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D-Index
40
Citations
6457
World Ranking
5798
National Ranking
2114

Research.com Recognitions

  • Fellow of the Geological Society of America
  • Fellow of the Geological Society of America

Overview

David H. Elliot is affiliated with The Ohio State University in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on the broad field of Earth and Planetary Sciences, with significant work in Atmospheric Science, Geophysics, Ecology, Artificial Intelligence, and Geology. Their studies cover several key topics including Geology and Paleoclimatology Research, Cryospheric studies and observations, Geological and Geochemical Analysis, Polar Research and Ecology, Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping, Climate change and permafrost, as well as earthquake and tectonic studies.

The scientist has contributed to publications featured in multiple venues, showing a recurring presence in the following:

  • New Zealand Journal of Geology and Geophysics
  • Antarctic Science
  • Geological Society London Memoirs
  • Scientific Data
  • Abstracts with programs - Geological Society of America

Recent papers authored by David H. Elliot demonstrate a strong focus on geological and polar research. These include:

  • "A continent-wide detailed geological map dataset of Antarctica" (2023), Scientific Data
  • "Chapter 2.1b Ferrar Large Igneous Province: petrology" (2021), Geological Society London Memoirs
  • "Chapter 2.1a Ferrar Large Igneous Province: volcanology" (2021), Geological Society London Memoirs
  • "Seymour (Marambio) Island: an outstanding example of Antarctic geological heritage" (2020), Antarctic Science
  • "Re-visiting the structural and glacial history of the Shackleton Glacier region of the Transantarctic Mountains, Antarctica" (2022), New Zealand Journal of Geology and Geophysics

The scientist frequently collaborates with other researchers, including Thomas H. Fleming, Melisa A. Diaz, Christopher B. Gardner, Byron J. Adams, and W. Berry Lyons. Each of these colleagues has coauthored multiple works with David H. Elliot.

David H. Elliot has received recognition as a Fellow of the Geological Society of America, an award that acknowledges contributions to the geosciences.

Best Publications

  • Interpretation of discordant 40Ar/39Ar age-spectra of mesozoic tholeiites from antarctica

    Robert J Fleck;John F Sutter;David H Elliot

  • West Antarctica: Problem child of Gondwanaland

    Ian W. D. Dalziel;David H. Elliot

  • Synchronous emplacement of Ferrar and Karoo dolerites and the early breakup of Gondwana

    John Encarnación;Thomas H. Fleming;David H. Elliot;Hugh V. Eales

  • High-precision geochronology links the Ferrar large igneous province with early-Jurassic ocean anoxia and biotic crisis

    S.D. Burgess;S.A. Bowring;T.H. Fleming;D.H. Elliot

  • The Beacon Supergroup (Devonian‐Triassic) and Ferrar Group (Jurrasic) in the Beardmore Glacier Area, Antarctica

    P. J. Barrett;David H. Elliot;John F. Lindsay

  • Permian-Triassic Transantarctic basin

    James W. Collinson;John L. Isbell;David H. Elliot;Molly F. Miller

  • Long-distance transport of magmas in the Jurassic Ferrar Large Igneous Province, Antarctica

    David H. Elliot;Thomas H. Fleming;Philip R. Kyle;Kenneth A. Foland

  • The Scotia Arc and Antarctic Margin

    Ian W. D. Dalziel;David H. Elliot

  • A short interval of Jurassic continental flood basalt volcanism in Antarctica as demonstrated by 40Ar39Ar geochronology

    A. Heimann;T.H. Fleming;D.H. Elliot;K.A. Foland

  • Weddell triple junction: The principal focus of Ferrar and Karoo magmatism during initial breakup of Gondwana

    D.H. Elliot;T.H. Fleming

  • Occurrence and Dispersal of Magmas in the Jurassic Ferrar Large Igneous Province, Antarctica

    David H. Elliot;Thomas H. Fleming

  • Jurassic magmatism and tectonism associated with Gondwanaland break-up: an Antarctic perspective

    David H. Elliot

  • Evolution of the Scotia Arc

    Ian W. D. Dalziel;Ian W. D. Dalziel;David H. Elliot;David H. Elliot

  • Iridium and dinocysts at the Cretaceous-Tertiary boundary on Seymour Island, Antarctica: Implications for the K-T event

    David H. Elliot;Rosemary A. Askin;Frank T. Kyte;William J. Zinsmeister

  • Sedimentary basins on the east flank of the Antarctic Peninsula: proposed nomenclature

    R.A. Del Valle;D.H. Elliot;D.I.M. Macdonald

  • Permian-Triassic boundary in the central Transantarctic Mountains, Antarctica

    James W. Collinson;William R. Hammer;Rosemary A. Askin;David H. Elliot

  • Strontium isotope composition and petrogenesis of the Kirkpatrick basalt, Queen Alexandra Range, Antarctica

    G. Faure;J. R. Bowman;J. R. Bowman;D. H. Elliot;L. M. Jones;L. M. Jones

  • Potassium-argon dating of fine-grained basalts with massive Ar loss: Application of the 40Ar39Ar technique to plagioclase and glass from the Kirkpatrick Basalt, Antarctica

    K.A. Foland;T.H. Fleming;A. Heimann;D.H. Elliot

  • Tectonic setting and evolution of the James Ross Basin, northern Antarctic Peninsula

    David H. Elliot

  • 40Ar/39Ar geochronology of Ferrar Dolerite sills from the Transantarctic Mountains, Antarctica: Implications for the age and origin of the Ferrar magmatic province

    T. H. Fleming;A. Heimann;K. A. Foland;D. H. Elliot

Frequent Co-Authors

Kenneth A. Foland
Kenneth A. Foland The Ohio State University
John R. Bowman
John R. Bowman University of Utah
Ian W. D. Dalziel
Ian W. D. Dalziel The University of Texas at Austin
Robert J. Fleck
Robert J. Fleck United States Geological Survey
John L. Isbell
John L. Isbell University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee
Christopher Fanning
Christopher Fanning Australian National University
Marcelo Reguero
Marcelo Reguero National University of La Plata
Richard E. Hanson
Richard E. Hanson Texas Christian University
Peter Barrett
Peter Barrett Victoria University of Wellington

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