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Arne R. Diercks

University of Southern Mississippi

National Institute for Undersea Science and Technology

1020 Balch Blvd
Stennis Space Center, MS  39529  

arne.diercks@usm.edu

Project List:

Resuspension, Redistribution and Deposition of Deep Water Horizon (DwH) Recalcitrant Hydrocarbons to offshore Depocenters

Year 8-10 Research Grants (RFP-VI)Role: Principal Investigator, Project Data Point of Contact

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

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

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

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

NIUST Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Multi-Task Research Proposal

Year One Block Grant - The Northern Gulf InstituteRole: Task Co-Lead

Publications & Presentations:

Journal Articles - 16

2021

Diercks, A. R., Romero, I. C., Larson, R. A., Schwing, P., Harris, A., Bosman, S., Chanton, J. P., & Brooks, G. (2021). Resuspension, Redistribution, and Deposition of Oil-Residues to Offshore Depocenters After the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill. Frontiers in Marine Science, 8.
Romero, I. C., Chanton, J. P., Brooks, G. R., Bosman, S., Larson, R. A., Harris, A., Schwing, P., & Diercks, A. (2021). Molecular Markers of Biogenic and Oil-Derived Hydrocarbons in Deep-Sea Sediments Following the Deepwater Horizon Spill. Frontiers in Marine Science, 8.

2020

Johansen, C., Macelloni, L., Natter, M., Silva, M., Woosley, M., Woolsey, A., Diercks, A., Hill, J., Viso, R., Marty, E., Lobodin, V., Shedd, W., Joye, S., & MacDonald, I. (2020). Hydrocarbon migration pathway and methane budget for a Gulf of Mexico natural seep site: Green Canyon 600. Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 545, 116411.

2019

Diercks, A., Macelloni, L., D’Emidio, M., Lucker, S., Woolsey, A., & Woolsey, M. U. (2019). High-resolution seismo-acoustic characterization of Green Canyon 600, a perennial hydrocarbon seep in Gulf of Mexico deep water. Marine Geophysical Research, 40(3), 357-370.
Diercks, A., Ziervogel, K., Sibert, R., Joye, S. B., Asper, V., & Montoya, J. P. (2019). Vertical marine snow distribution in the stratified, hypersaline, and anoxic Orca Basin (Gulf of Mexico). Elementa: Science of the Anthropocene, 7.

2018

Chanton, J. P., Giering, S. L., Bosman, S. H., Rogers, K. L., Sweet, J., Asper, V. L., Diercks, A. R., & Passow, U. (2018). Isotopic composition of sinking particles: Oil effects, recovery and baselines in the Gulf of Mexico, 2010–2015. Elementa: Science of the Anthropocene, 6.
Diercks, A., Dike, C., Asper, V. L., DiMarco, S. F., Chanton, J. P., & Passow, U. (2018). Scales of seafloor sediment resuspension in the northern Gulf of Mexico. Elementa: Science of the Anthropocene, 6.
Giering, S., Yan, B., Sweet, J., Asper, V., Diercks, A., Chanton, J., Pitiranggon, M., & Passow, U. (2018). The ecosystem baseline for particle flux in the Northern Gulf of Mexico. Elementa: Science of the Anthropocene, 6.

2017

Romero, I. C., Toro-Farmer, G., Diercks, A., Schwing, P., Muller-Karger, F., Murawski, S., & Hollander, D. J. (2017). Large-scale deposition of weathered oil in the Gulf of Mexico following a deep-water oil spill. Environmental Pollution, 228, 179-189.

2016

Conti, A., D’Emidio, M., Macelloni, L., Lutken, C., Asper, V., Woolsey, M., Jarnagin, R., Diercks, A., & Highsmith, R. (2016). Morpho-acoustic characterization of natural seepage features near the Macondo Wellhead (ECOGIG site OC26, Gulf of Mexico). Deep Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography, 129, 53-65.
Yan, B., Passow, U., Chanton, J. P., Nöthig, E., Asper, V., Sweet, J., Pitiranggon, M., Diercks, A., & Pak, D. (2016). Sustained deposition of contaminants from the <i>Deepwater Horizon</i> spill. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 113(24).
Ziervogel, K., Dike, C., Asper, V., Montoya, J., Battles, J., D׳souza, N., Passow, U., Diercks, A., Esch, M., Joye, S., Dewald, C., & Arnosti, C. (2016). Enhanced particle fluxes and heterotrophic bacterial activities in Gulf of Mexico bottom waters following storm-induced sediment resuspension. Deep Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography, 129, 77-88.

