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Wilford D. Gardner

Wilford D. Gardner

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Earth Science

D-Index
45
Citations
6602
World Ranking
4526
National Ranking
1735

Overview

Wilford D. Gardner is affiliated with Texas A&M University in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of Earth and Planetary Sciences and Environmental Science, with focused subfields including Oceanography, Atmospheric Science, Environmental Chemistry, Pollution, and Ecology.

Their work covers several main scientific topics such as Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes, Arctic and Antarctic ice dynamics, Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena, Geology and Paleoclimatology Research, Marine and Coastal Ecosystems, Oil Spill Detection and Mitigation, and Marine Biology and Ecology Research.

Gardner has contributed to multiple publications in notable scientific venues. Frequent publication outlets for their research include:

  • Journal of Geophysical Research Oceans
  • Frontiers in Marine Science
  • Marine Geology
  • DIGITAL.CSIC (Spanish National Research Council (CSIC))

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Gardner include:

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

Other significant works include:

  • "Observing the full ocean volume using Deep Argo floats", 2023, Frontiers in Marine Science
  • "Recommendations for plankton measurements on the GO-SHIP program with relevance to other sea-going expeditions. SCOR Working Group 154 GO-SHIP Report. [GOOS ENDORSED PRACTICE]", 2020, DIGITAL.CSIC (Spanish National Research Council (CSIC))
  • "Intensified Currents Associated With Benthic Storms Underneath an Eddying Jet", 2024, Journal of Geophysical Research Oceans

Gardner frequently collaborates with other researchers in their field. Notable co-authors include Nathan Briggs, Giorgio Dall'Olmo, Mary Jo Richardson, Alexey Mishonov, and Nathalie Zilberman.

Best Publications

  • An assessment of the use of sediment traps for estimating upper ocean particle fluxes

    Ken O. Buesseler;Avan N. Antia;Min Chen;Scott W. Fowler

  • The oxygen minimum zone in the Arabian Sea during 1995

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

  • An assessment of particulate organic carbon to thorium-234 ratios in the ocean and their impact on the application of 234Th as a POC flux proxy

    K.O. Buesseler;C.R. Benitez-Nelson;S.B. Moran;A. Burd

  • Baltimore Canyon as a modern conduit of sediment to the deep sea

    Wilford D. Gardner

  • 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

  • Spectral particulate attenuation and particle size distribution in the bottom boundary layer of a continental shelf

    Emmanuel Boss;W. Scott Pegau;Wilford D. Gardner;J. Ronald V. Zaneveld

  • The oceanic mixed-layer pump

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

  • The effect of tilt on sediment trap efficiency

    Wilford D. Gardner

  • Periodic resuspension in Baltimore canyon by focusing of internal waves

    Wilford D. Gardner

  • Observations on the degradation of biogenic material in the deep ocean with implications on accuracy of sediment trap fluxes

    Wilford D. Gardner;Kenneth R. Hinga;John Marra

  • SeaWiFS satellite ocean color data from the Southern Ocean

    J. Keith Moore;Mark R. Abbott;James G. Richman;Walker O. Smith

  • STANDING STOCK, VERTICAL DISTRIBUTION AND FLUX OF PLANKTONIC FORAMINIFERA IN THE PANAMA BASIN

    Allen W.H. Be;James K.B. Bishop;Marc S. Sverdlove;Wilford D. Gardner

  • 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

  • Sediment Transport Over the Hatton and Gardar Contourite Drifts

    I. N. McCave;P. F. Lonsdale;C. D. Hollister;W. D. Gardner

  • Sedimentation, resuspension and chemistry of particles in the northwest Atlantic

    Wilford D. Gardner;John B. Southard;Charles D. Hollister

  • Benthic Storms: Temporal Variability in a Deep-Ocean Nepheloid Layer

    Wilford D. Gardner;Lawrence G. Sullivan

  • 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

Frequent Co-Authors

Mary Jo Richardson
Mary Jo Richardson Texas A&M University
Pierre E. Biscaye
Pierre E. Biscaye Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory
Emmanuel Boss
Emmanuel Boss University of Maine
Aristomenis P. Karageorgis
Aristomenis P. Karageorgis Hellenic Centre for Marine Research
James K. B. Bishop
James K. B. Bishop University of California, Berkeley
J. Ronald V. Zaneveld
J. Ronald V. Zaneveld Oregon State University
Örjan Gustafsson
Örjan Gustafsson Stockholm University
Walker O. Smith
Walker O. Smith Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Michael S. Twardowski
Michael S. Twardowski Florida Atlantic University
Heidi M. Sosik
Heidi M. Sosik Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

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