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Darren R. Gröcke

Darren R. Gröcke

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Earth Science

D-Index
56
Citations
11468
World Ranking
2419
National Ranking
261

Overview

Darren R. Gröcke is affiliated with Durham University in the United Kingdom. Their research spans a broad spectrum within Earth and Planetary Sciences and Environmental Science. The scientist's work encompasses multiple subfields including Ecology, Paleontology, Atmospheric Science, Oceanography, and Archaeology.

Their research topics cover diverse areas, reflecting interdisciplinary interests. These main topics include:

  • Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
  • Isotope Analysis in Ecology
  • Archaeology and ancient environmental studies
  • Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils
  • Forensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology Studies
  • Geological and Geochemical Analysis
  • Pacific and Southeast Asian Studies

Darren R. Gröcke has authored multiple peer-reviewed papers, with recent significant publications as follows:

  • "Fluvial organic carbon cycling regulated by sediment transit time and mineral protection," 2021, Nature Geoscience
  • "Efficient preservation of young terrestrial organic carbon in sandy turbidity-current deposits," 2020, Geology
  • "Long-term patterns of hillslope erosion by earthquake-induced landslides shape mountain landscapes," 2020, Science Advances
  • "Archaeological cereals as an isotope record of long-term soil health and anthropogenic amendment in southern Scandinavia," 2021, Quaternary Science Reviews
  • "The fate of fluvially-deposited organic carbon during transient floodplain storage," 2021, Earth and Planetary Science Letters

The scientist frequently publishes in the following venues:

  • Abstracts with programs - Geological Society of America
  • Quaternary Science Reviews
  • Earth and Planetary Science Letters
  • Frontiers in Environmental Archaeology
  • Palaeogeography Palaeoclimatology Palaeoecology

Collaboration forms a significant part of Darren R. Gröcke's research. Frequent co-authors include:

  • João Trabucho-Alexandre
  • Selva Marroquín
  • Andrew H. Caruthers
  • Theodore R. Them
  • Benjamin C. Gill

Best Publications

  • Massive dissociation of gas hydrate during a Jurassic oceanic anoxic event

    Stephen P. Hesselbo;Darren R. Gröcke;Hugh C. Jenkyns;Christian J. Bjerrum

  • Chemostratigraphy of the Jurassic System: applications, limitations and implications for palaeoceanography

    Hugh C. Jenkyns;Charles E. Jones;Darren R. GrÖcke;Stephen P. Hesselbo

  • Black shale deposition, atmospheric CO2 drawdown, and cooling during the Cenomanian-Turonian Oceanic Anoxic Event

    Ian Jarvis;John S. Lignum;Darren R. Gröcke;Hugh C. Jenkyns

  • Carbon-isotope composition of Lower Cretaceous fossil wood: Ocean-atmosphere chemistry and relation to sea-level change

    Darren R. Gröcke;Stephen P. Hesselbo;Hugh C. Jenkyns

  • Nitrogen isotope evidence for water mass denitrification during the Early Toarcian (Jurassic) oceanic anoxic event

    Hugh C. Jenkyns;Darren R. Gröcke;Stephen P. Hesselbo

  • Marine 187Os/188Os isotope stratigraphy reveals the interaction of volcanism and ocean circulation during Oceanic Anoxic Event 2

    Alice D.C. Du Vivier;David Selby;Bradley B. Sageman;Ian Jarvis

  • Determination of the abundance and carbon isotope composition of elemental carbon in sediments

    Michael I. Bird;Darren R. Gröcke

  • Paleoecological reconstruction of a lower Pleistocene large mammal community using biogeochemical (δ13C, δ15N, δ18O, Sr:Zn) and ecomorphological approaches

    Paul Palmqvist;Darren R. Gröcke;Alfonso Arribas;Richard A. Fariña

  • Erosion of organic carbon in the Arctic as a geological carbon dioxide sink

    Robert G. Hilton;Valier Galy;Jérôme Gaillardet;Mathieu Dellinger

  • On the nature of methane gas-hydrate dissociation during the Toarcian and Aptian Oceanic anoxic events

    David J. Beerling;M. R. Lomas;Darren R. Gröcke

  • The carbon isotope composition of ancient CO2 based on higher-plant organic matter.

    Darren R. Grocke

  • Terrestrial sources as the primary delivery mechanism of mercury to the oceans across the Toarcian Oceanic Anoxic Event (Early Jurassic)

    T.R. Them;C.H. Jagoe;A.H. Caruthers;B.C. Gill

  • Isotopic evidence for Late Jurassic-Early Cretaceous climate change

    Darren R Gröcke;Darren R Gröcke;Gregory D Price;Alastair H Ruffell;Jörg Mutterlose

  • High-resolution carbon isotope records of the Toarcian Oceanic Anoxic Event (Early Jurassic) from North America and implications for the global drivers of the Toarcian carbon cycle

    T.R. Them;T.R. Them;B.C. Gill;A.H. Caruthers;A.H. Caruthers;D.R. Gröcke

  • The Upper Valanginian (Early Cretaceous) positive carbon–isotope event recorded in terrestrial plants

    Darren R. Gröcke;Gregory D. Price;Stuart A. Robinson;Evgenij Y. Baraboshkin

  • Annual rainfall and nitrogen-isotope correlation in macropod collagen: application as a palaeoprecipitation indicator

    Darren R. Gröcke;Hervé Bocherens;André Mariotti

  • Thallium isotopes reveal protracted anoxia during the Toarcian (Early Jurassic) associated with volcanism, carbon burial, and mass extinction.

    Theodore R. Them;Theodore R. Them;Benjamin C. Gill;Andrew H. Caruthers;Angela M. Gerhardt

  • The Pliensbachian-Toarcian (Early Jurassic) extinction, a global multi-phased event

    Andrew H. Caruthers;Paul L. Smith;Darren R. Gröcke

  • Out of America: Ancient DNA Evidence for a New World Origin of Late Quaternary Woolly Mammoths

    Regis Debruyne;Genevieve Chu;Christine E. King;Kirsti Bos

  • Organic geochemistry of the early Toarcian oceanic anoxic event in Hawsker Bottoms, Yorkshire, England

    Katherine L. French;Julio Sepulveda;J. Trabucho-Alexandre;Darren R. Grocke

  • Integrated stratigraphy across the Aptian-Albian boundary in the Marnes Bleues, at the Col de Pré-Guittard, Arnayon (Drôme), and at Tartonne (Alpes-de-Haute-Provence), France: a candidate Global Boundary Stratotype Section and Boundary Point for the base of the Albian Stage

    W.J. Kennedy;A.S. Gale;P.R. Bown;M. Caron

Frequent Co-Authors

Ian Jarvis
Ian Jarvis Kingston University
Benjamin C. Gill
Benjamin C. Gill Virginia Tech
Stephen P. Hesselbo
Stephen P. Hesselbo University of Exeter
Hugh C. Jenkyns
Hugh C. Jenkyns University of Oxford
David Selby
David Selby Durham University
Jeremy D. Owens
Jeremy D. Owens Florida State University
Gregory D. Price
Gregory D. Price Plymouth University
Alexander L. Densmore
Alexander L. Densmore Durham University
Geoff Nowell
Geoff Nowell Durham University
Zhangdong Jin
Zhangdong Jin Chinese Academy of Sciences

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