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David Palacios is affiliated with the Complutense University of Madrid in Spain. Their research primarily focuses on Earth and Planetary Sciences, with substantial contributions within the subfields of Atmospheric Science, Anthropology, Earth-Surface Processes, Geophysics, and Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law. Their work addresses various scientific topics including Geology and Paleoclimatology Research, Cryospheric studies and observations, Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology, Climate change and permafrost, Geological formations and processes, Landslides and related hazards, and Geological and Geophysical Studies Worldwide.

Palacios has published extensively in several scientific venues. Frequent publication venues include:

  • Quaternary Science Reviews
  • Geomorphology
  • Boreas
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Land Degradation and Development

Some of their recent papers are:

  • "The deglaciation of the Americas during the Last Glacial Termination" (2020) in Earth-Science Reviews
  • "Timing of formation of neoglacial landforms in the South Shetland Islands (Antarctic Peninsula): Regional and global implications" (2020) in Quaternary Science Reviews

Among notable collaborations, frequent co-authors include Nuria Andrés, José M. Fernández-Fernández, Marc Oliva, Philip D. Hughes, and Irene Schimmelpfennig.

In addition to journal articles, Palacios has contributed to book publications, including a work published by Elsevier BV titled European Glacial Landscapes (2023).

Best Publications

  • Warming permafrost in European mountains

    Charles Harris;Daniel Vonder Mühll;Ketil Isaksen;Wilfried Haeberli

  • Last Glacial Maximum and deglaciation of Sierra de Gredos, central Iberian Peninsula

    David Palacios;Javier de Marcos;Lorenzo Vázquez-Selem

  • Late Quaternary glacial phases in the Iberian Peninsula

    M. Oliva;D. Palacios;J.M. Fernández-Fernández;L. Rodríguez-Rodríguez

  • Permafrost conditions in the Mediterranean region since the Last Glaciation

    M. Oliva;M. Žebre;M. Guglielmin;P.D. Hughes

  • The deglaciation of the Americas during the Last Glacial Termination

    David Palacios;Chris R. Stokes;Fred M. Phillips;John J. Clague

  • Glacial landforms and their paleoclimatic significance in Sierra de Guadarrama, Central Iberian Peninsula

    David Palacios;Nuria de Andrés;Javier de Marcos;Lorenzo Vázquez-Selem

  • Distribution and effectiveness of nivation in Mediterranean mountains: Peñalara (Spain)

    David Palacios;Nuria de Andrés;Enrique Luengo

  • Holocene and ‘Little Ice Age’ glacial activity in the Marboré Cirque, Monte Perdido Massif, Central Spanish Pyrenees

    José María García-Ruiz;David Palacios;Nuria de Andrés;Blas L. Valero-Garcés

  • Spatial and temporal variability of periglaciation of the Iberian Peninsula

    Marc Oliva;E. Serrano;A. Gómez-Ortiz;M.J. González-Amuchastegui

  • The deglaciation of the Sierra Nevada (Southern Spain)

    Antonio Gómez-Ortiz;David Palacios;Bogdan Palade;Lorenzo Vázquez-Selem

  • Mountain glacier evolution in the Iberian Peninsula during the Younger Dryas

    J.M. García-Ruiz;D. Palacios;P. González-Sampériz;N. de Andrés

  • Lahar flow simulations using LAHARZ program: Application for the Popocatépetl volcano, Mexico

    E. Muñoz-Salinas;M. Castillo-Rodríguez;V. Manea;V. Manea;M. Manea

  • Maximum glacial advance and deglaciation of the Pinar Valley (Sierra de Gredos, Central Spain) and its significance in the Mediterranean context

    David Palacios;Nuria Andrés;Javier Marcos;Lorenzo Vázquez-Selem

  • Maximum extent of Late Pleistocene glaciers and last deglaciation of La Cerdanya mountains, Southeastern Pyrenees

    David Palacios;Antonio Gómez-Ortiz;Nuria Andrés;Lorenzo Vázquez-Selem

  • Late Pleistocene deglaciation in the upper Gállego Valley, central Pyrenees

    David Palacios;Nuria de Andrés;Juan I. López-Moreno;José María García-Ruiz

  • Deglaciation in the central Pyrenees during the Pleistocene–Holocene transition: Timing and geomorphological significance

    David Palacios;José M. García-Ruiz;Nuria Andrés;Irene Schimmelpfennig

  • Paraglacial and postglacial debris flows on a Little Ice Age terminal moraine: Jamapa Glacier, Pico de Orizaba (Mexico)

    David Palacios;Gemma Parrilla;Jose J Zamorano

  • A SPH depth integrated model for Popocatépetl 2001 lahar (Mexico): Sensitivity analysis and runout simulation

    B. Haddad;M. Pastor;D. Palacios;E. Muñoz-Salinas

  • Location of permafrost in marginal regions: Corral del Veleta, Sierra Nevada, Spain

    Antonio Gómez;David Palacios;Miguel Ramos;Luis M. Tanarro

  • Timing and new geomorphologic evidence of the last deglaciation stages in Sierra Nevada (southern Spain)

    David Palacios;Antonio Gómez-Ortiz;Nuria Andrés;Ferrán Salvador

  • Timing of deglaciation and rock glacier origin in the southeastern Pyrenees: a review and new data

    Nuria Andrés;Antonio Gómez‐Ortiz;José M. Fernández‐Fernández;Luis M. Tanarro

Frequent Co-Authors

Marc Oliva
Marc Oliva University of Barcelona
José María García-Ruiz
José María García-Ruiz Spanish National Research Council
Juan I. López-Moreno
Juan I. López-Moreno Spanish National Research Council
Philip Hughes
Philip Hughes University of Manchester
Didier Bourlès
Didier Bourlès Aix-Marseille University
Leopoldo G. Sancho
Leopoldo G. Sancho Complutense University of Madrid
Vincent Jomelli
Vincent Jomelli Aix-Marseille University
Markus Stoffel
Markus Stoffel University of Geneva
Blas L. Valero-Garcés
Blas L. Valero-Garcés Spanish National Research Council
Pierre-Henri Blard
Pierre-Henri Blard Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS

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