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Global Biogeochemical Cycles and Ecosystems |
Overview
Cycling of chemical elements within and across atmospheric, oceanic and land reservoirs is essential for shaping the Earth's chemical environment, sustaining living organisms and regulating greenhouse gases in the atmosphere. Topics in this research area include fundamental process studies in oceanic and atmospheric biogeochemical cycles; numerical model development to better understand and simulate marine and terrestrial biospheres; modeling of the interactions between climate and biosphere; analysis of remote sensing and in-situ data; and fusion of observational data and numerical models to uncover underlying processes related to global change.
In addition to theoretical studies and mathematical analyses of datasets, we apply the following tools and approaches in our research:
Field Programs |
Numerical Modeling |
Radar |
Satellites |
Faculty:
Sample Coursework During the First Two Years of Our Graduate Program:
| Fall, Year 1 | Spring, Year 1 |
| ATS 601: Atmospheric Dynamics I ATS 620: Thermodynamics and Cloud Physics ATS 606: Introduction to Climate |
ATS 602: Atmospheric Dynamics II ATS 610: Physical Oceanography ATS 655: Objective Analysis |
| Fall, Year 2 | Spring, Year 2 |
| ATS 760: Global Carbon Cycle ATS 621: Atmospheric Chemistry |
ATS 770: Ocean Modeling |
| Other classes of interest | |
| ATS 540: Daily Weather Laboratory I ATS 541: Daily Weather Laboratory II ATS 762: Biosphere-Chemistry-Climate Interactions |
