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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2018 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • 2014 - Fellow of American Geophysical Union (AGU)

Overview

Susumu Honjo was affiliated with the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution in the United States. Their research spanned several fields within Earth and environmental sciences, contributing notably to Earth and Planetary Sciences and Environmental Science. Their work included specific focus on subfields such as Atmospheric Science, Environmental Chemistry, and Geochemistry and Petrology.

The scientist's research addressed a range of topics including Geology and Paleoclimatology Research, Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena, and Groundwater and Isotope Geochemistry. These topics were explored through various empirical studies and publications.

Honjo's recent publication was titled "Fractionation of 226Ra and Ba in the Upper North Pacific Ocean," published in 2022 in Frontiers in Marine Science. This work contributed to the understanding of marine chemical processes relevant to the geochemical cycling of isotopes.

Frequent collaborators in Honjo's research included:

  • Pieter van Beek
  • Roger François
  • Makio C. Honda
  • Matthew A. Charette
  • Jean-Louis Reyss

The publication venue where they frequently contributed was Frontiers in Marine Science.

Susumu Honjo was recognized by professional organizations with fellowships including the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 2018 and the American Geophysical Union (AGU) in 2014. These honors signify a level of professional acknowledgment within their scientific community.

Best Publications

  • A new, mechanistic model for organic carbon fluxes in the ocean based on the quantitative association of POC with ballast minerals

    Robert A. Armstrong;Cindy Lee;John I. Hedges;Susumu Honjo

  • The distribution of oceanic coccolithophorids in the Pacific

    Hisatake Okada;Susumu Honjo

  • Particulate organic carbon fluxes to the ocean interior and factors controlling the biological pump: A synthesis of global sediment trap programs since 1983

    Susumu Honjo;Steven J. Manganini;Richard A. Krishfield;Roger Francois

  • Factors controlling the flux of organic carbon to the bathypelagic zone of the ocean

    Roger Francois;Susumu Honjo;Richard Krishfield;Steve Manganini

  • Seasonality and interaction of biogenic and lithogenic particulate flux at the panama basin.

    Susumu Honjo

  • Increased particle flux to the deep ocean related to monsoons

    R. R. Nair;V. Ittekkot;S. J. Manganini;V. Ramaswamy

  • Coccoliths: Production, transportation and sedimentation

    Susumu Honjo

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

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

  • Sedimentation of biogenic matter in the deep ocean

    Susumu Honjo;Steven J. Manganini;Jonathan J. Cole

  • Annual biogenic particle fluxes to the interior of the North Atlantic Ocean; studied at 34°N 21°W and 48°N 21°W

    Susumu Honjo;Steven J. Manganini

  • Biogenic barium fluxes to the deep sea: implications for paleoproductivity reconstruction

    R. Francois;S. Honjo;S. J. Manganini;G. E. Ravizza

  • Export production of particles to the interior of the equatorial Pacific Ocean during the 1992 EqPac experiment

    Susumu Honjo;Jack Dymond;Robert Collier;Steven J. Manganini

  • Large aperture time-series sediment traps; design objectives, construction and application

    Susumu Honjo;Kenneth W. Doherty

  • Seasonal and depth-related changes in the source of sinking particles in the North Atlantic

    Mark A. Altabet;Werner G. Deuser;Susumu Honjo;Christian Stienen

  • Seasonal variability of particle flux in the Weddell Sea and its relation to ice cover

    Gerhard Fischer;Dieter Fütterer;Rainer Gersonde;Susumu Honjo

  • Monsoon-controlled export fluxes to the interior of the Arabian Sea

    Susumu Honjo;Jack Dymond;Warren Prell;Venugopalan Ittekkot

  • Enhanced particle fluxes in Bay of Bengal induced by injection of fresh water

    V. Ittekkot;R.R. Nair;S. Honjo;V. Ramaswamy

  • Particle fluxes to the interior of the Southern Ocean in the Western Pacific sector along 170°W

    Susumu Honjo;Roger Francois;Steven Manganini;Jack Dymond

  • Trapping efficiency of bottom-tethered sediment traps estimated from the intercepted fluxes of 230Th and 231Pa

    Ein-Fen Yu;R. Francois;M. P. Bacon;S. Honjo

  • Community structure of coccolithophores in the photic layer of the mid-Pacific

    Susumu Honjo;Hisatake Okada

Frequent Co-Authors

Roger Francois
Roger Francois University of British Columbia
Jack Dymond
Jack Dymond Oregon State University
Robert W. Collier
Robert W. Collier Oregon State University
Venugopalan Ittekkot
Venugopalan Ittekkot University of Bremen
Egon T. Degens
Egon T. Degens Universität Hamburg
Ken O. Buesseler
Ken O. Buesseler Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Kozo Takahashi
Kozo Takahashi Hokusei Gakuen University
Stephan Kempe
Stephan Kempe Technical University of Darmstadt
Jonathan Erez
Jonathan Erez Hebrew University of Jerusalem

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