David G. Foley 

EDUCATION

1988 – 1990                M.S. Physics, University of California at Los Angeles
                                    Los Angeles, CA

1984 – 1988                B.A. Mathematics and Physics, Cornell University
                                    Ithaca, NY

APPOINTMENTS

2003 – 2013              NOAA CoastWatch Coordinator
                                  West Coast regional node
                                  Joint Institute for Marine and Atmospheric Research
                                  University of Hawai`i at Manoa

1996 – 2003              NOAA CoastWatch Coordinator
                                  central Pacific regional node
                                  Joint Institute for Marine and Atmospheric Research
                                  University of Hawai`i at Manoa.

1991 – 1995              Teaching/Research Assistant                                            
                                  University of S. California, Department of Earth Sciences

1990 – 1992              Supervisor Special Projects Group
                                  Isotope Products Laboratory
                                  Burbank, CA

PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES

2005 – 2013            Member of NANOOS End User Products Committee

2004 – 2013             Member of CeNCOOS Data Management Committee

Publications

2014

Becker, E.A., K. A. Forney, D.G. Foley, R. C. Smith, T.J. Moore, J. Barlow (2014) Predicting seasonal density patterns of California cetaceans based on habitat models. Endangered Species Research, 23, 1-22, doi: 10.3354/esr00548

Ryan, J.P., M.A. McManus, R.M. Kudela, M. Lara Artigas, J.G. Bellingham, F.P. Chavez, G. Doucette, D. Foley, M. Godin, J.B.J. Harvey, R. Marin III, M. Messié, C. Mikulski, T. Pennington, F. Py, K. Rajan, I. Shulman, Z. Wang, Y. Zhang. (2014) Boundary influences on HAB phytoplankton ecology in a stratification-enhanced upwelling shadow. Deep-Sea Research II, 101, 63-79. 

2013

Gove J.M., G.J. Williams, M.A. McManus, S.F. Heron, S.A. Sandin, D.G. Foley (2013) Quantifying Climatological Ranges and Anomalies for Pacific Coral Reef Ecosystems. PLoS ONE 8(4): e61974. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0061974

Hazen, E.L., S Jorgensen, R.R. Rykaczewski, S.J. Bograd, D.G. Foley, I.D. Jonsen, S.A. Shaffer, J.P. Dunne, D.P. Costa, L.B. Crowder, B.A. Block (2013) Predicted habitat shifts of Pacific top predators in a changing climate. Nature Climate Change, 3, 234-238. 

2012 

Bailey, H., S.R. Benson, G.L. Shillinger, S.J. Bograd, P.H. Dutton, S.A. Eckert, S.J. Morreale, F.V. Paladino, T. Eguchi, D.G. Foley, B.A. Block, R. Piedra, C. Hitipeuw, R.F. Tapilatu, J.R. Spotila, (2012) Identification of distinct movement patterns in Pacific leatherback turtle populations influenced by ocean conditions. Ecological Applications, 22(3), 735-747

Becker E.A., D.G. Foley, K.A. Forney, J. Barlow, J.V. Redfern, C.L. Gentemann. (2012). Forecasting cetacean abundance patterns to enhance management decisions.  Endangered Species Research, 16: 97-112. doi: 10.3354/esr00390

McKibben, S. M., P.G. Strutton, D.G. Foley, T.D. Peterson, A.E. White (2012) Satellite-based detection and monitoring of phytoplankton blooms along the Oregon coast. Journal of Geophysical Research, 117: C12002. doi: 10.1029/2012JC008114 

Pichel, W.G., T.S. Veenstra, J.H. Churnside, E. Arabini, K.S. Friedman, D.G. Foley, R.E. Brainard, D. Kiefer, S. Ogle, P. Clemente-Colon, XF Li, (2012) GhostNet marine debris survey in the Gulf of Alaska - Satellite guidance and aircraft observations. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 65, 28-41. 

