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Charles M. Henderson

Charles M. Henderson

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Earth Science

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44
Citations
6726
World Ranking
4758
National Ranking
222

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2016 - Fellow of American Physical Society (APS) Citation For pioneering research into use of researchbased instructional strategies in physics, as well as leadership and service to the physics education research community, and serving as an ambassador to science, technology, engineering and math education broadly
  • 1946 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • 1942 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • 1931 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Charles M. Henderson is affiliated with the University of Calgary in Canada and has contributed extensively to the field of Earth and Planetary Sciences with a focus on Paleontology, Geology, Geophysics, Mechanics of Materials, and Atmospheric Science. Their research covers topics such as Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils, Geological and Geochemical Analysis, Hydrocarbon Exploration and Reservoir Analysis, Geological and Geophysical Studies, Geology and Paleoclimatology Research, and Paleontology and Evolutionary Biology.

Henderson's recent papers include the following publications:

  • High-precision U-Pb age constraints on the Permian floral turnovers, paleoclimate change, and tectonics of the North China block (2021), published in Geology
  • Progress, problems and prospects: An overview of the Guadalupian Series of South China and North America (2020), published in Earth-Science Reviews
  • Dynamic palaeogeographic reconstructions of the Wuchiapingian Stage (Lopingian, Late Permian) for the South China Block (2020), published in Palaeogeography Palaeoclimatology Palaeoecology
  • Sustained increases in atmospheric oxygen and marine productivity in the Neoproterozoic and Palaeozoic eras (2024), published in Nature Geoscience
  • High-precision U-Pb zircon age constraints on the Guadalupian in West Texas, USA (2020), published in Palaeogeography Palaeoclimatology Palaeoecology

Among frequent publication venues for Henderson are:

  • Palaeogeography Palaeoclimatology Palaeoecology
  • Abstracts with programs - Geological Society of America
  • Episodes
  • Geology
  • SSRN Electronic Journal

Henderson has collaborated frequently with several researchers, including:

  • Shu-zhong Shen
  • Dong-xun Yuan
  • Yichun Zhang
  • Shane D. Schoepfer
  • Qiong Wu

The scientist has been recognized with several awards, notably being named a Fellow of the American Physical Society (APS) in 2016 for contributions to physics education research and leadership. Additionally, Henderson is a multiple-time Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), designated in 1931, 1942, and 1946.

Best Publications

  • Calibrating the End-Permian Mass Extinction

    Shu-zhong Shen;James L. Crowley;James L. Crowley;Yue Wang;Samuel A. Bowring

  • Plankton and productivity during the Permian–Triassic boundary crisis: An analysis of organic carbon fluxes

    Thomas J. Algeo;Charles M. Henderson;Jinnan Tong;Qinglai Feng

  • The Global Stratotype Section and Point (GSSP) for the boundary between the Capitanian and Wuchiapingian stage (Permian)

    Yugan Jin;Shuzhong Shen;Charles M. Henderson;Xiangdong Wang

  • High-resolution δ13Ccarb chemostratigraphy from latest Guadalupian through earliest Triassic in South China and Iran

    Shu-zhong Shen;Chang-qun Cao;Hua Zhang;Samuel A. Bowring

  • Anomalously diverse Early Triassic ichnofossil assemblages in northwest Pangea: A case for a shallow-marine habitable zone

    Tyler W. Beatty;J. P. Zonneveld;Charles M. Henderson

  • A sudden end-Permian mass extinction in South China

    Shu-zhong (沈树忠) Shen;Shu-zhong (沈树忠) Shen;Jahandar Ramezani;Jun Chen;Chang-Qun (曹长群) Cao

  • The Permian Period

    C.M. Henderson;V.I. Davydov and;B.R. Wardlaw;Contributors

  • Evolution of Permian conodont provincialism and its significance in global correlation and paleoclimate implication

