Bio：
Prof. Willard S. Moore earned his B.S. in Chemistry from Millsaps College (1962), M.A. in Geology from Columbia University (1965), and Ph.D. in Earth and Space Sciences from SUNY Stony Brook (1969). He is currently Research Professor and Distinguished Professor Emeritus at the University of South Carolina, where he was Professor of Geology and Marine Science from 1981 to 2000 and served as Department Chair from 1981 to 1985. His earlier career includes positions as Oceanographer at the U.S. Naval Oceanographic Office (1969–1976) and Research Fellow at the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, India (1971).
Prof. Moore is a Fellow of the American Geophysical Union (2006) and a member of numerous professional societies including AAAS, the Geochemical Society, the Oceanographic Society, and Sigma Xi. He has received the B.H. Ketchum Award (Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, 1999), the USC Education Foundation Award for Research in Science and Engineering (1993), and the Distinguished Alumni Award from Stony Brook University (2007). He has served on the Scientific Steering Committee of Coastal Ocean Processes (CoOP), the NAS/NRC Committee for Reference Materials in Ocean Science, and the SCOR Groundwater Discharge Working Group. He is a board member of Marine Chemistry and was an Associate Editor for GSA Bulletin.
His research focuses on submarine groundwater discharge (SGD) to coastal oceans, the use of natural radium isotopes and other tracers to quantify SGD, and the biogeochemical implications of groundwater inputs for nutrient and metal fluxes. He has published 162 refereed papers, 17 review articles, and holds 2 US patents. His 1996 Nature paper on large groundwater inputs to coastal waters revealed by ²²⁶Ra enrichments is a landmark in the field. He has mentored numerous students and postdocs, many now in leading academic and research positions.
Abstract：
Upwelling-favorable winds force coastal water offshore, temporarily lowering sea level. This reduces the hydraulic pressure on underlying aquifers and may cause the release of submarine groundwater. I will present case studies demonstrating the connection between sea level and submarine groundwater discharge (SGD). In two cases, we were able to predict an SGD event based on the wind field. These episodic releases of SGD, which contain sulfide, ammonia, DOC, and DON, may deplete the dissolved oxygen concentration in the water and cause or trigger hypoxia.
