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Chia-Te Chien

Assistant Professor
Chemical Oceanography
  • Field

    marine biogeochemistry modeling, non-Redfield processes, marine nitrogen cycle, model uncertainty

  • Experiences

    • 2024-present Assistant professor, Institute of Oceanography, National Taiwan University
    • 2021-2024 Research Scientist, Earth System Climate Modeling, GEOMAR – Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel, Germany
    • 2017-2021 Postdoc researcher, Earth System Climate Modeling, GEOMAR – Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel, Germany
    • 2017 Ph.D., Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, University of California, Santa Cruz, USA
    • 2010-2011 Ph.D., International Graduate Program for Earth System Science between National Central University and Academia Sinica, National Central University
    • 2006 M.S., Graduate Institute of Photonics and Optoelectronics Engineering, National Taiwan University
    • 2004 B.S., Department of Earth Sciences, National Cheng Kung University

  • Honors

  • Office

    Room 308

  • Website

  • Tel

    +886-2-3366-1378

  • Email

    cchien308@ntu.edu.tw

Teaching

Chemical Oceanography Reading and Conference, Marine Biogeochemical Modeling

Publications

  • Chien, C.-T., M. Pahlow, M. Schartau, N. Li, and A. Oschlies (2023) Effects of phytoplankton physiology on global ocean biogeochemistry and climate. Science Advances, 9(30), eadg1725. (Impact factor 13.7).
  • Chien, C.-T., J. V. Durgadoo, D. Ehlert, I. Frenger, D. P. Keller, W. Koeve, I. Kriest, A. Landolfi, L. Patara, S. Wahl, and A. Oschlies. (2022). FOCI-MOPS v1 – Integration of Marine Biogeochemistry within the Flexible Ocean and Climate Infrastructure version 1 (FOCI 1) Earth system model. Geosci. Model Dev., 15(15), 5987–6024. (Impact factor 6.56).
  • Landolfi, A., A. E. F. Prowe, M. Pahlow, C. Somes, C.-T. Chien, M. Schartau, W. Koeve, and A. Oschlies (2021). Can top-down controls expand the ecological niche of marine N2 fixers? Frontiers in Microbiology, doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2021.690200 (Impact factor 6.06)
  • Kvale, K. F., A. E. F. Prowe, C.-T. Chien, A. Landolfi, and A, Oschlies (2021). Zooplankton grazing of microplastic can accelerate global loss of ocean oxygen. Nature Communications, 12, 2358, 2021. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-22554-w (Impact factor 14.92)
  • Chien, C.-T., M. Pahlow, M. Schartau, and A. Oschlies (2020). Optimality-Based Non-Redfield Plankton-Ecosystem Model (OPEMv1.1) in the UVic-ESCM 2.9. Part II: Sensitivity Analysis and Model Calibration. Geosci. Model Dev., 13, 4691–4712, 2020. https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-13-4691-2020 (Impact factor 6.56)
  • Pahlow, M., C.-T. Chien, L. Arteaga, and A. Oschlies (2020). Optimality-Based Non-Redfield Plankton-Ecosystem Model (OPEM v1.1) in the UVic-ESCM 2.9. Part I: Implementation and Model Behaviour. Geosci. Model Dev., 13, 4663–4690, 2020. https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-13-4663-2020 (Impact factor 6.56)
  • Kvale, K. F., A. E. F. Prowe, C.-T. Chien, A. Landolfi, and A, Oschlies (2020a). The biological microplastic particle sink. Scientific Reports. (Impact factor 4.99)
  • Chien, C.-T., T. Benaltabet, A. Torfstein, and A. Paytan (2019). Contributions of Atmospheric Deposition to Pb Concentration and Isotopic Composition in Seawater and Particulate Matters in the Gulf of Aqaba, Red Sea. Environmental Science and Technology, 53, 6162−6170, doi: 10.1021/acs.est.9b00505 (Impact factor 9.028)
  • Chien, C.-T., B. Allen, N.T. Dimova, J. Yang, J. Reuter, G. Schladow, and A. Paytan (2019). Evaluation of atmospheric dry deposition as a source of nutrients and trace metals to Lake Tahoe. Chemical Geology, 511, 178-189, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemgeo.2019.02.005 (Impact factor 4.015)
  • Slovak, N., A. Paytan, J. Rick, and C.-T. Chien (2018). Establishing Radiogenic Strontium Isotope Signatures for Chavín de Huántar, Peru. Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports, 19, 411-419, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jasrep.2018.03.014 (Impact factor 1.75)
  • Chien, C.-T., T.-Y. Ho, M. E. Sanborn, Q.-Z. Yin, and A. Paytan (2017). Lead concentrations and isotopic compositions in the Western Philippine Sea. Marine Chemistry, 189, 10-16, doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marchem.2016.12.007. (Impact factor 3.807)
  • Mackey, K. R. M., M. T. Kavanaugh, F. Wang, Y. Chen, F. Liu, D. M. Glover, C.-T. Chien, and A. Paytan (2017). Atmospheric and Fluvial Nutrients Fuel Algal Blooms in the East China Sea. Frontiers in Marine Science, 4(2), doi: 10.3389/fmars.2017.00002. (Impact factor 3.07)
  • Chien, C.-T., K. R. M. Mackey, S. Dutkiewicz, N. M. Mahowald, J. M. Prospero, and A. Paytan (2016). Effects of African dust deposition on phytoplankton in the western tropical Atlantic Ocean off Barbados. Global Biogeochemical Cycles, 30(5), 716-734, doi: 10.1002/2015GB005334. (Impact factor 5.703)
  • Rahav, E., A. Paytan, C.-T. Chien, G. Ovadia, T. Katz, and B. Herut (2016). The Impact of Atmospheric Dry Deposition Associated Microbes on the Southeastern Mediterranean Sea Surface Water following an Intense Dust Storm. Frontiers in Marine Science, 3(127), doi: 10.3389/fmars.2016.00127. (Impact factor 3.07)
  • Lecher, A. L., C.-T. Chien, and A. Paytan (2016). Submarine groundwater discharge as a source of nutrients to the North Pacific and Arctic coastal ocean. Marine Chemistry, 186, 167-177, doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marchem.2016.09.008. (Impact factor 2.93)
  • Mackey, K. R. M., C.-T. Chien, A. F. Post, M. A. Saito, and A. Paytan (2015). Rapid and gradual modes of aerosol trace metal dissolution in seawater. Frontiers in microbiology, 5(794), doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2014.00794.
  • Mackey, K. R. M., C.-T. Chien, and A. Paytan (2014). Microbial and biogeochemical responses to projected future nitrate enrichment in the California upwelling system. Frontiers in microbiology, 5(632), doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2014.00632.
  • Ho, T.-Y., C.-T. Chien, B.-N. Wang, and A. Siriraks (2010). Determination of trace metals in seawater by an automated flow injection ion chromatograph pretreatment system with ICPMS. Talanta, 82(4), 1478-1484, doi: 10.1016/j.talanta.2010.07.022.