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Senior Research Associate

John Brown University

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8 h-index 31 pubs 789 cited

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Dr. Daniel Watkins is a Senior Research Associate at John Brown University whose work focuses on the dynamics of ice in the Arctic and Antarctic regions. His research encompasses cryospheric studies, climate variability, and the impacts of climate change on permafrost. Watkins' investigations extend to methane hydrates and related phenomena, reflecting a deep interest in the interplay between ice, climate, and geological processes. He contributes to understanding the complexities of the Arctic system through multidisciplinary, coordinated platforms. Recent work includes airborne observational studies of seasonal Arctic sea ice thickness distributions and documenting sea ice drift tracks using autonomous buoys. He also analyzes air-ice-ocean coupling during strong mid-winter cyclones, observing dynamic interactions across scales and abrupt transitions between sea ice dynamical regimes.

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h-index: 8
Publications: 31
Citations: 789

Selected Publications

From spinning sea ice floes to ocean enstrophy spectra in the Marginal Ice Zone (2025) DOI
Estuarine temperature variability: Integrating four decades of remote sensing observations and in-situ sea surface measurements (2025) DOI
Estuarine Temperature Variability: Integrating Four Decades of Remote Sensing Observations and In-Situ Sea Surface Measurements (2024) DOI
Air-Ice-Ocean Coupling During a Strong Mid-Winter Cyclone, Part 1: Observing Coupled Dynamic Interactions Across Scales (2024) DOI
Sea Ice and Ocean Response to a Strong Mid-Winter Cyclone in the Arctic Ocean (2023) DOI
Evidence of abrupt transitions between sea ice dynamical regimes in the East Greenland marginal ice zone (2023) DOI