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• Permafrost carbon biogeochemistry • Atmospheric hydrological cycle • Polar ice cores
Stable Isotope Lab
Advisors: Tyler JonesÌýIrina Overeem
Bio
I work on several projects within INSTAAR's Stable Isotope Lab (SIL) and am the mission leader for SIL's drone program.
I work to develop UAV methods of constraining methane release from thermokarst lakesÌýand help understand their role inÌýabrupt carbon releaseÌýin permafrost regions. This idea blossomed from my work in Greenland where I continue to use a fixed wing drone flying up to 1500m to sample water vapor. Water vapor isotopes above the surface of an ice sheet helps us understand how their signals are encoded into the ice and allows us to hone in on the uncertainty of future mass-balance.
Before I was a PhD sudent, I worked in collaboration with NOAA's Global Monitoring Division. IÌýcharacterized the stable isotopic composition of methane and carbon dioxide from locations all around the world. We use this information to better understand the sources and sinks of greenhouse gases in atmospheric models. These models in turn give us one of our best chances to understand climate change as it changes our world. Find out more here:
Past education
- MS (Applied Physics): Colorado School of Mines, 2016
- BS (Engineering Physics): Colorado School of Mines, 2015
- St. Philip's Preschool, 1997
Awards
- Deepest toilet dug at EGRIP camp (Greenland Ice Sheet), by like...a lot, 2019. If anyone tells you otherwise please let me know so I can correct their lies.
Research
Example publication
Rozmiarek, K., Vaughn, B. H., Jones, T., Morris, V., Skorski, W., Hughes, A. G., Elston, J., Wahl, S., Faber, A. K., Steen-Larsen, H. C., 2021: . Atmospheric Measurement Techniques, 14(11): 7045-7067. DOI: 10.5194/amt-14-7045-2021
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