2015

Chanton, J., Zhao, T., Rosenheim, B. E., Joye, S., Bosman, S., Brunner, C., Yeager, K. M., Diercks, A. R., & Hollander, D. (2015). Using Natural Abundance Radiocarbon To Trace the Flux of Petrocarbon to the Seafloor Following the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill. Environmental Science &amp; Technology, 49(2), 847-854.

2014

Crespo-Medina, M., Meile, C. D., Hunter, K. S., Diercks, A., Asper, V. L., Orphan, V. J., Tavormina, P. L., Nigro, L. M., Battles, J. J., Chanton, J. P., Shiller, A. M., Joung, D., Amon, R. M. W., Bracco, A., Montoya, J. P., Villareal, T. A., Wood, A. M., & Joye, S. B. (2014). The rise and fall of methanotrophy following a deepwater oil-well blowout. Nature Geoscience, 7(6), 423-427.

2012

Passow, U., Ziervogel, K., Asper, V., & Diercks, A. (2012). Marine snow formation in the aftermath of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. Environmental Research Letters, 7(3), 035301.

2010

Diercks, A., Highsmith, R. C., Asper, V. L., Joung, D., Zhou, Z., Guo, L., Shiller, A. M., Joye, S. B., Teske, A. P., Guinasso, N., Wade, T. L., & Lohrenz, S. E. (2010). Characterization of subsurface polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons at the Deepwater Horizon site. Geophysical Research Letters, 37(20).

Book Chapters - 3

2019

Brooks, G. R., Larson, R. A., Schwing, P. T., Diercks, A. R., Armenteros, M., Diaz-Asencio, M., Martínez-Suárez, A., Sanchez-Cabeza, J., Ruiz-Fernandez, A. C., Herguera, J. C., Pérez-Bernal, L. H., & Hollander, D. J. (2020). Gulf of Mexico (GoM) Bottom Sediments and Depositional Processes: A Baseline for Future Oil Spills. In Murawski, S. A., Ainsworth, C. H., Gilbert, S., Hollander, D. J., Paris, C. B., Schlüter, M., & Wetzel, D. L. (Eds.), Scenarios and Responses to Future Deep Oil Spills (pp. 75-95) Springer International Publishing.
Larson, R. A., Brooks, G. R., Schwing, P. T., Diercks, A. R., Holmes, C. W., Chanton, J. P., Diaz-Asencio, M., & Hollander, D. J. (2020). Characterization of the Sedimentation Associated with the Deepwater Horizon Blowout: Depositional Pulse, Initial Response, and Stabilization. In Murawski, S. A., Ainsworth, C. H., Gilbert, S., Hollander, D. J., Paris, C. B., Schlüter, M., & Wetzel, D. L. (Eds.), Deep Oil Spills (pp. 235-252) Springer International Publishing.

2011

Wade, T. L., Sweet, S. T., Sericano, J. L., Guinasso, N. L., Diercks, A., Highsmith, R. C., Asper, V. L., Joung, D., Shiller, A. M., Lohrenz, S. E., & Joye, S. B. (2011). Analyses of Water Samples From the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill: Documentation of the Subsurface Plume. In Geophysical Monograph Series (pp. 77-82) American Geophysical Union.

