Maycira Costa received the B.Sc. degree in oceanography from the University of Rio Grande, Brazil, in 1989, the M.Sc. degree in remote sensing from the Brazilian Institute of Space Science, Brazil, in 1992, and the Ph.D. degree in microwave remote sensing and the Amazon floodplain in the Department of Geography, University of Victoria, Victoria, BC, Canada, in 2001. She was with the Remote Sensing Division, Brazilian Institute of Space Science, until 2001, and is now a faculty member with the Department of Geography, University of Victoria. Her research focus on developing research methods to make more effective use of remotely sensed imagery for understanding and monitoring biophysical processes in ocean waters and wetlands, and researching light attenuation in coastal and riverine waters.