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Brian M. Chase is affiliated with the University of Montpellier in France. Their research activity spans across Earth and Planetary Sciences as well as Engineering, with a notable focus on Atmospheric Science and Anthropology among other subfields.

The main areas of scientific inquiry include:

  • Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
  • Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology
  • Particle accelerators and beam dynamics
  • Particle Accelerators and Free-Electron Lasers
  • Superconducting Materials and Applications
  • Archaeology and ancient environmental studies
  • Geological formations and processes

The scientist's recent published papers cover topics largely related to paleoclimate and geological records. Notable recent papers include:

  • "Pollen-based climate reconstruction techniques for late Quaternary studies" (2020), Earth-Science Reviews
  • "A global database of Holocene paleotemperature records" (2020), Scientific Data
  • "Publisher Correction: A global database of Holocene paleotemperature records" (2020), Scientific Data
  • "Publisher Correction: A global database of Holocene paleotemperature records" (2020), Scientific Data
  • "Temperature change in subtropical southeastern Africa during the past 790,000 yr" (2020), Geology

Frequent co-authors in their research include:

  • Manuel Chevalier
  • Lynne J. Quick
  • Andrew S. Carr
  • Olivier Cartapanis
  • Arnoud Boom

Their publications appear regularly in several specialized venues, with multiple papers published in:

  • OSTI OAI (U.S. Department of Energy Office of Scientific and Technical Information)
  • Quaternary Science Reviews
  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • Scientific Data
  • Quaternary Research

Brian M. Chase also has contributions to book publications, primarily with the European Organization for Nuclear Research, where they have participated in the production of several editions of "Atlas of southern African pollen taxa" around 2020 and 2021. Additionally, they have authored "Livre Blanc - Paléoclimats et Paléoenvironnements" published by the Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique in 2024.

Best Publications

  • Continental-scale temperature variability during the past two millennia

    Moinuddin Ahmed;Kevin J. Anchukaitis;Kevin J. Anchukaitis;Asfawossen Asrat;Hemant P. Borgaonkar

  • Late Quaternary dynamics of southern Africa's winter rainfall zone

    Brian M. Chase;Brian M. Chase;Michael E. Meadows

  • Past and future global transformation of terrestrial ecosystems under climate change

    Connor Nolan;Jonathan T. Overpeck;Jonathan T. Overpeck;Judy R.M. Allen;Patricia M. Anderson

  • A global multiproxy database for temperature reconstructions of the Common Era

    Julien Emile-Geay;Nicholas P. McKay;Darrell S. Kaufman;Lucien Von Gunten

  • Pollen-based climate reconstruction techniques for late Quaternary studies

    Manuel Chevalier;Basil A. S. Davis;Oliver Heiri;Heikki Seppä

  • Catastrophic Drought in the Afro-Asian Monsoon Region During Heinrich Event 1

    J. Curt Stager;J. Curt Stager;David B. Ryves;Brian M. Chase;Brian M. Chase;Francesco S. R. Pausata;Francesco S. R. Pausata

  • A global database of Holocene paleotemperature records

    Darrell Kaufman;Nicholas McKay;Cody Routson;Michael Erb

  • Coalescence and fragmentation in the late Pleistocene archaeology of southernmost Africa

    Alex Mackay;Brian A. Stewart;Brian M. Chase

  • The spatial extent and dynamics of the Antarctic Cold Reversal

    Joel B. Pedro;Helen C. Bostock;Cecilia M. Bitz;Feng He;Feng He

  • Southeast African records reveal a coherent shift from high- to low-latitude forcing mechanisms along the east African margin across last glacial–interglacial transition

    Manuel Chevalier;Brian M. Chase

  • Speciation and radiations track climate transitions since the Miocene Climatic Optimum: a case study of southern African chameleons

    Krystal A. Tolley;Brian M. Chase;Félix Forest

  • South African palaeoenvironments during marine oxygen isotope stage 4: a context for the Howiesons Poort and Still Bay industries

    Brian M. Chase

  • Leaf wax n-alkane distributions in arid zone South African flora: Environmental controls, chemotaxonomy and palaeoecological implications

    Andrew S. Carr;Arnoud Boom;Hannah L. Grimes;Brian M. Chase;Brian M. Chase

  • A record of rapid Holocene climate change preserved in hyrax middens from southwestern Africa

    B.M. Chase;B.M. Chase;M.E. Meadows;L. Scott;D.S.G. Thomas

  • Temperature variability over Africa during the last 2000 years

    Sharon E. Nicholson;David J. Nash;David J. Nash;Brian M. Chase;Brian M. Chase;Stefan W. Grab

  • Evaluating the use of dune sediments as a proxy for palaeo-aridity: A southern African case study

    Brian Chase;Brian Chase

  • Evidence for progressive Holocene aridification in southern Africa recorded in Namibian hyrax middens: Implications for African Monsoon dynamics and the ``African Humid Period''

    Brian M. Chase;Brian M. Chase;Michael E. Meadows;Andrew S. Carr;Paula J. Reimer

  • Rock hyrax middens: A palaeoenvironmental archive for southern African drylands

    Brian M. Chase;Brian M. Chase;Louis Scott;Michael E. Meadows;Graciela Gil-Romera

  • Quantification of climate change for the last 20,000 years from Wonderkrater, South Africa: Implications for the long-term dynamics of the Intertropical Convergence Zone

    Loïc Truc;Manuel Chevalier;Charly Favier;Rachid Cheddadi

  • A continuous record of vegetation and climate change over the past 50,000years in the Fujian Province of eastern subtropical China

    Yuanfu Yue;Yuanfu Yue;Zhuo Zheng;Kangyou Huang;Manuel Chevalier

  • Multiphase late Quaternary aeolian sediment accumulation in western South Africa: Timing and relationship to palaeoclimatic changes inferred from the marine record

    Brian M. Chase;David S.G. Thomas

Frequent Co-Authors

Andrew S. Carr
Andrew S. Carr University of Leicester
Michael E. Meadows
Michael E. Meadows University of Cape Town
Arnoud Boom
Arnoud Boom University of Leicester
Paula J. Reimer
Paula J. Reimer Queen's University Belfast
David J. Nash
David J. Nash University of Brighton
Enno Schefuß
Enno Schefuß University of Bremen
Louis Scott
Louis Scott University of the Free State
Matthias Zabel
Matthias Zabel University of Bremen
Rachid Cheddadi
Rachid Cheddadi University of Montpellier
Mark D. Bateman
Mark D. Bateman University of Sheffield

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