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G. Alan Criss

Gulf Coast Geospatial Center
The University of Southern Mississippi
1203 Broad Avenue
Gulfport, MS  39501-2489

Phone: (228) 276-1723

Fax: (228) 276-1721

E-mail: alan.criss@usm.edu

Position:

Education:

  • M.S. Degree - The University of Southern Mississippi, August 2006. Geography & Geology (Concentration: Geographic Information Systems / Remote Sensing, Digital Image Processing, Cartography)
  • B.S. Degree - Union University, Jackson, Tennessee, December 1974. Biology/Chemistry (Pre-Med Program), Secondary Education.

Professional Interests:

  • Remote sensing satellite and aircraft digital image analysis
  • Geographic Information System (GIS) analysis
  • Multi-media communications, Web-page design
  • Production of multi-media, CD/DVD based presentations, tutorials, courseware

Publications and Presentations:

  • Carter, Gregory A., Gabriel A. Blossom, G. Alan Criss and Patrick D. Biber. 2009. Decadal-scale changes in seagrass coverage on the Mississippi Barrier Islands, northern Gulf of Mexico. Ninety-fourth ESA Annual Meeting (Ecological Society of America). Albuquerque, New Mexico. August 2-7, 2009.
  • Criss, G. Alan and Gregory A. Carter. 2009. Changes in the Distribution of Seagrass Associated with the Mississippi Barrier Islands, 1940-2008. Twenty-Ninth Annual ESRI International User Conference. San Diego, California. July 13-17, 2009. Map Gallery Presentation.
  • Carter, Gregory A., G. Alan Criss and Gabriel A. Blossom. 2009. Change in Seagrass Coverage on the Mississippi Barrier Islands following Huricane Katrina. Final Report to the National Coastal Data Development Center, Stennis Space Center, Mississippi. May 8, 2009.
  • Carter, Greg, Ervin Otvos, Alan Criss, Gabe Blossom and Kelly Lucas. 2008. Post-Katrina Resiliency of the Mississippi-Alabama Barrier Islands. Mississippi-Alabama Bays & Bayous Symposium. Biloxi, Mississippi. October 28-29, 2008.
  • Riedel, Ralf, Harriet Perry, James Warren, Alan Criss and Thomas van Devender. 2008. Using Conventional Analysis in Parallel with Geographical Information Systems Techniques to Examine the Distribution of Brown Shrimp in the Mississippi Sound. North American Journal of Fisheries Management 28(5):1439-1449.
  • Carter, G. A., G. A. Criss, E. G. Otvos and G. A. Blossom. 2008. Visualization and Assessment of Mississippi-Alabama Barrier Island Transformations following Hurricane Katrina based on Airborne LiDAR. Twenty-Eighth Annual ESRI International User Conference. San Diego, California. August 4-8, 2008. Map Gallery Presentation.
  • Carter, G. A., E. G. Otvos, G. A. Criss and K. L. Lucas. 2007. Changes in Land Area and Vegetative Cover on the Mississippi-Alabama Barrier Islands during Hurricane Katrina. 2007 Gulf Coast Post-Katrina Forum. Gulf States Alliance: Network Science and Recovery. Biloxi, MS. August 19-21, 2007.
  • Carter, G. A., E. G. Otvos, G. A. Criss and K. L. Lucas. 2007. Changes in Land Area and Vegetative Cover on the Mississippi-Alabama Barrier Islands during Hurricane Katrina. 32nd International Symposium on Remote Sensing of Environment, Proceedings. San Jose, Costa Rica. June 25-29, 2007.
  • Carter, G. A., E. G. Otvos, G. A. Criss and K. L. Lucas. 2007. Effects of Hurricane Katrina on Mississippi Barrier Islands. Twenty-Seventh Annual ESRI International User Conference. San Diego, California. June 18-22, 2007. Map Gallery Presentation.
  • Carter, G., K. Lucas, E. Otvos, and A. Criss. 2007. Impact of Hurricane Katrina on Vegetative Cover of the Mississippi Sound Barrier Islands. Proceedings, Annual Meeting of the Association of American Geographers, April 17-21, 2007, San Francisco, CA.
  • Carter, G. A., K. L. Lucas, E. G. Otvos, G. A. Criss. 2006. Changes in Vegetative Cover on the Mississippi Sound Barrier Islands during Hurricane Katrina. Alabama - Mississippi Bays & Bayous Symposium. Mobile, AL. November 27-29, 2006. The Mobile Bay National Estuary Program in Partnership with Mississippi-Alabama Sea Grant Consortium and the Alabama Center for Estuarine Studies.