Conference Presentations - 56

2020

Bosman, S. P., U.; Sweet, J. D., A.; Magen, C. C., & J (2020). Sinking POC from Sediment Traps in the Northern Gulf: The Rest of the Story. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2020
Brooks, G. L., R.A.; Schwing, P. D., A.; Romero, I. C., J.; Boseman, S. H., & D.J (2020). Oil Spill Impacts to Seafloor Sediments on Monthly to Decadal Time Scales. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2020
Chanton, J. D., A.; MacDonald, I. B., G.; Larson, R. S., M.; Bosman, S. P., J.; Romero, I. S., & P (2020). Pleistocene Aged Terrestrial Sediments in the Northeast Gulf of Mexico at 1,800-3,000 Meters Water Depth. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2020
Diercks, A. B., & J (2020). Diurnal Periodicity in Particle Flux in the Gulf of Mexico, Estimates from Flux Camera observed Particle Data. In Ocean Sciences Meeting 2020
Diercks, A. H., A.; Doiron, N. C., J.P.; Bosman, S. B., G.; Larson, R. R., & I.; Schwing, P. (2020). Resuspension and Redistribution of Sediments in the Deep Gulf of Mexico-A Laboratory Sed-Flume Study. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2020
Doiron, N. D., & A (2020). Observed Changes in Particle Abundance Driven by Changes in the Diel Thermocline. In Ocean Sciences Meeting 2020
Doiron, N. D., & A.-R (2020). Observed Changes in Particle Abundance Driven by Variations in the Diel Thermocline. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2020
Harris, A. D., & A (2020). Grain Size Analysis of Resuspended Deep Gulf of Mexico Sediments. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2020
Harris, A. D., & A (2020). Sedflume Analysis of the Resuspension of Deep Gulf of Mexico Sediments. In Ocean Sciences Meeting 2020
Larson, R. B., G.R.; Schwing, P. D., M.; Diercks, A. C., J.; Herguera, J. A., M.; Romero, I. H., & D.J (2020). Short-Term Sedimentary Processes Using Short-Term Sedimentary Processes Using 234Thxs: Detecting Events and Developing New Baselines 234Thxs: Detecting events and developing new baselines. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2020
Larson, R. B., G.R.; Schwing, P. D., A.; Chanton, J. R., I.; Bosman, S. D., M.; Herguera, J. H., & D.J (2020). Sedimentary Processes on Monthly to Decadal Time Scales: Applications for MOSSFA. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2020
Romero I.C.; Chanton, J. B., G.; Bosman, S. L., & R.A.; Diercks, A. (2020). Deepwater Horizon oil-residues as tracers of subsurface transport, partitioning, and fate of toxic compounds in the Gulf of Mexico. In Goldschmidt Virtual Conference 2020
Romero, I. D., A.; Hollander, D. M., A.; Brooks, G. S., P.; Bosman, S. L., & R.; Murawski, S. (2020). The Chemical Legacy of Oil Spills in the Gulf of Mexico: Lessons Learned From Organic Geochemical Analyses of Sediment Samples. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2020
Romero, I. D., & A.; Schwing, P. (2020). The deep Gulf of Mexico: Knowns and unknowns after the Deepwater Horizon spill. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2020
Romero, I. C., J.; Brooks, G. B., S.; Larson, R. D., & A (2020). The fate and distribution of oil residues in deep-sea sediments resulting from the sinking of marine snow in the northern Gulf of Mexico. In Ocean Sciences Meeting 2020
Romero, I. D., A.; Hollander, D. M., A.; Chanton, J. B., G.R.; Schwing, P. B., S.; Larson, R. M., & S (2020). The Chemical Legacy of Oil Spills in the Gulf of Mexico: Lessons Learned from Organic Geochemical Analyses of Sediment Samples. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2020

