Personnel Information
I am a chemical oceanographer with broad interests in the cycling of trace elements in the ocean. Trace elements are present in small quantities but exert tremendous influence on the capacity of the surface ocean to support life. For example, much of the primary production in the ocean is limited by the availability of the micronutrient iron. Much of the work done by members of my research group is focused on understanding how iron enters the marine environment.
While I am not a climate scientist, my work is closely linked with the carbon cycle and climate change. Combating misinformation regarding climate change is an important aspect of my role as a scientist and educator. My goal is to spread understanding of the science which underpins the consensus that human activities are drastically and rapidly changing the planet's climate.
Education
- B.S. Lehigh Univeristy 2001
- Ph.D. Florida State University 2008
Selected Publications
Ito A., S. Myriokefalitakis, M. Kanakidou, N. Mahowald, R. Scanza, D. Hamilton, A. Baker, T. Jickells, M. Sarin, S. Bikkina, Y. Gao, R. Shelley, C. S. Buck, W. Landing, A. Bowie, M. Perron, C. Guieu, N. Meskhidze, M. Johnson, Y. Feng, J. Kok, A. Nenes, R. Duce. 2019. Pyrogenic iron: The missing link to high iron solubility in aerosols. Science Advances, 5 (5), eaau7671, doi: 10.1126/sciadv.aau7671
Buck, C.S., A. Aguilar-Islas, C. Marsay*, D. Kadko, W.M. Landing. 2019. Trace element concentrations, elemental ratios, and enrichment factors observed in aerosol samples collected during the US GEOTRACES eastern Pacific Ocean transect (GP16). Chemical Geology, 511, 212-224, doi: 10.1016/j.chemgeo.2019.01.002
Kadko, D., A. Aguilar-Islas, C. Bolt, C.S. Buck, J.N. Fitzsimmons, L.T. Jensen, W.M. Landing, C.M. Marsay, R. Rember, A.M. Shiller, L.M. Whitmore, R.F. Anderson. 2018. The residence times of trace elements determined in the surface Arctic Ocean during the 2015 US Arctic GEOTRACES expedition. Marine Chemistry, 208, 56-69, doi: 10.1016/j.marchem.2018.10.011
Scanza, R., N. Mahowald, C. Garcia-Pando, C.S. Buck, A. Baker, D. Hamilton. 2018. Atmospheric processing of iron in mineral and combustion aerosols: Development of an intermediate complexity mechanism suitable for Earth system models. Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, 18(19), 14175-14196, doi: 10.5194/acp-18-14175-2018.
Schlitzer, R., R. A. Anderson, E. M. Dodas, M. Lohan, W. Geibert, A. Tagliabue, A. Bowie, C. Jeandel, M. Maldonado, W. Landing, D. Cockwell, C.S. Buck et al. 2018. The GEOTRACES Intermediate Data Product 2017. Chemical Geology, 493, doi: 10.1016/j.chemgeo.2018.05.040.
Marsay, C., D. Kadko, W. Landing, B. Summers, P. Morton, C.S. Buck. 2018. Concentrations, provenance and deposition rates of aerosol trace elements during US GEOTRACES Arctic cruise GN01. Chemical Geology, 502, doi: 10.1016/j.chemgeo.2018.06.007.
Marsay, C., A. Aguilar-Islas, J. Fitzsimmons, M. Hatta, L. Jensen, S. John, D. Kadko, W. Landing, N. Lanning, P. Morton, A. Pasqualini, S. Rauschenberg, R.M. Sherrell, A. Shiller, B. Twining, L. Whitmore, R. Zhang, C.S. Buck. 2018. Dissolved and particulate trace metals in late summer Arctic melt ponds. Marine Chemistry, 204, 70-85, doi: 10.1016/j.marchem.2018.06.002
Buck CS, Hammerschmidt CR, Bowman KL, Gill GA, Landing WM. 2015. Flux of Total Mercury and Methylmercury to the Northern Gulf of Mexico from U.S. Estuaries. Environmental Science & Technology. 49(24):13992-13999. DOI Google Scholar BibTex XML
Grand MM, Measures CI, Hatta M, Hiscock WT, Buck CS, Landing WM. 2015. Dust deposition in the eastern Indian Ocean: The ocean perspective from Antarctica to the Bay of Bengal. Global Biogeochemical Cycles. :357-374. DOI Google Scholar BibTex XML
Grand MM, Measures CI, Hatta M, Hiscock WT, Landing WM, Morton PL, Buck CS, Barrett PM, Resing JA. 2015. Dissolved Fe and Al in the upper 1000 m of the eastern Indian Ocean: A high-resolution transect along 95°E from the Antarctic margin to the Bay of Bengal. Global Biogeochemical Cycles. :375-396. DOI Google Scholar BibTex XML
Barrett PM, Resing JA, Buck NJ, Feely RA, Bullister JL, Buck CS, Landing WM. 2014. Calcium carbonate dissolution in the upper 1000 m of the eastern North Atlantic. Global Biogeochemical Cycles. :n/a-n/a. DOI Google Scholar BibTex XML
