Member Since 2001
Patrick A. Rafter
Assistant Professor, University of South Florida, College of Marine Science
Member, Paleoceanography and Paleoclimatology Emiliani Lecture Committee
Professional Experience
University of South Florida, College of Marine Science
Assistant Professor
2024 - Present
University of California Irvine
Assistant Researcher
2014 - 2023
Princeton University
Associate Research Scholar
2011 - 2014
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Education
Doctorate
2009
Doctorate
Honors & Awards
Outstanding Reviewer Award - Paleoceanography and Paleoclimatology
Received December 2023
Outstanding Reviewer Award - Global Biogeochemical Cycles
Received December 2016
Outstanding Reviewer Award - Geophysical Research Letters
Received December 2016
Publications
Deglacial Carbon Escape From the Northern Rim of the Southern Ocean
The Southern Ocean regulates atmospheric CO2 and Earth's climate as a critical region for air‐sea gas exchange, delicately poised between bei...
April 20, 2024
Bioactive Trace Metals and Their Isotopes as Paleoproductivi...
November 23, 2021
AGU Abstracts
Evaluating mCDR Efficiency Using ROMS in the California Current System
MODELING APPROACHES IN SUPPORT OF OCEAN-BASED CARBON DIOXIDE REMOVAL (CDR) RESEARCH II ORAL
ocean sciences | 13 december 2024
Ryan A. Green, Christopher A. Edwards, Patrick A. ...
Given that IPCC projections indicate a need for multi-gigatonne carbon dioxide removal (CDR) by the mid-century to achieve net-zero emissions, multipl...
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The carbon isotope fingerprint of ocean alkalinity enhancement
ADVANCING MONITORING, REPORTING, AND VERIFICATION (MRV) OF IN SITU, EX SITU, AND MARINE CO<SUB>2</SUB> MINERALIZATION-BASED CARBON DIOXIDE REMOVAL (CDR) I ORAL
global environmental change | 11 december 2024
Patrick A. Rafter, Ryan A. Green, Christopher A. E...
The deliberate elevation of surface ocean alkalinityOcean Alkalinity Enhancement (OAE)is a promising method for accelerating the oceans natural capaci...
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Using Carbon Isotopes and Regional Ocean Modeling to Trace the Impact of Ocean Alkalinity Enhancement in the California Current System
ESTABLISHING THE SCIENTIFIC BASIS FOR MARINE CARBON DIOXIDE REMOVAL (MCDR) II POSTER
carbon management | 22 february 2024
Ryan A. Green, Patrick A. Rafter, Christopher A. E...
Measuring, reporting, and verification (MRV) of marine carbon dioxide removal (mCDR) presents challenges due to the dynamic nature of the ocean and th...
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Volunteer Experience
2025 - 2027
Member
Paleoceanography and Paleoclimatology Emiliani Lecture Committee
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