Kau)))<p>My <a href="https://qoto.org/tags/firstpost" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>firstpost</span></a> on <a href="https://qoto.org/tags/Mastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Mastodon</span></a>: </p><p>🌏 🌊 I am an Earth/climate scientist at the University of Arizona in <a href="https://qoto.org/tags/Tucson" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Tucson</span></a> (southwestern US) focusing on the areas of <a href="https://qoto.org/tags/climate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>climate</span></a> change, <a href="https://qoto.org/tags/paleoclimates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>paleoclimates</span></a>, and <a href="https://qoto.org/tags/paleoceanography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>paleoceanography</span></a>, with an emphasis on <a href="https://qoto.org/tags/ENSO" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ENSO</span></a>, <a href="https://qoto.org/tags/monsoons" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>monsoons</span></a>, & <a href="https://qoto.org/tags/variability" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>variability</span></a>. </p><p>⚗️🐚 Our group uses <a href="https://qoto.org/tags/inorganic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>inorganic</span></a> <a href="https://qoto.org/tags/geochemistry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>geochemistry</span></a> incl. measurements of <a href="https://qoto.org/tags/stableisotopes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>stableisotopes</span></a> & <a href="https://qoto.org/tags/tracemetals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tracemetals</span></a> in <a href="https://qoto.org/tags/carbonate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>carbonate</span></a> rocks & <a href="https://qoto.org/tags/fossils" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fossils</span></a> (e.g., <a href="https://qoto.org/tags/foraminifera" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>foraminifera</span></a>, <a href="https://qoto.org/tags/mollusks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mollusks</span></a>, & <a href="https://qoto.org/tags/speleothems" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>speleothems</span></a>) alongside climate <a href="https://qoto.org/tags/observations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>observations</span></a> as well as <a href="https://qoto.org/tags/simulations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>simulations</span></a> to advance understanding of how the Earth's <a href="https://qoto.org/tags/climate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>climate</span></a> & <a href="https://qoto.org/tags/oceans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>oceans</span></a> have changed in the past and can change in the future. </p><p>Some of my hobbies include: </p><p>🎵 <a href="https://qoto.org/tags/music" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>music</span></a>: I am a fan of <a href="https://qoto.org/tags/metal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>metal</span></a> and heavy music of all sorts, but tend to migrate towards <a href="https://qoto.org/tags/black" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>black</span></a>, <a href="https://qoto.org/tags/death" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>death</span></a>, <a href="https://qoto.org/tags/doom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>doom</span></a>, <a href="https://qoto.org/tags/drone" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>drone</span></a>, <a href="https://qoto.org/tags/sludge" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sludge</span></a>, & <a href="https://qoto.org/tags/thrash" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>thrash</span></a>. I also have a soft spot for <a href="https://qoto.org/tags/carnatic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>carnatic</span></a>/#hindustani <a href="https://qoto.org/tags/ragas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ragas</span></a>, <a href="https://qoto.org/tags/darkambient" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>darkambient</span></a>, oldschool-ish <a href="https://qoto.org/tags/hiphop" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>hiphop</span></a>, <a href="https://qoto.org/tags/triphop" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>triphop</span></a>, and various forms of <a href="https://qoto.org/tags/electronicmusic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>electronicmusic</span></a>. </p><p>🦜 <a href="https://qoto.org/tags/birds" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>birds</span></a> & <a href="https://qoto.org/tags/birding" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>birding</span></a> <a href="https://qoto.org/tags/photography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>photography</span></a> bring me joy. Right now, I feel v lucky to be briefly back in my hometown of <a href="https://qoto.org/tags/Bengaluru" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Bengaluru</span></a>, southern India, after three long years being able to see <a href="https://qoto.org/tags/oldworld" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>oldworld</span></a> birds I grew up with. </p><p>👨🏾💻 <a href="https://qoto.org/tags/GTD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GTD</span></a>, <a href="https://qoto.org/tags/mindfulness" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mindfulness</span></a>, <a href="https://qoto.org/tags/organization" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>organization</span></a>, and (vs?) <a href="https://qoto.org/tags/producivity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>producivity</span></a> are things that I enjoy thinking about. Of late, I've been using <a href="https://qoto.org/tags/Things3" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Things3</span></a>, <a href="https://qoto.org/tags/Streaks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Streaks</span></a>, <a href="https://qoto.org/tags/Hobonichi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Hobonichi</span></a> w a <a href="https://qoto.org/tags/Lamy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Lamy</span></a> Safari, <a href="https://qoto.org/tags/Obsidian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Obsidian</span></a>, <a href="https://qoto.org/tags/Overleaf" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Overleaf</span></a>, & <a href="https://qoto.org/tags/Bookends" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Bookends</span></a> to get things done. </p><p>🙏🏽 Thanks for reading!</p>