Grand MM, Buck CS, Landing WM, Measures CI, Hatta M, Hiscock WT, Brown MT, Resing JA. 2014. Quantifying the impact of atmospheric deposition on the biogeochemistry of Fe and Al in the upper ocean: A decade of collaboration with the US CLIVAR-CO2 Repeat Hydrography Program. Oceanography. 27(1):62-65. DOI Google Scholar BibTex XML
Buck CS, Landing WM, Resing J. 2013. Pacific Ocean aerosols: Deposition and solubility of iron, aluminum, and other trace elements. Marine Chemistry. 157:117-130. DOI Google Scholar BibTex XML
Morton PL, Landing WM, Hsu S-C, Milne A, Aguilar-Islas AM, Baker AR, Bowie AR, Buck CS, Gao Y, Gichuki S. 2013. Methods for the sampling and analysis of marine aerosols: results from the 2008 GEOTRACES aerosol intercalibration experiment. Limnology and Oceanography: Methods. 11:62-78. DOI Google Scholar BibTex XML
Buck CS, Paytan A. 2012. Evaluation of commonly used filter substrates for the measurement of aerosol trace element solubility. Limnology and Oceanography: Methods. 10:790-806. DOI Google Scholar BibTex XML
Barrett PM, Resing JA, Buck NJ, Buck CS, Landing WM, Measures CI. 2012. The trace element composition of suspended particulate matter in the upper 1000m of the eastern North Atlantic Ocean: A16N. Marine Chemistry. 142-144:41-53. DOI Google Scholar BibTex XML
Han Q, Zender CS, J. Moore K, Buck CS, Chen Y, Johansen A, Measures CI. 2012. Global estimates of mineral dust aerosol iron and aluminum solubility that account for particle size using diffusion-controlled and surface-area-controlled approximations. Global Biogeochemical Cycles. 26(2):n/a-n/a. DOI Google Scholar BibTex XML
Gallon C, Ranville MA, Conaway CH, Landing WM, Buck CS, Morton PL, A. Flegal R. 2011. Asian Industrial Lead Inputs to the North Pacific Evidenced by Lead Concentrations and Isotopic Compositions in Surface Waters and Aerosols. Environmental Science & Technology. 45(23):9874-9882. DOI Google Scholar BibTex XML
Buck CS, Landing WM, Resing JA. 2010. Particle size and aerosol iron solubility: A high-resolution analysis of Atlantic aerosols. Marine Chemistry. 120(1-4):14-24. DOI Google Scholar BibTex XML
Buck CS, Landing WM, Resing JA, Measures CI. 2010. The solubility and deposition of aerosol Fe and other trace elements in the North Atlantic Ocean: Observations from the A16N CLIVAR/CO2 repeat hydrography section. Marine Chemistry. 120(1-4):57-70. DOI Google Scholar BibTex XML
Ranville MA, Cutter GA, Buck CS, Landing WM, Cutter LS, Resing JA, A. Flegal R. 2010. Aeolian Contamination of Se and Ag in the North Pacific from Asian Fossil Fuel Combustion. Environmental Science & Technology. 44(5):1587-1593. DOI Google Scholar BibTex XML
Measures C.I, Landing W.M, Brown M.T, Buck C.S. 2008. High-resolution Al and Fe data from the Atlantic Ocean CLIVAR-CO 2 Repeat Hydrography A16N transect: Extensive linkages between atmospheric dust and upper ocean geochemistry. Global Biogeochemical Cycles. 22(1):n/a-n/a. DOI Google Scholar BibTex XML
Measures CI, Landing WM, Brown MT, Buck CS. 2008. A commercially available rosette system for trace metal-clean sampling. Limnology and Oceanography: Methods. 6 Google Scholar BibTex XML
Buck CS, Landing WM, Resing JA, Lebon GT. 2006. Aerosol iron and aluminum solubility in the northwest Pacific Ocean: Results from the 2002 IOC cruise. Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems. 7(4):n/a-n/a. DOI Google Scholar BibTex XML
Courses Regularly Taught
Research
Aspects of environmental chemistry, chemical oceanography, and atmospheric chemistry including:
(1) The transport of biologically important elements to oceans and estuaries via aerosols
(2) The processes controlling aerosol elemental solubility and metal speciation
(3) The fate of aerosol derived trace elements and nutrients in aquatic and marine systems
(4) The distribution of dissolved and particulate trace metals in marine systems
Current Projects
NSF FSML: Acquisition of a Raman Microscope at the Skidaway Institute of Oceanography
NSF Ocean Section - Chemical Oceanography. Collaborative Research: US GEOTRACES PMT: Quantification of Atmospheric Deposition and Trace Element Fractional Solubility
NSF ASSP. Collaborative Research: Defining the atmospheric deposition of trace elements into the Arctic Ocean-Ice ecosystem during the year-long MOSAiC ice drift
Previous Projects
U.S.-Brazil Planning visit: Facilitating collaborative research on the Southern Brazilian Continental Shelf.
GEOTRACES Arctic Section: Collection and analysis of atmospheric deposition
GEOTRACES Pacific Section: Collection and analysis of atmospheric deposition