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Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences

Carbon Cycle

Affiliated Faculty

photo of Galen McKinley
photo of Galen McKinley
Full-Time Faculty

Galen McKinley

Professor of Earth and Environmental Sciences

Research Interest

Oceanography
Carbon Cycle
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Lamont Campus106 Geoscience Building, 61 Route 9W · Palisades, NY 10964

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