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Andrea Borsato is affiliated with the University of Newcastle Australia in Australia. Their research primarily focuses on Earth and Planetary Sciences, with a body of work that spans 46 publications in this field. Their studies delve into several subfields including Atmospheric Science, Earth-Surface Processes, Paleontology, Ecology, and Anthropology.

Their main research topics encompass:

  • Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
  • Karst Systems and Hydrogeology
  • Geological formations and processes
  • Archaeology and ancient environmental studies
  • Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology
  • Isotope Analysis in Ecology
  • Geomagnetism and Paleomagnetism Studies

Borsato has contributed to several frequent publication venues, which include:

  • Quaternary Science Reviews
  • Quaternary Research
  • Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta
  • Communications Earth & Environment
  • Earth system science data

Their collaborative work includes frequent coauthors such as Silvia Frisia, Pauline C. Treble, Andy Baker, John Hellström, and Monika Markowska. These partnerships further reflect the interdisciplinary and collaborative nature of their research.

Among their recent papers are:

  • "Ubiquitous karst hydrological control on speleothem oxygen isotope variability in a global study" (2022), published in Communications Earth & Environment
  • "The Properties of Annually Laminated Stalagmites-A Global Synthesis" (2021), published in Reviews of Geophysics
  • "Accurate dating of stalagmites from low seasonal contrast tropical Pacific climate using Sr 2D maps, fabrics and annual hydrological cycles" (2021), published in Scientific Reports
  • "Past fires and post-fire impacts reconstructed from a southwest Australian stalagmite" (2022), published in Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta
  • "SISALv3: a global speleothem stable isotope and trace element database" (2024), published in Earth system science data

Best Publications

  • Controls on trace element Sr-Mg compositions of carbonate cave waters: implications for speleothem climatic records

    Ian J Fairchild;Andrea Borsato;Anna F Tooth;Silvia Frisia

  • Calcite Fabrics, Growth Mechanisms, and Environments of Formation in Speleothems from the Italian Alps and Southwestern Ireland

    Silvia Frisia;Andrea Borsato;Ian J. Fairchild;Frank McDermott

  • Trace element distribution in annual stalagmite laminae mapped by micrometer-resolution X-ray fluorescence : Implications for incorporation of environmentally significant species

    Andrea Borsato;Silvia Frisia;Ian J. Fairchild;Andrea Somogyi

  • Seasonal variations in Sr, Mg and P in modern speleothems (Grotta di Ernesto, Italy)

    YiMing Huang;YiMing Huang;Ian J. Fairchild;Andrea Borsato;Silvia Frisia

  • Aragonite-Calcite Relationships in Speleothems (Grotte De Clamouse, France): Environment, Fabrics, and Carbonate Geochemistry

    Silvia Frisia;Andrea Borsato;Ian J. Fairchild;Frank McDermott

  • Holocene climate variability in Europe: Evidence from δ18O, textural and extension-rate variations in three speleothems

    Frank McDermott;Silvia Frisia;Yiming Huang;Yiming Huang;Antonio Longinelli

  • Carbon mass-balance modelling and carbon isotope exchange processes in dynamic caves

    Silvia Frisia;Ian J. Fairchild;Jens Fohlmeister;Renza Miorandi

  • Annual to sub-annual resolution of multiple trace-element trends in speleothems

    Ian J. Fairchild;Andy Baker;Andrea Borsato;Silvia Frisia

  • Late Holocene annual growth in three Alpine stalagmites records the influence of solar activity and the North Atlantic Oscillation on winter climate

    Silvia Frisia;Andrea Borsato;Nereo Preto;Frank McDermott

  • From soil to cave: Transport of trace metals by natural organic matter in karst dripwaters

    Adam Hartland;Adam Hartland;Ian J. Fairchild;Jamie R. Lead;Andrea Borsato

  • Calcite Moonmilk: Crystal Morphology and Environment of Formation in Caves in the Italian Alps

    Andrea Borsato;Silvia Frisia;Brian Jones;Klaas Van Der Borg

  • Climate variability in the SE Alps of Italy over the past 17 000 years reconstructed from a stalagmite record

    Silvia Frisia;Andrea Borsato;Christoph Spötl;Igor Maria Villa

  • Annual trace element cycles in calcite–aragonite speleothems: evidence of drought in the western Mediterranean 1200–1100 yr BP

    Emily A. McMillan;Ian J. Fairchild;Silvia Frisia;Andrea Borsato

  • Variations in atmospheric sulphate recorded in stalagmites by synchrotron micro-XRF and XANES analyses

    Silvia Frisia;Andrea Borsato;Ian J. Fairchild;Jean Susini

  • Holocene climate variability in Sicily from a discontinuous stalagmite record and the Mesolithic to Neolithic transition

    Silvia Frisia;Andrea Borsato;Augusto Mangini;Christoph Spötl

  • Holocene climate variability in north-eastern Italy: potential influence of the NAO and solar activity recorded by speleothem data

    D Scholz;S Frisia;A Borsato;C Spötl

  • Chapter 6 Karst

    S. Frisia;A. Borsato

  • Water residence time as a driving force of zooplankton structure and succession

    Ulrike Obertegger;Giovanna Flaim;Maria Giovanna Braioni;Ruben Sommaruga

  • Chronology building using objective identification of annual signals in trace element profiles of stalagmites

    Claire L. Smith;Ian J. Fairchild;Christoph Spötl;Silvia Frisia

  • “Cryptic” diagenesis and its implications for speleothem geochronologies

    Petra Bajo;John Hellstrom;Silvia Frisia;Silvia Frisia;Russell Drysdale

Frequent Co-Authors

Silvia Frisia
Silvia Frisia University of Newcastle Australia
John Hellstrom
John Hellstrom University of Melbourne
Ian J. Fairchild
Ian J. Fairchild University of Birmingham
Christoph Spötl
Christoph Spötl University of Innsbruck
Russell N. Drysdale
Russell N. Drysdale University of Melbourne
Andy Baker
Andy Baker University of New South Wales
Frank McDermott
Frank McDermott University College Dublin
Alan Greig
Alan Greig University of Melbourne
Hai Cheng
Hai Cheng Xi'an Jiaotong University
Jon D. Woodhead
Jon D. Woodhead University of Melbourne

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