Profile:
Dr. Bates is a Senior Research Scientist and Associate Director of Research at the Bermuda Institute of Ocean Sciences, Inc. He is also an Adjunct Full Professor at Duke University and the College of Marine Studies, University of Delaware. He earned a Ph.D. in Oceanography (Chemical and Biological) from the University of Southampton (UK) in 1995. Bates' research interests include ocean biogeochemical cycling of carbon, nitrogen and dissolved organic matter; physical and biological processes influencing ocean-atmosphere gas exchange of CO2; coupling between ocean biogeochemical processes and climate variability; and influence of coral reefs and calcifying organisms on ocean carbon cycling and air-sea CO2 exchange. Bates has major responsibilities for the Bermuda Atlantic Time-series Study (BATS) oceanographic time-series program developed under JGOFS in the late 1980's. Recently, he has contributed to the SOLAS-IMBER joint carbon implementation plan, and is a member of the IOC-SCOR International Ocean Carbon Coordination Project (IOCCP) scientific steering group. 

Current Research: 

• Ocean carbon cycle and air-sea CO2 gas exchange studies in the North Atlantic Ocean.
• Carbon and nitrogen cycle studies in the Arctic Ocean and adjacent polar continental shelves.
• Biogeochemical dynamics associated with mesoscale eddies and winter mixing in the North Atlantic Ocean.
• Physical and ecosystem impacts on the ocean and global carbon cycle.
• Determining the influence of ocean acidification and carbonate chemistry on coral reef calcification.

Educational Background: 

• B.Sc. Geology, Kings College, University of London, 1985
• M.Sc. Geochemistry, Brock University, 1990
• Ph.D. Oceanography (Chemical and Biological), University of Southampton, 1995

Selected Publications: 

• Bates, N.R., M.-H.P. Best and D.A. Hansell. 2005. Spatio-temporal distribution of dissolved inorganic carbon and net community production in the Chukchi and Beaufort Seas. Deep-Sea Research II, 52:3303-3323.
• Bates, N.R., B. Moran, D.A. Hansell, L.A. Codispoti and J.R. Swift. 2005. Seasonal and spatial distribution of suspended and large aggregate particulate organic matter (POM) in the Chukchi Sea. Deep-Sea Research II, 52:3324-3323.
• Bates, N.R.. 2006. Air-sea CO2 fluxes and the continental shelf pump of carbon in the Chukchi Sea adjacent to the Arctic Ocean. Journal of Geophysical Research, in press.
• More publications

Oceanography (Chemical and Biological) from the University of Southampton (UK) in 1995. Bates' research interests include ocean biogeochemical cycling of carbon, nitrogen and dissolved organic matter; physical and biological processes influencing ocean-atmosphere gas exchange of CO2; coupling between ocean biogeochemical processes and climate variability; and influence of coral reefs and calcifying organisms on ocean carbon cycling and air-sea CO2 exchange. Bates has major responsibilities for the Bermuda Atlantic Time-series Study (BATS) oceanographic time-series program developed under JGOFS in the late 1980's. Recently, he has contributed to the SOLAS-IMBER joint carbon implementation plan, and is a member of the IOC-SCOR International Ocean Carbon Coordination Project (IOCCP) scientific steering group. 

Current Research: 

• Ocean carbon cycle and air-sea CO2 gas exchange studies in the North Atlantic Ocean.
• Carbon and nitrogen cycle studies in the Arctic Ocean and adjacent polar continental shelves.
• Biogeochemical dynamics associated with mesoscale eddies and winter mixing in the North Atlantic Ocean.
• Physical and ecosystem impacts on the ocean and global carbon cycle.
• Determining the influence of ocean acidification and carbonate chemistry on coral reef calcification.

Educational Background: 

• B.Sc. Geology, Kings College, University of London, 1985
• M.Sc. Geochemistry, Brock University, 1990
• Ph.D. Oceanography (Chemical and Biological), University of Southampton, 1995

Selected Publications: 

• Bates, N.R., M.-H.P. Best and D.A. Hansell. 2005. Spatio-temporal distribution of dissolved inorganic carbon and net community production in the Chukchi and Beaufort Seas. Deep-Sea Research II, 52:3303-3323.
• Bates, N.R., B. Moran, D.A. Hansell, L.A. Codispoti and J.R. Swift. 2005. Seasonal and spatial distribution of suspended and large aggregate particulate organic matter (POM) in the Chukchi Sea. Deep-Sea Research II, 52:3324-3323.
• Bates, N.R.. 2006. Air-sea CO2 fluxes and the continental shelf pump of carbon in the Chukchi Sea adjacent to the Arctic Ocean. Journal of Geophysical Research, in press.
• More publications