2019

Brooks, G. L., R.A.; Diercks, A. C., J.; Romero, I. S., & P.; Bosman, S. (2019). REDIRECT: Evidence for Recent Gravity Flow Deposition Down-slope of DWH: Re-sedimentation of MOSSFA?. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2019
Brooks, G. L., R.A.; Schwing, P. D., A.; Romero, I. C., J.; Boseman, S. H., & D (2019). "Predicting Oil Spill Impacts to the Seafloor on Different Time Scales". In Reunion Anual de la Union Geofisica Mexicana (RAUGM 2019)
Chanton, J. R., K.L.; Bosman, S. M., J.P.; Diercks, A. G., & S.; Passow, U. (2019). The relative importance of submarine seepage to carbon pools of the Gulf of Mexico. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2019
Diercks, A. J., S.B.; Siebert, R. M., & J.P (2019). First Complete Profile of Marine Snow Abundance in the Orca Basin, Sea Surface to Sea Floor. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2019
Diercks, A. S., R.; Ziervogel, K. J., & S.; Montoya, J. (2019). First complete Profile of Marine Snow Abundance in the Orca Basin -- Sea Surface to Seafloor. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2019
Larson, R. B., G.; Schwing, P. D., M.; Diercks, A. C., J.; Herguera, J. A., & M.; Hollander, D. (2019). High-Resolution Sediment Studies Using 234Thxs: For Detecting Oil Spill Impacts and Developing New Baselines. In Reunion Anual de la Union Geofisica Mexicana (RAUGM 2019)
Larson, R. B., G.R.; Schwing, P. H., C.; Begin, C. B., T.; Sawyer, D. D., & A (2019). Detection of Short-Term Sedimentation Using Radioisotopes: From the Coast to the Deep Sea. In ASLO 2019 Aquatic Sciences Meeting
Larson, R. B., G.R.; Diercks, A. C., J.; Romero, I. B., & S.; Schwing, P. (2019). REDIRECT: Spatial and Temporal Sedimentation Patterns in the NEGoM: Short-lived Radioisotope Records of Sediment Focusing and Downslope Transport of MOSSFA. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2019
Romero, I. S., T.; Diercks, A. P., W.; Hollander, D. C., J.; Brooks, G. L., & R.; Murawski, S. (2019). El legado quimico de los derrames de petroleo en el Golfo de Mexico: lecciones aprendidas de los analisis de muestras biologicas y de sedimentos. In Reunion Anual de la Union Geofisica Mexicana (RAUGM 2019)

2018

Chanton, J. G., S.; Rogers, K. S., J.; Asper, V. D., & A.-R.; Passow, U. (2018). Isotopic composition of sinking particles: Oil Effects, Recovery and Baselines in the Gulf of Mexico, 2010-2016. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2018
Diercks, A. A., V.L.; DiMarco, S. C., & J.P.; Passow, U. (2018). Scales of Resuspension in the Northern Gulf of Mexico. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2018
Diercks, A. A., V.L.; DiMarco, S. C., & J.P.; Passow, U. (2018). Scales of Resuspension in the Northern Gulf of Mexico. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2018
Diercks, A. B., G.; Chanton, J. R., & I (2018). Resuspension, Redistribution, and Deposition of Deep Water Horizon Recalcitrant Hydrocarbons to offshore Depocenters. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2018
Thurnherr, A. D., & A.-R.; Montoya, J. (2018). Velocity Measurements From a Drifting Sediment Trap in the Northeastern Gulf. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2018

2017

Chanton, J. P., U.; Asper, V. B., S.; Sweet, J. R., K.; Diercks, A. Y., & B (2017). System Recovery and Organic Source Variability: Sinking Particulate Organic Carbon Stable and Radioisotope Time Series at 3 Sites in the Northern Gulf 2010-2014. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2017
Diercks, A. A., V.; Ziervogel, K. P., & U (2017). Vertical Abundance of Marine Snow in response to MS River Plume Water. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2017
Giering, S. S., J.; Asper, V. D., A.; Chanton, J. Y., & B.; Passow, U. (2017). Variability in Sedimentation Dynamics in the Northern Gulf of Mexico Reflect Ecosystem and Foodweb Structure. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2017

2016

Johansen, C. J., S.B.; Diercks, A. W., M.; Silva-Aguilera, M. S., W.; Marty, E. H., J.; Viso, R. M., L.; Abrams, M. N., & M.; Lobodin, L. (2016). Using Multi-Disciplinary Data to Compile a Hydrocarbon Budget for GC600, a Natural Seep in the Gulf of Mexico. In 2016 American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting
Ziervogel, K. D., A.; Joye, S. A., C.; Passow, U. M., J.P.A.7:A.50.; Asper, V. B., J.J.; Dike, C. D., & N (2016). Storm-induced sediment resuspension affects particle flux and bacterial activities in the deep Gulf of Mexico. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill and Ecosystem Science Conference 2016

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
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

