potential of optical remote sensing for benthic habitat mapping." Remote Sensing 7: 13157-13189.
- McKinna, L., P. Fearns, S. Weeks, J. Werdell, M. Reichstetter, B. Franz, D. Shea, and G. Feldman. 2015. "A semianalytical ocean color inversion algorithm with explicit water column depth and substrate reflectance parameterization." Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans 120 (3): 1741-1770.
- Reichstetter, M., P. R. C. S. Fearns, S. J. Weeks, L. I. W. McKinna, C. Roelfsema, and M. Furnas. 2015. "Bottom Reflectance in Ocean Color Satellite Remote Sensing for Coral Reef Environments." REMOTE SENSING 7 (12): 16756-16777.
- Cahyono, B. E., and P. Fearns. 2015. "Cloud cover correction of detected hotspots over Indonesia." Advanced Science Letters 21 (11): 3591-3593.
2014
- Garcia, R. A., L. I. W. McKinna, J. D. Hedley, and P. R. C. S. Fearns. 2014. "Improving the optimization solution for a semi-analytical shallow water inversion model in the presence of spectrally correlated noise." Limnology and Oceanography: Methods 12: 651-669.
- Garcia, R. A., P. R. C. S. Fearns, and L. I. W. McKinna. 2014. "Detecting trend and seasonal changes in bathymetry derived from HICO imagery: A case study of Shark Bay, Western Australia." Remote Sensing of Environment 147: 186-205.
- Hedley, J. D., K. McMahon, and P. Fearns. 2014. "Seagrass Canopy Photosynthetic Response Is a Function of Canopy Density and Light Environment: A Model for Amphibolis griffithii." PloS One 9 (10)
2013
- Garcia, R. A., P. Fearns, J. K. Keesing, and D. Liu. 2013. "Quantification of floating macroalgae blooms using the Scaled Algae Index." Journal of Geophysical Research 118: 26-42.
- Johnsen, G., Z. Volent, H. Dierssen, R. Pettersen, M. V. Ardelan, F. Søreide, P. Fearns, M. Ludvigsen, and M. Moline. 2013. "Underwater hyperspectral imagery to create biogeochemical maps of seafloor properties." In Subsea Optics and Imaging Watson, J., and O. Zielinski., 508-535 -: Woodhead Publishing.
2012
- Evans, R. D., K. L. Murray, S. N. Field, J. A. Y. Moore, G. Shedrawi, B. G. Huntley, P. Fearns, M. Broomhall, L. I. W. McKinna, and D. Marrable. 2012. "Digitise This! A Quick and Easy Remote Sensing Method to Monitor the Daily Extent of Dredge Plumes." PLoS ONE 7 (12)
- Cahyono, B., P. Fearns, and B. mcatee. 2012. "Analysing Threshold Value in Fire Detection Algorithm Using MODIS Data." Aceh International Journal of Sciences and Technology 1 (2): 54-59.
- McAtee, B. K., M. Gray, M. Broomhall, M. Lynch, and P. Fearns. 2012. "Operational observation of Australian bioregions with bands 8-19 of MODIS." In XXII ISPRS Congress, Aug 25, 2012, Melbourne, AUSTRALIA
2011
- Dekker, A. G., S. R. Phinn, J. Anstee, P. Bissett, V. E. Brando, B. Casey, P. Fearns, J. Hedley, W. Klonowski, Z. P. Lee, and 4 more contributors. 2011. "Intercomparison of shallow water bathymetry, hydro-optics, and benthos mapping techniques in Australian and Caribbean coastal environments." Limnology and Oceanography: Methods 9: 396-425.
- Fearns, P. R. C., W. Klonowski, R. C. Babcock, P. England, and J. Phillips. 2011. "Shallow water substrate mapping using hyperspectral remote sensing." Continental Shelf Research 31: 1249-1259.
- Keesing, J. K., D. Liu, P. Fearns, and R. Garcia. 2011. "Inter- and intra-annual patterns of Ulva prolifera green tides in the Yellow Sea during 2007-2009, their origin and relationship to the expansion of coastal seaweed aquaculture in China." Marine Pollution Bulletin 62: 1169-1182.
