bjorn@climatemodeling.org

I research exchanges of carbon dioxide between the atmosphere and biosphere in the U.S. Mountain West using inverse methods. This is a regional-scale approach involving two parts: reducing sampling error in observed CO₂ concentrations from the Regional Atmospheric Continuous CO2 Network (RACCOON), and tracer-transport modeling. Read more about related research in my lab here.

I also have a strong and ongoing interest in signal processing applications for the earth sciences, particularly in developing robust and flexible automated routines. These include using spectral analysis for data reduction, cycle period and phase comparing, and filtering.

I have a research background in studying ecosystem changes on very large spatial and temporal scales, and how these changes might relate to paleodiversity and macroevolution. For example, 'Can the heterogeneity of biodiversity be tied to or distinguished from disturbance on geologic timescales?'