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Overview

Konrad A Hughen is affiliated with the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of Earth and Planetary Sciences and Environmental Science, with focused subfields including Atmospheric Science, Ecology, Paleontology, Oceanography, and Global and Planetary Change.

Their work addresses a range of topics, prominently featuring Geology and Paleoclimatology Research, Archaeology and ancient environmental studies, Isotope Analysis in Ecology, Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies, Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes, Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology, as well as Climate variability and models.

Konrad A Hughen has contributed to various peer-reviewed publications in notable venues. Frequent publication outlets include Radiocarbon, Science, Paleoceanography and Paleoclimatology, Environmental Science & Technology, and Aquatic Microbial Ecology.

Recent publications by Konrad A Hughen include:

  • Updated Cariaco Basin14C Calibration Dataset from 0-60 cal kyr BP, 2020, Radiocarbon
  • The IntCal20 Northern Hemisphere Radiocarbon Age Calibration Curve (0-55 cal kBP), 2020, Radiocarbon
  • Marine20-The Marine Radiocarbon Age Calibration Curve (0-55,000 cal BP), 2020, Radiocarbon
  • A global environmental crisis 42,000 years ago, 2021, Science
  • A RESPONSE TO COMMUNITY QUESTIONS ON THE MARINE20 RADIOCARBON AGE CALIBRATION CURVE: MARINE RESERVOIR AGES AND THE CALIBRATION OF 14C SAMPLES FROM THE OCEANS, 2022, Radiocarbon

Collaboration is a significant aspect of their research approach. Frequent co-authors include:

  • Timothy Heaton
  • Christopher Bronk Ramsey
  • Paula Reimer
  • Édouard Bard
  • Chris Turney

Best Publications

  • IntCal13 and Marine13 radiocarbon age calibration curves 0-50,000 years cal BP

    Paula J Reimer;Edouard Bard;Alex Bayliss;J Warren Beck

  • The IntCal20 Northern Hemisphere Radiocarbon Age Calibration Curve (0-55 cal kBP)

    Paula J Reimer;William E N Austin;Edouard Bard;Alex Bayliss

  • INTCAL98 Radiocarbon Age Calibration, 24,000-0 cal BP

    M Stuiver;P.J Reimer;E Bard;J.W Beck

  • IntCal04 terrestrial radiocarbon age calibration, 0-26 cal kyr BP

    Paula J. Reimer;Mike G.L. Baillie;Edouard Bard;Alex Bayliss

  • IntCal09 and Marine09 Radiocarbon Age Calibration Curves, 0–50,000 Years cal BP

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  • Southward Migration of the Intertropical Convergence Zone Through the Holocene

    Gerald H. Haug;Konrad A. Hughen;Daniel M. Sigman;Larry C. Peterson

  • Marine20—The Marine Radiocarbon Age Calibration Curve (0–55,000 cal BP)

    Timothy J Heaton;Peter Köhler;Martin Butzin;Edouard Bard

  • Arctic Environmental Change of the Last Four Centuries

    J. Overpeck;K. Hughen;D. Hardy;R. Bradley

  • Marine04 marine radiocarbon age calibration, 0-26 cal kyr BP

    Konrad A Hughen;Mike G L Baillie;Edouard Bard;J Warren Beck

  • Climate and the Collapse of Maya Civilization

    Gerald H. Haug;Detlef Günther;Larry C. Peterson;Daniel Mikhail Sigman

  • Rapid changes in the hydrologic cycle of the tropical Atlantic during the last glacial.

    Larry C. Peterson;Gerald H. Haug;Konrad A. Hughen;Ursula Röhl

  • Formal definition and dating of the GSSP (Global Stratotype Section and Point) for the base of the Holocene using the Greenland NGRIP ice core, and selected auxiliary records

    Mike Walker;Sigfus Johnsen;Sune Olander Rasmussen;Trevor Popp;Trevor Popp

  • Rapid climate changes in the tropical Atlantic region during the last deglaciation

    Konrad A. Hughen;Jonathan T. Overpeck;Jonathan T. Overpeck;Larry C. Peterson;Susan Trumbore

  • 14C activity and global carbon cycle changes over the past 50,000 years.

    K. Hughen;S. Lehman;J. Southon;J. Overpeck

  • Synchroneity of tropical and high-latitude Atlantic temperatures over the last glacial termination.

    David W. Lea;Dorothy K. Pak;Larry C. Peterson;Konrad A. Hughen

  • Links between tropical rainfall and North Atlantic climate during the last glacial period

    Gaudenz Deplazes;Andreas Lückge;Larry C. Peterson;Axel Timmermann

  • The time-transgressive termination of the African Humid Period

    Timothy Michael Shanahan;Nicholas P. Mckay;Konrad A. Hughen;Jonathan T. Overpeck

  • Synchronous radiocarbon and climate shifts during the last deglaciation.

    Konrad A. Hughen;John R. Southon;Scott J. Lehman;Jonathan T. Overpeck

  • Deglacial changes in ocean circulation from an extended radiocarbon calibration

    Konrad A. Hughen;Konrad A. Hughen;Jonathan T. Overpeck;Jonathan T. Overpeck;Scott J. Lehman;Michaele Kashgarian

  • Consistently dated Atlantic sediment cores over the last 40 thousand years

    Claire Waelbroeck;Bryan C. Lougheed;Natalia Vázquez Riveiros;Natalia Vázquez Riveiros;Lise Missiaen

  • Climate and the collapse of Maya civilization

    Larry C. Peterson;Gerald H. Haug

Frequent Co-Authors

Sigfus J Johnsen
Sigfus J Johnsen University of Copenhagen
William E. N. Austin
William E. N. Austin University of St Andrews
Irka Hajdas
Irka Hajdas ETH Zurich
Luke C Skinner
Luke C Skinner University of Cambridge
Delia W Oppo
Delia W Oppo Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Stéphanie Desprat
Stéphanie Desprat University of Bordeaux
Maria Fernanda Sanchez Goñi
Maria Fernanda Sanchez Goñi University of Bordeaux
Thomas M. Marchitto
Thomas M. Marchitto University of Colorado Boulder
Lukas Wacker
Lukas Wacker ETH Zurich
Anders E. Carlson
Anders E. Carlson Oregon State University

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