Dr. Andrea J. Fassbender

Research Interests:

Andrea Fassbender is a scientist at the NOAA Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory (PMEL) studying marine biogeochemical cycles. She leads a team contributing to the international Biogeochemical Argo effort as part of the interdisciplinary Global Observations of Biogeochemistry and Ocean Physics Group. Group projects range from regional to global in scale and leverage a combination of satellite, autonomous platform, and ship-based observing approaches as well as earth system model output. Key research priorities include:

1. developing accurate, scalable methods to quantify the biological carbon pump from sensors on autonomous platforms and satellites
2. characterizing drivers of variability in marine biogeochemical cycles
3. exploring relationships between ocean biogeochemistry and the distributions of living marine resources
4. working with ocean modelers to improve observing system design in support of improved numerical representations/projections of ocean biogeochemistry

Students and Postdocs can learn more about engaging with our group here and with PMEL here.