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Timothy J. Crone
Lamont Associate Research Professor
Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory
Columbia University
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Research Interests
I am a marine geophysicist interested in the interplay between relatively
large-scale geophysical processes and the microbial biosphere. I am currently
studying the tidal modulation of aqueous fluid flow within mid-ocean ridge
hydrothermal systems, with the hope of understanding how such flow variations
can affect subseafloor primary production. I also study spatial variations in
the tidal triggering of microearthquakes within ridge systems, and I study
problems in acoustics associated with high-temperature hydrothermal vents and
seafloor seismic networks.
Ultimately my work has implications for theories about the origins and
evolution of life on this planet, and for theories regarding life elsewhere in
the universe. I use numerical models to investigate these processes, and I
develop new observational techniques and seafloor instrumentation to verify
model predictions.
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