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Kathryn E. Fitzsimmons

Kathryn E. Fitzsimmons

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Earth Science

D-Index
37
Citations
4218
World Ranking
6990
National Ranking
506

Overview

Kathryn E. Fitzsimmons is affiliated with the Max Planck Society in Germany. Their research primarily focuses on Earth and Planetary Sciences, with significant work in several subfields including Atmospheric Science, Earth-Surface Processes, Anthropology, Paleontology, and Soil Science.

Their scholarly output reflects a concentration on topics such as Geology and Paleoclimatology Research, Geological formations and processes, Aeolian processes and effects, Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology, Archaeology and ancient environmental studies, Soil erosion and sediment transport, and Geomagnetism and Paleomagnetism Studies.

Fitzsimmons has published extensively in various academic venues. The most frequent publication venues include:

  • Frontiers in Earth Science
  • Journal of Quaternary Science
  • Publishing Network for Geoscientific and Environmental Data (PANGAEA) (Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research)
  • CATENA
  • Palaeogeography Palaeoclimatology Palaeoecology

Their recent papers demonstrate a range of research interests and collaborations. Notable publications include:

  • Integrated modelling for mapping spatial sources of dust in central Asia - An important dust source in the global atmospheric system, 2021, Atmospheric Pollution Research
  • Millennial-scale terrestrial ecosystem responses to Upper Pleistocene climatic changes: 4D-reconstruction of the Schwalbenberg Loess-Palaeosol-Sequence (Middle Rhine Valley, Germany), 2020, CATENA
  • Origin of loess deposits in the North Tian Shan piedmont, Central Asia, 2020, Palaeogeography Palaeoclimatology Palaeoecology
  • Modeling land susceptibility to wind erosion hazards using LASSO regression and graph convolutional networks, 2023, Frontiers in Environmental Science
  • Late Pleistocene lake level history of Lake Mungo, Australia, 2020, Quaternary Science Reviews

Frequent coauthors in their collaborations include:

  • Charlotte Prud'homme
  • Aditi K. Dave
  • Peter Fischer
  • Mathias Vinnepand
  • Andreas Vött

The interdisciplinary nature of Fitzsimmons' work spans several key areas relevant to understanding past climatic and environmental conditions through geological and paleontological evidence. Their research methodology often integrates advanced modeling techniques relevant to atmospheric and surface processes with archaeological and geological records.

Fitzsimmons' research contributes to ongoing inquiries into the mechanisms of aeolian processes, land surface changes, climatic influence on ecosystems over millennial timescales, and sedimentary formation and erosion patterns. This body of work serves as a resource for scholars studying environmental dynamics of the Pleistocene and related geological epochs.

Best Publications

  • Danube loess stratigraphy — Towards a pan-European loess stratigraphic model

    Slobodan B. Marković;Thomas Stevens;George J. Kukla;Ulrich Hambach

  • Palaeoenvironmental change in tropical Australasia over the last 30,000 years: a synthesis by the OZ-INTIMATE group

    Jessica M. Reeves;Helen C. Bostock;Linda K. Ayliffe;Timothy T. Barrows

  • Late Quaternary palaeoenvironmental change in the Australian drylands

    Kathryn E. Fitzsimmons;Timothy J. Cohen;Paul P. Hesse;John Jansen

  • Pleistocene environmental dynamics recorded in the loess of the middle and lower Danube basin

    Kathryn E. Fitzsimmons;Slobodan B. Marković;Ulrich Hambach

  • Climate variability over the last 35,000 years recorded in marine and terrestrial archives in the Australian region: an OZ-INTIMATE compilation

    Jessica M. Reeves;Timothy T. Barrows;Timothy J. Cohen;Anthony S. Kiem

  • Climatic records over the past 30 ka from temperate Australia - a synthesis from the Oz-INTIMATE workgroup

    Lynda Petherick;Lynda Petherick;Helen Bostock;Tim J Cohen;Kathryn Fitzsimmons

  • The timing of linear dune activity in the Strzelecki and Tirari Deserts, Australia

    Kathryn E. Fitzsimmons;Edward J. Rhodes;John W. Magee;Timothy T. Barrows

  • The Campanian Ignimbrite eruption: new data on volcanic ash dispersal and its potential impact on human evolution.

