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Burke Hales is affiliated with Oregon State University in the United States and specializes in Earth and Planetary Sciences, with a focus on Oceanography and Global and Planetary Change. Their research addresses various aspects of marine and coastal ecosystems, with particular attention to ocean acidification and its effects on marine biology and ecology.

The main topics covered in Burke Hales's work include:

  • Ocean Acidification Effects and Responses
  • Marine Biology and Ecology Research
  • Marine and Coastal Ecosystems
  • Marine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies
  • Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes

Burke Hales's recent publications demonstrate a focus on the carbon cycle, estuarine environments, and ocean data analysis. Notable papers include:

  • "Coastal Ocean Data Analysis Product in North America (CODAP-NA) - an internally consistent data product for discrete inorganic carbon, oxygen, and nutrients on the North American ocean margins," published in 2021 in Earth System Science Data
  • "Air-water CO2 fluxes in the microtidal Neuse River Estuary, North Carolina," published in 2021 by UNC Libraries
  • "Quantifying the combined impacts of anthropogenic CO2 emissions and watershed alteration on estuary acidification at biologically-relevant time scales: a case study from Tillamook Bay, OR, USA," published in 2024 in Frontiers in Marine Science
  • "Physical and Biological Controls on the Annual CO2 Cycle in Agua Hedionda Lagoon, Carlsbad, CA," published in 2023 in Estuaries and Coasts

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Burke Hales include:

  • Li-Qing Jiang
  • Richard A. Feely
  • Rik Wanninkhof
  • Dana Greeley
  • Leticia Barbero

The scientist publishes primarily in venues related to marine and earth sciences, with multiple appearances in:

  • Earth System Science Data
  • UNC Libraries
  • Frontiers in Marine Science
  • Estuaries and Coasts

Burke Hales's work integrates observational data analysis with environmental processes affecting the coastal ocean, providing insight into carbon dynamics and ecosystem responses. Their contributions span studies of inorganic carbon fluxes, estuarine acidification, and biogeochemical cycles, reflecting a comprehensive approach to marine system research grounded in oceanographic and atmospheric processes.

Best Publications

  • Climatological mean and decadal change in surface ocean pCO2, and net sea–air CO2 flux over the global oceans

    Taro Takahashi;Stewart C. Sutherland;Rik H. Wanninkhof;Colm Sweeney

  • Evidence for Upwelling of Corrosive "Acidified" Water onto the Continental Shelf

    Richard A. Feely;Christopher L. Sabine;J. Martin Hernandez-Ayon;Debby Ianson

  • Southern Ocean Iron Enrichment Experiment: Carbon Cycling in High- and Low-Si Waters

    Kenneth H. Coale;Kenneth S. Johnson;Francisco P. Chavez;Ken O. Buesseler

  • The Pacific oyster, Crassostrea gigas, shows negative correlation to naturally elevated carbon dioxide levels: Implications for near-term ocean acidification effects

    Alan Barton;Burke Hales;George G. Waldbusser;Chris Langdon

  • Saturation-state sensitivity of marine bivalve larvae to ocean acidification

    George G. Waldbusser;Burke Hales;Chris J. Langdon;Brian A. Haley

  • Corrigendum to "Climatological mean and decadal change in surface ocean pCO2, and net sea-air CO2 flux over the global oceans" Deep Sea Res. II 56 (2009) 554-577 (DOI:10.1016/j.dsr2.2008.12.009)

    T Takahashi;SC Sutherland;R Wanninkhof;C Sweeney

  • Impacts of Coastal Acidification on the Pacific Northwest Shellfish Industry and Adaptation Strategies Implemented in Response

    Alan Barton;George G. Waldbusser;Richard A. Feely;Stephen B. Weisberg

  • Corrigendum to "Climatological mean and decadal change in surface ocean pCO2, and net sea-air CO2 flux over the global oceans" [Deep Sea Res. II 56 (2009) 554-577]

    Taro Takahashi;Stewart C. Sutherland;Rik H. Wanninkhof;Colm Sweeney

  • Limacina helicina shell dissolution as an indicator of declining habitat suitability owing to ocean acidification in the California Current Ecosystem

    N. Bednaršek;R. A. Feely;J. C. P. Reum;B. Peterson

  • A developmental and energetic basis linking larval oyster shell formation to acidification sensitivity

    George G. Waldbusser;Elizabeth L. Brunner;Brian A. Haley;Burke Hales

  • Atmospheric CO2 uptake by a coastal upwelling system

    Burke Hales;Taro Takahashi;Leah M. Bandstra

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

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

  • Chemical and biological impacts of ocean acidification along the west coast of North America

    Richard A. Feely;Simone R. Alin;Brendan Carter;Nina Bednaršek

  • 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

  • Ocean Acidification Has Multiple Modes of Action on Bivalve Larvae

    George G. Waldbusser;Burke Hales;Chris J. Langdon;Brian A. Haley

  • Aragonite saturation state dynamics in a coastal upwelling zone

    Katherine E. Harris;Michael D. DeGrandpre;Burke Hales

  • The Changing Carbon Cycle in the Southern Ocean

    Taro Takahashi;Colm Sweeney;Burke Hales;David W. Chipman

  • Climatological Mean and Decadal Change in Surface Ocean Pco(2), and Net Sea-Air Co2 Flux Over the Global Oceans (Vol 56, Pg 554, 2009)

    T. Takahashi;S. C. Sutherland;R. Wanninkhof;C. Sweeney

  • Seagrass habitat metabolism increases short-term extremes and long-term offset of CO2 under future ocean acidification.

    Stephen R. Pacella;Stephen R. Pacella;Cheryl A. Brown;George G. Waldbusser;Rochelle G. Labiosa

  • Respiration and dissolution in the sediments of the western North Atlantic: estimates from models of in situ microelectrode measurements of porewater oxygen and pH

    Burke Hales;Steve Emerson;David Archer

  • Calcite dissolution in sediments of the Ceara Rise: In situ measurements of porewater O2, pH, and CO2(aq)

    Burke Hales;Steve Emerson

Frequent Co-Authors

Richard A. Feely
Richard A. Feely University of Washington
Christopher L. Sabine
Christopher L. Sabine University of Hawaii at Manoa
Taro Takahashi
Taro Takahashi Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory
Simone R. Alin
Simone R. Alin National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Francisco P. Chavez
Francisco P. Chavez Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute
Colm Sweeney
Colm Sweeney National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Bronte Tilbrook
Bronte Tilbrook CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research
Andrew J. Watson
Andrew J. Watson University of Exeter
Truls Johannessen
Truls Johannessen University of Bergen
Nicolas Metzl
Nicolas Metzl Sorbonne University

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