Mercedes De La Paz Arándiga

Investigadora Postdoctoral

Educational Background

• Earned a Doctorate in Sciences from the University of Cádiz in 2007.

Current Position and Research Group

• Currently working in the Oceanography group at the Marine Research Institute (IIM) in Vigo.

Research Focus

• Specializes in the biogeochemical cycle of climatically active trace gases such as carbon dioxide, nitrous oxide, and methane in coastal and oceanic waters.
• Studies include the water-atmosphere exchange of these gases and the oceanographic and biological mechanisms controlling their abundance and distribution in marine systems.

Professional Contributions and Developments

• Dedicated significant effort to developing and fine-tuning analytical techniques for measuring greenhouse gases.
• Implemented nitrous oxide and methane observations in various national time series.

Leadership in Research and Collaborations

• Principal Investigator of projects like CTM-JIN and projects under Xunta Galicia.
• Conducted research in collaboration with other CSIC groups in areas including the Strait of Gibraltar (GIFT), the Galician estuaries, the Cantabrian continental shelf (RADIALES-IEO), the Balearic Sea (Posi-Coin), and the North Atlantic (GO-SHIP A25, OVIDE).

International Initiatives and Contributions

• Active participant in international initiatives such as InGos, SCOR Working Group 143, and OCB.
• Focused on developing a global observation network of nitrous oxide and methane in ocean time series, including the standardization of analytical protocols for a global observation system.