    Shilong Mei;Shilong Mei;Charles M. Henderson

  • End-Permian mass extinction pattern in the northern peri-Gondwanan region

    Shu Zhong Shen;Chang-Qun Cao;Charles M. Henderson;Xiang-Dong Wang

  • Conodont biostratigraphy across the Permian–Triassic boundary at the Dawen section, Great Bank of Guizhou, Guizhou Province, South China: Implications for the Late Permian extinction and correlation with Meishan

    Jun Chen;Jun Chen;Tyler W. Beatty;Charles M. Henderson;Harry Rowe

  • Evidence for a diachronous Late Permian marine crisis from the Canadian Arctic region

    Thomas Algeo;Charles M. Henderson;Brooks Ellwood;Harry Rowe

  • The Global Boundary Stratotype Section and Point (GSSP) for the base of Changhsingian Stage (Upper Permian)

    Yugan (金玉玕) Jin;Yue (王玥) Wang;Charles Henderson;Bruce R. Wardlaw

  • Termination of a continent-margin upwelling system at the Permian-Triassic boundary (Opal Creek, Alberta, Canada)

    Shane D. Schoepfer;Charles M. Henderson;Geoffrey H. Garrison;Julien Foriel

  • Evidence for photic zone euxinia through the end-Permian mass extinction in the Panthalassic Ocean (Peace River Basin, Western Canada)

    Lindsay E. Hays;Tyler Beatty;Charles M. Henderson;Gordon D. Love

  • Upper Paleozoic Stratigraphy and Basin Analysis of the Sverdrup Basin, Canadian Arctic Archipelago: Part 2, Transgressive-Regressive Sequences

    B Beauchamp;J C Harrison;C M Henderson

  • Biostratigraphy and lithofacies of the Permian System in the Laibin–Heshan area of Guangxi, South China

    Shu-Zhong Shen;Yue Wang;Charles M. Henderson;Chang-Qun Cao

  • Evolution and distribution of the conodonts Sweetognathus and Iranognathus and related genera during the Permian, and their implications for climate change

    Shilong Mei;Shilong Mei;Charles M. Henderson;Bruce R. Wardlaw

  • Revised conodont-based integrated high-resolution timescale for the Changhsingian Stage and end-Permian extinction interval at the Meishan sections, South China

    Dong-xun Yuan;Dong-xun Yuan;Shu-zhong Shen;Charles M. Henderson;Jun Chen

  • High-precision U-Pb age constraints on the Permian floral turnovers, paleoclimate change, and tectonics of the North China block

    Qiong Wu;Jahandar Ramezani;Hua Zhang;Jun Wang

  • From rift to drift in South Pamir (Tajikistan): Permian evolution of a Cimmerian terrane

    L. Angiolini;A. Zanchi;S. Zanchetta;A. Nicora

  • Sedimentology and Ichnology of the Lower Triassic Montney Formation in the Pedigree-Ring/Border-Kahntah River Area, Northwestern Alberta and Northeastern British Columbia

    John-Paul Zonneveld;Tyler W. Beatty;Robert B. MacNaughton;S. George Pemberton

  • Quantifying the process and abruptness of the end-Permian mass extinction

    Yue Wang;Peter M. Sadler;Shu-zhong Shen;Douglas H. Erwin

Frequent Co-Authors

Shu-zhong Shen
Shu-zhong Shen Chinese Academy of Sciences
Benoit Beauchamp
Benoit Beauchamp University of Calgary
Changqun Cao
Changqun Cao Chinese Academy of Sciences
Yue Wang
Yue Wang Guizhou University
John-Paul Zonneveld
John-Paul Zonneveld University of Alberta
Thomas J. Algeo
Thomas J. Algeo University of Cincinnati
Douglas H. Erwin
Douglas H. Erwin National Museum of Natural History
Michael J. Orchard
Michael J. Orchard Geological Survey of Canada
Hua Zhang
Hua Zhang City University of Hong Kong

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