Current Projects and Research

One focus of our current efforts is the Southern Ocean which acts as the lungs of the ocean, “inhaling” oxygen and “exhaling” carbon dioxide.

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Becki Beadling is a graduate student in the University of Arizona’s Department of Geosciences. Her graduate adviser is Joellen Russell, associate professor of geosciences and Thomas R. Brown Distinguished Chair in Integrative Science. Beadling has a rare opportunity at the UA to do impactful research with Russell, a preeminent oceanographer.
SOCCOM is a new 6-year observational and modeling research program focused on the role of the Southern Ocean in the anthropogenic carbon budget, ocean biogeochemistry, and climate change.
On this week’s episode of Zona Politics: UA professor of geosciences Joellen Russell talks about how climate change is affecting the world’s oceans.
Because it serves as the primary gateway through which the intermediate, deep, and bottom waters of the ocean interact with the atmosphere, the Southern Ocean has a profound influence on the oceanic uptake of anthropogenic carbon and heat. Yet it is the least observed and understood region of the world ocean because of harsh conditions…. View Article
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