My research interests in the field of oceanography include biogeochemical cycling and chemical distributions in coastal marine waters. One project investigates inorganic carbon cycling (the CO2 system) in local estuaries using pH and total alkalinity. A second project is in collaboration with scientists at the URI Graduate School of Oceanography. The ultimate goal of this project is to use models to examine the potential effects of climate change on the shelf area off Rhode Island. My lab is involved in examining biogeochemical data in Block Island Sound, Rhode Island Sound, Narragansett Bay, Long Island Sound, and the southern Gulf of Maine to initialize and validate a coupled physical-biogeochemical model for Rhode Island and Block Island Sounds.
