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Carin J. Ashjian is affiliated with Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on Earth and Planetary Sciences and Environmental Science, with a significant emphasis on Oceanography, Atmospheric Science, and Ecology. Their work further explores subfields such as Global and Planetary Change and Environmental Chemistry.

Their main research topics include:

  • Arctic and Antarctic ice dynamics
  • Marine and coastal ecosystems
  • Marine Biology and Ecology Research
  • Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena
  • Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes
  • Isotope Analysis in Ecology
  • Marine and fisheries research

Ashjian has contributed to several peer-reviewed publications across multiple venues. Frequent publication outlets for their work include Progress In Oceanography, Frontiers in Marine Science, the Journal of Plankton Research, Crustaceana, and Deep Sea Research Part II Topical Studies in Oceanography.

Notable recent papers by Ashjian include:

  • "Manifestation and consequences of warming and altered heat fluxes over the Bering and Chukchi Sea continental shelves," 2020, Deep Sea Research Part II Topical Studies in Oceanography
  • "Global variability in seawater Mg:Ca and Sr:Ca ratios in the modern ocean," 2020, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • "The Pacific water flow branches in the eastern Chukchi Sea," 2023, Progress In Oceanography
  • "Benthic hotspots on the northern Bering and Chukchi continental shelf: Spatial variability in production regimes and environmental drivers," 2020, Progress In Oceanography
  • "Overview of the MOSAiC expedition: Ecosystem," 2024, Elementa Science of the Anthropocene

The scientist frequently collaborates with a consistent group of co-authors. These include Robert G. Campbell, Robert S. Pickart, Atsushi Yamaguchi, Cecilia Gelfman, and Yunosuke Koguchi, with collaboration counts ranging from four to fourteen joint works.

Best Publications

  • Life on the edge : marine life and fronts

    Donald Olson;Gary Hitchcock;Arthur Mariano;Carin Ashjian

  • Annual cycle in abundance, distribution, and size in relation to hydrography of important copepod species in the western Arctic Ocean

    Carin J Ashjian;Robert G Campbell;Harold E Welch;Mari Butler

  • Mesozooplankton prey preference and grazing impact in the Western Arctic Ocean

    Robert G. Campbell;Evelyn B. Sherr;Carin J. Ashjian;Stéphane Plourde

  • Pelagic and benthic ecology of the lower interface of the Eastern Tropical Pacific oxygen minimum zone

    Karen F. Wishner;Carin J. Ashjian;Carin J. Ashjian;Celia Gelfman;Marcia M. Gowing

  • Modeling the impact of declining sea ice on the Arctic marine planktonic ecosystem

    Jinlun Zhang;Yvette H. Spitz;Michael Steele;Carin J. Ashjian

  • Manifestation and consequences of warming and altered heat fluxes over the Bering and Chukchi Sea continental shelves

    S.L. Danielson;O. Ahkinga;C. Ashjian;E. Basyuk

  • Climate Variability, Oceanography, Bowhead Whale Distribution, and Iñupiat Subsistence Whaling near Barrow, Alaska

    Carin J. Ashjian;Stephen R. Braund;Robert G. Campbell;J.C. "Craig" George

  • Acoustically-inferred zooplankton distribution in relation to hydrography west of the Antarctic Peninsula

    Gareth L. Lawson;Peter H. Wiebe;Carin J. Ashjian;Scott M. Gallager

  • Global variability in seawater Mg:Ca and Sr:Ca ratios in the modern ocean.

    Mario Lebrato;Dieter Garbe-Schönberg;Marius N. Müller;Sonia Blanco-Ameijeiras

  • Ecological characteristics of core-use areas used by Bering–Chukchi–Beaufort (BCB) bowhead whales, 2006–2012

    John J. Citta;Lori T. Quakenbush;Stephen R. Okkonen;Matthew L. Druckenmiller

  • Euphausiid distribution along the Western Antarctic Peninsula—Part A: Development of robust multi-frequency acoustic techniques to identify euphausiid aggregations and quantify euphausiid size, abundance, and biomass

    Gareth L. Lawson;Peter H. Wiebe;Timothy K. Stanton;Carin J. Ashjian

  • Real-time observation of taxa-specific plankton distributions: an optical sampling method

    Cabell S. Davis;Qiao Hu;Scott M. Gallager;Xiaoou Tang

  • Life history and biogeography of Calanus copepods in the Arctic Ocean: An individual-based modeling study

    Rubao Ji;Rubao Ji;Carin J. Ashjian;Robert G. Campbell;Changsheng Chen;Changsheng Chen

  • Using a high-powered strobe light to increase the catch of Antarctic krill

    P. H. Wiebe;C. J. Ashjian;S. M. Gallager;C. S. Davis

  • Euphausiid distribution along the Western Antarctic Peninsula—Part B: Distribution of euphausiid aggregations and biomass, and associations with environmental features

    Gareth L. Lawson;Peter H. Wiebe;Carin J. Ashjian;Timothy K. Stanton

  • Distribution of zooplankton on the continental shelf off Marguerite Bay, Antarctic Peninsula, during Austral Fall and Winter, 2001

    Carin J. Ashjian;Gaelin A. Rosenwaks;Peter H. Wiebe;Cabell S. Davis

  • Distribution of plankton, particles, and hydrographic features across Georges Bank described using the Video Plankton Recorder

    Carin J Ashjian;Cabell S Davis;Scott M Gallager;Philip Alatalo

  • Improved parametrization of Antarctic krill target strength models

    Gareth L. Lawson;Peter H. Wiebe;Carin J. Ashjian;Dezhang Chu

  • Euphausiid transport in the Western Arctic Ocean

    Leo Berline;Yvette H. Spitz;Carin J. Ashjian;Robert G. Campbell

  • Transport of plankton and particles between the Chukchi and Beaufort Seas during summer 2002, described using a Video Plankton Recorder

    Carin J. Ashjian;Scott M. Gallager;Stéphane Plourde

Frequent Co-Authors

Peter H. Wiebe
Peter H. Wiebe Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Scott M. Gallager
Scott M. Gallager Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Cabell S. Davis
Cabell S. Davis Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Jinlun Zhang
Jinlun Zhang University of Washington
Sharon L. Smith
Sharon L. Smith University of Miami
Jacqueline M. Grebmeier
Jacqueline M. Grebmeier University of Maryland Center For Environmental Sciences
Rubao Ji
Rubao Ji Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Lee W. Cooper
Lee W. Cooper University of Maryland Center For Environmental Sciences
Robert S. Pickart
Robert S. Pickart Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Wieslaw Maslowski
Wieslaw Maslowski Naval Postgraduate School

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