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We are establishing a database of South African marine and polar researchers to provide a platform where experts in the various specialisations can be found by, for example, potential collaborators, students looking for supervisors, organisers of speaking events, media reps, etc.
Finding experts in the field of polar and offshore marine research, within South Africa
ATTENTION: Polar & Offshore Marine Researchers
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Dr Tommy Ryan-Keogh
Principal Researcher
My research focuses on understanding how phytoplankton are impacted by ocean biogeochemistry and how they in turn impact biogeochemical cycles. With an improved understanding of these mechanisms we can reduce the uncertainties associated with future projections of ocean productivity, which have increased between each intercomparison exercise. My approach to research combines in situ observations of ocean biogeochemisty from ships, high resolution observations using autonomous platforms, remote sensing observations and modelling outputs.