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Christopher S. Martens

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Department of Marine Sciences

3202 Venable Hall, CB 3300
Chapel Hill , NC  27599  

cmartens@email.unc.edu

Project List:

Ecosystem Impacts of Oil and Gas Inputs to the Gulf-2 (ECOGIG-2)

Year 5-7 Consortia Grants (RFP-IV)Role: Co-Principal Investigator, Task Co-Lead

Ecosystem Impacts of Oil and Gas Inputs to the Gulf (ECOGIG)

Year 2-4 Consortia Grants (RFP-I)Role: Co-Principal Investigator, Task Lead

Publications & Presentations:

Journal Article - 1

2016

Martens, C. S., Mendlovitz, H. P., Seim, H., Lapham, L., & D’Emidio, M. (2016). Sustained in situ measurements of dissolved oxygen, methane and water transport processes in the benthic boundary layer at MC118, northern Gulf of Mexico. Deep Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography, 129, 41-52.

Conference Presentations - 14

2018

Martens, C. M., H.; Seim, H. R., A.; Wahl, T. A., V.; Lapham, L. J., & S.B (2018). Methane Plumes in the Deep Northern Gulf of Mexico. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2018

2017

Martens, C. M., H.; Seim, H. A., V.; Rok, A. W., T.; Lapham, L. J., & S.B (2017). Monitoring Methane Transport and Sediment Total Oxygen Utilization in the Friction Layer at GC185, GC600 and GC767 in the Northern Gulf of Mexico. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2017

2015

Joye, S. P., U.; Medeiros, P. S., R.; Yang, T. A., V.; Diercks, A. M., J.; Ziervogel, K. M., C.; Montagna, P. B., J.; Hunter, K. C., M.; Moore, W. B., & C.; Teske, A. (2015). Rapid sedimentation, resuspension and redistribution of hydrocarbons in the wake of the Macondo Blowout. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2015
King, D. M., & C.S.; Cordes, E. (2015). Dissolved organic carbon and oxygen concentrations within cold-water coral communities of the northern Gulf of Mexico. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2015
Martens, C. M., H.; Seim, H. L., L.; Magen, C. M., I.; Joye, M. D., & M.; Diercks, A. (2015). Tracing Methane Friction Layer Maxima and Plumes from Natural Hydrocarbon Seeps in Deep Waters of the Northern Gulf of Mexico. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2015
Martens, C. M., H.P.; Seim, H. L., & L.; D'Emidioc, M. (2015). Temporal Variability in Total Oxygen Utilization by Hydrocarbon-Rich Sediments at Lease Block MC118, Northern Gulf of Mexico. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2015

2014

Martens, C. M., & H (2014). In situ Measurements of Methane in the Benthic Boundary Layer Near Natural Hydrocarbon Seeps in the Deep Northern Gulf of Mexico. In Goldschmidt 2014 Conference

2013

McKay, L. S., K.; Mendlovitz, H. H., A.; Yang, T. N., L.; J oye, S. . M., & C.; Teske, A. (2013). Time Series Studies of the Impacts of Oil and Gas Releases in Northern Gulf of Mexico. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2013

2012

Martens, C. (2012). Test results from all of the sensors that will be deployed in April 2012 during the initial ECOGIG cruise. In Ocean Sciences Meeting 2012
Martens, C. L., N.; Mendlovitz, H. H., D.; Byrne, R. L., X.; Kintzing, & M.D.; Hallock-Muller, P. (2012). Local controls on aragonite saturation in the benthic boundary layer of a coral reef ecosystem, Conch Reef, Florida Keys. In Ocean Sciences Meeting 2012
Wilson, R. L., L.L.; Martens, C. C., J.P.; Mendlovitz, H. S., & K.; Riedel, M. (2012). Time-series methane monitoring in gassy sediments and the benthic boundary layer. In Ocean Sciences Meeting 2012

2011

Martens, C. (2011). The first benthic boundary layer water chemistry data from initial test deployments of the ROVARD-Chimney Sampler Array (CSA) at station MC-118 at 900 meters depth in the northern Gulf of Mexico. In AGU Fall Meeting
Martens, C. M., H.P.; White, B. H., D.; Sleeper, K. C., J.; Wilson, R. L., & L (2011). Continuous in-situ measurements of near-bottom chemistry and sediment-water fluxes with the Chimney Sampler Array (CSA). In AGU Fall Meeting
Sleeper, K. W., R.M.; Chanton, J. L., L.; Farr, N. C., R.; Martens, C. P., & C (2011). Geochemical arrays at Woolsey Mound Seafloor Observatory. In AGU Fall Meeting