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James R. Christian

James R. Christian

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Earth Science

D-Index
43
Citations
15456
World Ranking
4835
National Ranking
225

Overview

James R. Christian is affiliated with Fisheries and Oceans Canada in Canada. Their research focuses on fields including Earth and Planetary Sciences and Environmental Science, with subfields in Oceanography, Global and Planetary Change, Atmospheric Science, Ecology, and Astronomy and Astrophysics.

The scientist's work covers several main topics related to marine and environmental sciences:

  • Marine and coastal ecosystems
  • Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes
  • Ocean Acidification Effects and Responses
  • Climate variability and models
  • Marine Biology and Ecology Research
  • Marine and fisheries research
  • Marine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies

They have published extensively in notable venues, including:

  • Biogeosciences
  • Frontiers in Marine Science
  • Global Biogeochemical Cycles
  • Geoscientific Model Development
  • ATMOSPHERE-OCEAN

Recent papers authored or co-authored by James R. Christian include:

  • "Twenty-first century ocean warming, acidification, deoxygenation, and upper-ocean nutrient and primary production decline from CMIP6 model projections" (2020, Biogeosciences)
  • "Carbon-concentration and carbon-climate feedbacks in CMIP6 models and their comparison to CMIP5 models" (2020, Biogeosciences)
  • "Tracking Improvement in Simulated Marine Biogeochemistry Between CMIP5 and CMIP6" (2020, Current Climate Change Reports)
  • "Time of Emergence and Large Ensemble Intercomparison for Ocean Biogeochemical Trends" (2020, Global Biogeochemical Cycles)
  • "Ocean biogeochemistry in the Canadian Earth System Model version 5.0.3: CanESM5 and CanESM5-CanOE" (2022, Geoscientific Model Development)

The scientist frequently collaborates with several co-authors, including:

  • Amber M. Holdsworth
  • Tatiana Ilyina
  • Roland Séférian
  • Jerry Tjiputra
  • Laurent Bopp

James R. Christian has contributed to book publications as well. Notably, they were involved in the publication titled "Guide to best practices for ocean CO2 measurement." (2021) under the publisher IOC of UNESCO (Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission).

Best Publications

  • Guide to best practices for ocean CO2 measurements

    A.G. Dickson;C.L. Sabine;J.R Christian

  • The Canadian Earth System Model version 5 (CanESM5.0.3)

    Neil C. Swart;Jason N. S. Cole;Viatcheslav V. Kharin;Mike Lazare

  • The role of nitrogen fixation in biogeochemical cycling in the subtropical North Pacific Ocean

    D. Karl;R. Letelier;L. Tupas;J. Dore

  • Carbon emission limits required to satisfy future representative concentration pathways of greenhouse gases

    V. K. Arora;J. F. Scinocca;G. J. Boer;J. R. Christian;J. R. Christian

  • Twenty-first century ocean warming, acidification, deoxygenation, and upper-ocean nutrient and primary production decline from CMIP6 model projections

    Lester Kwiatkowski;Olivier Torres;Laurent Bopp;Olivier Aumont

  • Carbon–Concentration and Carbon–Climate Feedbacks in CMIP5 Earth System Models

    Vivek K. Arora;George J. Boer;Pierre Friedlingstein;Michael Eby

  • Carbon-concentration and carbon-climate feedbacks in CMIP6 models and their comparison to CMIP5 models

    Vivek K. Arora;Anna Katavouta;Anna Katavouta;Richard G. Williams;Chris D. Jones

  • Seasonal and interannual variability in primary production and particle flux at Station ALOHA

    D.M. Karl;J.R. Christian;J.E. Dore;D.V. Hebel

  • Tracking Improvement in Simulated Marine Biogeochemistry Between CMIP5 and CMIP6.

    Roland Séférian;Sarah Berthet;Andrew Yool;Julien Palmiéri

  • Ecosystem changes in the North Pacific subtropical gyre attributed to the 1991–92 El Niño

    D. M. Karl;R. Letelier;D. Hebel;L. Tupas

  • Subtropical Gyre Variability Observed by Ocean Color Satellites

    Charles R McClain;Sergio R Signorini;James R Christian

  • Assessment of skill and portability in regional marine biogeochemical models : Role of multiple planktonic groups

    Marjorie A. M. Friedrichs;Marjorie A. M. Friedrichs;Jeffrey A. Dusenberry;Laurence A. Anderson;Robert A. Armstrong

  • Ocean color variability of the tropical Indo-Pacific basin observed by SeaWiFS during 1997-1998

    Ragu G. Murtugudde;Sergio R. Signorini;James R. Christian;Antonio J. Busalacchi

  • Assessing the uncertainties of model estimates of primary productivity in the tropical Pacific Ocean

    Marjorie A. M. Friedrichs;Mary-Elena Carr;Richard T. Barber;Michele Scardi

  • Bacterial ectoenzymes in marine waters : activity ratios and temperature responses in three oceanographic provinces

    James R. Christian;David M. Karl

  • Annual ecosystem variability in the tropical Indian Ocean: Results of a coupled bio-physical ocean general circulation model

    J.D. Wiggert;J.D. Wiggert;R.G. Murtugudde;J.R. Christian;J.R. Christian

  • The Effect of Terrestrial Photosynthesis Down Regulation on the Twentieth-Century Carbon Budget Simulated with the CCCma Earth System Model

    V. K. Arora;G. J. Boer;J. R. Christian;C. L. Curry

  • Undocumented water column sink for cadmium in open ocean oxygen-deficient zones

    David J. Janssen;Tim M. Conway;Seth G. John;James R. Christian

  • Biogeochemical modelling of the tropical Pacific Ocean. I: Seasonal and interannual variability

    J.R. Christian;M.A. Verschell;R. Murtugudde;A.J. Busalacchi

  • Seasonal variability in the phytoplankton community of the North Pacific Subtropical Gyre

    Christopher D. Winn;Lisa Campbell;James R. Christian;Ricardo M. Letelier

Frequent Co-Authors

Charles R. McClain
Charles R. McClain Goddard Space Flight Center
Tatiana Ilyina
Tatiana Ilyina Max Planck Society
Vivek K. Arora
Vivek K. Arora University of Victoria
Kenneth L. Denman
Kenneth L. Denman University of Victoria
David M. Karl
David M. Karl University of Hawaii at Manoa
John F. Scinocca
John F. Scinocca University of Victoria
Jerry Tjiputra
Jerry Tjiputra Bjerknes Centre for Climate Research
John P. Dunne
John P. Dunne Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory
Laurent Bopp
Laurent Bopp École Normale Supérieure
George J. Boer
George J. Boer Environment and Climate Change Canada

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