Stewart, J.S., E.L. Hazen, D.G. Foley, S.J. Bograd, W.F. Gilly (2012) Marine predator migration during range expansion: Humboldt squid Dosidicus gigas in the northern California Current System. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 471: 135-150. doi: 10.3354/meps10022   

2011 

Benson, S.R., T. Eguchi, D.G. Foley, K.A. Forney, H. Bailey, C. Hitipeuw, B.P. Samber, R. Tapilatu, V.Rei, P. Ramohia, J. Pita, P.H. Dutton (2011) Large-scale movements and high-use areas of western Pacific leatherback turtles, Dermochelys coriacea.  Ecosphere, 2(7), doi: 10.1890/ES11-00053.1

Block, B.A., I.D. Jonsen, S.J. Jorgensen, A.J. Winship, S.A. Shaffer, S.J. Bograd, E.L. Hazen, D.G. Foley, G.A. Breed, A.-L. Harrison, J.E. Ganong, A. Swithenbank, M. Castleton, H. Dewar, B.R. Mate, G.L. Shillinger, K.M. Schaefer, S.R. Benson, M.J. Weise, R.W. Henry, D.P. Costa (2011) Tracking apex marine predator movements in a dynamic ocean, Nature, 475, 86-90. doi: 10.1038/nature10082

Dewar, H. E.D. Prince, M.K. Musyl, R.W. Brill, C. Sepulveda, J.G. Luo, D. Foley, E.S. Orbesen, M.L. Domeier, N. Nasby-Lucas, D. Snodgrass, R.M. Laurs, J.P. Hoolihan, B.A. Block, L. McNaughton (2011) Movements and behaviors of swordfish in the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans examined using pop-up satellite archival tags. Fisheries Oceanography. 20: 219-241. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2419.2011.00581.x

Kurapov, A.L., D. Foley, P.T. Strub, G.D. Egbert, J.S. Allen (2011) Variational assimilation of satellite observations in a coastal ocean model off Oregon. Journal of Geophysical Research, 116: c05006, doi: 10.1029/2010JC006909

Moore, A. M.. H.G. Arango, G. Broquet, C. Edwards, M. Veneziani, B. Powell, D. Foley, J.D. Doyle, D. Costa, P. Robinson (2011) The Regional Ocean Modeling System (ROMS) 4-dimensional variational data assimilation systems Part II - Performance and application to the California Current System. Progress in Oceanography, 91: 50:73. doi: 10.1016/j.pocean.2011.05.003 

Moore, A. M.. H.G. Arango, G. Broquet, C. Edwards, M. Veneziani, B. Powell, D. Foley, J.D. Doyle, D. Costa, P. Robinson (2011) The Regional Ocean Modeling System (ROMS) 4-dimensional variational data assimilation systems Part III -Observation impact and observation sensitivity in the California Current System. Progress in Oceanography, 91: 74:94. doi: 10.1016/j.pocean.2011.05.005   

Wingfield, D. K., S.H. Peckham, D.G. Foley, D.M. Palacios, B.E. Lavaniegos, R. Durazo, W.J. Nichols, D.A. Croll, S.J. Bograd (2011) The Making of a Productivity Hotspot in the Coastal Ocean. Plos One, 6(11), e27874, doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0027874

2010 

Becker, E.A., Forney, M.C. Ferguson, D.G. Foley, R.C. Smith, J. Barlow, J.V. Redfern (2010). Comparing California Current cetacean–habitat models developed using in situ and remotely sensed sea surface temperature data. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 413: 163-183. doi: 10.3354/meps08696

Kappes, M.A., S.A. Shaffer, Y. Tremblay, D.G. Foley, D.M. Palacios, P.W. Robinson, S.J. Bograd, D.P. Costa, (2010) Hawaiian albatrosses track interannual variability of marine habitats in the North Pacific. Progress in Oceanography. 86 (1/2): 246-260. doi: 10.1016/j.pocean.2010.04.012    

Tweddle J.F., P.G. Strutton, D.G. Foley, L. O'Higgins, A.M. Wood, B. Scott, R.C. Everroad, W.T. Peterson, D. Cannon, M. Hunter, Z. Forster (2010). Relationships among upwelling, phytoplankton blooms, and phycotoxins in coastal Oregon shellfish.  Marine Ecology Process Series.  405: 131-145 doi: 10.3354/meps08497

Young, H.S. S.A. Shaffer, D.J. McCauley, D.G. Foley, R. Dirzo, B.A. Block. (2010) Resource partitioning by species but not sex in sympatric boobies in the central Pacific Ocean, Marine Ecology Progress Series, 403, 291-301

2009

Messie, M., J. Ledesma, D. D Kolber, R. P. Michisaki, D. G. Foley and F. P. Chavez (2009). Potential new production estimates in four eastern boundary upwelling systems. Progress in Oceanography. 83:151-158.

