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Overview

David W. Peate is affiliated with the University of Iowa in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on Earth and Planetary Sciences, with a strong emphasis on related subfields including Astronomy and Astrophysics, Environmental Chemistry, Geophysics, Aerospace Engineering, and Geology. These areas reflect the multidisciplinary nature of their scientific inquiry.

The scientist has contributed extensively to topics such as Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena, Astro and Planetary Science, Planetary Science and Exploration, Spacecraft and Cryogenic Technologies, Geological and Geochemical Analysis, Geophysics and Gravity Measurements, and Geological Modeling and Analysis. These research interests highlight their engagement with both geological processes and their broader planetary context.

Frequent co-authors in their work include F.M. van der Zwan, Carlos A. Alvarez Zarikian, K.A. Dadd, N. Qiu, and S. Satolli, each contributing to a significant number of collaborations. This indicates an active role in collaborative research networks.

David W. Peate's recent publications cover a range of geological and geochemical topics published in various scientific journals. Notable papers include:

  • LIP printing: Use of immobile element proxies to characterize Large Igneous Provinces in the geologic record (2021, Lithos)
  • Reconstructing the plumbing system of an off-rift primitive alkaline tuya (Vatnafell, Iceland) using geothermobarometry and CSDs (2020, Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research)
  • A database of elemental compositions of architectural float glass samples measured by LA-ICP-MS (2020, Data in Brief)
  • Vikrahraun-the 1961 basaltic lava flow eruption at Askja, Iceland: morphology, geochemistry, and planetary analogs (2022, Earth Planets and Space)
  • Stable and Radiogenic Isotope Analysis of Faunal Remains from a Western Iowa Oneota Complex Site: An Investigation of Diet and Mobility Variation in the Late Prehistoric Period of the Upper Midwest (2021, Midcontinental Journal of Archaeology)

David W. Peate's work is frequently published in venues such as Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research), OPAL (Open@LaTrobe) (La Trobe University), Abstracts with programs - Geological Society of America, Lithos, and the Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research. The breadth of these publication venues demonstrates involvement in diverse academic disseminations.

Best Publications

  • Tectonic Implications of the Composition of Volcanic Arc Magmas

    Julian A. Pearce;David W. Peate

  • U-Th isotopes in arc magmas: Implications for element transfer from the subducted crust

    C. J. Hawkesworth;S. P. Turner;F. McDermott;D. W. Peate

  • Pb isotopic analysis of standards and samples using a 207Pb–204Pb double spike and thallium to correct for mass bias with a double-focusing MC-ICP-MS

    Joel Baker;David Peate;Tod Waight;Christine Meyzen

  • Fore-arc basalts and subduction initiation in the Izu-Bonin-Mariana system

    Mark K. Reagan;Osamu Ishizuka;Robert J. Stern;Katherine A. Kelley

  • The Paraná-Etendeka Province

    David W. Peate

  • Boninite and Harzburgite from Leg 125 (Bonin-Mariana Forearc): A Case Study of Magma Genesis during the Initial Stages of Subduction

    Julian A. Pearce;Sieger R. van der Laan;Richard J. Arculus;Bramley J. Murton

  • Chemical stratigraphy of the Paraná lavas (South America): classification of magma types and their spatial distribution

    David W Peate;Chris J Hawkesworth;Marta S M Mantovani

  • The petrogenesis of Mesozoic Gondwana low-Ti flood basalts

    J.M. Hergt;D.W. Peate;C.J. Hawkesworth

  • The largest volcanic eruptions on Earth

    Scott E. Bryan;Scott E. Bryan;Scott E. Bryan;Ingrid Ukstins Peate;David W. Peate;Stephen Self

  • Geochemical Variations in Vanuatu Arc Lavas: the Role of Subducted Material and a Variable Mantle Wedge Composition

    David W. Peate;David W. Peate;Julian A. Pearce;Chris J. Hawkesworth;Howard Colley

  • Transport of gold nanoparticles through plasmodesmata and precipitation of gold ions in woody poplar.

    Guangshu Zhai;Katherine S Walters;David W Peate;Pedro J J Alvarez

  • Elemental U and Th variations in island arc rocks: implications for U-series isotopes

    Chris Hawkesworth;Simon Turner;David Peate;Frank McDermott

  • Paraná magmatism and the opening of the South Atlantic

    C. J. Hawkesworth;K. Gallagher;S. Kelley;M. Mantovani

  • Rapid transition from continental breakup to igneous oceanic crust in the South China Sea

    H. C. Larsen;H. C. Larsen;G. Mohn;M. Nirrengarten;Z. Sun

  • Lithospheric to asthenospheric transition in Low-Ti flood basalts from southern Paraná, Brazil

    David W. Peate;Chris J. Hawkesworth

  • Sea-Level Highstand 81,000 Years Ago in Mallorca

    Jeffrey A. Dorale;Bogdan P. Onac;Joan J. Fornós;Joaquin Ginés

  • LIP printing: Use of immobile element proxies to characterize Large Igneous Provinces in the geologic record

    Julian A. Pearce;Richard E. Ernst;Richard E. Ernst;David W. Peate;Chris Rogers

  • Sr isotope ratio measurements by double-focusing MC-ICPMS: techniques, observations and pitfalls

    Tod Waight;Joel Baker;David Peate

  • Mantle plumes, flood basalts, and thermal models for melt generation beneath continents: Assessment of a conductive heating model and application to the Paraná

    Simon Turner;Chris Hawkesworth;Kerry Gallagher;Kerry Gallagher;Kathy Stewart

  • U series disequilibria: Insights into mantle melting and the timescales of magma differentiation

    David W. Peate;Chris J. Hawkesworth

  • The largest volcanic eruptions on Earth

    Scott E. Bryan;Ingrid Ukstins Peate;David W. Peate;Stephen Self

Frequent Co-Authors

Chris J. Hawkesworth
Chris J. Hawkesworth University of Bristol
Julian A. Pearce
Julian A. Pearce Cardiff University
Joel A. Baker
Joel A. Baker University of Washington
Simon Turner
Simon Turner Macquarie University
Bramley J. Murton
Bramley J. Murton National Oceanography Centre
Adam J.R. Kent
Adam J.R. Kent Oregon State University
Tod E. Waight
Tod E. Waight University of Copenhagen
Richard J. Arculus
Richard J. Arculus Australian National University
Scott E. Bryan
Scott E. Bryan Queensland University of Technology
Kerry Gallagher
Kerry Gallagher University of Rennes

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