  • Criss, G. A., H. Perry, C. Trigg, J. Anderson, F. Mallette, and B. Viskup. 2006. Presenting Environmental Data Online Using a Customized ArcIMS® Map Viewer. Alabama - Mississippi Bays & Bayous Symposium. Mobile, AL. November 27-29, 2006. The Mobile Bay National Estuary Program in partnership with the Mississippi-Alabama Sea Grant Consortium and the Alabama Center for Estuarine Studies.
  • Criss, G. A., H. Perry, C. Trigg, J. Anderson, F. Mallette, and B. Viskup. 2006. Mississippi Estuarine Nutrient Data Online. Twenty-Sixth Annual ESRI International User Conference. San Diego, California. August 7–11, 2006. User Software Applications Fair Presentation.
  • Criss, G. A., M. A. Foster, and G. A. Carter. 2006. Vegetation Classification for Fire Fuel Model Assessment in the Mississippi Sandhill Crane National Wildlife Refuge. Twenty-Sixth Annual ESRI International User Conference. San Diego, California. August 7–11, 2006. Map Gallery Presentation.
  • Carter, G., K. Lucas, E. Otvos and A. Criss. 2006 Losses of vegetative cover on the Mississippi barrier islands during Hurricane Katrina. 91st Annual Ecological Society of America Meeting. August 6-11, 2006, Memphis, TN.
  • Perry, H., C. Trigg, J. Anderson, F. Mallette, G. A. Criss, and B. Viskup. 2006. Presenting Nutrient Data Online Using a Customized ArcIMS® Map Viewer. 36th Annual Mississippi Water Resources Conference. Jackson, MS, April 25-26, 2006. Mississippi Water Resources Research Institute, Mississippi State University.
  • Criss, G. A., C. Trigg, J. Anderson, and H. Perry. 2005. Presenting Environmental Data Online Using a Customized ArcIMS® Map Viewer. 3rd Annual Mississippi Gulf Coast Geospatial Conference. Biloxi, MS, October 19-22, 2005. Gulf Coast Geospatial Center, The University of Southern Mississippi.
  • Criss, G. Alan, Marc A. Foster, and Gregory A. Carter. 2004. Vegetation Classification for Fire Fuel Model Assessment in the Mississippi Sandhill Crane National Wildlife Refuge. 2nd Annual Mississippi Gulf Coast Geospatial Conference. Biloxi, MS, October 20-22, 2004. Gulf Coast Geospatial Center, The University of Southern Mississippi.  Technical Poster Session.
  • Moncreiff, C. A., T. A. Randall, J. D. Caldwell, R. K. McCall, B. R. Blackburn, K. E. VanderKooy, and G. A. Criss. 1999. Short-term Effects of Hurricane Georges on Seagrass Populations in the North Chandeleur Islands: Patterns as a Function of Sampling Scale. The University of Southern Mississippi, Institute of Marine Sciences, Gulf Coast Research Laboratory, Ocean Springs, MS 39566-7000. 28th Annual Benthic Ecology Meeting, GERS Session, March 25-28 1999, Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
  • O'Sullivan, W. T. and G. A. Criss. 1998. Continuing Erosion in Southeastern Coastal Mississippi - Point aux Chenes Bay, West Grand Bay, Middle Bay, Grande Batture Islands: 1995-1997. Journal of the Mississippi Academy of Sciences 43(1): 58.
  • Criss, G. A. and C. K. Eleuterius. 1997. Learning-style Based Interactive Hypermedia Courseware Development. Journal of the Mississippi Academy of Sciences 42(1): 80-81.
  • Vest, W., C. K. Eleuterius, and G. A. Criss. 1997. Relating Biofouling Composition and Densities along Coastal Mississippi to Local Tidal Datums and Construction Materials. Journal of the Mississippi Academy of Sciences 42(1): 61.
  • Wacker, K. P. and G. A. Criss. 1996. Erosional Rates in the Point aux Chenes Bay Area, Mississippi: 1990-1995. Journal of the Mississippi Academy of Sciences 41(1): 67.
  • Eleuterius, C. K. and G. A. Criss. 1995. Current Considerations for Trap-Video Surveys of Oil Rigs and Reefs. Proceedings of the Reef Fish Workshop for The Southeast Area Monitoring and Assessment Program (SEAMAP). Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries' Lyles St. Amant Marine Laboratory on Grand Terre Island, Louisiana, April 25-26, 1995. Published by Gulf States Marine Fisheries Commission, Ocean Springs, Mississippi, November 1995. pp.65-71.
  • Eleuterius, C. K. and G. A. Criss. 1995. Mississippi Sound: Temporal / Spatial Pattern of Nutrients. The 3rd Gulf of Mexico Symposium. Corpus Christi, Texas, 29 March-1 April 1995. Environmental Protection Agency's Gulf of Mexico Program. EPA-800-B-95-001 A. Technical Poster Session. p. 25.
  • Eleuterius, C. K. and G. A. Criss. 1994. Circulation on the Continental Shelf Between 87°W and 90°W With Data Appendix. Final Report, Vol. 1. Minerals Management Service, U.S. Department of the Interior. 113 pages.