    Kathryn E. Fitzsimmons;Ulrich Hambach;Daniel Veres;Daniel Veres;Radu Iovita

  • Approaches and challenges to the study of loess - Introduction to the LoessFest Special Issue

    Randall J. Schaetzl;E. Arthur Bettis;Onn Crouvi;Kathryn E. Fitzsimmons

  • Excavations at Parnkupirti, Lake Gregory, Great Sandy Desert: OSL ages for occupation before the Last Glacial Maximum

    Peter Veth;Mike Smith;James M. Bowler;Kathryn Fitzsimmons

  • Depositional history and archaeology of the central Lake Mungo lunette, Willandra Lakes, southeast Australia

    Kathryn E. Fitzsimmons;Nicola Stern;Colin V. Murray-Wallace

  • Eolian dust dispersal patterns since the last glacial period in eastern Central Asia: insights from a loess-paleosol sequence in the Ili Basin

    Yue Li;Yue Li;Yougui Song;Kathryn E. Fitzsimmons;Hong Chang

  • The Northern Route for Human dispersal in Central and Northeast Asia: New evidence from the site of Tolbor-16, Mongolia

    Nicolas Zwyns;Nicolas Zwyns;Cleantha H. Paine;Cleantha H. Paine;Bolorbat Tsedendorj;Sahra Talamo;Sahra Talamo

  • Characterisation of aeolian sediments from the Strzelecki and Tirari Deserts, Australia: Implications for reconstructing palaeoenvironmental conditions

    Kathryn E. Fitzsimmons;John W. Magee;Kathryn J. Amos

  • Evidence for Pleistocene seed grinding at Lake Mungo, south‐eastern Australia

    Richard Fullagar;Elspeth Hayes;Birgitta Stephenson;Judith Field

  • Loess accumulation in the Tian Shan piedmont: Implications for palaeoenvironmental change in arid Central Asia

    Kathryn E. Fitzsimmons;Tobias Sprafke;Christoph Zielhofer;Christina Günter

  • Millennial scale climate oscillations recorded in the Lower Danube loess over the last glacial period

    Christian Zeeden;Ulrich Hambach;Ulrich Hambach;Daniel Veres;Daniel Veres;Kathryn E. Fitzsimmons

  • Mid-Pleistocene Hominin occupation at Elandsfontein, Western Cape, South Africa

    David R. Braun;David R. Braun;Naomi E. Levin;Deano Stynder;Andy I.R. Herries

  • New evidence for the provenance and formation of loess deposits in the Ili River Basin, Arid Central Asia

    Yue Li;Yue Li;Yougui Song;Kathryn E. Fitzsimmons;Xiuling Chen

  • An assessment of the luminescence sensitivity of Australian quartz with respect to sediment history

    Kathryn E. Fitzsimmons

  • OSL dating of southeast Australian quartz: A preliminary assessment of luminescence characteristics and behaviour

    Kathryn E. Fitzsimmons;Edward J. Rhodes;Timothy T. Barrows

  • Relationships between desert dunes during the late Quaternary in the Lake Frome region, Strzelecki Desert, Australia†

    Kathryn E. Fitzsimmons;James M. Bowler;Edward J. Rhodes;John M. Magee

Frequent Co-Authors

Ulrich Hambach
Ulrich Hambach University of Bayreuth
Daniel Veres
Daniel Veres Romanian Academy
Timothy T. Barrows
Timothy T. Barrows University of New South Wales
Jean-Jacques Hublin
Jean-Jacques Hublin Collège de France
Frank Lehmkuhl
Frank Lehmkuhl RWTH Aachen University
Shannon P. McPherron
Shannon P. McPherron Max Planck Society
Peter Ditchfield
Peter Ditchfield University of Oxford
Slobodan B. Marković
Slobodan B. Marković University of Novi Sad
Edward J. Rhodes
Edward J. Rhodes University of Sheffield
David Fink
David Fink Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation

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