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).
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).
I have worked previously at the Institut de Ciències del Mar (ICM-CSIC; Spain), the School of Environmental Sciences - University of East Anglia (UEA; UK), the School of Marine Science and Policy – University of Delaware (USA), the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST; USA), Uni Research (Norway) as well as at the Instituto de Investigaciones Marinas (IIM-CSIC; Spain), the latter being where I completed my PhD. My PhD project focused on understanding the inorganic carbon cycle in the North Atlantic Ocean, in particular the anthropogenic perturbation. The results of my PhD, and other works that I co-authored, highlighted the role of the water mass transformation in the relatively fast acidification rates of the intermediate and deep waters of the Subpolar North Atlantic.
I have worked previously at the Institut de Ciències del Mar (ICM-CSIC; Spain), the School of Environmental Sciences - University of East Anglia (UEA; UK), the School of Marine Science and Policy – University of Delaware (USA), the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST; USA), Uni Research (Norway) as well as at the Instituto de Investigaciones Marinas (IIM-CSIC; Spain), the latter being where I completed my PhD. My PhD project focused on understanding the inorganic carbon cycle in the North Atlantic Ocean, in particular the anthropogenic perturbation. The results of my PhD, and other works that I co-authored, highlighted the role of the water mass transformation in the relatively fast acidification rates of the intermediate and deep waters of the Subpolar North Atlantic.
My background includes participation in several transatlantic oceanographic cruises and international research visits at outstanding research centres, which include IFREMER (Brest, France), BIOS (St. George’s, Bermuda), and the Geophysical Institute (Bergen, Norway).
My background includes participation in several transatlantic oceanographic cruises and international research visits at outstanding research centres, which include IFREMER (Brest, France), BIOS (St. George’s, Bermuda), and the Geophysical Institute (Bergen, Norway).
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.
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.
Don't hesitate to contact me.
Don't hesitate to contact me.