Burke Hales
College of Oceanic and Atmospheric Sciences
Oregon State University
Corvallis, Oregon
Education
1995
Ph.D. University of Washington, School of Oceanography
1992
M.S. University of Washington, School of Oceanography
1988
B.S. University of Washington, College of Engineering
Research Interests
Coastal Oceanography: Analysis and synthesis of the physics, biology, and chemistry of the coastal ocean, using observations collected with high-speed sampling and analysis systems.
Mesoscale Surface Ocean Processes: Analysis and synthesis of the physics, biology, and chemistry of the surface ocean, using observations collected with high-speed sampling and analysis systems.
Analytical Environmental Chemistry: Development of sensors and systems for high-speed and robust measurement of ocean chemistry.
Benthic Biogeochemistry: In situ field measurements of sediment pore water chemistry and numerical models of transport and chemical kinetics in sediments.
Employment History
2004-Present
Associate Professor, College of Oceanographic and Atmospheric Sciences, Oregon State University
1998-2004
Assistant Professor, College of Oceanographic and Atmospheric Sciences, Oregon State University
1998-present
Adjunct Associate Research Scientist, Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory of Columbia University
1997-1998
Associate Research Scientist, Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory of Columbia University
1995-1997
Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory of Columbia University (Postdoctoral Advisor: Dr. Taro Takahashi)
Publications
Vaillancourt, R., J. Marra, R. Houghton, L. Prieto, B. Hales, and D. Hebert, 2005. Light absorption by particles and CDOM at the New England shelfbreak front during Summer. G-Cubed, submitted.
Hales, B., L. Karp-Boss, A. Perlin, and P. Wheeler, 2005. Oxygen production and carbon sequestration in an upwelling coastal margin, Global Biogeochemical Cycles, submitted
Hales, B., J. N. Moum, P. Covert, and A. Perlin, 2005. Irreversible Nitrate Fluxes Due To Turbulent Mixing in a Coastal Upwelling System. Journal of Geophysical Research—Oceans, in press.
Bandstra, L., B. Hales, and T. Takahashi, 2005: High-frequency measurement of seawater total carbon dioxide. Submitted to Mar. Chem.
Chase, Z., B. Hales, and T. Cowles, 2005. Distribution and variability of iron input to Oregon coastal waters during the upwelling season Journal of Geophysical Research—Oceans, In press
Hales, B., T. Takahashi and L. Bandstra, 2005. Atmospheric CO2 uptake by a coastal upwelling system Global Biogeochem. Cycles 19, doi:10.1029/2004GB002295
Hales, B., D. Chipman and T. Takahashi, 2005. High-frequency measurement of partial pressure and total concentration of carbon dioxide in seawater using microporous hydrophobic membrane contactors. Limnology and Oceanography: Methods 2, 356-364.
Karp, L., P. Wheeler, B. Hales, and P. Covert, 2004. Distributions and variability of POM in a coastal upwelling system. Journal of Geophysical Research—Oceans 109, C09010, doi:10.1029/2003JC002184.
Hales, B., and T. Takahashi, 2004. High-resolution biogeochemical investigation of the Ross Sea, Antarctica, during the aesops (u. S. Jgofs) program. Global Biogeochemical Cycles 18, GB3006, doi:10.1029/2003GB002165.
Coale, K. H., and others; (Hales is 13th in list of 42 co-authors), 2003. Southern Ocean Iron Enrichment Experiment (SOFeX): Iron, Silicon and Light Interactions in Antarctic Waters. Science 304, 408-414
Hales, B, Takahashi, and van Geen, A. 2004. High-frequency measurement of seawater chemistry: Flow-injection analysis of macronutrients. Limnology and Oceanography: Methods 2,91–101
Hales, B., 2003. Respiration, dissolution, and the lysocline. Paleoceanography, 18, 1099-1113
Hales, B. and T. Takahashi, 2002. The Pumping Seasoar: A high resolution seawater sampling platform. J. Tech. 19, 1096-1104
Hales, B., Sweeney , C., and Takahashi, T., 2001. Small-scale variability in the Ross Sea. Oceanography 14, 90-91.
Alleau Y., Colbert D., Covert P., Haley B., Qiu X., Collier R., Falkner K., Hales B., Prahl, F. and Gordon L., 2001. Th-234 applied to particle removal rates from the surface ocean: a mathematical treatment revisited. Geophys. Res. Letters 28, 2855-2857.