Research
Belgian researchers - Oceans
Cardinal Damien
Dr
Research Interests and projects, mostly on geochemical proxies
- Since 2000: silicon cycle
- Use of silicon isotopes as tracer of biogeochemical processes in central Africa: Lake Tanganyika (CLIMLAKE), phytoliths and soils (Banana) and Congo River
- Silicon isotopes as tracer of relative Si utilisation in the Southern Ocean (BELCANTO, EUR-OCEANS)
- Since 1998: Barite in the Southern Ocean as a tracer of carbon remineralisation in the twilight zone (BELCANTO, EUR-OCEANS)
- 1996-1997: Redox-sensitive elements in the Arabian Sea as tracers of the Oxygen Minimum Zone (National Institute of Oceanography, Goa, India)
- 1992-1996: Trace elements (Cd, Sr, U) in marine biogenic carbonates (corals and planktonic foraminifera) as paleoenvironmental proxies (U. Aix-Marseille III)
Education
- 1996. Ph. D. in Sciences (Environmental Geosciences and Geochemistry), CEREGE -U. Aix-Marseille III (Aix-en-Provence)
- 1992. D.E.A. in Environmental Chemistry and Health, GEOTOP - UQAM (Montreal) & U. de Provence (Marseille)
- 1991. M. Sc. in Environmental Sciences and Analytical Chemistry (U.de Provence, Marseille
Activities
- Research programme:
- SPSD II: Antarctica IV (Marine Biota and Global Change)
- SPSD II: Antarctica VI (Global change, Ecosystems and Biodiversity)
- SD : Antarctica IV (Climate change and Biodiversity)
- Sixth European Framework Programme (Sustainable Development Global Change and Ecosystems
- Research group: Royal Museum for Central Africa - Section of Mineralogy and Petrography
- Research projects:
- BELCANTO I, BELCANTO II and BELCANTO III
- EUR-OCEANS
- Related activities: -
List of publications
Peer-reviewed articles
Cardinal D., F. Dehairs, T. Cattaldo & L. André (2001)
Geochemistry of suspended particles in the Subantarctic and Polar Front
Zones south of Australia: Constraints on export and advection processes.
Journal of Geophysical Research, 106: 31,637-31,656.
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Cardinal D., L.Y. Alleman, J. De Jong, K. Ziegler & L.
André (2003) Isotopic composition of silicon measured by multicollector
plasma source mass spectrometry in dry plasma mode. Journal of Analytical
Atomic Spectrometry, 18: 213-218.
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Cardinal D., N. Savoye, T.W. Trull, L. André,
E.E. Kopczynska & F. Dehairs (2005) Variations of carbon remineralisation
in the Southern Ocean illustrated by the Baxs proxy. Deep-Sea Research
Part I, 52: 355-370.
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Cardinal D., L.Y. Alleman, F. Dehairs, N. Savoye, T.W.
Trull & L. André (2005) Relevance of silicon isotopes to
Si-nutrient utilization and Si source assessment in Antarctic waters.
Global Biogeochemical Cycles, 19: GB2007.
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Jacquet S.H.M., F. Dehairs, D. Cardinal, J. Navez & B.
Delille (2005) Barium distribution across the Southern Ocean frontal
system in the Crozet-Kerguelen Basin. Marine Chemistry, 95: 149-162.
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Savoye N., F. Dehairs, M. Elskens, D. Cardinal, E.E. Kopczyńska,
T.W. Trull, S. Wright, W. Baeyens & F. B. Griffiths (2004) Regional
variation of spring N-uptake and New Production in the Southern Ocean.
Geophysical Research Letters, 31: L03301.
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Savoye N., K.O. Buesseler, D. Cardinal & F.
Dehairs (2004) 234Th deficit and excess in the Southern Ocean during
spring 2001: particle export and mineralization. Geophysical Research
Letters, 31: L12301.
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Reports
Dehairs F. et al. (2003) An integrated approach to assess carbon dynamics in the Southern Ocean. In: S. Cashetto (Ed.), Scientific results of the Belgian Scientific Research Programme on the Antarctic - Phase 4 (1997-2001): Vol. I: Marine Biota and Global Change, 135pp.
Wollast R., J.-P. Vanderborght et al. (2005) The role
of the ocean in global change. In : G. den Ouden and M. Vanderstraeten
(Eds.), Belgian global change research 1990-2002: Assessment and integration
report, 111-134.
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Contact
Cardinal Damien
MRAC
Géologie
Leuvensesteenweg 13 -
3080 Tervuren
damien.cardinal@africamuseum.be
Phone: +32-2-769.54.39