Atif Khan

Currently, my work focuses on CO₂ and CH₄ cycling and air–water gas exchange processes in inland waters, with a particular emphasis on exploring the microbubble hypothesis as a potential “hidden gateway” for gas emissions from lakes and streams.

My broader research interest is in C and N cycling in aquatic systems, especially greenhouse gases (CO₂, CH₄, N₂O) and the processes that regulate their production, transport, and emissions. I combine field measurements with process-based approaches to understand how physical and biogeochemical drivers shape observed fluxes, often using elemental and isotopic tools.

Previously, I investigated greenhouse-gas dynamics in a tropical estuary, including tidal-scale controls on emissions and carbon cycling, and in the northern Indian Ocean, examining variability associated with oxygen minimum zones and broader basin-scale changes.

PhD (2024) - Physical Research Laboratory, Ahmedabad, India

MSc (2017) - Pondicherry University, Puducherry, India