Kira Mizell
Research Oceanographer with the USGS Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center
Professional Experience
2020-present U. S. Geological Survey Research Oceanographer
2015-2019 U. S. Geological Survey PhD Student Intern Trainee
2012-2015 U. S. Geological Survey Physical Science Technician
Education and Certifications
2019 Ph.D. Ocean Sciences, University of California, Santa Cruz
2009 B.S. Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics, University of Arizona
Science and Products
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Ocean minerals Ocean minerals
Nearly 71 percent of the Earth is covered by ocean, yet during the entire history of societies, the mineral resources essential for nation building have been acquired solely from the continents. Deep-ocean minerals were discovered over a century ago during the Challenger expedition of 1873—1876, but only relatively recently did programs develop to determine their origin, distribution...
Authors
James R. Hein, Kira L. Mizell
Layered hydrothermal barite-sulfide mound field, East Diamante Caldera, Mariana volcanic arc Layered hydrothermal barite-sulfide mound field, East Diamante Caldera, Mariana volcanic arc
East Diamante is a submarine volcano in the southern Mariana arc that is host to a complex caldera ~5 × 10 km (elongated ENE-WSW) that is breached along its northern and southwestern sectors. A large field of barite-sulfide mounds was discovered in June 2009 and revisited in July 2010 with the R/V Natsushima, using the ROV Hyper-Dolphin. The mound field occurs on the northeast flank of a...
Authors
James R. Hein, Cornel E. J. de Ronde, Randolph A. Koski, Robert G. Ditchburn, Kira Mizell, Yoshihiko Tamura, Robert J. Stern, Tracey Conrad, Osamu Ishizuka, Matthew I. Leybourne
Sand sources and transport pathways for the San Francisco Bay coastal system, based on X-ray diffraction mineralogy Sand sources and transport pathways for the San Francisco Bay coastal system, based on X-ray diffraction mineralogy
The mineralogical compositions of 119 samples collected from throughout the San Francisco Bay coastal system, including bayfloor and seafloor, area beaches, cliff outcrops, and major drainages, were determined using X-ray diffraction (XRD). Comparison of the mineral concentrations and application of statistical cluster analysis of XRD spectra allowed for the determination of provenances...
Authors
James R. Hein, Kira Mizell, Patrick L. Barnard
Integration of bed characteristics, geochemical tracers, current measurements, and numerical modeling for assessing the provenance of beach sand in the San Francisco Bay Coastal System Integration of bed characteristics, geochemical tracers, current measurements, and numerical modeling for assessing the provenance of beach sand in the San Francisco Bay Coastal System
Over 150 million m3 of sand-sized sediment has disappeared from the central region of the San Francisco Bay Coastal System during the last half century. This enormous loss may reflect numerous anthropogenic influences, such as watershed damming, bay-fill development, aggregate mining, and dredging. The reduction in Bay sediment also appears to be linked to a reduction in sediment supply...
Authors
Patrick L. Barnard, Amy C. Foxgrover, Edwin P.L. Elias, Li H. Erikson, James R. Hein, Mary McGann, Kira Mizell, Robert J. Rosenbauer, Peter W. Swarzenski, Renee K. Takesue, Florence L. Wong, Don Woodrow
Deep-ocean mineral deposits as a source of critical metals for high- and green-technology applications: Comparison with land-based deposits Deep-ocean mineral deposits as a source of critical metals for high- and green-technology applications: Comparison with land-based deposits
No abstract available.
Authors
James R. Hein, Kira Mizell, Andrea Koschinsky, Tracey Conrad
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Science and Products
Filter Total Items: 29
Ocean minerals Ocean minerals
Nearly 71 percent of the Earth is covered by ocean, yet during the entire history of societies, the mineral resources essential for nation building have been acquired solely from the continents. Deep-ocean minerals were discovered over a century ago during the Challenger expedition of 1873—1876, but only relatively recently did programs develop to determine their origin, distribution...
Authors
James R. Hein, Kira L. Mizell
Layered hydrothermal barite-sulfide mound field, East Diamante Caldera, Mariana volcanic arc Layered hydrothermal barite-sulfide mound field, East Diamante Caldera, Mariana volcanic arc
East Diamante is a submarine volcano in the southern Mariana arc that is host to a complex caldera ~5 × 10 km (elongated ENE-WSW) that is breached along its northern and southwestern sectors. A large field of barite-sulfide mounds was discovered in June 2009 and revisited in July 2010 with the R/V Natsushima, using the ROV Hyper-Dolphin. The mound field occurs on the northeast flank of a...
Authors
James R. Hein, Cornel E. J. de Ronde, Randolph A. Koski, Robert G. Ditchburn, Kira Mizell, Yoshihiko Tamura, Robert J. Stern, Tracey Conrad, Osamu Ishizuka, Matthew I. Leybourne
Sand sources and transport pathways for the San Francisco Bay coastal system, based on X-ray diffraction mineralogy Sand sources and transport pathways for the San Francisco Bay coastal system, based on X-ray diffraction mineralogy
The mineralogical compositions of 119 samples collected from throughout the San Francisco Bay coastal system, including bayfloor and seafloor, area beaches, cliff outcrops, and major drainages, were determined using X-ray diffraction (XRD). Comparison of the mineral concentrations and application of statistical cluster analysis of XRD spectra allowed for the determination of provenances...
Authors
James R. Hein, Kira Mizell, Patrick L. Barnard
Integration of bed characteristics, geochemical tracers, current measurements, and numerical modeling for assessing the provenance of beach sand in the San Francisco Bay Coastal System Integration of bed characteristics, geochemical tracers, current measurements, and numerical modeling for assessing the provenance of beach sand in the San Francisco Bay Coastal System
Over 150 million m3 of sand-sized sediment has disappeared from the central region of the San Francisco Bay Coastal System during the last half century. This enormous loss may reflect numerous anthropogenic influences, such as watershed damming, bay-fill development, aggregate mining, and dredging. The reduction in Bay sediment also appears to be linked to a reduction in sediment supply...
Authors
Patrick L. Barnard, Amy C. Foxgrover, Edwin P.L. Elias, Li H. Erikson, James R. Hein, Mary McGann, Kira Mizell, Robert J. Rosenbauer, Peter W. Swarzenski, Renee K. Takesue, Florence L. Wong, Don Woodrow
Deep-ocean mineral deposits as a source of critical metals for high- and green-technology applications: Comparison with land-based deposits Deep-ocean mineral deposits as a source of critical metals for high- and green-technology applications: Comparison with land-based deposits
No abstract available.
Authors
James R. Hein, Kira Mizell, Andrea Koschinsky, Tracey Conrad
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