Dr. Robert Duce
| Title | Distinguished Professor |
| Research Interests | Inorganic and nuclear chemistry, Atmospheric and marine chemistry, global cycling, trace elements, mineral aerosol, atmospheric particles, long range transport, biological productivity. |
| Education | Ph. D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
| Office Location | Room 906C, O&M Bldg |
| Office Phone | 979-845-5756 |
| Fax | 979-862-4466 |
| rduce@ocean.tamu.edu | |
| Mailing Address |
Department of Atmospheric Sciences Texas A&M University 3150 TAMU College Station, TX 77843-3150 |
Research Interests
- Atmospheric and marine chemistry with particular interest in the global cycling of trace elements in the troposphere
- Role of air/sea exchange processes in global cycling of trace elements
- Transport of mineral aerosol from desert regions to the ocean
- Impact of trace substances on oceanic chemistry and biological productivity
- Chemistry of atmospheric particles in remote areas of the globe with particular emphasis on the long range transport of air pollution material
Specific projects in the next 3-5 years:
The importance of water-soluble organic nitrogen compounds in the atmosphere and their input to the ocean. Marine biogeochemistry and its role in climate change and vice versa. The health of the oceans and global marine assessment activities - the relation between ocean science and policy.
Selected Publications
Mahowald, N.M., A.R. Baker, G. Bergametti, N. Brooks, R.A. Duce, et al., "The atmospheric global dust cycle and iron inputs to the ocean", In press, Global Biogeochemical Cycles, (2006).
Duce, R.A., "Aerosols", Encyclopedia of World Climates, 4-6, J.E. Oliver, Ed., Kluwer, Dordrecht, (2005).
Jickells, T.D., Z. S. An, K. K. Andersen, A. R. Baker, G. Bergametti, N. Brooks, J. J. Cao, P. W. Boyd, R. A. Duce, K. A. Hunter, et al., Global iron connections between desert dust, ocean biogeochemistry, and climate", Science, 308, 67-71 (2005).
Duce, R.A. and M.E. Huber, "The Development of a United Nations Global Marine Assessment Program", Prepared for a UN General Assembly Experts Meeting On Global Marine Assessment, 80pp, New York (2004).
Lu, H., F. Zhang, X. Liu, and R.A. Duce, "Periodicities of paleoclimatic variations recorded by loess-paleosol sequence in China", Quaternary Science Reviews, 23, 1891-1900 (2004).
Arimoto, R., R.A. Duce, B.J. Ray, and U. Tomza, "Dry deposition of trace elements to the western North Atlantic", Global Biogeochem. Cycles, 17(1), 1010.doi:10.1029/2001GB001406, (2003).
Huber, M.E., R.A. Duce, J.M. Bewers, D. Insull, L. Jeftic, and S Keckes, "Priority problems facing the global marine and coastal environment and recommended approaches for their solution" Ocean & Coastal Management, 46, 479-485 (2003).
Mace, K.A., N. Kubilay, and R.A. Duce, "Organic nitrogen in rain and aerosol in the Eastern Mediterranean atmosphere - An association with atmospheric dust", J. Geophys. Res. 108(D10), 10.1029/2002JD003058, (2003).
Mace, K.A., R.A. Duce, and N.W. Tindale, "Organic nitrogen in rain and aerosol at Cape Grim, Tasmania, Australia", J. Geophys. Res. 108(D11), 10.1029/2002JD003051, (2003).
Cornell, S., T. Jickells, J.N. Cape, P. Rowlands, and R. Duce, "Organic nitrogen deposition on land and coastal environments: a review of methods and data", Atmos. Environ., 37, 2173-2191 (2003).
Mace, K.A., P. Artaxo, and R.A. Duce, "Water-soluble organic nitrogen in Amazon Basin aerosols during the dry (biomass burning) and wet seasons", J. Geophys. Res., 108(D16), 10.1029/2003JD003557, (2003).
Sander, R., W.C. Keene, A.A.P. Pszenny, R. Arimoto, R.A. Duce, et al., "Inorganic bromine in the marine boundary layer: a critical review", Atmos. Chem. Phys., 3, 1301-1336 (2003).
Wells, P.G., R.A. Duce, and M.E. Huber, "Caring for the sea - accomplishments, activities, and future of the United Nations GESAMP", Ocean and Coastal Management, 45, 77-89 (2002).
Mace, K.A. and R.A. Duce, " Determination of urea in atmospheric aerosols and natural waters - A cation exchange method", Int. J. Env. Analyt. Chem., 82, 341-352 (2002).
Savoie, D.L., R. Arimoto, W.C. Keene, J.M. Propsero, R.A. Duce, and J.N. Galloway, "Marine biogenic and anthropogenic contributions to non-sea-salt sulfate in the marine boundary layer over the North Atlantic ocean", J. Geophys. Res., 107, 4356-4366 (2002).
Mace, K.A. and R.A. Duce, "On the use of UV photo-oxidation for the determination of total nitrogen in rainwater and water-extracted atmospheric aerosol", Atmos. Environ., 36, 5937-5946 (2002).
