Hi, I'm Maribel I. García-Ibáñez, biogeochemical oceanographer
I am a biogeochemical oceanographer with a deep interest in the link between chemical and physical oceanographic processes and their implications in the marine environment. My main research areas are the chemistry of the ocean inorganic carbon cycle (in particular ocean acidification) and the water mass formation, transformation, and circulation in the North Atlantic Ocean, the Southern Ocean, and the Mediterranean Sea. I am Tenured Scientist at Oceanographic Center of the Balearic Islands, Spanish Institute of Oceanography (IEO).
My work experience includes leakage detection in offshore reservoirs related to carbon capture and storage (CCS), characterization of dyes used to measure seawater pH, and exploration of the internal consistency of the measurements of the oceanic carbonate system as well as characterisation of the processes affecting the carbon uptake in the Southern Ocean and analysis of tipping points for North Atlantic cold-water corals. I also collaborate with the Ocean Carbonate System Intercomparison Forum (OCSIF), with a goal to debate the nature of the internal inconsistencies of the ocean carbonate system data, advocate for needed research to resolve these problems, and provide guidance for data product assembly and documentation.