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  • 2016 - Fellow of American Geophysical Union (AGU)

Overview

Deborah S. Kelley is affiliated with the University of Washington in the United States and has contributed extensively to the field of Earth and Planetary Sciences. Their research spans a range of subfields including Environmental Chemistry, Oceanography, Atmospheric Science, Geophysics, and Mechanics of Materials.

The scientist's work prominently focuses on topics such as Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena, Geology and Paleoclimatology Research, earthquake and tectonic studies, Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis, Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils, Marine Biology and Ecology Research, and Ocean Acidification Effects and Responses.

Deborah S. Kelley has published in several academic venues, with multiple contributions in Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research), Geochemistry Geophysics Geosystems, Nature Reviews Earth & Environment, Frontiers in Marine Science, and Seismological Research Letters.

Frequently collaborating with other researchers, their coauthors include Gerardo J. Iturrino, James H. Natland, Jeffrey C. Alt, Eiichi Kikawa, and H. R. Naslund.

Selected recent papers include:

  • Diversity of magmatism, hydrothermal processes and microbial interactions at mid-ocean ridges, 2022, Nature Reviews Earth & Environment
  • Hydrothermal Chimney Distribution on the Endeavour Segment, Juan de Fuca Ridge, 2020, Geochemistry Geophysics Geosystems
  • Integrating Multidisciplinary Observations in Vent Environments (IMOVE): Decadal Progress in Deep-Sea Observatories at Hydrothermal Vents, 2022, Frontiers in Marine Science
  • Extensive decentralized hydrogen export from the Atlantis Massif, 2021, Geology
  • Variability of Natural Methane Bubble Release at Southern Hydrate Ridge, 2021, Geochemistry Geophysics Geosystems

Kelley's publication record reflects a focus on hydrothermal systems, mid-ocean ridge processes, and the behavior of methane in marine environments.

Among professional recognitions, Deborah S. Kelley was named a Fellow of the American Geophysical Union (AGU) in 2016.

Best Publications

  • Hydrothermal vents and the origin of life

    William Martin;John Baross;Deborah Kelley;Michael J. Russell

  • A Serpentinite-Hosted Ecosystem: The Lost City Hydrothermal Field

    Deborah S. Kelley;Jeffrey A. Karson;Gretchen L. Früh-Green;Dana R. Yoerger

  • An off-axis hydrothermal vent field near the Mid-Atlantic Ridge at 30° N

    Deborah S. Kelley;Jeffrey A. Karson;Donna K. Blackman;Gretchen L. Früh-Green

  • Abiogenic hydrocarbon production at lost city hydrothermal field.

    Giora Proskurowski;Giora Proskurowski;Marvin D. Lilley;Jeffery S. Seewald;Gretchen L. Früh-Green

  • Volcanoes, Fluids, and Life at Mid-Ocean Ridge Spreading Centers

    Deborah S. Kelley;John A. Baross;John R. Delaney

  • Methane- and sulfur-metabolizing microbial communities dominate the Lost City hydrothermal field ecosystem.

    William J. Brazelton;Matthew O. Schrenk;Deborah S. Kelley;John A. Baross

  • 30,000 Years of Hydrothermal Activity at the Lost City Vent Field

    Gretchen L. Früh-Green;Deborah S. Kelley;Stefano M. Bernasconi;Jeffrey A. Karson

  • Elevated concentrations of formate, acetate and dissolved organic carbon found at the Lost City hydrothermal field

    Susan Q. Lang;David A. Butterfield;Mitch Schulte;Deborah S. Kelley

  • Incidence and Diversity of Microorganisms within the Walls of an Active Deep-Sea Sulfide Chimney

    Matthew O. Schrenk;Deborah S. Kelley;John R. Delaney;John A. Baross

  • Low temperature volatile production at the Lost City Hydrothermal Field, evidence from a hydrogen stable isotope geothermometer

    Giora Proskurowski;Marvin D. Lilley;Deborah S. Kelley;Eric J. Olson

  • Serpentinization of Oceanic Peridotites: Implications for Geochemical Cycles and Biological Activity

    Gretchen L. Früh-Green;James A.D. Connolly;Alessio Plas;Deborah S. Kelley

  • Mass transfer and fluid flow during detachment faulting and development of an oceanic core complex, Atlantis Massif (MAR 30°N)

    Chiara Boschi;Gretchen L. Früh-Green;Adélie Delacour;Jeffrey A. Karson

  • Formation and evolution of carbonate chimneys at the Lost City Hydrothermal Field

    Kristin A. Ludwig;Deborah S. Kelley;David A. Butterfield;Bruce K. Nelson

  • Global Observing Needs in the Deep Ocean

    Lisa A. Levin;Brian J. Bett;Andrew R. Gates;Patrick Heimbach

  • Geology of the Atlantis Massif (Mid-Atlantic Ridge, 30° N): Implications for the evolution of an ultramafic oceanic core complex

    Donna K. Blackman;Jeffrey A. Karson;Deborah S. Kelley;Johnson R. Cann

  • The quantum event of oceanic crustal accretion: impacts of diking at mid-ocean ridges.

    J. R. Delaney;D. S. Kelley;M. D. Lilley;D. A. Butterfield

  • Low archaeal diversity linked to subseafloor geochemical processes at the Lost City Hydrothermal Field, Mid-Atlantic Ridge.

    Matthew O. Schrenk;Deborah S. Kelley;Sheryl A. Bolton;John A. Baross

  • Two-phase separation and fracturing in mid-ocean ridge gabbros at temperatures greater than 700°C

    Deborah S. Kelley;John R. Delaney

  • Archaea and bacteria with surprising microdiversity show shifts in dominance over 1,000-year time scales in hydrothermal chimneys

    William J. Brazelton;Kristin A. Ludwig;Mitchell L. Sogin;Ekaterina N. Andreishcheva

  • Detachment shear zone of the Atlantis Massif core complex, Mid‐Atlantic Ridge, 30°N

    Jeffrey A. Karson;Jeffrey A. Karson;Gretchen L. Fruh-Green;Deborah S. Kelley;E. A. Williams

  • Isotopic and element exchange during serpentinization and metasomatism at the Atlantis Massif (MAR 30°N): Insights from B and Sr isotope data

    Chiara Boschi;Andrea Dini;Gretchen L. Früh-Green;Deborah S. Kelley

Frequent Co-Authors

John R. Delaney
John R. Delaney University of Washington
Jeffrey A. Karson
Jeffrey A. Karson Syracuse University
Timothy M. Shank
Timothy M. Shank Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Marvin D. Lilley
Marvin D. Lilley University of Washington
David A. Butterfield
David A. Butterfield University of Washington
Marcus Gutjahr
Marcus Gutjahr GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel
John A. Baross
John A. Baross University of Washington
William S. D. Wilcock
William S. D. Wilcock University of Washington

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