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Melissa Chierici is affiliated with the University Centre in Svalbard in Svalbard and Jan Mayen. The research primarily revolves around Earth and Planetary Sciences, with significant contributions to Environmental Science. Their work covers multiple subfields including Oceanography, Atmospheric Science, Ecology, Environmental Chemistry, and Global and Planetary Change.

The scope of research topics explored by Melissa Chierici includes:

  • Arctic and Antarctic ice dynamics
  • Ocean Acidification Effects and Responses
  • Marine and coastal ecosystems
  • Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena
  • Marine Biology and Ecology Research
  • Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes
  • Isotope Analysis in Ecology

Their recent papers illustrate a focus on Arctic marine systems, sea-ice biogeochemistry, and oceanographic impacts on ecosystems. Notable publications include:

  • "Borealization of the Arctic Ocean in Response to Anomalous Advection From Sub-Arctic Seas," 2020, Frontiers in Marine Science
  • "Review article: How does glacier discharge affect marine biogeochemistry and primary production in the Arctic?" 2020, The Cryosphere
  • "The future of Arctic sea-ice biogeochemistry and ice-associated ecosystems," 2020, Nature Climate Change
  • "Climate change impacts on sea-ice ecosystems and associated ecosystem services," 2021, Elementa Science of the Anthropocene
  • "Possible future scenarios in the gateways to the Arctic for Subarctic and Arctic marine systems: II. prey resources, food webs, fish, and fisheries," 2021, ICES Journal of Marine Science

Key frequent co-authors working with Melissa Chierici include Agneta Fransson, Elizabeth M. Jones, Randi B. Ingvaldsen, Philipp Assmy, and Mats A. Granskog.

Publication venues that regularly feature Melissa Chierici's work encompass:

  • Progress In Oceanography
  • Frontiers in Marine Science
  • Elementa Science of the Anthropocene
  • Publishing Network for Geoscientific and Environmental Data (PANGAEA) (Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research)
  • The Nansen Legacy Report Series

Best Publications

  • A multi-decade record of high-quality fCO2 data in version 3 of the Surface Ocean CO2 Atlas (SOCAT)

    Dorothee C. E. Bakker;Benjamin Pfeil;Benjamin Pfeil;Camilla S. Landa;Camilla S. Landa;Nicolas Metzl

  • Borealization of the Arctic Ocean in response to anomalous advection from sub-Arctic seas.

    Igor V. Polyakov;Igor V. Polyakov;Matthew B. Alkire;Bodil A. Bluhm;Kristina A. Brown

  • Leads in Arctic pack ice enable early phytoplankton blooms below snow-covered sea ice

    Philipp Assmy;Mar Fernández-Méndez;Pedro Duarte;Amelie Meyer

  • Calcium carbonate saturation in the surface water of the Arctic Ocean: undersaturation in freshwater influenced shelves

    Melissa Chierici;Agneta Fransson

  • Review article: How does glacier discharge affect marine biogeochemistry and primary production in the Arctic?

    Mark J. Hopwood;Dustin Carroll;Thorben Dunse;Thorben Dunse;Andy Hodson;Andy Hodson

  • An update to the Surface Ocean CO2 Atlas (SOCAT version 2)

    Dorothee C. E. Bakker;Benjamin Pfeil;Benjamin Pfeil;K. Smith;K. Smith;S. Hankin

  • The future of Arctic sea-ice biogeochemistry and ice-associated ecosystems

    Delphine Lannuzel;Letizia Tedesco;Maria van Leeuwe;Karley Campbell

  • Ocean acidification effects on Atlantic cod larval survival and recruitment to the fished population.

    Martina H. Stiasny;Martina H. Stiasny;Felix H. Mittermayer;Michael Sswat;Rüdiger Voss

  • Future harvest of living resources in the Arctic Ocean north of the Nordic and Barents Seas: A review of possibilities and constraints

    Tore Haug;Bjarte Bogstad;Melissa Chierici;Harald Gjøsæter

  • The importance of shelf processes for the modification of chemical constituents in the waters of the Eurasian Arctic Ocean: implication for carbon fluxes

    Agneta Fransson;Melissa Chierici;Leif G Anderson;Ingeborg Bussmann

  • A carbon budget for the Arctic Ocean

    Leif G. Anderson;Kristina Olsson;Melissa Chierici

  • New insights into the spatial variability of the surface water carbon dioxide in varying sea ice conditions in the Arctic Ocean

    Agneta Fransson;Melissa Chierici;Yukihiro Nojiri

  • Antarctic sea ice carbon dioxide system and controls

    Agneta Fransson;Melissa Chierici;Patricia L. Yager;Walker O. Smith

  • Shelled pteropods in peril: Assessing vulnerability in a high CO2 ocean

    Clara Manno;Nina Bednaršek;Geraint A. Tarling;Vicky L. Peck

  • Impact of biogeochemical processes and environmental factors on the calcium carbonate saturation state in the Circumpolar Flaw Lead in the Amundsen Gulf, Arctic Ocean

    Melissa Chierici;Agneta Fransson;Bruno Lansard;Lisa A. Miller

  • Seasonal variability of the inorganic carbon system in the Amundsen Gulf region of the southeastern Beaufort Sea

    E. H. Shadwick;H. Thomas;M. Chierici;B. Else

  • Climate change impacts on sea-ice ecosystems and associated ecosystem services

    Nadja S. Steiner;Nadja S. Steiner;Jeff Bowman;Karley Campbell;Melissa Chierici

  • The influence of increased temperature and carbon dioxide levels on the benthic/sea ice diatom Navicula directa

    Anders Torstensson;Melissa Chierici;Angela Wulff

  • Effect of glacial drainage water on the CO2 system and ocean acidification state in an Arctic tidewater-glacier fjord during two contrasting years

    Agneta Fransson;Melissa Chierici;Daiki Nomura;Daiki Nomura;Mats A. Granskog

  • Influence of m-cresol purple indicator additions on the pH of seawater samples : correction factors evaluated from a chemical speciation model

    Melissa Chierici;Agneta Fransson;L.G. Anderson

  • Sea-surface CO 2 fugacity in the subpolar North Atlantic

    A. Olsen;A. Olsen;A. Olsen;K. R. Brown;M. Chierici;T. Johannessen;T. Johannessen

  • Biogeochemical processes as drivers of surface fCO2 in contrasting provinces in the subarctic North Pacific Ocean

    Melissa Chierici;Agneta Fransson;Yukihiro Nojiri

  • Mapping of the air–sea CO2 flux in the Arctic Ocean and its adjacent seas: Basin-wide distribution and seasonal to interannual variability

    Sayaka Yasunaka;Akihiko Murata;Eiji Watanabe;Melissa Chierici

Frequent Co-Authors

Truls Johannessen
Truls Johannessen University of Bergen
Are Olsen
Are Olsen University of Bergen
Abdirahman M Omar
Abdirahman M Omar NORCE Research
Leif G. Anderson
Leif G. Anderson University of Gothenburg
Jeremy T. Mathis
Jeremy T. Mathis National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Taro Takahashi
Taro Takahashi Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory
Mario Hoppema
Mario Hoppema Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research
Angela Wulff
Angela Wulff University of Gothenburg
Bronte Tilbrook
Bronte Tilbrook CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research
Yukihiro Nojiri
Yukihiro Nojiri National Institute for Environmental Studies

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