Research Areas (aka opportunities
for graduate students)
Methane Trace Gas Exchange (local
studies)
- fertilization
effects on methane emissions
- vegetative controls
on the transport and release of methane
- environmental
controls on methane exchange
State-of-the-Art Remote Sensing and GIS
- generation
of a circumpolar wetlands map
- RADARSAT analyses
- detection of
inundation with the POLDER instrument
Land Cover Change Detection (GIS
and Remote Sensing)
- environmental
impacts
- historical reconstruction
of landscape patterns over time
- urban sprawl
Wetlands Ecology
- trace gas
exchange
- fertilization
of wetlands
- use of remote
sensing and GIS for wetland mapping
Biomass Burning
- release of
trace gases during combustion
- wetland fertilization
Water Quality
- fecal contamination
of surface waters
- riparian buffers