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Konrad Gajewski

Konrad Gajewski

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Earth Science

D-Index
55
Citations
12686
World Ranking
2530
National Ranking
120

Overview

Konrad Gajewski is affiliated with the University of Ottawa in Canada and specializes in Earth and Planetary Sciences, with a significant body of work in Atmospheric Science and Global and Planetary Change. Their research output primarily addresses themes in Geology and Paleoclimatology, with further intersections in Tree-ring climate responses, Fire effects on ecosystems, and Isotope Analysis in Ecology.

The recent scholarly articles authored or coauthored by Gajewski cover a range of topics related to paleoclimate and sedimentary records. These include:

  • Pollen-based climate reconstruction techniques for late Quaternary studies (2020, Earth-Science Reviews)
  • A global database of Holocene paleotemperature records (2020, Scientific Data)
  • Current practices in building and reporting age-depth models (2020, Quaternary Research)
  • Publisher Correction: A global database of Holocene paleotemperature records (2020, Scientific Data)
  • Publisher Correction: A global database of Holocene paleotemperature records (2020, Scientific Data)

Gajewski's frequent co-authors, with multiple collaborative publications, include:

  • Andria Dawson
  • Manuel Chevalier
  • Oliver Heiri
  • Heikki Seppä
  • Brian Chase

Their work has been published repeatedly in several specialized venues, notably:

  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • Scientific Data
  • Quaternary Science Reviews
  • Earth-Science Reviews
  • Quaternary Research

Among the thematic areas covered in Gajewski's publications are:

  • Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
  • Tree-ring climate responses
  • Fire effects on ecosystems
  • Particle accelerators and beam dynamics
  • Superconducting Materials and Applications
  • Isotope Analysis in Ecology
  • Archaeology and ancient environmental studies

The research topics pursued by Gajewski demonstrate a multidisciplinary approach within Earth sciences, combining paleoclimate reconstruction methods, data synthesis efforts for temperature records, and modeling practices for age-depth relationships. This body of work contributes to advancing understanding of historical climate dynamics and environmental changes.

Best Publications

  • Arctic Environmental Change of the Last Four Centuries

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

  • Holocene thermal maximum in the western Arctic (0-180°W)

    D. S. Kaufman;T.A. Ager;N.J. Anderson;P.M. Anderson

  • Pollen-based continental climate reconstructions at 6 and 21 ka: A global synthesis

    Patrick J Bartlein;S P Harrison;S P Harrison;S Brewer;Simon Connor

  • A global multiproxy database for temperature reconstructions of the Common Era

    Julien Emile-Geay;Nicholas P. McKay;Darrell S. Kaufman;Lucien Von Gunten

  • Climate change and Arctic ecosystems: 1. Vegetation changes north of 55°N between the last glacial maximum, mid‐Holocene, and present

    Nancy H. Bigelow;Linda B. Brubaker;Mary E. Edwards;Mary E. Edwards;Mary E. Edwards;Sandy P. Harrison;Sandy P. Harrison

  • Pollen-based climate reconstruction techniques for late Quaternary studies

    Manuel Chevalier;Basil A. S. Davis;Oliver Heiri;Heikki Seppä

  • Millennial‐scale temperature variations in North America during the Holocene

    A. E. Viau;K. Gajewski;M. C. Sawada;P. Fines

  • Modern pollen data from North America and Greenland for multi-scale paleoenvironmental applications

    J. Whitmore;K. Gajewski;M. Sawada;J.W. Williams

  • Holocene biomass burning and global dynamics of the carbon cycle.

    C Carcaillet;H Almquist;H Asnong;R H W Bradshaw

  • Holocene climate change in Arctic Canada and Greenland.

    Jason P. Briner;Nicholas P. McKay;Yarrow Axford;Ole Bennike

  • A global database of Holocene paleotemperature records

    Darrell Kaufman;Nicholas McKay;Cody Routson;Michael Erb

  • A northwest North American training set: distribution of freshwater midges in relation to air temperature and lake depth

    Erin M. Barley;Ian R. Walker;Joshua Kurek;Les C. Cwynar

  • Reconstructing Millennial-Scale, Regional Paleoclimates of Boreal Canada during the Holocene

    A. E. Viau;K. Gajewski

  • Prehistoric demography of North America inferred from radiocarbon data

    Matthew C. Peros;Samuel E. Munoz;Konrad Gajewski;André E. Viau

  • Modern Analogues of Late-Quaternary Pollen Spectra from the Western Interior of North America

    P. M. Anderson;P. J. Bartlein;L. B. Brubaker;K. Gajewski

  • Holocene climate changes in eastern Beringia (NW North America) – A systematic review of multi-proxy evidence

    Darrell S. Kaufman;Yarrow L. Axford;Andrew C.G. Henderson;Nicholas P. McKay

  • Late holocene climate changes in eastern North America estimated from pollen data

    K. Gajewski

  • What we learned from the Dust Bowl: lessons in science, policy, and adaptation

    Robert A. McLeman;Juliette Dupre;Lea Berrang Ford;James Ford

  • Vegetation-pollen-climate relationships for the arcto-boreal region of North America and Greenland

    P. M. Anderson;P. J. Bartlein;L. B. Brubaker;K. Gajewski

  • Physical and chemical limnology of 204 lakes from the Canadian Arctic Archipelago

    Paul B. Hamilton;Konrad Gajewski;David E. Atkinson;David R.S. Lean

Frequent Co-Authors

Darrell S. Kaufman
Darrell S. Kaufman Northern Arizona University
Hugues Lantuit
Hugues Lantuit University of Potsdam
Sebastian Wetterich
Sebastian Wetterich Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research
Patrick J. Bartlein
Patrick J. Bartlein University of Oregon
Les C. Cwynar
Les C. Cwynar University of New Brunswick
Patricia M. Anderson
Patricia M. Anderson University of Washington
Linda B. Brubaker
Linda B. Brubaker University of Washington
Anne de Vernal
Anne de Vernal University of Quebec at Montreal
Nicholas P. McKay
Nicholas P. McKay Northern Arizona University
Sandy P. Harrison
Sandy P. Harrison University of Reading

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