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Overview

Louis A. Codispoti is affiliated with Old Dominion University in the United States and has contributed to several research areas primarily related to oceanography and related environmental sciences. Their recent work includes publications in diverse fields such as oceanographic processes and nuclear measurements.

Their recent published papers include:

  • The oceanic fixed nitrogen and nitrous oxide budgets: Moving targets as we enter the anthropocene? (2021), UNC Libraries
  • Sampling errors arising from carousel entrainment and insufficient flushing of oceanographic sampling bottles (2020), Limnology and Oceanography Methods
  • Determination of derived levels for radioactivity concentrations in foodstuff and environmental matrices at the Joint Research Centre (JRC-Ispra) (2024), The European Physical Journal Plus
  • Tribute: Larry Philip Atkinson (1941-2020) (2021), Oceanography
  • Monte Carlo implementation of a Gaussian plume model for submersion dose calculation at short downwind distances (2024), Radiation Protection Dosimetry

Frequent co-authors of Codispoti include:

  • Jay A. Brandes
  • J. P. Christensen
  • A. H. Devol
  • S.W. A. Naqvi
  • Hans W. Paerl

Codispoti has published in a range of scientific venues, including:

  • UNC Libraries
  • Limnology and Oceanography Methods
  • The European Physical Journal Plus
  • Oceanography
  • Radiation Protection Dosimetry

Their fields and subfields of study encompass:

  • Oceanography
  • Ocean Engineering
  • Radiological and Ultrasound Technology
  • Radiation
  • Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality

Main research topics associated with Codispoti's work include:

  • Underwater Acoustics Research
  • Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes
  • Underwater Vehicles and Communication Systems
  • Radioactivity and Radon Measurements
  • Nuclear Physics and Applications
  • Nuclear and radioactivity studies
  • Graphite, nuclear technology, radiation studies

Best Publications

  • The oceanic fixed nitrogen and nitrous oxide budgets: Moving targets as we enter the anthropocene?*

    L. A. Codispoti;Jay A. Brandes;J. P. Christensen;A. H. Devol

  • Nitrification, denitrification and nitrous oxide cycling in the eastern tropical South Pacific ocean

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  • Unexpected changes in the oxic/anoxic interface in the Black Sea

    J. W. Murray;H. W. Jannasch;S. Honjo;R. F. Anderson

  • The Role of Eutrophication in the Global Proliferation of Harmful Algal Blooms

    Patricia Glibert;Sybil Seitzinger;Cynthia Heil;JoAnn Burkholder

  • Seasonal variation of hydrographic and nutrient fields during the US JGOFS Arabian Sea Process Study

    J.M Morrison;L.A Codispoti;S Gaurin;B Jones

  • Elevated consumption of carbon relative to nitrogen in the surface ocean

    Raymond N. Sambrotto;Graham Savidge;Carol Robinson;Philip Boyd

  • Oxidation-Reduction Environments: The Suboxic Zone in the Black Sea

    James W. Murray;Louis A. Codispoti;Gernot E. Friederich

  • The oxygen minimum zone in the Arabian Sea during 1995

    J.M Morrison;L.A Codispoti;Sharon L Smith;Karen Wishner

  • An oceanic fixed nitrogen sink exceeding 400 Tg N a −1 vs the concept of homeostasis in the fixed-nitrogen inventory

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  • Chemical variability in the Black Sea: implications of continuous vertical profiles that penetrated the oxic/anoxic interface

    L.A. Codispoti;G.E. Friederich;J.W. Murray;C.M. Sakamoto

  • Hydrographic conditions during the 2002 SBI process experiments

    L.A. Codispoti;C. Flagg;V. Kelly;James H. Swift

  • Primary productivity and its regulation in the Arabian Sea during 1995

    Richard T Barber;John Marra;Robert C Bidigare;Louis A Codispoti

  • Reduction of primary production and changing of nutrient ratio in the East China Sea: Effect of the Three Gorges Dam?

    Gwo-Ching Gong;Jeng Chang;Kuo-Ping Chiang;Tung-Ming Hsiung

  • Denitrification in continental shelf sediments has major impact on the oceanic nitrogen budget

    John P. Christensen;James W. Murray;Allan H. Devol;Louis A. Codispoti

  • Budgetary and biogeochemical implications of N 2 O isotope signatures in the Arabian Sea

    S. W. A. Naqvi;T. Yoshinari;D. A. Jayakumar;M. A. Altabet

  • Summer and winter denitrification rates in western Arctic shelf sediments

    Allan H Devol;Louis A Codispoti;John P Christensen

  • Synthesis of primary production in the Arctic Ocean: III. Nitrate and phosphate based estimates of net community production

    L.A. Codispoti;V. Kelly;A. Thessen;P. Matrai

  • Bacterial transformations of inorganic nitrogen in the oxygen-deficient waters of the Eastern Tropical South Pacific Ocean

    F. Lipschultz;S. C. Wofsy;Bettie Ward;L. A. Codispoti

  • Importance of Phaeocystis blooms in the high-latitude ocean carbon cycle

    Walker O. Smith;Louis A. Codispoti;David M. Nelson;Thomas Manley

  • Linkages among Runoff, Dissolved Organic Carbon, and the Stable Oxygen Isotope Composition of Seawater and Other Water Mass Indicators in the Arctic Ocean

    Lee W. Cooper;Ronald Benner;James W. McClelland;Bruce J. Peterson

  • Sampling and Sample-handling Protocols for GEOTRACES Cruises. Version 3, August 2017.

    Gregory Cutter;Karen Casciotti;Peter Croot;Walter Geibert

  • THE LIMITS TO GROWTH

    Louis A. Codispoti

Frequent Co-Authors

Gernot E. Friederich
Gernot E. Friederich Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute
Allan H. Devol
Allan H. Devol University of Washington
Sharon L. Smith
Sharon L. Smith University of Miami
John Marra
John Marra Brooklyn College
Charles N. Flagg
Charles N. Flagg Stony Brook University
James W. Murray
James W. Murray University of Washington
Walker O. Smith
Walker O. Smith Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Richard T. Barber
Richard T. Barber Duke University
Taro Takahashi
Taro Takahashi Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory
Mark A. Altabet
Mark A. Altabet University of Massachusetts Dartmouth

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