Albert S. Colman, Assistant Professor, Department of the Geophysical Sciences and the College.

Recent Publications

Colman, A.S., R.E. Blake, D.M.Karl, R.W. Wildman, B. P. Colman and M. L. Fogel. (2206) Method for measuring the oxygen isotope composition of phosphate in seawater, fresh water, and waste water treatment plant effluent. For submission to Analytical Chemistry in May 'o6, manuscript available.

Wiedemann-Bidlack, F. B., A. S. Colman, and M.L. Fogel (2006). Stable isotope analyses of phosphate oxygen from biological apatite: a new technique for microsamsampling, microprecepitation of Ag3 PO4, and removal of organic contamination. For submission to Chemical Geology in May '06 manuscript available.

Reid, I.N., K.R. Sowers, H.D. Shukla, S. MacAuley, T. Miller, R. Suvanasuthi, R. Belas, A. Colman, F.T. Robb, P. DasSarma, J.A. Muller, F. Chen, R. Cavicchioli, S. DasSarma, W.B. Sparks, S. Lubow, M.McGrath, M. Livio, J. Valenti (2005) Terrestrial analogues for extraterrestrial life: methanogens and halophiles at Martian temperatures. Submitted to Astrobiology.

Colman, A. S., R. E. Blake, D. M. Karl, M. L. Fogel, and K.K.Turekian (2205) Marine biogeochemistry as revealed through the oxygen isotope composition of phosphate. Proc. Nat. Acad. Sci., 102 13023-13028

Colman, A. S. (2002). The oxygen isotope composition of dissolved inorganic phosphate and the marine phosphorus cycle. PhD Dissertation, Yale University.

Vennemann, T.W., H. C. Fricke, R. E. Blake, J. R. O'Neil and A. Colman (2002) Oxygen isotope analysis of phosphates : a comparison for techniques of analysis of Ag3 PO4. Chem. Geol., 185, 312-336.

Colman, A. S. and H. D. Holland (2000) The global diagenetic flux of phosphorus from marine sediments to the oceans: redox sensitivity and the control atmospheric oxygen levels. In Marine Authigenesis: from Global to Microbial, Eds. C. R. Glenn, J. Lucas, and L. PRevot- Lucas. SEMP Spec. Pub. No. 66, pp.53-75

Munger, J. W., D. J. Jacob, S.-M. Fan , A.S. Colman, J. E. Dibb(1999) Concentrations and snow atmosphere fluxes of reactive nitrogen at Summit Greenlan. J. Geophysical Research, 104, 13721-13734

Munger, J. W., S.-M. Fan, P.S. Bakwin, M.L.Goulden, A.H. Goldstein,, A.S. Colman, and S.C. Wofsy (1998). Reginal budgets for nitrogen oxides from continental sources: variations of rates for oxidation and deposition with season and distance from source regions. J. Geophysical Research, 103 8355-8368

Colman, A. S., F. T. Mackenzie and H. D. Holland; reply by P. Van Cappellen and E. D. Ingall (1997). Redox stabilization of the atmosphere and oceans and marine productivity. Science, 275 406-408

Munger, J. W., S.-M. Fan, A.S. Colman, I. R. Mendelson and D. J. Jacob, (1995) Eddy correlation measurements of snow-atmosphere exchange of NOy and H2O at Summit Greenland. Arctic Research of the U.S.