Dr. McKinley's research groups studies carbon cycling in the global oceans and the Great Lakes. We are interested in developing a holistic understanding of how carbon enters and exits aquatic systems and how it is processed therein. This requires an interdisciplinary approach across a range of fields: from fluid dynamics to aquatic chemistry to ecology. We use both historical datasets and numerical models to learn about carbon cycling. Currently, we have a variety of projects underway with foci in the North Atlantic and Lake Superior.

Desai, A., J. Austin, V. Bennington and G.A. McKinley (2009) Stronger winds over a large lake in response to a weakening air to lake temperature gradient. Nature Geoscience, download Published online: 15 November 2009 | doi:10.1038/ngeo693

Fall Course: Global Climate Processes ATM OCN 425

Nature Reports Climate Change has highlighted our recent article on the impact of hurricanes on the ocean carbon sink. (Click here)

Colleen Mouw created a new animation of phytoplankton size distribution. presented at the Ocean Color Research Team, May, 2009, Washington, DC

Mouw, C.B. and J.A. Yoder (2009) Optical determination of phytoplankton size distribution from satellite. Remote Sensing of Environment, in review.