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Overview

William M. Balch is affiliated with the Bigelow Laboratory For Ocean Sciences in the United States. Their research spans several areas within Earth and Planetary Sciences and Environmental Science, with a focus on oceanographic and ecological processes.

Their publications primarily address topics related to marine and coastal ecosystems, microbial community ecology and physiology, marine biology and ecology research, ocean acidification effects and responses, oceanographic and atmospheric processes, protist diversity and phylogeny, and atmospheric and environmental gas dynamics.

  • Marine and coastal ecosystems
  • Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology
  • Marine Biology and Ecology Research
  • Ocean Acidification Effects and Responses
  • Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes
  • Protist diversity and phylogeny
  • Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics

Their work is published in a range of scientific venues, including those with multiple contributions such as Limnology and Oceanography, New Phytologist, and Global Biogeochemical Cycles, as well as in Earth system science data and the Journal of Geophysical Research Biogeosciences.

  • Limnology and Oceanography
  • New Phytologist
  • Global Biogeochemical Cycles
  • Earth system science data
  • Journal of Geophysical Research Biogeosciences

Selected recent papers authored or co-authored by William M. Balch include:

  • "Mixotrophic uptake of organic compounds by coccolithophores," 2020, Limnology and Oceanography
  • "A compilation of global bio-optical in situ data for ocean colour satellite applications - version three," 2022, Earth system science data
  • "Changing Hydrographic, Biogeochemical, and Acidification Properties in the Gulf of Maine as Measured by the Gulf of Maine North Atlantic Time Series, GNATS, Between 1998 and 2018," 2022, Journal of Geophysical Research Biogeosciences
  • "Remote sensing algorithms for particulate inorganic carbon (PIC) and the global cycle of PIC," 2023, Earth-Science Reviews
  • "Polarized lidar and ocean particles: insights from a mesoscale coccolithophore bloom," 2020, Applied Optics

Frequent collaborators include David T. Drapeau, Jelena Godrijan, Bruce C. Bowler, Catherine Mitchell, and Nicholas R. Bates. These coauthors have contributed multiple joint publications, indicating ongoing collaborative research efforts.

Best Publications

  • Massive Phytoplankton Blooms Under Arctic Sea Ice

    Kevin R. Arrigo;Donald K. Perovich;Donald K. Perovich;Robert S. Pickart;Zachary W. Brown

  • An overview of MODIS capabilities for ocean science observations

    W.E. Esaias;M.R. Abbott;I. Barton;O.B. Brown

  • A biogeochemical study of the coccolithophore, Emiliania huxleyi, in the North Atlantic

    Patrick M. Holligan;Emilio Fernández;James Aiken;William M. Balch

  • Biologically mediated dissolution of calcium carbonate above the chemical lysocline

    J.D. Milliman;P.J. Troy;W.M. Balch;A.K. Adams

  • Biological and optical properties of mesoscale coccolithophore blooms in the Gulf of Maine

    William M. Balch;Patrick M. Holligan;Steven G. Ackleson;Kenneth J. Voss

  • A line in the sea

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

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

    Janet Campbell;David Antoine;Robert Armstrong;Kevin Arrigo

  • Calcium carbonate measurements in the surface global ocean based on Moderate-Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer data

    W. M. Balch;Howard R. Gordon;B. C. Bowler;D. T. Drapeau

  • Ocean Acidification: A Critical Emerging Problem for the Ocean Sciences

    Scott C. Doney;William M. Balch;Victoria J. Fabry;Richard A. Feely

  • Phytoplankton blooms beneath the sea ice in the Chukchi sea

    Kevin R. Arrigo;Donald K. Perovich;Donald K. Perovich;Robert S. Pickart;Zachary W. Brown

  • Calcification, photosynthesis and growth of the bloom-forming coccolithophore, Emiliania huxleyi

    William M. Balch;Patrick M. Holligan;Katherine A. Kilpatrick

  • Relating estimates of CaCO3 production, export, and dissolution in the water column to measurements of CaCO3 rain into sediment traps and dissolution on the sea floor: A revised global carbonate budget

    W. M. Berelson;W. M. Balch;R. Najjar;R. A. Feely

  • Light backscattering properties of marine phytoplankton: relationships to cell size, chemical composition and taxonomy

    Robert D. Vaillancourt;Christopher W. Brown;Robert R. L. Guillard;William M. Balch

  • Relating coccolithophore calcification rates to phytoplankton community dynamics: Regional differences and implications for carbon export

    Alex J. Poulton;Tim R. Adey;William M. Balch;Patrick M. Holligan

  • The Remote Sensing of Ocean Primary Productivity: Use of a New Data Compilation to Test Satellite Algorithms

    William Balch;Robert Evans;Jim Brown;Gene Feldman

  • Retrieval of coccolithophore calcite concentration from SeaWiFS Imagery

    Howard R. Gordon;G. Chris Boynton;William M. Balch;Stephen B. Groom

  • Factors regulating the Great Calcite Belt in the Southern Ocean and its biogeochemical significance

    William M. Balch;Nicholas R. Bates;Nicholas R. Bates;Phoebe J. Lam;Phoebe J. Lam;Benjamin S. Twining

  • Multidecadal increase in North Atlantic coccolithophores and the potential role of rising CO2

    Sara Rivero-Calle;Anand Gnanadesikan;Carlos E. Del Castillo;Carlos E. Del Castillo;William M. Balch

  • Rapid Climate-Driven Circulation Changes Threaten Conservation of Endangered North Atlantic Right Whales

    Nicholas Record;Jeffrey Runge;Daniel Pendleton

  • The 1991 coccolithophore bloom in the central North Atlantic. 2. Relating optics to coccolith concentration

    William M. Balch;Katherine A. Kilpatrick;Patrick Holligan;Derek Harbour

  • Maritime aerosol optical thickness measured by handheld sun photometers

    Kirk D. Knobelspiesse;Christophe Pietras;Christophe Pietras;Giulietta S. Fargion;Giulietta S. Fargion;Menghua Wang;Menghua Wang

Frequent Co-Authors

Alex J. Poulton
Alex J. Poulton Heriot-Watt University
Heidi M. Sosik
Heidi M. Sosik Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Kenneth J. Voss
Kenneth J. Voss University of Miami
Francisco P. Chavez
Francisco P. Chavez Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute
Timothy J Smyth
Timothy J Smyth Plymouth Marine Laboratory
David Antoine
David Antoine Curtin University
Robert Frouin
Robert Frouin University of California, San Diego
Stanford B. Hooker
Stanford B. Hooker Goddard Space Flight Center
Frank E. Muller-Karger
Frank E. Muller-Karger University of South Florida
Vanda Brotas
Vanda Brotas University of Lisbon

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