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William Ussler is affiliated with the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute in the United States. Their research spans multiple disciplines within environmental science and engineering, focusing particularly on aquatic ecosystems and marine environments.

Their publication record includes contributions to various peer-reviewed journals and repositories, with notable papers such as:

  • "Lake Erie field trials to advance autonomous monitoring of cyanobacterial harmful algal blooms" (2022, Frontiers in Marine Science)
  • "Underway measurement of cyanobacterial microcystins using a surface plasmon resonance sensor on an autonomous underwater vehicle" (2024, Limnology and Oceanography Methods)
  • "Using a long-range autonomous underwater vehicle to find and sample harmful algal blooms in Lake Erie" (2024, Limnology and Oceanography Methods)
  • "High Resolution Biological and Physical Sampling Reveals Expression of Domoic Acid Biosynthetic Genes at Frontal Zones" (2023, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory))
  • "ODP Leg 171B, Hole 1051A - Well Logging Data" (2021, Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research))

Their frequent coauthors include:

  • Dick Kroon
  • Richard D. Norris
  • Adam Klaus
  • Ian T Alexander
  • Léon Paul Bardot

William Ussler publishes in a variety of scientific venues, including:

  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Limnology and Oceanography Methods
  • Frontiers in Marine Science
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Harmful Algae

Their research fields focus on Environmental Science and Engineering, with a number of subfields such as Environmental Chemistry, Oceanography, Ocean Engineering, Ecology, and Mechanical Engineering.

Key topics covered in their studies include:

  • Marine and coastal ecosystems
  • Aquatic Ecosystems and Phytoplankton Dynamics
  • Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology
  • Marine Toxins and Detection Methods
  • Drilling and Well Engineering
  • Offshore Engineering and Technologies
  • Hydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir Analysis

Best Publications

  • Comparative Analysis of Methane-Oxidizing Archaea and Sulfate-Reducing Bacteria in Anoxic Marine Sediments

    Victoria J. Orphan;Kai-Uwe Hinrichs;William Ussler;Charles K. Paull

  • Marine pore-water sulfate profiles indicate in situ methane flux from underlying gas hydrate

    Walter S. Borowski;Charles K. Paull;William Ussler

  • Global and local variations of interstitial sulfate gradients in deep-water, continental margin sediments: Sensitivity to underlying methane and gas hydrates

    Walter S Borowski;Charles K Paull;Charles K Paull;William Ussler

  • Is the extent of glaciation limited by marine gas-hydrates

    Charles K. Paull;William Ussler;William P. Dillon

  • Authigenic carbonate formation at hydrocarbon seeps in continental margin sediments: A comparative study

    Thomas H. Naehr;Peter Eichhubl;Victoria J. Orphan;Martin Hovland

  • Methane-rich plumes on the Carolina continental rise: Associations with gas hydrates

    Charles K. Paull;William Ussler;Walter S. Borowski;Fred N. Spiess

  • Increased continental-margin slumping frequency during sea-level lowstands above gas hydrate–bearing sediments

    Charles K. Paull;William J. Buelow;William Ussler;Walter S. Borowski

  • Measurements of carbon dioxide on a very tall tower

    Peter S. Bakwin;Pieter P. Tans;Conglong Zhao;William Ussler

  • Carbon cycling within the upper methanogenic zone of continental rise sediments; An example from the methane-rich sediments overlying the Blake Ridge gas hydrate deposits

    Walter S. Borowski;Charles K. Paull;William Ussler

  • Are 34S-enriched authigenic sulfide minerals a proxy for elevated methane flux and gas hydrates in the geologic record?

    Walter S. Borowski;Nancy M. Rodriguez;Charles K. Paull;William Ussler

  • Origin of pingo-like features on the Beaufort Sea shelf and their possible relationship to decomposing methane gas hydrates

    Charles K. Paull;William Ussler;Scott R. Dallimore;Steve M. Blasco

  • Caught in the act: the 20 December 2001 gravity flow event in Monterey Canyon

    C. K. Paull;W. Ussler;H. G. Greene;R. Keaten

  • Origins of large crescent-shaped bedforms within the axial channel of Monterey Canyon, offshore California

    Charles K. Paull;William Ussler;David W. Caress;Eve Lundsten

  • Geological, geochemical, and microbiological heterogeneity of the seafloor around methane vents in the Eel River Basin, offshore California

    V. J. Orphan;W. Ussler;T. H. Naehr;C. H. House

  • Methane dynamics across a tidally flooded riverbank margin

    Cheryl A. Kelley;Christopher S. Martens;William Ussler

  • Trail of sand in upper Monterey Canyon: Offshore California

    Charles K. Paull;Patrick Mitts;William Ussler;Rendy Keaten

  • Effects of ion exclusion and isotopic fractionation on pore water geochemistry during gas hydrate formation and decomposition

    W. Ussler;C. K. Paull

  • Ion Exclusion Associated with Marine Gas Hydrate Deposits

    William Ussler;Charles K. Paull

  • High-resolution bathymetry of the axial channels within Monterey and Soquel submarine canyons, offshore central California

    Charles K. Paull;David W. Caress;William Ussler;Eve Lundsten

  • An experiment demonstrating that marine slumping is a mechanism to transfer methane from seafloor gas-hydrate deposits into the upper ocean and atmosphere

    C. K. Paull;P. G. Brewer;W. Ussler Iii;E. T. Peltzer

  • In-situ Autonomous Acquisition and Preservation of Marine Environmental DNA Using an Autonomous Underwater Vehicle

    Kevan M. Yamahara;Christina M. Preston;James Birch;Kristine Walz

Frequent Co-Authors

Charles K. Paull
Charles K. Paull Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute
Edward T. Peltzer
Edward T. Peltzer Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute
Victoria J. Orphan
Victoria J. Orphan California Institute of Technology
Peter G. Brewer
Peter G. Brewer Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute
David W. Caress
David W. Caress Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute
Peter R. Girguis
Peter R. Girguis Harvard University
Allen F. Glazner
Allen F. Glazner University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Yi-Feng Chen
Yi-Feng Chen Wuhan University
Ryo Matsumoto
Ryo Matsumoto Meiji University
John P. Ryan
John P. Ryan Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute

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