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Didier Bourlès is affiliated with Aix-Marseille University in France and focuses their research primarily within Earth and Planetary Sciences, with a substantial concentration in Atmospheric Science, Earth-Surface Processes, Anthropology, Geophysics, and Paleontology as subfields.

The scientist's body of work encompasses a variety of main research topics, including:

  • Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
  • Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology
  • Geological formations and processes
  • Cryospheric studies and observations
  • Geomagnetism and Paleomagnetism Studies
  • Radioactive contamination and transfer
  • Geological and Geochemical Analysis

Bourlès has published numerous papers across prominent scientific venues. Frequent publication outlets include:

  • Geomorphology
  • Quaternary Science Reviews
  • Publishing Network for Geoscientific and Environmental Data (PANGAEA) (Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research)
  • Scientific Reports
  • Nature Geoscience

Notable recent publications illustrate the scope and variety of their research:

  • "Steady erosion rates in the Himalayas through late Cenozoic climatic changes," 2020, Nature Geoscience
  • "Nonlinear forcing of climate on mountain denudation during glaciations," 2021, Nature Geoscience
  • "Cosmogenic 10Be production records reveal dynamics of geomagnetic dipole moment (GDM) over the Laschamp excursion (20-60 ka)," 2020, Earth and Planetary Science Letters
  • "Antarctic-like temperature variations in the Tropical Andes recorded by glaciers and lakes during the last deglaciation," 2020, Quaternary Science Reviews
  • "Glacier fluctuations during the Late Glacial and Holocene on the Ariège valley, northern slope of the Pyrenees and reconstructed climatic conditions," 2020, Mediterranean Geoscience Reviews

Their collaborations involve multiple frequent co-authors, contributing across many publications. Among these are:

  • Karim Keddadouche
  • Georges Aumaître
  • Régis Braucher
  • Jérôme Lavé
  • Irene Schimmelpfennig

Best Publications

  • Production of cosmogenic radionuclides at great depth: A multi element approach

    R. Braucher;S. Merchel;J. Borgomano;D.L. Bourlès

  • Evidence for two intervals of enhanced 10 Be deposition in Antarctic ice during the last glacial period

    G. M. Raisbeck;F. Yiou;D. Bourles;C. Lorius

  • The French accelerator mass spectrometry facility ASTER: Improved performance and developments

    Maurice Arnold;Silke Merchel;Didier L. Bourlès;Régis Braucher

  • 10Be and 9Be in marine sediments and their potential for dating

    D. Bourles;G.M. Raisbeck;F. Yiou

  • Slope instability in relation to glacial debuttressing in alpine areas (Upper Durance catchment, southeastern France): Evidence from field data and 10Be cosmic ray exposure ages

    Etienne Cossart;Regis Braucher;Monique Fort;D.L. Bourles

  • Cosmogenic nuclide dating of Sahelanthropus tchadensis and Australopithecus bahrelghazali: Mio-Pliocene hominids from Chad.

    Anne-Elisabeth Lebatard;Didier L. Bourlès;Philippe Duringer;Marc Jolivet

  • Slip rates of the Karakorum fault, Ladakh, India, determined using cosmic ray exposure dating of debris flows and moraines

    E. T. Brown;R. Bendick;D. L. Bourlès;V. Gaur

  • In situ produced 10Be measurements at great depths: implications for production rates by fast muons

    Regis Braucher;E.T. Brown;D.L. Bourles;F. Colin

  • Slip rate on the Dead Sea transform fault in northern Araba valley (Jordan)

    Y. Klinger;J. P. Avouac;N. Abou Karaki;L. Dorbath

  • Dominance of tectonics over climate in Himalayan denudation

    Vincent Godard;Didier L. Bourlès;Françoise Spinabella;Douglas W. Burbank

  • Sources of in-situ 36Cl in basaltic rocks. Implications for calibration of production rates

    Irene Schimmelpfennig;Lucilla Benedetti;Robert Finkel;Robert Finkel;Raphaël Pik

  • Age and Date for Early Arrival of the Acheulian in Europe (Barranc de la Boella, la Canonja, Spain)

    Josep Vallverdú;Palmira Saladié;Antonio Rosas;Rosa Huguet;Rosa Huguet

  • Late Pleistocene and Holocene glaciation in the Pyrenees: a critical review and new evidence from 10Be exposure ages, south-central Pyrenees

    Raimon Pallàs;Ángel Rodés;Régis Braucher;Julien Carcaillet

  • 10Be-derived Himalayan denudation rates and sediment budgets in the Ganga basin

    Maarten Lupker;Maarten Lupker;Pierre-Henri Blard;Jérôme Lavé;Christian France-Lanord

  • Cumulative right-lateral fault slip rate across the Zagros—Makran transfer zone: role of the Minab—Zendan fault system in accommodating Arabia—Eurasia convergence in southeast Iran

    V. Regard;O. Bellier;J.-C. Thomas;D. Bourlès

  • Slip rates along active faults estimated with cosmic-ray–exposure dates: Application to the Bogd fault, Gobi-Altaï, Mongolia

    J. F. Ritz;E. T. Brown;D. L. Bourlès;H. Philip

  • Determination of both exposure time and denudation rate from an in situ-produced 10Be depth profile: A mathematical proof of uniqueness. Model sensitivity and applications to natural cases

    R. Braucher;P. Del Castillo;Lionel Siame;A.J. Hidy

  • Long-term fluvial incision rates and postglacial river relaxation time in the French Western Alps from 10Be dating of alluvial terraces with assessment of inheritance, soil development and wind ablation effects

    G.Y. Brocard;P.A. van der Beek;D.L. Bourlès;L.L. Siame

  • Relationships between tectonics, slope instability and climate change: cosmic ray exposure dating of active faults, landslides and glacial surfaces in the SW Alps.

    G. Sanchez;Yan Rolland;M. Corsini;Regis Braucher

  • Slip history of the Magnola fault (Apennines, Central Italy) from 36Cl surface exposure dating: Evidence for strong earthquakes over the Holocene

    Luigi Palumbo;Lucilla Benedetti;Didier Bourlès;Aldo Cinque

  • Estimation of slip rates in the southern Tien Shan using cosmic ray exposure dates of abandoned alluvial fans

    Erik Thorson Brown;Didier L. Bourlés;Grant M. Raisbeck;Françoise Yiou

Frequent Co-Authors

Régis Braucher
Régis Braucher Aix-Marseille University
Lucilla Benedetti
Lucilla Benedetti Aix-Marseille University
Grant M. Raisbeck
Grant M. Raisbeck University of Paris-Saclay
Françoise Yiou
Françoise Yiou Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS
Maurice Arnold
Maurice Arnold Collège de France
Pierre-Henri Blard
Pierre-Henri Blard Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS
Erik T. Brown
Erik T. Brown University of Minnesota
Julien Carcaillet
Julien Carcaillet Institut des Sciences de la Terre
Olivier Bellier
Olivier Bellier Aix-Marseille University
Nicolas Thouveny
Nicolas Thouveny Aix-Marseille University

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