2014

Diercks, A. A., V.; Jarnagin, R. W., M.; D'Emidio, M. T., S.; Dike, C. C., & A (2014). Deep Sea Hydrocarbon Seep Surveys using AUVs. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2014
Dike, C. A., V.; Diercks, A. P., & U (2014). Settling Velocity Of Marine Snow At A Seep Site And A Spill Site In The Northern Gulf Of Mexico. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2014
Passow, U. Y., B.; Chanton, J. N., E.; Sweet, J. P., D.; Asper, V. D., & A (2014). Large Sedimentation Events after the Deep Water Horizon Spill. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2014

2013

Asper, V. P., & U.; Diercks, A. (2013). Settling Velocity of Marine Snow aggregates near the sea floor at the Macondo Well site. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2013
Asper, V. P., U.; Diercks, A. D., & C (2013). Settling Velocity of Marine Snow aggregates near the sea floor at the Macondo Well site. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2013
Diercks, A. (2013). Ecosystems Impacts of Oil and Gas Inputs to the Gulf - The presence of Marine Snow. In Hamburg Symposium on Deep-Sea Oil Spills
Diercks, A. A., V.; Woolsey, M. J., & R (2013). Site Reconnaissance Surveys for Oil Spill Research using Deep-sea AUVS. In OCEANS '13 MTS/IEEE
Diercks, A. J., R.; Woolsey, M. A., & V.L.; Dike, C. (2013). AUV Sub Sea Surveys. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2013
Joye, S. C., M.; Hunter, K. A., V.; Diercks, A. H., & R.; Montoya, J. (2013). Pelagic methane oxidation in the Northern Gulf of Mexico: Activity patterns before, during, and after the Macondo Blowout. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2013
MacGregor, B. P., U.; Asper, V. D., & A (2013). Stable carbon isotopes of ribosomal RNA as a tracer for microbial growth substrates: First data from Gulf of Mexico sediment traps. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2013
Woolsey, M. D., A.; Jarnagin, R. A., & V (2013). Simulations Operation of Heterogeneous AUVS. In OCEANS '13 MTS/IEEE

2012

Crespo-Medina, M. V., A.; Hunter, K. B., J.J.; Montoya, J. A., V.; Diercks, A. V., & T.A.; Joye, S. (2012). Water column methane dynamics in response to the Deepwater Horizon hydrocarbon spill. In Ocean Sciences Meeting 2012
Joye, S. B.; Crespo-Medina, M. M., P.; Benitez-Nelson, C. M., W.; Montoya, J. A., V.; Diercks, A. H., & R (2012). Intense sedimentation to the seafloor following the 2010 Macondo Blowout: geochemical composition, methanisms, and microbial impacts. In Ocean Sciences Meeting 2012
Joye, S. C., M.; Medeiros, P. B., C.; Moore, W. M., J.P.; Asper, V. D., & A.; Highsmith, R. (2012). Intense sedimentation on the seafloor following the 2010 Macondo blowout: Geochemical composition, mechanisms, and microbial impacts. In Ocean Sciences Meeting 2012

2011

Crespo-Medina, M. S., J.; Vossmeyer, A. M., J.P.; Subramaniam, A. A., V.; Diercks, A. V., & T.A.; Joye, S. (2011). Patterns of Water Column Aerobic Methane Oxidation Rates in Response to the Deepwater Horizon Blowout. In American Society of Limnology
Joye, S. C., M.; Vossmeyer, A. H., K.S.; Meile, C. D., A.R.; Asper, V. S., A.M; Joung, D. C., J.P.; Battles, J. M., C.; Montoya, J. V., T.; Wood, M. A., & R (2011). Evolution of water column methane cycling after the 2010 Gulf BP oil well blowout. In American Society for Microbiology Meeting
Montoya, J. S., A.; Asper, V. D., A.; Passow, U. C., M.; Joye, S. B., & A.; Villareal, T. (2011). Deepwater Horizon oil and pelagic foodwebs in the Northern Gulf of Mexico. In Coastal and Estuarine Research Federation Conference
Montoya, J. S., A.; Asper, V. D., A.; Passow, U. C., M.; Joye, S. V., & T.A (2011). Subsurface turbid layers in the Gulf of Mexico: Ghosts of the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill. In American Society of Limnology

2010

Joye, S. D., A.; Teske, A. V., & D (2010). Open ocean impacts of the BP Oil Well Blowout. In AGU Fall Meeting