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Daniel Sauter is affiliated with the University of Strasbourg in France. Their research primarily spans the field of Earth and Planetary Sciences, with significant contributions to Geophysics, Geology, and Earth-Surface Processes. They also have notable work intersecting with Molecular Biology and Plant Science.

The scientist's research focuses on several key topics, including:

  • Geological and Geochemical Analysis
  • Earthquake and tectonic studies
  • Geological and Geophysical Studies
  • Geological formations and processes
  • High-pressure geophysics and materials
  • Chromosomal and Genetic Variations
  • Geological and Geophysical Studies Worldwide

Daniel Sauter has published extensively in various scientific venues. Some of the most frequent publication outlets include:

  • Comptes Rendus Géoscience
  • Tectonophysics
  • Journal of Medical Virology
  • Mobile DNA
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)

Their recent papers demonstrate a focus on geological and geophysical processes, such as:

  • "Ocean-continent transition architecture and breakup mechanism at the mid-northern South China Sea" (2021, Earth-Science Reviews)
  • "The East-Mayotte new volcano in the Comoros Archipelago: structure and timing of magmatic phases inferred from seismic reflection data" (2022, Comptes Rendus Géoscience)
  • "780 Thousand Years of Upper-Crustal Construction at a Melt-Rich Segment of the Ultraslow Spreading Southwest Indian Ridge 50°28'E" (2021, Journal of Geophysical Research Solid Earth)
  • "High resolution reconstructions of the Southwest Indian Ridge, 52 Ma to present: implications for the breakup and absolute motion of the Africa plate" (2021, Geophysical Journal International)
  • "Volcanism and tectonics unveiled in the Comoros Archipelago between Africa and Madagascar" (2022, Comptes Rendus Géoscience)

Frequent collaborators in their work include:

  • Charles Masquelet
  • Dieter Franke
  • Sylvie Leroy
  • Matthias Delescluse
  • Nicolas Chamot-Rooke

Overall, Daniel Sauter's research contributes to understanding geological structures, tectonic activity, and magmatic processes, particularly in marine and spreading ridge contexts. Their interdisciplinary interests also bridge into molecular and plant sciences, illustrating a diverse research portfolio.

Best Publications

  • Modes of seafloor generation at a melt-poor ultraslow-spreading ridge

    Mathilde Cannat;Daniel Sauter;Véronique Mendel;Etienne Ruellan

  • Continuous exhumation of mantle-derived rocks at the Southwest Indian Ridge for 11 million years

    Daniel Sauter;Mathilde Cannat;Stephane Rouméjon;Muriel Andreani

  • Ridge segmentation and the magnetic structure of the Southwest Indian Ridge (at 50°30′E, 55°30′E and 66°20′E): Implications for magmatic processes at ultraslow‐spreading centers

    Daniel Sauter;Hélène Carton;Véronique Mendel;Marc Munschy

  • Formation of the axial relief at the very slow spreading Southwest Indian Ridge (49° to 69°E)

    Mathilde Cannat;Mathilde Cannat;Céline Rommevaux-Jestin;Céline Rommevaux-Jestin;Daniel Sauter;Christine Deplus;Christine Deplus

  • Magmatic breakup as an explanation for magnetic anomalies at magma-poor rifted margins

    Adrien Bronner;Daniel Sauter;Gianreto Manatschal;Gwenn Péron-Pinvidic

  • Spreading rate, spreading obliquity, and melt supply at the ultraslow spreading Southwest Indian Ridge

    Mathilde Cannat;Daniel Sauter;Antoine Bezos;Christine Meyzen

  • Heterogeneity in southern Central Indian Ridge MORB: Implications for ridge-hot spot interaction

    Bramley J. Murton;Andrew G. Tindle;J. Andrew Milton;Daniel Sauter

  • Kinematic Evolution of the Southern North Atlantic: Implications for the Formation of Hyperextended Rift Systems

    Michael Nirrengarten;Michael Nirrengarten;G. Manatschal;J. Tugend;N. Kusznir

  • The Southwest Indian Ridge between 49°15′E and 57°E: focused accretion and magma redistribution

    Daniel Sauter;Philippe Patriat;Céline Rommevaux-Jestin;Mathilde Cannat

  • The Chenaillet Ophiolite in the French/Italian Alps: An ancient analogue for an Oceanic Core Complex?

    Gianreto Manatschal;Daniel Sauter;Anne Marie Karpoff;Emmanuel Masini

  • Propagation of a melting anomaly along the ultraslow Southwest Indian Ridge between 46°E and 52°20′E: interaction with the Crozet hotspot?

    Daniel Sauter;Mathilde Cannat;Christine Meyzen;Antoine Bezos

  • A model for growth of steep-sided vent structures on the Endeavour Segment of the Juan de Fuca Ridge: Results of a petrologic and geochemical study

    Margaret Kingston Tivey;Debra S. Stakes;Terri L. Cook;Mark D. Hannington

  • Tectonomagmatic evolution of the final stages of rifting along the deep conjugate Australian-Antarctic magma-poor rifted margins: Constraints from seismic observations

    Morgane Gillard;Julia Autin;Gianreto Manatschal;Daniel Sauter

  • A Survey of the Southwest Indian Ridge Axis Between Atlantis II Fracture Zone and the Indian Ocean Triple Junction: Regional Setting and Large Scale Segmentation

    Philippe Patriat;Daniel Sauter;Marc Munschy;Lindsay Parson

  • Three‐dimensional seismic structure of the Dragon Flag oceanic core complex at the ultraslow spreading Southwest Indian Ridge (49°39′E)

    Minghui Zhao;Xuelin Qiu;Jiabiao Li;Daniel Sauter

  • On spreading modes and magma supply at slow and ultraslow mid-ocean ridges

    Mathilde Cannat;Daniel Sauter;Luc Lavier;Manon Bickert

  • Segmentation and Morphotectonic Variations Along a Super Slow-Spreading Center: The Southwest Indian Ridge (57° E-70° E)

    Véronique Mendel;Daniel Sauter;Lindsay Parson;Jean-René Vanney

  • The Ultraslow Spreading Southwest Indian Ridge

    Daniel Sauter;Mathilde Cannat

  • Magmato‐tectonic cyclicity at the ultra‐slow spreading Southwest Indian Ridge: Evidence from variations of axial volcanic ridge morphology and abyssal hills pattern

    Véronique Mendel;Daniel Sauter;Céline Rommevaux-Jestin;Philippe Patriat

  • Reappraisal of the magma-rich versus magma-poor rifted margin archetypes

    Julie Tugend;Julie Tugend;Morgane Gillard;Gianreto Manatschal;Michael Nirrengarten

  • Nature and origin of the J-magnetic anomaly offshore Iberia-Newfoundland: implications for plate reconstructions

    Michael Nirrengarten;Gianreto Manatschal;Julie Tugend;Nick J. Kusznir

Frequent Co-Authors

Gianreto Manatschal
Gianreto Manatschal University of Strasbourg
Mathilde Cannat
Mathilde Cannat Institut de Physique du Globe de Paris
Nick Kusznir
Nick Kusznir University of Liverpool
Lindsay M. Parson
Lindsay M. Parson University of Southampton
Roger C. Searle
Roger C. Searle Durham University
Sylvie Leroy
Sylvie Leroy Sorbonne University
John A. Goff
John A. Goff The University of Texas at Austin
Muriel Andreani
Muriel Andreani Claude Bernard University Lyon 1
Javier Escartín
Javier Escartín École Normale Supérieure
Luc L. Lavier
Luc L. Lavier The University of Texas at Austin

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