- Lynch, M., J. Hedley, W. Klonowski, M. Slivkoff, G. Johnsen, P. Fearns, and D. Marrable. 2011. "Remote sensing of the eutrophic state of coastal waters via phytoplankton functional groups." In 34th International Symposium on Remote Sensing of Environment - The GEOSS Era: Towards Operational Environmental Monitoring, Apr 10, 2011, Sydney, Australia
- Pearce, A., D. Slawinski, M. Feng, B. Hutchins, and P. Fearns. 2011. "Modelling the potential transport of tropical fish larvae in the Leeuwin Current." Continental Shelf Research 31: 2018-2040.
- Earp, A., C. E. Hanson, P. J. Ralph, V. E. Brando, S. Allen, M. Baird, L. Clementson, P. Daniel, A. G. Dekker, P. R. C. S. Fearns, and 6 more contributors. 2011. "Review of fluorescent standards for calibration of in situ fluorometers: Recommendations applied in coastal and ocean observing programs." Optics Express 19: 26768-26782.
- Broomhall, M., H. Chedzey, R. Garcia, M. Lynch, P. Fearns, E. King, Z. Wang, G. Smith, and D. Schibeci. 2011. "Ensemble dust detection techniques utilising a web-based workflow environment linked to a high performance computing system." In 34th International Symposium on Remote Sensing of Environment, Apr 10, 2011, Sydney, Australia
- Gray, M., B. McAtee, M. Lynch, P. Fearns, and M. Broomhall. 2011. "Operational observation of the australian landscape with bands 8-19 of MODIS." In 34th International Symposium on Remote Sensing of Environment, Apr 10, 2011, Sydney, Australia
- Chedzey, H., M. Broomhall, R. Garcia, P. Fearns, M. Lynch, E. King, Z. Wang, and G. Smith. 2011. "Processing smoke plume products from the moderate resolution imaging spectroradiometer (MODIS) within a workflows environment." In 34th International Symposium on Remote Sensing of Environment - The GEOSS Era: Towards Operational Environmental Monitoring, Apr 10, 2011, Sydney, Australia
2010
- Liu, D., J. K. Keesing, Z. Dong, Y. Zhen, B. Di, Y. Shi, P. Fearns, and P. Shi. 2010. "Recurrence of the world's largest green-tide in 2009 in Yellow Sea, China: Porphyra yezoensis aquaculture rafts confirmed as nursery for macroalgal blooms." Marine Pollution Bulletin 60: 1423-1432.
2008
- Koslow, J. A., S. Pesant, M. Feng, A. Pearce, P. Fearns, T. Moore, R. Matear, and A. Waite. 2008. "The effect of the Leeuwin Current on phytoplankton biomass and production off Southwestern Australia." Journal of Geophysical Research 113
2007
- Klonowski, W. M., P. R. C. S. Fearns, and M. J. Lynch. 2007. "Retrieving key benthic cover types and bathymetry from hyperspectral imagery." Journal of Applied Remote Sensing 1: 1-21.
- Fearns, P. R., L. Twomey, U. Zakiyah, S. Helleren, W. Vincent, and M. J. Lynch. 2007. "The Hillarys Transect (3): Optical and Chlorophyll relationships across the continental shelf off Perth." Continental Shelf Research 27: 1719-1746.
2003
- Fearns, P. R. C. S., and M. J. Lynch. 2003. "Modelling Ocean Colour."
- Klonowski, W. M., M. J. Lynch, P. R. C. S. Fearns, and L. Clementson. 2003. "Hyperspectral Remote Sensing of Western Australian Coastal Waters."
2001
- Fearns, P. R. C. S., A. G. Dekker, and M. J. Lynch. 2001. "Modelling water-leaving radiance."
- Lynch, M. J., and P. R. Fearns. 2001. "A baseline study of Perth coastal waters."
- Majewski, L., P. R. C. S. Fearns, and M. J. Lynch. 2001. "Remote sensing of the ocean primary production of the Abrolhos islands region."
1997
- Fearns, P. R., and M. J. Lynch. 1997. "Retrieval of chlorophyll concentration via inversion of ocean reflectance - A modeling approach."