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Allen W. Archer is affiliated with Kansas State University in the United States. Their research contributions focus on the field of Earth and Planetary Sciences, emphasizing Earth-Surface Processes. The scholar's work frequently addresses topics related to geological formations and processes.

The researcher has published in venues such as Bulletin (Kansas Geological Survey), contributing a paper titled "Modeling of tidal rhythmites using modern tidal periodicities and implications for short-term sedimentation rates" in 2024.

  • Modeling of tidal rhythmites using modern tidal periodicities and implications for short-term sedimentation rates (2024, Bulletin (Kansas Geological Survey))

Allen W. Archer's research primarily examines sedimentological patterns and processes on short time scales, as evidenced by their recent work on tidal rhythmites. This aligns with their broader focus on geological formations and Earth-surface dynamics.

Their scholarly output currently shows no record of frequent co-authors or multiple publication venues beyond the noted survey bulletin. There are no listed book publications or awards associated with their profile.

Best Publications

  • Daily, monthly, and yearly tidal cycles within laminated siltstones of the Mansfield Formation (Pennsylvanian) of Indiana

    Erik P. Kvale;Allen W. Archer;Hollis R. Johnson

  • Trace-fossil distribution across a marine-to-nonmarine gradient in the Pennsylvanian of southwestern Indiana

    Allen W. Archer;Christopher G. Maples

  • Extreme depositional environments: mega end members in geologic time

    Marjorie A. Chan;Allen W. Archer

  • Soft-sediment deformation produced by tides in a meizoseismic area, Turnagain Arm, Alaska

    Stephen F. Greb;Allen W. Archer

  • An Amazon-Scale Drainage System in the Early Pennsylvanian of Central North America

    Allen W. Archer;Stephen F. Greb

  • Reliability of lunar orbital periods extracted from ancient cyclic tidal rhythmites

    Allen W. Archer

  • Calculating lunar retreat rates using tidal rhythmites

    Erik P. Kvale;Hollis W. Johnson;Charles P. Sonett;Allen W. Archer

  • World's highest tides: Hypertidal coastal systems in North America, South America and Europe

    Allen W. Archer

  • Middle Jurassic (Bajocian and Bathonian) Dinosaur Megatracksites, Bighorn Basin, Wyoming, U.S.A

    Erik P. Kvale;Agary D. Johnson;Debra L. Mickelson;Kate Keller

  • Tidal Deposits Associated with Low-Sulfur Coals, Brazil Fm. (Lower Pennsylvanian), Indiana

    Erik P. Kvale;Allen W. Archer

  • Tidal sedimentation from a fluvial to estuarine transition, Douglas Group, Missourian-Virgilian, Kansas

    William P. Lanier;Howard R. Feldman;Allen W. Archer

  • Rhythmic Sedimentation in a Mixed Tide and Wave Deposit, Hazel Patch Sandstone (Pennsylvanian), Eastern Kentucky Coal Field

    Stephen F. Greb;Allen W. Archer

  • The Role of Tidal-Velocity Asymmetries in the Deposition of Silty Tidal Rhythmites (Carboniferous, Eastern Interior Coal Basin, U.S.A.)

    Allen W. Archer;Gerald J. Kuecher;Erik P. Kvale

  • A tidal model of Carboniferous Konservat-Lagerstätten formation

    Howard R. Feldman;Allen W. Archer;Erik P. Kvale;Christopher R. Cunningham

  • The potential of paleozoic nonmarine trace fossils for paleoecological interpretations

    Christopher G. Maples;Allen W. Archer

  • Tides, tidalites, and secular changes in the Earth–Moon system

    Christopher L. Coughenour;Allen W. Archer;Kenneth J. Lacovara

  • The role of climate in stratigraphic patterns exhibited by late Palaeozoic rocks exposed in Kansas

    R.R. West;A.W. Archer;K.B. Miller

  • Invertebrate trace fossils and agglutinated foraminifera as indicators of marine influence within the classic Carboniferous section at Joggins, Nova Scotia, Canada

    Allen W. Archer;John H. Calder;Martin R. Gibling;Robert D. Naylor

  • Stratigraphic Architecture of the Tonganoxie Paleovalley Fill (Lower Virgilian) in Northeastern Kansas

    Howard R. Feldman;Martin R. Gibling;Allen W. Archer;Winton G. Wightman

  • Analysis of modern tides and implications for ancient tidalites

    Erik P. Kvale;Jeff Cutright;Douglas BIlodeau;Allen Archer

  • Modelling of cyclic tidal rhythmites (Carboniferous of Indiana and Kansas, Precambrian of Utah, USA) as a basis for reconstruction of intertidal positioning and palaeotidal regimes

    Allen W. Archer;Troy W. Johnson

Frequent Co-Authors

Marjorie A. Chan
Marjorie A. Chan University of Utah
Martin R. Gibling
Martin R. Gibling Dalhousie University
R.M. Joeckel
R.M. Joeckel University of Nebraska–Lincoln
William A. DiMichele
William A. DiMichele Smithsonian Institution
Karl G. Jöreskog
Karl G. Jöreskog Uppsala University

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