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Alessandra D'Angelo
Professional Title
Postdoctoral Researcher
Department
University of Rhode Island
Home State
Rhode Island
Leg
IV
MOSAiC Team
Biogeochemistry
Funders
National Science Foundation
Tasks
I will analyze methane production and methane microbial oxidation rate from sea ice and water in the Central Arctic.
Science Questions
What is the yearly methane flux in the Central Arctic? Are there microbes making methane oxidation? If yes, how effective/fast is it? Is the global change affecting the methane cycle?
What are you most excited about the expedition?
The expedition will allow us to collect 1-year continuous measurements, in a remote site still unknown. The great challenge will be to complete the experiment with interesting results.
What do you love most about the Arctic?
Polar regions are the mirror of global dynamics. The Arctic ecosystem has undergone great changes during recent decades. To study physical, bio-geochemical phenomena in this area means to have a global uderstanding of the entire ecosystem.