  • Eleuterius, C. K. and G. A. Criss. 1994. Biloxi Bay Hydrology and Selected Chemistry With Data Appendix. Final Report, Vol. 2. Minerals Management Service, U.S. Department of the Interior. 72 pages.
  • Eleuterius, C. K. and G. A. Criss. 1994. St. Louis Bay Hydrology and Selected Chemistry With Data Appendix. Final Report, Vol. 3. Minerals Management Service, U.S. Department of the Interior. 36 pages.
  • Miller, R. L., C. K. Eleuterius, G. A. Criss. 1993. Formation, Decay, and Spatial Extent of Tidal Fronts in Mississippi Sound. Final Report, Data, and Historical Data, Vols. 1 and 2. National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Science and Technology Laboratories, Stennis Space Center, Mississippi. I: 127 pages, II: 54 pages.
  • Eleuterius, C. K. and G. A. Criss. 1993. Biloxi Bay: A Compendium of Data. Biloxi Back Bay Project Report. Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality. 130 pages.
  • Eleuterius, C. K. and G. A. Criss. 1992. Coastal Erosion: Point aux Chenes, Mississippi. Proceedings: America's Sea - Keep It Shining! The Gulf of Mexico Symposium. Innisbrook, Tarpon Springs, Florida, 10-12 December 1992. Environmental Protection Agency's Gulf of Mexico Program. Technical Poster Session. p. 141.
  • Criss, G. A. and C. K. Eleuterius. 1992. Delineation of Spectrally-Complex Coastal Wetland Habitats via a Combination of Data from the Daedalus Thematic Mapper Simulator and Aerial Photographs. Journal of the Mississippi Academy of Sciences 37(1): 48.
  • Eleuterius, C. K. and G. A. Criss. 1992. Grande Batture Island / Point aux Chenes: A Coastal Erosion Scenario. Journal of the Mississippi Academy of Sciences 37(1): 50.
  • Eleuterius, C. K. and G. A. Criss. 1991. Point aux Chenes: Past, Present, and Future Perspective of Erosion. Final Report. Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks, Coastal Division / Bureau of Marine Resources. 45 pages.
  • Eleuterius, C. K., J. P. Steen, Jr., R. C. Herron, G. A. Criss, J. T. McBee, and R. S. Waller. 1991. Formation, Movement and Thermal Structure of Double Vortex Eddies in the Northeastern Gulf of Mexico. Proceedings: Eleventh Annual Gulf of Mexico Information Transfer Meeting. November 1990. U.S. Department of the Interior, Minerals Management Service, Gulf of Mexico OCS Region. OCS Study MMS 91-0040. pp. 381-383.
  • Eleuterius, C. K., J. P. Steen, Jr., R. C. Herron, G. A. Criss, J. T. McBee, and R. S. Waller. 1991. Formation, Movement and Thermal Structure of Twin Eddies in the Northeastern Gulf of Mexico and the Spatial Distribution of Plankton Within the Eddies. Proceedings of the Annual Meeting of the Mississippi Chapter of the American Fisheries Society. Pascagoula, Mississippi, 28 February-1 March 1991. XV: 5.
  • Criss, G. A. and C. K. Eleuterius. 1991. Circulation Features Over the Continental Shelf / Slope of the Northeastern Gulf of Mexico Discerned from AVHRR Sea-Surface Temperature Imagery - March 1990. Journal of the Mississippi Academy of Sciences 36(1): 53.
  • Criss, G. A. and C. K. Eleuterius. 1990. Evaluation of Airborne Thematic Mapper Simulator (TMS) Digital Data and High Altitude Aircraft Infrared Photographs for Assessment of Conditions in the Vicinity of Pt. aux Chenes Bay, Mississippi. Journal of the Mississippi Academy of Sciences 35(Supplement): 73-74.

Unpublished Reports:

  • Criss, G. Alan. Evaluation of Airborne Thematic Mapper Simulator (TMS) Digital Data and High Altitude Aircraft Infrared Photographs for Assessment of Conditions in the Vicinity of Pt. aux Chenes Bay, Mississippi. February 1990.
  • Criss, G. Alan. Wetlands Classification Using Thematic Mapper Data and High Altitude Aircraft Photos. August 1989.
  • Criss, G. Alan. The Use of a Microcomputer for AVHRR Digital Data Analysis and Image Display. May 1989.
  • Criss, G. Alan. Application of AVHRR Derived Sea-Surface Temperature to Delineation of Continental Shelf Circulation. February 1989.
  • Criss, G. Alan. Applications of Remote Sensing to Delineation of Circulation Patterns Over the Continental Shelf. December 1988.
  • Criss, G. Alan. Utilization of Remote Sensing for Measurement of Chlorophyll in the Marine Environment. November 1988.

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