Shaffer, S.A., H. Weimerskirch, D. Scott, D. Pinaud, D.R. Thompson, P.M. Sagar, H. Moller, G.A. Taylor, D.G. Foley, Y. Tremblay, D.P. Costa, (2009) Spatiotemporal habitat use by breeding sooty shearwaters Puffinus griseus. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 391, 209-220. 

2008

Seminoff, J.A., P. Zarate, M. Coyne, D.G. Foley, D. Parker, B.N. Lyon, and P. H. Dutton. (2008). Post-nesting migration of Galapagos green turtles (Chelonia mydas) in relation to oceanographic conditions: integrating satellite telemetry with remotely sensed ocean data. Endangered Species Research 4: 57-72

Weng, K.C, D.G. Foley, J.E. Ganong, C. Perle, G.L. Shillinger, B.A. Block, Barbara A. (2008) Migration of an upper trophic level predator, the salmon shark Lamna ditropis, between distant ecoregions, Marine Ecology Progress Series, 372, 253-264. 

2007

Donohue, M.J., D.G. Foley (2007) Remote sensing reveals links among the endangered Hawaiian Monk Seal, Marine debris, and El Nino, Marine Mammal Science, 23(2), 478-473 

Pichel, W. G., J.H. Churnside, T.S. Veenstra, D.G. Foley, K.S. Friedman, R.E. Brainard, J.B. Nicoll, Q. Zheng, P. Clemente-Colon. (2007) Marine debris collects within the North Pacific Subtropical Convergence Zone. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 54(8) 1207-1211. 

2006

Palacios, D.P., S.J. Bograd, D.G. Foley, and F.B. Schwing. (2006). Oceanographic characteristics of biological hot spots in the North Pacific: a remote sensing perspective. Deep-Sea Research II 53(3-4):250-269. doi:10.1016/j.dsr2.2006.03.004

Shaffer, S.A.; Tremblay, Y.; Weimerskirch, H.; Scott, D.; Thompson, D.R.; Sagar, P.M.; Moller, H.; Taylor, G.A.; Foley, D.G.; Block, B.A.; Costa, D.P. (2006). Migratory shearwaters integrate oceanic resources across the Pacific Ocean in an endless summer. Proceedings of the National Academy of Science 103: 12799-12802.
 
2005 

Hinke, J.T., D.G. Foley, C. Wilson and G.M. Watters (2005), Persistent habitat use by Chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) in the coastal ocean , Marine Ecology Progress Series, 304, 207-220

2004

Bograd, S. J., D.G. Foley, F.B. Schwing, C. Wilson, R.M. Laurs, J.J. Polovina, E.A. Howell and R.E. Brainard (2004). On the seasonal and interannual migrations of the transition zone chlorophyll front. Geophysical Research Letters, 31(17), L17204, doi:10.1029/2004GL020637.

2003

Bidigare, R.R., C. Benitez-Nelson, C.L. Leonard, P.D. Quay, M.L. Parsons, D.G. Foley, M.P. Seki (2003) Influence of a cyclonic eddy on microheterotroph biomass and carbon export in the lee of Hawaii. Geophysical Research Letters, 30(6), 1318, doi: 10.1029/2002GL016393

2001

Seki, M.P., J.J. Polovina, R.E. Brainard, R.R. Bidigare, C.L. Leonard, D.G. Foley (2001) Biological enhancement at cyclonic eddies tracked with GOES thermal imagery in Hawaiian waters. Geophysical Research Letters, 28(8), 1583-1586. 

