Biophysical oceanographer interested in processes occurring at continental-ocean and cryosphere-hydrosphere interfaces. Passionate about physical influence on marine biogeochemistry and ecosystems.
EDUCATION
2021: PhD in Oceanography, University of Concepción, Chile
2017: Master of Sciences in Oceanography, University of Concepción, Chile.
2014: Undergraduate Degree in Marine Sciences, Catholic University of Valencia, Spain.
RESEARCH, TEACHING, or OTHER INTERESTS
Oceanography, Biophysics, Modeling and Simulation
193
Scholar Citations
6
Scholar h-index
6
Scholar i10-index
RECENT SCHOLAR PUBLICATIONS
Microfibers Accumulation within a Mediterranean Submesoscale Cyclone G Testa, G Suaria, A Paluselli, S La Ragione, M Gambale, M Berta, ... Environmental Science & Technology , 2026 2026.0
Observations of a splitting ocean cyclone resulting in subduction of surface waters L Middleton, W Wu, TMS Johnston, DR Tarry, JT Farrar, PM Poulain, ... Science advances 11 (30), eadu3221 , 2025 2025.0 Citations: 6
Turbulent erosion of a subducting intrusion in the Western Mediterranean Sea G Testa, M Dever, M Freilich, A Mahadevan, TMS Johnston, L Pasculli, ... Ocean Science 21 (3), 989-1002 , 2025 2025.0 Citations: 1
Projecting environmental and krill fishery impacts on the Antarctic Peninsula food web in 2100 G Testa, S Neira, R Giesecke, A Piñones Progress in Oceanography 206, 102862 , 2022 2022.0 Citations: 18
Surface ammonia-oxidizer abundance during the late summer in the west Antarctic coastal system ME Alcamán-Arias, J Cifuentes-Anticevic, B Díez, G Testa, M Troncoso, ... Frontiers in Microbiology 13, 821902 , 2022 2022.0 Citations: 10
Physical and biogeochemical regionalization of the Southern Ocean and the CCAMLR zone 48.1 G Testa, A Piñones, LR Castro Frontiers in Marine Science 8, 592378 , 2021 2021.0 Citations: 21
Perturbación antrópica en las tramas tróficas antárticas y ecorregionalización del océano austral (50-80° S) G Testa Universidad de Concepción. , 2021 2021.0
Fermentation and anaerobic oxidation of organic carbon in the oxygen minimum zone of the upwelling ecosystem off concepción, in Central Chile BM Srain, M Sobarzo, G Daneri, HE González, G Testa, L Farías, ... Frontiers in Marine Science 7, 533 , 2020 2020.0 Citations: 22
Temporal variability in net primary production in an upwelling area off central Chile (36 S) G Testa, I Masotti, L Farías Frontiers in Marine Science 5, 179 , 2018 2018.0 Citations: 49
Insight into anthropogenic forcing on coastal upwelling off south-central Chile C Aguirre, S García-Loyola, G Testa, D Silva, L Farías Elem Sci Anth 6, 59 , 2018 2018.0 Citations: 66
Variabilidad espacio-temporal de la producción primaria en la plataforma continental de Chile central (36ºS-73ºW); Causas y consecuencias G Testa Universidad de Concepción. Facultad de Ciencias Naturales y Oceanográficas … , 2017 2017.0
OLIGOTROFÍA EN EL GIRO DEL PACÍFICO SURESTE Y PROCESOS INVOLUCRADOS EN SU VARIABILIDAD ESPACIO-TEMPORAL. G Testa
Trabajo Final de Grado en Ciencias del Mar Graduación junio 2014 G Testa, T CEAZA, M Ramos, B Yannicelli, UCV Tutor, J Alcántara-Carrió
MOST CITED SCHOLAR PUBLICATIONS
Insight into anthropogenic forcing on coastal upwelling off south-central Chile C Aguirre, S García-Loyola, G Testa, D Silva, L Farías Elem Sci Anth 6, 59 , 2018 2018.0 Citations: 66
Temporal variability in net primary production in an upwelling area off central Chile (36 S) G Testa, I Masotti, L Farías Frontiers in Marine Science 5, 179 , 2018 2018.0 Citations: 49
Fermentation and anaerobic oxidation of organic carbon in the oxygen minimum zone of the upwelling ecosystem off concepción, in Central Chile BM Srain, M Sobarzo, G Daneri, HE González, G Testa, L Farías, ... Frontiers in Marine Science 7, 533 , 2020 2020.0 Citations: 22
Physical and biogeochemical regionalization of the Southern Ocean and the CCAMLR zone 48.1 G Testa, A Piñones, LR Castro Frontiers in Marine Science 8, 592378 , 2021 2021.0 Citations: 21
Projecting environmental and krill fishery impacts on the Antarctic Peninsula food web in 2100 G Testa, S Neira, R Giesecke, A Piñones Progress in Oceanography 206, 102862 , 2022 2022.0 Citations: 18
Surface ammonia-oxidizer abundance during the late summer in the west Antarctic coastal system ME Alcamán-Arias, J Cifuentes-Anticevic, B Díez, G Testa, M Troncoso, ... Frontiers in Microbiology 13, 821902 , 2022 2022.0 Citations: 10
Observations of a splitting ocean cyclone resulting in subduction of surface waters L Middleton, W Wu, TMS Johnston, DR Tarry, JT Farrar, PM Poulain, ... Science advances 11 (30), eadu3221 , 2025 2025.0 Citations: 6
Turbulent erosion of a subducting intrusion in the Western Mediterranean Sea G Testa, M Dever, M Freilich, A Mahadevan, TMS Johnston, L Pasculli, ... Ocean Science 21 (3), 989-1002 , 2025 2025.0 Citations: 1
Microfibers Accumulation within a Mediterranean Submesoscale Cyclone G Testa, G Suaria, A Paluselli, S La Ragione, M Gambale, M Berta, ... Environmental Science & Technology , 2026 2026.0
Perturbación antrópica en las tramas tróficas antárticas y ecorregionalización del océano austral (50-80° S) G Testa Universidad de Concepción. , 2021 2021.0
Variabilidad espacio-temporal de la producción primaria en la plataforma continental de Chile central (36ºS-73ºW); Causas y consecuencias G Testa Universidad de Concepción. Facultad de Ciencias Naturales y Oceanográficas … , 2017 2017.0
OLIGOTROFÍA EN EL GIRO DEL PACÍFICO SURESTE Y PROCESOS INVOLUCRADOS EN SU VARIABILIDAD ESPACIO-TEMPORAL. G Testa
Trabajo Final de Grado en Ciencias del Mar Graduación junio 2014 G Testa, T CEAZA, M Ramos, B Yannicelli, UCV Tutor, J Alcántara-Carrió
