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David J.A. Evans is affiliated with Durham University in the United Kingdom and has an extensive publication record in the fields of Earth and Planetary Sciences as well as Environmental Science. Their work spans numerous subfields including Atmospheric Science, Earth-Surface Processes, Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law, Environmental Chemistry, and Ecology.

The scientist's research topics prominently cover areas such as Geology and Paleoclimatology Research, Cryospheric studies and observations, Climate change and permafrost, Geological formations and processes, Landslides and related hazards, Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena, and Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology.

Recent publications by David J.A. Evans include:

  • The glacial landsystem of Fjallsjökull, Iceland: Spatial and temporal evolution of process-form regimes at an active temperate glacier (2020, Geomorphology)
  • Retreat dynamics of the eastern sector of the British-Irish Ice Sheet during the last glaciation (2021, Journal of Quaternary Science)
  • Sub-annual moraine formation at an active temperate Icelandic glacier (2020, Earth Surface Processes and Landforms)
  • Glacitectonic rafts and their role in the generation of Quaternary subglacial bedforms and deposits (2021, Quaternary Research)
  • Maximum extent and readvance dynamics of the Irish Sea Ice Stream and Irish Sea Glacier since the Last Glacial Maximum (2021, Journal of Quaternary Science)

Frequent co-authors collaborating with David J.A. Evans include:

  • David H. Roberts
  • Chris R. Stokes
  • Marek Ewertowski
  • Chris D. Clark
  • Colm Ó Cofaigh

Their work has been published primarily in several key academic venues, which feature multiple contributions:

  • Geomorphology
  • Journal of Quaternary Science
  • Earth Surface Processes and Landforms
  • Boreas
  • Geografiska Annaler Series A Physical Geography

David J.A. Evans's research is characterized by a focus on the dynamics of glacial and periglacial environments, specifically addressing issues related to ice sheet retreat, moraine formation, and subglacial bedforms. Their studies contribute data relevant to understanding past climate variations and geological processes associated with glaciation.

Best Publications

  • Glaciers and glaciation.

    D. I. Benn;D. J. A. Evans

  • Subglacial till: Formation, sedimentary characteristics and classification

    D.J.A. Evans;E.R. Phillips;J.F. Hiemstra;C.A. Auton

  • The interpretation and classification of subglacially-deformed materials

    Douglas I. Benn;David J.A. Evans

  • The active temperate glacial landsystem: a model based on Breiðamerkurjökull and Fjallsjökull, Iceland

    David J.A. Evans;David R. Twigg

  • Map and GIS database of glacial landforms and features related to the last British Ice Sheet

    Chris D. Clark;David J. A. Evans;Anjana Khatwa;Tom Bradwell

  • Flow dynamics and till genesis associated with a marine-based Antarctic palaeo-ice stream.

    Colm Ó Cofaigh;Julian A. Dowdeswell;Claire S. Allen;John F. Hiemstra

  • A Practical Guide to the Study of Glacial Sediments

    David Evans;Douglas Benn

  • Glaciers and Glaciation, 2nd edition

    Douglas Benn;David J A Evans

  • Glacial geomorphological mapping: A review of approaches and frameworks for best practice

    Benjamin M.P. Chandler;Harold Lovell;Clare M. Boston;Sven Lukas

  • Geomorphology and sedimentology of surging glaciers: a land-systems approach

    David J.A. Evans;Brice R. Rea

  • Evidence for long-term instability in the Storegga Slide region off western Norway

    D. Evans;E.L. King;N.H. Kenyon;C. Brett

  • A COMPARISON OF THE LICHENOMETRIC AND SCHMIDT HAMMER DATING TECHNIQUES BASED ON DATA FROM THE PROGLACIAL AREAS OF SOME ICELANDIC GLACIERS

    David Evans;Stuart Archer;David Wilson

  • Controlled moraines: origins, characteristics and palaeoglaciological implications

    David J.A. Evans

  • The last British Ice Sheet: A review of the evidence utilised in the compilation of the Glacial Map of Britain

    David J.A. Evans;Chris D. Clark;Wishart A. Mitchell

  • BRITICE Glacial Map, version 2: a map and GIS database of glacial landforms of the last British-Irish Ice Sheet

    Chris D. Clark;Jeremy C. Ely;Sarah L. Greenwood;Anna L. C. Hughes

  • Growth and retreat of the last British–Irish Ice Sheet, 31 000 to 15 000 years ago: the BRITICE‐CHRONO reconstruction

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  • Till deposition by glacier submarginal, incremental thickening.

    David J. A. Evans;John F. Hiemstra

  • Glacial landsystems of the southwest Laurentide Ice Sheet: modern Icelandic analogues

    David J. A. Evans;Donald S. Lemmen;Brice R. Rea

  • Morphometry and pattern of a large sample (> 20,000) of Canadian eskers and implications for subglacial drainage beneath ice sheets

    Robert D. Storrar;Chris R. Stokes;David J.A. Evans

  • Landform and sediment imprints of fast glacier flow in the southwest Laurentide Ice Sheet

    David J. A. Evans;Chris D. Clark;Brice R. Rea

  • Evolutionary Dynamics and Temporal/Geographical Correlates of Recombination in the Human Enterovirus Echovirus Types 9, 11, and 30

    E. C. McWilliam Leitch;M. Cabrerizo;J. Cardosa;H. Harvala

  • Sediments and landforms at Kvı́árjökull, southeast Iceland: a reappraisal of the glaciated valley landsystem

    Nick Spedding;David J.A Evans

Frequent Co-Authors

Colm Ó Cofaigh
Colm Ó Cofaigh Durham University
David H. Roberts
David H. Roberts Durham University
Jeffrey W. Almond
Jeffrey W. Almond Sanofi (France)
Chris D. Clark
Chris D. Clark University of Sheffield
Peter Simmonds
Peter Simmonds University of Oxford
Ian Goodfellow
Ian Goodfellow University of Cambridge
Douglas I. Benn
Douglas I. Benn University of St Andrews
Brice R. Rea
Brice R. Rea University of Aberdeen
Chris R. Stokes
Chris R. Stokes Durham University
Mark D. Bateman
Mark D. Bateman University of Sheffield

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