Laboratoire de Glaciologie - ULB
Jiayun Zhou
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Jiayun completed a master degree in physical
geography at the ULB in 2010. Her master thesis
dealt with the biogeochemical properties of sea
ice at Barrow (Alaska), with a special focus on
the gas composition and gas content. How are they
affected by the permeability of sea ice and the
activity of sympagic organisms? How could these
processes influence the exchanges of climatic
gases between the atmosphere and the ocean? She started a PhD in october 2010 (FNRS scholarship) under the supervision of Pr. Jean-Louis Tison and will further investigate the key aspects of her master thesis. To fulfil this objective, similar biogeochemical measurements will be done at McMurdo Sound (Antarctica). A comparison between data gathered in both hemispheres will certainly reveal interesting differences/similarities in dynamic processes. |