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Mary Jo Richardson

Mary Jo Richardson

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Earth Science

D-Index
30
Citations
3143
World Ranking
9141
National Ranking
2946

Overview

Mary Jo Richardson is affiliated with Texas A&M University in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on Earth and Planetary Sciences as well as Environmental Science, with specific attention to subfields including Atmospheric Science, Oceanography, Environmental Chemistry, and Pollution.

The main topics addressed in their work include:

  • Arctic and Antarctic ice dynamics
  • Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena
  • Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
  • Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes
  • Marine and coastal ecosystems
  • Oil Spill Detection and Mitigation

Richardson has published research papers featured in reputable venues such as the Journal of Geophysical Research Oceans and Marine Geology. Two notable recent publications are:

  • Distribution, Sources, and Dynamics of Particulate Matter Along Trans-Arctic Sections (2022) in Journal of Geophysical Research Oceans
  • Nepheloid layers in the deep Gulf of Mexico (2022) in Marine Geology

Collaborative efforts are evident in Richardson's work, with frequent co-authors including Wilford D. Gardner, Alexey Mishonov, Phoebe J. Lam, Yang Xiang, and Daniel A. Bean.

Best Publications

  • Global POC concentrations from in-situ and satellite data

    W.D. Gardner;A.V. Mishonov;A.V. Mishonov;M.J. Richardson

  • Ecological anomalies in the East China Sea: Impacts of the three gorges dam?

    Nianzhi Jiao;Yao Zhang;Yonghui Zeng;Wilford D. Gardner

  • Biophysical forcing of particle production and distribution during a spring bloom in the North Atlantic

    Wilford D. Gardner;Ian D. Walsh;Mary Jo Richardson

  • The oceanic mixed-layer pump

    Wilford D. Gardner;Sung Pyo Chung;Mary Jo Richardson;Ian D. Walsh

  • Seasonal patterns of water column particulate organic carbon and fluxes in the Ross Sea, Antarctica

    Wilford D Gardner;Mary Jo Richardson;Walker O Smith

  • Determining true particulate organic carbon: Bottles, pumps and methodologies

    Wilford D Gardner;Mary Jo Richardson;Craig A Carlson;Dennis Hansell

  • Excepftonally strong near-bottom flows on the continental rise of nova scotia.

    M. J. Richardson;M. Wimbush;Larry A. Mayer

  • Multispectral remote-sensing algorithms for particulate organic carbon (POC): The Gulf of Mexico

    Young Baek Son;Young Baek Son;Wilford D. Gardner;Alexey V. Mishonov;Mary Jo Richardson

  • Calibration and comparison of the LDGO nephelometer and the OSU transmissometer on the Nova Scotian rise

    Wilford D. Gardner;Pierre E. Biscaye;J.Ronald V. Zaneveld;Mary Jo Richardson

  • A sediment trap intercomparison study in the Santa Barbara Basin

    Jack Dymond;Kathy Fischer;Milo Clauson;Richard Cobler

  • Benthic storms, nepheloid layers, and linkage with upper ocean dynamics in the western North Atlantic

    Wilford D. Gardner;Brian E. Tucholke;Mary Josephine Richardson;Pierre Biscaye

  • A sediment trap experiment in the Vema Channel to evaluate the effect of horizontal particle fluxes on measured vertical fluxes

    Wilford D. Gardner;Pierre E. Biscaye;Mary Jo Richardson

  • The role of seasonal and diel changes in mixed-layer depth on carbon and chlorophyll distributions in the Arabian Sea

    W.D. Gardner;J.S. Gundersen;M.J. Richardson;I.D. Walsh

  • Remote sensing and surface POC concentration in the South Atlantic

    Alexey V. Mishonov;Wilford D. Gardner;Mary Jo Richardson

  • Effects of monsoons on the seasonal and spatial distributions of POC and chlorophyll in the Arabian Sea

    Jan S. Gundersen;Wilford D. Gardner;Mary Jo Richardson;Ian D. Walsh

  • Global assessment of benthic nepheloid layers and linkage with upper ocean dynamics

    Wilford D. Gardner;Mary Jo Richardson;Alexey V. Mishonov

  • Resuspension measured with sediment traps in a high-energy environment

    W.D. Gardner;M.J. Richardson;K.R. Hinga;P.E. Biscaye

  • The diel cycle in the integrated particle load in the equatorial Pacific: A comparison with primary production

    Ian D. Walsh;Sung Pyo Chung;Mary Jo Richardson;Wilford D. Gardner

  • Optics, particles, stratification, and storms on the New England continental shelf

    W. D. Gardner;J. C. Blakey;I. D. Walsh;M. J. Richardson

  • Optical techniques for remote and in-situ characterization of particles pertinent to GEOTRACES

    Emmanuel Boss;Lionel Guidi;Mary Jo Richardson;Lars Stemmann

Frequent Co-Authors

Wilford D. Gardner
Wilford D. Gardner Texas A&M University
Pierre E. Biscaye
Pierre E. Biscaye Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory
Michael R. Landry
Michael R. Landry University of California, San Diego
J. Ronald V. Zaneveld
J. Ronald V. Zaneveld Oregon State University
I. N. McCave
I. N. McCave University of Cambridge
Emmanuel Boss
Emmanuel Boss University of Maine
Phoebe J. Lam
Phoebe J. Lam University of California, Santa Cruz
Olga L. Mayol-Bracero
Olga L. Mayol-Bracero University of Puerto Rico at Río Piedras
Meinrat O. Andreae
Meinrat O. Andreae Max Planck Institute for Chemistry
Natalie M. Mahowald
Natalie M. Mahowald Cornell University

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