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Richard T. Barber

Richard T. Barber

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Earth Science

D-Index
70
Citations
26067
World Ranking
949
National Ranking
449

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2016 - Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering (UK)
  • 1995 - Fellow of American Geophysical Union (AGU)
  • 1991 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Richard T. Barber was affiliated with Duke University in the United States and contributed to the field of Earth and Planetary Sciences, focusing primarily on oceanography. Their research work spanned topics including marine and coastal ecosystems, marine biology and ecology research, and oceanographic and atmospheric processes.

The scientist published in the area of ocean primary productivity, with a notable paper titled "A database of ocean primary productivity from the 14C method," published in 2020 in Limnology and Oceanography Letters. This publication was cited 33 times and represents one of the key contributions in their research portfolio.

Frequent coauthors involved in collaborative research with Richard T. Barber included:

  • John Marra
  • E. M. Barber
  • Robert R. Bidigare
  • W. S. Chamberlin
  • Ralf Goericke

The primary publication venue associated with their work was Limnology and Oceanography Letters, where they had at least one publication.

Richard T. Barber was recognized by professional organizations, having been named a Fellow of both the American Geophysical Union (AGU) in 1995 and the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 1991.

Best Publications

  • Biogeochemical controls and feedbacks on ocean primary production

    Paul G. Falkowski;Richard T. Barber;Victor Smetacek

  • Testing the iron hypothesis in ecosystems of the equatorial Pacific Ocean

    J. H. Martin;K. H. Coale;K. S. Johnson;K. S. Johnson;S. E. Fitzwater

  • Biological Consequences of El Niño

    Richard T. Barber;Francisco P. Chavez

  • Response of ocean ecosystems to climate warming

    Jorge L. Sarmiento;Richard D. Slater;Richard T. Barber;Laurent Bopp

  • Synthesis of iron fertilization experiments: From the iron age in the age of enlightenment

    Hein J.W. de Baar;Philip W. Boyd;Kenneth H. Coale;Michael R. Landry

  • Coastal and Estuarine Studies

    S.J. Neshyba;Ch.N.K. Mooers;R.L. Smith;R.T. Barber

  • A comparison of global estimates of marine primary production from ocean color

    Mary-Elena Carr;Marjorie A. M. Friedrichs;Marjorie A. M. Friedrichs;Marjorie Schmeltz;Maki Noguchi Aita

  • Southern Ocean Iron Enrichment Experiment: Carbon Cycling in High- and Low-Si Waters

    Kenneth H. Coale;Kenneth S. Johnson;Francisco P. Chavez;Ken O. Buesseler

  • An estimate of new production in the equatorial Pacific

    Francisco P. Chavez;Richard T. Barber

  • Iron and grazing constraints on primary production in the central equatorial Pacific: An EqPac synthesis

    Michael R. Lundry;Richard T. Barber;Robert R. Bidare;Fei Chai

  • African dust and the demise of Caribbean Coral Reefs

    Eugene A. Shinn;Garriet W. Smith;Joseph M. Prospero;Peter Betzer

  • Coastal upwelling ecosystems

    R. Barber;R.L. Smith

  • Iron limitation of phytoplankton photosynthesis in the equatorial Pacific Ocean

    Zbigniew S. Kolber;Richard T. Barber;Kenneth H. Coale;Steve E. Fitzwateri

  • Control of community growth and export production by upwelled iron in the equatorial Pacific Ocean

    Kenneth H. Coale;Steve E. Fitzwater;R. Michael Gordon;Kenneth S. Johnson;Kenneth S. Johnson

  • A line in the sea

    James A. Yoder;Steven G. Ackleson;Richard T. Barber;Pierre Flament

  • Physical and biological controls on carbon cycling in the equatorial pacific.

    James W. Murray;Richard T. Barber;Michael R. Roman;Michael P. Bacon

  • The seasonal cycle of phytoplankton biomass and primary productivity in the Ross Sea, Antarctica

    Walker O Smith;John Marra;Michael R Hiscock;Richard T Barber

  • Comparison of algorithms for estimating ocean primary production from surface chlorophyll, temperature, and irradiance

    Janet Campbell;David Antoine;Robert Armstrong;Kevin Arrigo

  • One-dimensional ecosystem model of the equatorial Pacific upwelling system. Part I: model development and silicon and nitrogen cycle

    F. Chai;R.C. Dugdale;T.-H. Peng;F.P. Wilkerson

  • Sediment nutrient regeneration in three North Carolina estuaries

    T.R. Fisher;P.R. Carlson;R.T. Barber

Frequent Co-Authors

John Marra
John Marra Brooklyn College
Francisco P. Chavez
Francisco P. Chavez Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute
Richard C. Dugdale
Richard C. Dugdale San Francisco State University
Walker O. Smith
Walker O. Smith Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Fei Chai
Fei Chai Ministry of Land and Resources of the People's Republic of China
Robert R. Bidigare
Robert R. Bidigare University of Hawaii at Manoa
Frances P. Wilkerson
Frances P. Wilkerson San Francisco State University
Kenneth H. Coale
Kenneth H. Coale Moss Landing Marine Laboratories
Steven T. Lindley
Steven T. Lindley National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Paul G. Falkowski
Paul G. Falkowski Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

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