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Adrian Lenardic

Adrian Lenardic

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Earth Science

D-Index
45
Citations
6460
World Ranking
4542
National Ranking
1738

Overview

Adrian Lenardic is affiliated with Rice University in the United States, focusing research primarily in the field of Earth and Planetary Sciences. Their published work spans various subfields including Geophysics, Astronomy and Astrophysics, Paleontology, Atmospheric Science, and Molecular Biology. The bulk of their output is concentrated in Geophysics, with notable contributions to the understanding of geological and geochemical processes.

Their research covers multiple specialized topics such as geological and geochemical analysis, high-pressure geophysics and materials, earthquake and tectonic studies, space science and extraterrestrial life, paleontology and stratigraphy of fossils, planetary science and exploration, as well as geomagnetism and paleomagnetism studies.

Adrian Lenardic has contributed to several frequent publication venues, which include:

  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Geochemistry Geophysics Geosystems
  • Tectonics
  • Geophysical Journal International
  • International Journal of Astrobiology

Frequent co-authors identified from their collaborative work include Johnny Seales, M. Jellinek, Björn Brembs, Leslie Chan, and W. B. Moore. Johnny Seales appears as a major collaborator with 17 shared publications.

Selected recent papers by Adrian Lenardic illustrate a focus on Earth's geological and tectonic evolution as well as planetary processes:

  • "Ice, Fire, or Fizzle: The Climate Footprint of Earth's Supercontinental Cycles" (2020), published in Geochemistry Geophysics Geosystems
  • "Pangea Migration" (2021), published in Tectonics
  • "Breakup of Pangea and the Cretaceous Revolution" (2023), published in Tectonics
  • "Deep Water Cycling and the Multi-Stage Cooling of the Earth" (2020), published in Geochemistry Geophysics Geosystems
  • "Influence of the asthenosphere on earth dynamics and evolution" (2023), published in Scientific Reports

These publications demonstrate engagements with topics such as supercontinental cycles affecting Earth's climate, the dynamics of Pangea's migration and breakup, processes governing Earth's thermal evolution, and the role of the asthenosphere in geological dynamics.

Best Publications

  • Episodic Precambrian subduction

    Craig O'Neill;Adrian Lenardic;Louis-Noel Moresi;Trond Helge Torsvik;Trond Helge Torsvik

  • Water contents in mantle xenoliths from the Colorado Plateau and vicinity: Implications for the mantle rheology and hydration-induced thinning of continental lithosphere

    Zheng-Xue Anser Li;Cin-Ty A. Lee;Anne H. Peslier;Adrian Lenardic

  • Lithospheric foundering and underthrusting imaged beneath Tibet

    Min Chen;Fenglin Niu;Jeroen Tromp;Adrian Lenardic

  • Longevity and stability of cratonic lithosphere: Insights from numerical simulations of coupled mantle convection and continental tectonics

    Adrian Lenardic;Louis-Noel Moresi;Hans Bernd Muhlhaus

  • Two-step rise of atmospheric oxygen linked to the growth of continents

    Cin Ty A Lee;Laurence Y. Yeung;N. Ryan McKenzie;N. Ryan McKenzie;Yusuke Yokoyama

  • Some thoughts on the stability of cratonic lithosphere: Effects of buoyancy and viscosity

    A. Lenardic;L.-N. Moresi

  • Geological consequences of super‐sized Earths

    C. O'Neill;A. Lenardic

  • Continental arc–island arc fluctuations, growth of crustal carbonates, and long-term climate change

    Cin-Ty A. Lee;Bing Shen;Benjamin S. Slotnick;Kelley Liao

  • Conditions for the onset of plate tectonics on terrestrial planets and moons

    C. O'Neill;A.M. Jellinek;A. Lenardic

  • Continental insulation, mantle cooling, and the surface area of oceans and continents

    Adrian Lenardic;Louis-Noel Moresi;A M Jellinek;M Manga

  • The diversity of tectonic modes and thoughts about transitions between them

    A. Lenardic

  • The role of mobile belts for the longevity of deep cratonic lithosphere: The Crumple Zone Model

    Adrian Lenardic;Louis-Noel Moresi;Hans Bernd Muhlhaus

  • Exoplanet Biosignatures: Future Directions.

    Sara I. Walker;William Bains;Leroy Cronin;Shiladitya DasSarma

  • Depth-dependent viscosity and mantle stress amplification: implications for the role of the asthenosphere in maintaining plate tectonics

    Tobias Höink;Adrian Lenardic;Mark Richards

  • The role of chemical boundary layers in regulating the thickness of continental and oceanic thermal boundary layers

    Cin-Ty Aeolus Lee;Adrian Lenardic;Catherine M. Cooper;Fenglin Niu

  • A climate induced transition in the tectonic style of a terrestrial planet

    Adrian Lenardic;A M Jellinek;Louis-Noel Moresi

  • Viscous coupling at the lithosphere‐asthenosphere boundary

    Tobias Höink;A. Mark Jellinek;Adrian Lenardic

  • Long wavelength convection, Poiseuille–Couette flow in the low-viscosity asthenosphere and the strength of plate margins

    Tobias Höink;Adrian Lenardic

  • A window for plate tectonics in terrestrial planet evolution

    Craig O'Neill;Adrian Lenardic;Matthew Weller;Louis Moresi;Louis Moresi

  • Continents, supercontinents, mantle thermal mixing, and mantle thermal isolation: Theory, numerical simulations, and laboratory experiments

    Adrian Lenardic;Louis-Noel Moresi;A Jellinek;C. O'Neill

  • The thermal structure of stable continental lithosphere within a dynamic mantle

    Catherine M Cooper;Adrian Lenardic;Louis Noel Moresi

  • Water contents in mantle xenoliths from the Colorado Plateau and vicinity: Implications for the rheology and hydration-induced thinning of continental lithosphere

    Z. A. Li;C. A. Lee;A. H. Peslier;A. Lenardic

Frequent Co-Authors

Craig O'Neill
Craig O'Neill Macquarie University
Cin-Ty A. Lee
Cin-Ty A. Lee Rice University
Louis Moresi
Louis Moresi Australian National University
Fenglin Niu
Fenglin Niu Rice University
David Crisp
David Crisp California Institute of Technology
Alan Levander
Alan Levander Rice University
James W. Head
James W. Head Brown University
Mark A. Richards
Mark A. Richards University of California, Berkeley
Stephen R. Kane
Stephen R. Kane University of California, Riverside
Trond H. Torsvik
Trond H. Torsvik University of Oslo

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