Education

M.S., Oceanography, Oregon State University, 1988

Research interests

My principal line of research is using multimedia and other techniques to illustrate key connections with special emphasis on the ocean-climate system.  I am Director of Centers for Ocean Sciences Education Excellence (COSEE) -Ocean Systems, one of 12 Centers across the U.S.  We have developed an Ocean-Climate Interface and linked tools to create online "concept maps" in a collaborative manner.  I am also the lead developer of education and outreach materials for the NASA Aquarius sea surface salinity mission scheduled to launch in 2010.

Publications

• Education & Public Outreach for the NASA Aquarius Mission, 2005, A. deCharon
• Hatch to Catch II, 2004, A. deCharon, R. Wahle, and T. Wysor
• Phytopia: Discovery of the Marine Ecosystem. 2003, A. deCharon and M. Sieracki
• Toxic & Harmful Algal Blooms. 2001. A. deCharon, S. Etheridge and M. KellerCycling through the Food Web. 2001. A. deCharon and M. Sieracki
• Hatch to Catch. 2000. A. deCharon, L. Incze, R.Wahle and N. Wolff
• From the Top of the World to the Bottom of the Food Web. 2000. A. deCharon

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