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  • 2012 - Fellow of American Geophysical Union (AGU)

Overview

Edward T. Baker is affiliated with the Joint Institute for the Study of the Atmosphere and Ocean in the United States. Their research spans multiple subfields within Earth and environmental sciences, including oceanography, environmental chemistry, atmospheric science, and geophysics.

The scientist's recent published works include studies focused on hydrothermal activity, organic biogeochemistry, and dissolved gas and metal compositions in marine environments. Notable papers are:

  • Dissolved Gas and Metal Composition of Hydrothermal Plumes From a 2008 Submarine Eruption on the Northeast Lau Spreading Center (2020), Frontiers in Marine Science
  • Enhanced hydrothermal activity on an ultraslow-spreading supersegment with a seismically detected melting anomaly (2020), Marine Geology
  • Organic Biogeochemistry in West Mata, NE Lau Hydrothermal Vent Fields (2021), Geochemistry Geophysics Geosystems
  • Dissolved Gas and Metal Composition of Hydrothermal Plumes From a 2008 Submarine Eruption on the Northeast Lau Spreading Center (2020), Repository for Publications and Research Data (ETH Zurich)
  • Editorial Board (2020), Journal of Biological Chemistry

The research themes prominent in Edward T. Baker's work include:

  • Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena
  • Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
  • Marine and Coastal Ecosystems
  • Earthquake and Tectonic Studies
  • Geological and Geochemical Analysis
  • Ocean Acidification Effects and Responses

The scientist's frequent co-authors reflect collaboration within related fields and include:

  • Lila M. Gierasch
  • F. Peter Guengerich
  • Ruma Banerjee
  • Roger Colbran
  • Peter Cresswell

Edward T. Baker has published extensively in several scientific journals, with notable frequent publication venues including:

  • Journal of Biological Chemistry
  • Frontiers in Marine Science
  • Marine Geology
  • Geochemistry Geophysics Geosystems
  • Repository for Publications and Research Data (ETH Zurich)

Among their recognitions, Edward T. Baker was named a Fellow of the American Geophysical Union (AGU) in 2012, indicating acknowledgement within the geophysical research community.

Best Publications

  • Nimbus-7 coastal zone color scanner: system description and initial imagery.

    W. A. Hovis;D. K. Clark;F. Anderson;R. W. Austin

  • The effect of particle size on the light attenuation coefficient of natural suspensions

    Edward T. Baker;J. William Lavelle

  • On the Global Distribution of Hydrothermal Vent Fields

    Edward T. Baker;Christopher R. German

  • Evolution of a Submarine Magmatic-Hydrothermal System: Brothers Volcano, Southern Kermadec Arc, New Zealand

    C. E. J. de Ronde;M. D. Hannington;Peter Stoffers;I. C. Wright

  • Cataclysmic hydrothermal venting on the Juan de Fuca Ridge

    Edward T. Baker;Gary J. Massoth;Richard A. Feely

  • Field assessment of sediment trap efficiency under varying flow conditions

    Edward T. Baker;Hugh B. Milburn;David A. Tennant

  • Discovery of abundant hydrothermal venting on the ultraslow-spreading Gakkel ridge in the Arctic Ocean

    H. N. Edmonds;P. J. Michael;E. T. Baker;D. P. Connelly

  • An authoritative global database for active submarine hydrothermal vent fields

    Stace E. Beaulieu;Edward T. Baker;Edward T. Baker;Christopher R. German;Andrew R. Maffei

  • Episodic venting of hydrothermal fluids from the Juan de Fuca Ridge

    E. T. Baker;J. W. Lavelle;R. A. Feely;G. J. Massoth

  • Characteristics of hydrothermal plumes from two vent fields on the Juan de Fuca Ridge, northeast Pacific Ocean

    Edward T. Baker;Gary J. Massoth

  • Intra-oceanic subduction – related hydrothermal venting, Kermadec volcanic arc, New Zealand

    Cornel E.J. de Ronde;Edward T. Baker;Gary J. Massoth;John E. Lupton

  • A sea-floor spreading event captured by seismometers.

    M. Tolstoy;J. P. Cowen;E. T. Baker;D. J. Fornari

  • Hydrothermal activity along the southwest Indian ridge

    C.R. German;E.T. Baker;C. Mevel;K. Tamaki

  • Bacterial scavenging of Mn and Fe in a mid- to far-field hydrothermal particle plume

    James P. Cowen;James P. Cowen;Gary J. Massoth;Edward T. Baker

  • Hydrothermal Plumes Over Spreading‐Center Axes: Global Distributions and Geological Inferences

    Edward T. Baker;Christopher R. German;Henry Elderfield

  • Where are the undiscovered hydrothermal vents on oceanic spreading ridges

    Stace E. Beaulieu;Edward T. Baker;Christopher R. German

  • Warm springs discovered on 3.5 Ma oceanic crust, eastern flank of the Juan de Fuca Ridge

    M. J. Mottl;G. Wheat;E. Baker;N. Becker

  • Active submarine eruption of boninite in the northeastern Lau Basin

    Joseph A. Resing;Kenneth H. Rubin;Robert W. Embley;John E. Lupton

  • Initial results of the rapid response to the 1993 CoAxial event: Relationships between hydrothermal and volcanic processes

    Robert W. Embley;William W. Chadwick;Ian R. Jonasson;David A. Butterfield

  • Discovery of ancient and active hydrothermal systems along the ultra‐slow spreading Southwest Indian Ridge 10°–16°E

    Wolfgang Bach;Neil R. Banerjee;Henry J. B. Dick;Edward T. Baker

  • Submarine venting of liquid carbon dioxide on a Mariana Arc volcano

    John Lupton;David Butterfield;Marvin Lilley;Leigh Evans

Frequent Co-Authors

Joseph A. Resing
Joseph A. Resing University of Washington
John E. Lupton
John E. Lupton Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory
Gary J. Massoth
Gary J. Massoth Mass-Ex3 Consulting LLC
Richard A. Feely
Richard A. Feely University of Washington
Robert W. Embley
Robert W. Embley Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory
David A. Butterfield
David A. Butterfield University of Washington
William W. Chadwick
William W. Chadwick Oregon State University
James P. Cowen
James P. Cowen University of Hawaii at Manoa
Christopher R. German
Christopher R. German Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Jun-ichiro Ishibashi
Jun-ichiro Ishibashi Kobe University

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