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Sabrina M. Crispo B.Sc. Saint Francis Xavier University, Chemistry (1999) and Dip. Engineering (1999) E-mail: scrispo Advisor: Kristin J. Orians |
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I am interested in the determination of dissolved trace metal concentrations in seawater and what the resulting concentration data tells us about physical, chemical, and biological processes. The area of study is the mesoscale anti-cyclonic eddies that form off the coast of the Queen Charlotte Islands in the winter months (Haida eddies). These eddies transport coastal water, which contain high metal and nutrient concentrations, westward into the Alaskan gyre. The Alaskan gyre is considered a high nutrient, low chlorophyll region where primary production is limited by iron. The Haida eddies may be a form of iron introduction to the gyre. By using other trace metals as tracers of iron inputs and removals (since the iron system is complex) we hope to get a better idea of the importance of iron removal mechanisms. The study of these eddies also gives us a chance to study coastal water as it ages, since there is limited interaction with surrounding waters. This allows for calculation of removal rates of trace metals. This research is done in collaboration with the Institute of Ocean Sciences, DFO in Sidney, British Columbia. |
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Sabrina Crispo. (2002) Marine geochemistry of cadmium. Canadian Technical Report of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 2405. Sabrina Crispo, Kristin J. Orians, Frank Whitney, and Tawnya D. Peterson (2004) Aluminum and Cadmium Distributions in an Anticyclonic Eddy in the Eastern sub-Arctic Pacific. AGU Ocean Sciences Meeting. Portland, Oregon, USA. January 2004. Sabrina M. Crispo, Tawnya D. Peterson, Maeve C. Lohan, Kristin J. Orians, Paul J. Harrison and Peter J. Statham (2004) Dust deposition from Gobi desert into surface waters of a mesoscale eddy in the Gulf of Alaska: evidence and biological response. 51st Annual Eastern Pacific Ocean Conference (EPOC) 2004, Sidney, British Columbia. September 2004. S M Crispo, T D Peterson, M C Lohan, D Crawford, K J Orians, P J Harrison, P J Statham (2004) Effects of an Asian Dust Storm on the Gulf of Alaska: Trace Metal Evidence and Biological Consequences. AGU Fall Meeting. San Francisco, California, USA. December 2004
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last updated November 4, 2004 |
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