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Abdirahman M Omar

Abdirahman M Omar

D-Index & Metrics

Earth Science

D-Index
31
Citations
12601
World Ranking
8817
National Ranking
133

Overview

Abdirahman M Omar is affiliated with NORCE Research in Norway and has contributed extensively to environmental science and earth and planetary sciences. Their research primarily focuses on oceanography and global and planetary change, with additional work in environmental engineering, atmospheric science, and ecology.

Their recent publications include:

  • Global Carbon Budget 2023, 2023, Earth system science data
  • Acidification of the Nordic Seas, 2022, Biogeosciences
  • Suitability analysis and revised strategies for marine environmental carbon capture and storage (CCS) monitoring, 2021, International journal of greenhouse gas control
  • Assuring the integrity of offshore carbon dioxide storage, 2022, Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews
  • Optimal sensors placement for detecting CO2 discharges from unknown locations on the seafloor, 2020, International journal of greenhouse gas control

The main topics covered in their work include:

  • Ocean Acidification Effects and Responses
  • Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics
  • CO2 Sequestration and Geologic Interactions
  • Marine and coastal ecosystems
  • Climate variability and models
  • Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies
  • Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena

Frequent collaborators in their research are:

  • Guttorm Alendal
  • Anna Oleynik
  • Are Olsen
  • Jerry Blackford
  • Ingunn Skjelvan

Abdirahman M Omar's work is published in several scientific venues, including:

  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • International journal of greenhouse gas control
  • Earth system science data
  • Biogeosciences
  • Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews

Their research fields are primarily Environmental Science and Earth and Planetary Sciences, with a strong emphasis on oceanography and climate-related studies. The scope and interdisciplinary nature of their work reflect a focus on understanding environmental changes and their impacts, particularly related to oceans, atmospheric gases, and carbon capture technologies.

Best Publications

  • Global Carbon Budget 2016

    Corinne Le Quere;Robbie M. Andrew;Josep G. Canadell;Stephen Sitch

  • Global carbon budget 2013

    C. Le Quere;G.P. Peters;R.J. Andres;Robbie M Andrew

  • Global Carbon Budget 2019

    Pierre Friedlingstein;Pierre Friedlingstein;Matthew W. Jones;Michael O'Sullivan;Robbie Andrew

  • A multi-decade record of high-quality fCO2 data in version 3 of the Surface Ocean CO2 Atlas (SOCAT)

    Dorothee C. E. Bakker;Benjamin Pfeil;Benjamin Pfeil;Camilla S. Landa;Camilla S. Landa;Nicolas Metzl

  • THE ROLE OF THE BARENTS SEA IN THE ARCTIC CLIMATE SYSTEM

    Lars H. Smedsrud;Igor Esau;Randi B. Ingvaldsen;Tor Eldevik;Tor Eldevik

  • A uniform, quality controlled Surface Ocean CO2 Atlas (SOCAT)

    B. Pfeil;B. Pfeil;B. Pfeil;A. Olsen;D.C.E. Bakker;S. Hankin

  • An update to the Surface Ocean CO2 Atlas (SOCAT version 2)

    Dorothee C. E. Bakker;Benjamin Pfeil;Benjamin Pfeil;K. Smith;K. Smith;S. Hankin

  • Surface Ocean CO2 Atlas (SOCAT) gridded data products

    C.L. Sabine;S. Hankin;H. Koyuk;H. Koyuk;D.C.E. Bakker

  • Estimating the monthly pCO2 distribution in the North Atlantic using a self-organizing neural network

    M. Telszewski;A. Chazottes;U. Schuster;A. J. Watson

  • Magnitude and origin of the anthropogenic CO2 increase and 13C Suess effect in the Nordic seas since 1981

    Are Olsen;Are Olsen;Abdirahman M. Omar;Abdirahman M. Omar;Richard G. J. Bellerby;Richard G. J. Bellerby;Truls Johannessen;Truls Johannessen

  • Mapping of the air–sea CO2 flux in the Arctic Ocean and its adjacent seas: Basin-wide distribution and seasonal to interannual variability

    Sayaka Yasunaka;Akihiko Murata;Eiji Watanabe;Melissa Chierici

  • Interannual variability in the wintertime air sea flux of carbon dioxide in the northern North Atlantic, 1981 2001

    Are Olsen;Are Olsen;Richard G.J. Bellerby;Richard G.J. Bellerby;Truls Johannessen;Truls Johannessen;Abdirahman M. Omar;Abdirahman M. Omar

  • Air-Sea Interactions of Natural Long-Lived Greenhouse Gases (CO2, N2O, CH4) in a Changing Climate

    Dorothee C. E. Bakker;Hermann W. Bange;Nicolas Gruber;Truls Johannessen

  • Arctic Ocean CO2 uptake: An improved multiyear estimate of the air-sea CO2 flux incorporating chlorophyll a concentrations

    Sayaka Yasunaka;Eko Siswanto;Are Olsen;Mario Hoppema

  • Seasonal and interannual variability of the air-sea CO2 flux in the Atlantic sector of the Barents Sea

    Abdirahman M. Omar;Abdirahman M. Omar;Truls Johannessen;Truls Johannessen;Are Olsen;Are Olsen;Staffan Kaltin

  • Reconstructing the time history of the air-sea CO2 disequilibrium and its rate of change in the eastern subpolar North Atlantic, 1972–1989

    Abdirahman M. Omar;Abdirahman M. Omar;Are Olsen;Are Olsen

  • Spatiotemporal variations of fCO 2 in the North Sea

    A. M. Omar;A. M. Omar;A. Olsen;A. Olsen;T. Johannessen;T. Johannessen;M. Hoppema

  • The Nordic Seas carbon budget: Sources, sinks, and uncertainties

    Emil Jeansson;Are Olsen;Tor Eldevik;Tor Eldevik;Ingunn Skjelvan;Ingunn Skjelvan

  • A Surface Ocean CO2 Reference Network, SOCONET and Associated Marine Boundary Layer CO2 Measurements

    Rik H. Wanninkhof;Penelope Pickers;Abdirahman M. Omar;Adrienne J. Sutton

  • Winter weather controls net influx of atmospheric CO2 on the north-west European shelf

    Vassilis Kitidis;Jamie D. Shutler;Ian Ashton;Mark Warren

  • Spatiotemporal variations of fCO2 in the North Sea

    A. M. Omar;A. Olsen;T. Johannessen;A. Borges

  • Arctic Ocean CO2 uptake: an improved multi-year estimate of the air-sea CO2 flux incorporating chlorophyll-a concentrations

    S. Yasunaka;E. Siswanto;A. Olsen;Mario Hoppema

Frequent Co-Authors

Truls Johannessen
Truls Johannessen University of Bergen
Are Olsen
Are Olsen University of Bergen
Bronte Tilbrook
Bronte Tilbrook CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research
Richard G. J. Bellerby
Richard G. J. Bellerby East China Normal University
Arne Körtzinger
Arne Körtzinger GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel
Mario Hoppema
Mario Hoppema Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research
Taro Takahashi
Taro Takahashi Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory
Melissa Chierici
Melissa Chierici University Centre in Svalbard
Simone R. Alin
Simone R. Alin National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Richard A. Feely
Richard A. Feely University of Washington

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