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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2003 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • 1993 - Fellow of American Geophysical Union (AGU)

Overview

Eric J. Barron is affiliated with Pennsylvania State University in the United States. Their body of research primarily focuses on the field of Engineering, with a specialized emphasis on Ocean Engineering and Mechanical Engineering.

The main topics covered throughout their work include:

  • Drilling and Well Engineering
  • Hydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir Analysis
  • Oil and Gas Production Techniques

Several recent publications reflect these research interests:

  • "Support U.S. research during COVID-19" (2020) published in Science
  • "DSDP Leg 75, Hole 530A - Well Logging Data" (2020) published in OPAL (Open@LaTrobe) (La Trobe University)
  • "DSDP Leg 75, Hole 530A - Well Logging Data" (2020) published in Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • "Replicating Meyerhoff for inclusive excellence in STEM" (2025) published in UNC Libraries

Frequent coauthors of Eric J. Barron include:

  • William W. Hay
  • Jean-Claude Sibuet
  • Simon C. Brassell
  • Walter E. Dean
  • Alain Y. Hue

The venues where Eric J. Barron has published more than once consist of:

  • Science
  • OPAL (Open@LaTrobe) (La Trobe University)
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • UNC Libraries

Their professional recognition includes being named a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 2003 and a Fellow of the American Geophysical Union (AGU) in 1993.

Best Publications

  • A WARM EQUABLE CRETACEOUS: THE NATURE OF THE PROBLEM

    Eric J. Barron

  • The potential impacts of climate change on the mid-Atlantic coastal region

    Raymond G. Najjar;Henry A. Walker;Patti J. Anderson;Eric J. Barron

  • Cretaceous climate: A comparison of atmospheric simulations with the geologic record

    Eric J. Barron;W.M. Washington

  • A “simulation” of Mid‐Cretaceous climate

    Eric J. Barron;Peter J. Fawcett;William H. Peterson;David Pollard

  • Warm Cretaceous Climates: High Atmospheric CO2 as a Plausible Mechanism

    Eric J. Barron;Warren M. Washington

  • The role of geographic variables in explaining paleoclimates: Results from Cretaceous climate model sensitivity studies

    Eric J. Barron;Warren M. Washington

  • Response of the Mid-Cretaceous global oceanic circulation to tectonic and CO2 forcings

    Christopher J. Poulsen;Eric J. Barron;Michael A. Arthur;William H. Peterson

  • Cretaceous rhythmic bedding sequences: a plausible link between orbital variations and climate

    Eric J. Barron;Michael A. Arthur;Erle G. Kauffman

  • Eocene equator‐to‐pole surface ocean temperatures: A significant climate problem?

    Eric J. Barron

  • Estuarine circulation in the Turonian Western Interior seaway of North America

    Rudy Slingerland;Lee R. Kump;Michael A. Arthur;Peter J. Fawcett;Peter J. Fawcett

  • Simulating the river-basin response to atmospheric forcing by linking a mesoscale meteorological model and hydrologic model system

    Z Yu;M.N Lakhtakia;B Yarnal;R.A White

  • "Equable" climates during Earth history?

    L. Cirbus Sloan;Eric J. Barron

  • High-Resolution Climate Simulations of Oxygen Isotope Stage 3 in Europe☆

    Eric Barron;David Pollard

  • An ice-free cretaceous? Results from climate model simulations.

    Eric J. Barron;Starley L. Thompson;Stephen H. Schneider

  • Potential significance of land-sea distribution and surface albedo variations as a climatic forcing factor; 180 m.y. to the present

    E.J. Barron;J.L. Sloan;C.G.A. Harrison

  • The Cenozoic ocean circulation based on ocean General Circulation Model results

    Eric J. Barron;William H. Peterson

  • Cretaceous plate tectonic reconstructions

    Eric J. Barron

  • Mid-Cretaceous ocean circulation : results from model sensitivity studies

    Eric J. Barron;William H. Peterson

  • A comparison of Eocene climate model results to quantified paleoclimatic interpretations

    L.Cirbus Sloan;Eric J. Barron

  • Quantifying the role of geographic change in Cenozoic ocean heat transport using uncoupled atmosphere and ocean models

    Karen L. Bice;Christopher R. Scotese;Dan Seidov;Eric J. Barron

Frequent Co-Authors

David Pollard
David Pollard Pennsylvania State University
Starley L. Thompson
Starley L. Thompson Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Michael A. Arthur
Michael A. Arthur Pennsylvania State University
Lee R. Kump
Lee R. Kump Pennsylvania State University
Zhongbo Yu
Zhongbo Yu Hohai University
Christopher G. A. Harrison
Christopher G. A. Harrison University of Miami
Warren M. Washington
Warren M. Washington National Center for Atmospheric Research
Christopher J. Poulsen
Christopher J. Poulsen University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Brent Yarnal
Brent Yarnal Pennsylvania State University
Franklin W. Schwartz
Franklin W. Schwartz The Ohio State University

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