1999

Chavez, F.P.,  P. G. Strutton, G. E. Friederich, R. A. Feely, G. C. Feldman, D. G. Foley, and M. J. McPhaden. (1999).  Biological and Chemical Response of the Equatorial Pacific Ocean to the 1997-98 El Niño. Science 286, 2126-2131

1997

Foley, D.G., T.D. Dickey, M.J. McPhaden, R.R. Bidigare, M.R. Lewis, R.T Barber, S.T. Lindley, C. Garside, D.V. Manov, and J.D. McNeil, (1997), Longwaves and primary production in the central equatorial Pacific at 0°, 140°W, Deep Sea Research II 44, 1801-1826.

1996 

Barber, R.T, M.P. Sanderson, S.T. Lindley, F. Chai, J. Newton, C.C. Trees, D.G. Foley, F.P. Chavez (1996) Primary productivity and its regulation in the equatorial Pacific during and following the 1991-1992 El Nino. Deep-Sea Research II, 43, 933-969

1995

Roman, M.R., H.G. Dam, A.L. Gauzens, J. Urbanrich, D.G. Foley, T.D. Dickey (1995) Zooplankton Variability on the Equator at 140°W during the JGOFS EQPAC study. Deep-Sea Research II, 42, 673-693

Collaborators (past 48 months):

John Allen (OSU), Helen Bailey (U. Maryland), Lisa Balance (NMFS/SWFSC), Richard Barber (Duke), Jay Barlow (NMFS/SWFSC), Elizabeth Becker (NMFS/SWFSC), Scott Benson (NMFS/SWFSC), Barbara Block (Stanford), Steven Bograd (NMFS/SWFSC), Russell Brainard (NMFS/PIFSC), Fei Chai (U. Maine), Yi Chao (NASA/JPL), Francisco Chavez (MBARI), James Churnside (NOAA/OAR), Dan Costa (UCSC), Eric Danner (UCSC), Curtiss Davis (OSU), Emmanuel Di Lorenzo (Georgia Tech), Heidi Dewar (NMFS/SWFSC), Mary Donohue (Hawaii Sea Grant), James Doyle (NRL), Chris Edwards (UCSC), Tomo Eguchi (NMFS/SWFSC), John Field (NMFS/SWFSC), Karin Forney (NMFS/SWFSC), Zach Forster (OR Fish & Wildlife), James Ganong (Stanford), Chelle Gentemann (Remote Sensing Systems Inc.), William Gilly (Stanford), Pat Halpin (Duke), Elliott Hazen (NMFS/SWFSC), Ian Jonsen (Dalhousie), Sal Jorgenson (Stanford), Michelle Kappes (UCSC), Suzy Kohin (NMFS/SWFSC), Raphael Kudela (UCSC), Alexandre Kupurov (OSU), R. Michael Laurs (RML Consulting), Ricardo Letelier (OSU), Lianne McNaughton (U. Hawaii), Sara Maxwell (UCSC), Monique Messie (MBARI), Andrew Moore (UCSC), Lucas Moxey (U. Hawaii), Michael Musyl (U. Hawaii),  Anders Nilsson (U. Hawaii).  Daniel Palacios (U. Hawaii), Chris Perle (Stanford), William Peterson (NMFS/NWFSC), William Pichel (NOAA/NESDIS), Brian Powell (U. Hawaii), Jessica Redfern (NMFS/SWFSC), Craig Risien (OSU), John Ryan (MBARI), Jeffrey Seminoff (NMFS/SWFSC), Scott Shaffer (SJSU), Kalei Shotwell (NMFS/AFSC), Julie Stewart (Stanford), Ted Strub (OSU), Peter Strutton (CSIRO, Aus.), Yonat Swimmer (NMFS/PIFSC), William Sydeman (Farallone Institute), Yann Tremblay (IRD, France), Jacqui Tweddle (BU), Tim Veenstra (Airborne Technologies Inc.), Henri Weimerskirsch (IRD, France), Brian Wells (NMFS/SWFSC), Kevin Weng (U. Hawaii), Dana Wingfield (USGS), Angel White (OSU), John Wilkins (Rutgers), Cara Wilson (NMFS/SWFSC), Michelle Wood (U. Oregon), Hillary Young (Stanford)