Duce, R.A. and P.S. Liss, "The surface ocean - lower atmosphere study (SOLAS)", Atmos. Environ., 36, 5119-5120 (2002).
North, G. and R.A. Duce, "Climate change and the ocean", Chapter 4 in Oceans 2020: Science, Trends, and the Challenge of Sustainability, J.G. Field, G. Hempel, and C.P. Summerhayes, eds., Island Press, Washington, 85-108, (2002).
Duce, R.A. "The Health of the World's Oceans", Oceans and Coasts at Rio+10, UNESCO, Paris (2002).
Cornell, S., K. Mace, S. Coeppicus, R. Duce, B. Huebert, T. Jickells, and L-Z. Zhuang, "Organic nitrogen in Hawaiian rains and aerosol", J. Geophys. Res., 106, 7973-7983 (2001).
Duce, R.A., "GSO and John Knauss", Oceanography, 14(2), 41-46 (2001).
Duce, R.A., "Atmospheric input of pollutants", Encyclopedia of Ocean Sciences, Academic Press, New York, 192-201 (2001).
Duce, R.A., ed., "Emerging problems and new perspectives", Chapter 3 in Land-Based Sources and Activities Affecting the Quality and Uses of the Marine Environment, United Nations Environment Program, Nairobi, 41-55 (2001).
Hunter, K.A., P.W. Boyd, R.A. Duce, and others. Chapter 9, "Summary and Recommendations", in The Biogeochemistry of Iron in Seawater, D.R. Turner and K.A. Hunter, eds., John Wiley and Sons, Chichester, 373-387 (2001).
Elliott, S., D.R. Blake, J.E. Bossert, R.A. Duce, et al., "Mexico City and the biogeochemistry of global urbanization", Env. Sci. and Policy 3, 145-156 (2000)
Duce, R.A., "Looking back at looking ahead", Maritimes, 42, No. 1, 13-17 (2000).
Arimoto, R., J.A. Snow, W.C. Graustein, J.L. Moody, B.J. Ray, R.A. Duce, K.K. Turekian, and H.B. Marine, "Influences of atmospheric transport pathways on the radionuclide activities in aerosol particles over the North Atlantic", J. Geophys. Res., 104, 21,301-21,316 (1999).
Duce, R.A., "AGU 1999 Fall Meeting - New approaches to future meetings", EOS, 80, 361 (1999).
Duce, R.A., "The input of atmospheric chemicals to the ocean", WMO Bulletin, 47, No. 1, 51-60 (1998).
Duce, R.A., "Atmospheric input of pollution to the oceans", In the Proceedings of the WMO Commission for Marine Meteorology Technical Conference on Marine Pollution, WMO/TD-No. 890, 9-26 (1998).
Gao, Y., R. Arimoto, R.A . Duce, X.Y. Zhang, G.Y. Zhang, Z.S. An, L.Q. Chen, M.Y. Zhou, and D.Y. Gu, "Temporal and spatial distributions of mineral aerosol and its total deposition over continental China and the China Sea", Tellus, 49B, 172-189 (1997).
Arimoto, R., B.J. Ray, N.F. Lewis, U. Tomza, and R.A. Duce, "Mass-particle size distributions of atmospheric dust and the dry deposition of dust to the remote ocean", J. Geophys. Res., 102, 15,967-15,874 (1997).
Arimoto, R., R.A. Duce, J.M. Prospero, D.L. Savoie, R.W. Talbot, J.E. Dibb, B.G. Heikes, B.J. Ray, N.F. Lewis, and U. Tomza, "Comparisons of trace constituents from ground stations and the DC-8 aircraft during PEM-West B", J. Geophys. Res., 102, 28,539-28550 (1997).
Liss, P.S. and R.A. Duce, eds., The Sea Surface and Global Change, Cambridge University Press, 519pp. (1997).
Elliott, S., D.R. Blake, R.A. Duce, C.A. Lai, I. McCreary, L.A. McNair, F.S. Rowland, A.G. Russell, G.E. Streit, and R.P. Turco, "Motorization of China implies changes in Pacific air chemistry and primary production", Geophys. Res. Lett., 24, 2671-2674 (1997).
Gao, Y. and R.A. Duce, "The air-sea chemical exchange in coastal oceans", Advances in Earth Sciences, 6, 551-563 (1997).
Hardy, J.T., K.A. Hunter, D. Calmet, J.J. Cleary, R.A. Duce, T.L. Forbes, M.L. Gladyshev, G. Harding, J.M. Shenker, P. Tratnyek, and Y. Zaitsev, "Biological effects of chemical and radiative change in the sea surface", In The Sea Surface and Global Change, P.S. Liss and R.A. Duce, eds., Cambridge Univ. Press, 35-70 (1997).
Duce, R.A., Obituary for Prof. Christian Junge, EOS, Bulletin of the American Geophysical Union, 78, 39-40 (1997).
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