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Baoshan Chen

Research Associate

Research Assistant Professor

Education:

Ph.D.2015

- University of Georgia



MS 2008 - Xiamen University, China

Research Topics:

Carbon cycling in diverse marine ecosystems; Ocean acidification; Climate change effects; Multi-stressor impacts on coastal ecosystems; Marine carbon dioxide removal; Sensor development;

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  • Bio/Research

    Bio/Research

    I am interested in understanding how carbon cycling, ocean acidification, and hypoxia/anoxia respond to climate change and finding solutions to mitigate the negative effects. My research efforts have focused on (1) carbon cycling dynamics and air-water CO2 flux in diverse marine ecosystems, (2) climate change effects on biogeochemical processes (particularly carbon cycling, ocean acidification, and deoxygenation) and interactions of leading environmental multiple stressors, and (3) exploring innovative methods (e.g., carbon dioxide removal, ecosystem recovery) to mitigate global warming and ocean acidification.

    Carbon cycling is key to understanding global warming as well as the services the ecosystem provided. We are interested in understanding the carbon cycling dynamics in wetlands, estuaries, coastal oceans, and the Arctic Ocean, particularly focusing on how carbon cycling is modulated by climate change and human activities. We primarily investigate inorganic CO2 system in these systems to address their heterogeneity and controlling mechanisms and past-current-future trends using carbonate parameters (dissolved inorganic carbon, total alkalinity, pH, partial pressure of CO2) and carbon isotopes and many other approaches (sea-going field monitoring, field and lab experiments, CO2 sensors in mooring and autonomous instruments).

    Climate change is exacerbating carbon cycling tightly coupled leading environmental stressors (e.g., Ocean acidification, hypoxia/anoxia) which impact ecosystems, fisheries, and coastal communities. We are interested in understanding how climate changes affect these environmental stressors and how their interactions affect carbon cycling additively and synergistically or counteract each other. We put much of our efforts investigating two of the most sensitive hotspots globally (coastal ecosystems and the Arctic Ocean) where human activities and sea-ice melt significantly affect the decadal changes and marine ecosystems, separately. We further strive to explore innovative approaches to mitigate the negative effects of ocean acidification (production of calcium carbonate) and global warming (carbon dioxide removal).

  • Publications

    Publications

    Selected Publications (Complete Publications List on Google Scholar)

    Chen, B.*, W.-J. Cai, J. R. Brodeur, N. Hussain, J. M. Testa, W. Ni and Q. Li (2020). "Seasonal and spatial variability in surface pCO2 and air–water CO2 flux in the Chesapeake Bay." Limnology and Oceanography, doi: 10.1002/lno.11573.

    Chen, B.*, W.-J. Cai and L. Chen (2015). "The marine carbonate system of the Arctic Ocean: Assessment of internal consistency and sampling considerations, summer 2010." Marine Chemistry176: 174-188.

    Qi, D., L. Chen, B. Chen*, Z. Gao, W. Zhong, R. A. Feely, L. G. Anderson, H. Sun, J. Chen, M. Chen, L. Zhan, Y. Zhang and W.-J. Cai (2017). "Increase in acidifying water in the western Arctic Ocean." Nature Climate Change7(3): 195-199.

    Li, L., B. Chen*, Y. Luo, J. Xia and D. Qi (2022). "Factors Controlling Acidification in Intermediate and Deep/Bottom Layers of the Japan/East Sea." Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans 127(2): e2021JC017712.

    Cai, W. J., L. Q. Chen, B. Chen, Z. Y. Gao, S. H. Lee, J. F. Chen, D. Pierrot, K. Sullivan, Y. C. Wang, X. P. Hu, W. J. Huang, Y. H. Zhang, S. Q. Xu, A. Murata, J. M. Grebmeier, E. P. Jones and H. S. Zhang (2010). "Decrease in the CO2 uptake capacity in an ice-free Arctic Ocean Basin." Science329(5991): 556-559.

    Su, J., W.-J. Cai, J. Brodeur, B. Chen, N. Hussain, Y. Yao, C. Ni, J. M. Testa, M. Li, X. Xie, W. Ni, K. M. Scaboo, Y.-y. Xu, J. Cornwell, C. Gurbisz, M. S. Owens, G. G. Waldbusser, M. Dai and W. M. Kemp (2020). "Chesapeake Bay acidification buffered by spatially decoupled carbonate mineral cycling." Nature Geoscience.

    Qi, D., Z. Ouyang, L. Chen, Y. Wu, R. Lei, B. Chen, R. A. Feely, L. G. Anderson, W. Zhong, H. Lin, A. Polukhin, Y. Zhang, Y. Zhang, H. Bi, X. Lin, Y. Luo, Y. Zhuang, J. He, J. Chen and W.-J. Cai (2022). "Climate change drives rapid decadal acidification in the Arctic Ocean from 1994 to 2020." Science 377(6614): 1544-1550.

    Ouyang, Z., D. Qi, L. Chen, T. Takahashi, W. Zhong, M. D. DeGrandpre, B. Chen, Z. Gao, S. Nishino, A. Murata, H. Sun, L. L. Robbins, M. Jin and W.-J. Cai (2020). "Sea-ice loss amplifies summertime decadal CO2 increase in the western Arctic Ocean." Nature Climate Change10(7): 678-684.

    Brodeur, J. R., B. Chen, J. Su, Y.-Y. Xu, N. Hussain, K. M. Scaboo, Y. Zhang, J. M. Testa and W.-J. Cai (2019). "Chesapeake Bay inorganic carbon: Spatial distribution and seasonal variability." Frontiers in Marine Science6: 99.

    Cai, W.-J., W.-J. Huang, G. W. Luther, D. Pierrot, M. Li, J. Testa, M. Xue, A. Joesoef, R. Mann, J. Brodeur, Y.-Y. Xu, B. Chen, N. Hussain, G. G. Waldbusser, J. Cornwell and W. M. Kemp (2017). "Redox reactions and weak buffering capacity lead to acidification in the Chesapeake Bay." Nature Communications8(1): 369.

    Dai, M., Z. Lu, W. Zhai, B. Chen, Z. Cao, K. Zhou, W.-J. Cai and C.-T. A. Chen (2009). "Diurnal variations of surface seawater pCO2 in contrasting coastal environments." Limnology and Oceanography54(3): 735-745.

    Su, J., W.-J. Cai, N. Hussain, J. Brodeur, B. Chen and K. Huang (2019). "Simultaneous determination of dissolved inorganic carbon (DIC) concentration and stable isotope (δ13C-DIC) by Cavity Ring-Down Spectroscopy: Application to study carbonate dynamics in the Chesapeake Bay." Marine Chemistry215: 103689.

    Saba, G. K., E. Wright-Fairbanks, B. Chen, W.-J. Cai, A. H. Barnard, C. P. Jones, C. W. Branham, K. Wang and T. Miles (2019). "The Development and Validation of a Profiling Glider Deep ISFET-Based pH Sensor for High Resolution Observations of Coastal and Ocean Acidification." Frontiers in Marine Science6(664).
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