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Kristina Jørkov Thomsen

Kristina Jørkov Thomsen

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Environmental Sciences

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Overview

Kristina Jørkov Thomsen is a researcher affiliated with the Technical University of Denmark in Denmark. Their work primarily spans the field of Earth and Planetary Sciences, with a strong focus on several subfields including Atmospheric Science, Anthropology, Paleontology, Environmental Chemistry, and Archeology.

The scientist's research covers a variety of main topics related to geology and ancient environments. These include:

  • Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
  • Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology
  • Archaeology and Ancient Environmental Studies
  • Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena
  • Earthquake Detection and Analysis
  • Archaeological and Geological Studies
  • Marine and Environmental Studies

Kristina Jørkov Thomsen has contributed to a range of publication venues, with recurrent publications found in:

  • Quaternary Geochronology
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Geochronology
  • Radiation Measurements
  • Nature Reviews Methods Primers

Their recent academic papers reflect a variety of methodological and applied research areas. Notable recent publications include:

  • "Optically stimulated luminescence dating using quartz," 2021, Nature Reviews Methods Primers
  • "Guide for interpreting and reporting luminescence dating results," 2022, Geological Society of America Bulletin
  • "The earliest unambiguous Neanderthal engravings on cave walls: La Roche-Cotard, Loire Valley, France," 2023, PLoS ONE
  • "Timing of the Middle-to-Upper Palaeolithic transition in the Iberian inland (Cardina-Salto do Boi, Côa Valley, Portugal)," 2020, Quaternary Research
  • "Advanced Classification of Microstructures in EBSD Datasets Using AZtecCrystal," 2020, Microscopy and Microanalysis

Collaboration plays a significant role in Thomsen's research activities. Frequent coauthors include:

  • Andrew Murray
  • Guillaume Guérin
  • Mayank Jain
  • Jan-Pieter Buylaert
  • Trine Holm Freiesleben

Best Publications

  • Laboratory fading rates of various luminescence signals from feldspar-rich sediment extracts

    Kristina Jørkov Thomsen;A.S. Murray;Mayank Jain;Lars Bøtter-Jensen

  • A robust feldspar luminescence dating method for Middle and Late Pleistocene sediments

    Jan-Pieter Buylaert;Jan-Pieter Buylaert;Mayank Jain;Andrew S. Murray;Kristina Jørkov Thomsen

  • Testing the potential of an elevated temperature IRSL signal from K-feldspar

    Jan-Pieter Buylaert;A.S. Murray;Kristina Jørkov Thomsen;Mayank Jain

  • Review of optically stimulated luminescence (OSL) instrumental developments for retrospective dosimetry

    Lars Bøtter-Jensen;Kristina Jørkov Thomsen;Mayank Jain

  • Identifying well-bleached quartz using the different bleaching rates of quartz and feldspar luminescence signals

    A.S. Murray;Kristina Jørkov Thomsen;N. Masuda;Jan-Pieter Buylaert;Jan-Pieter Buylaert

  • Optically stimulated luminescence dating using quartz

    Andrew Murray;Lee J. Arnold;Jan-Pieter Buylaert;Guillaume Guérin;Guillaume Guérin

  • Sources of variability in OSL dose measurements using single grains of quartz

    Kristina Jørkov Thomsen;A.S. Murray;L. Bøtter-Jensen

  • A new irradiated quartz for beta source calibration

    Vicki Hansen;Andrew Sean Murray;Jan-Pieter Buylaert;Eun-Young Yeo

  • Single-grain dating of young sediments using the pIRIR signal from feldspar

    Tony Reimann;Tony Reimann;Kristina Jørkov Thomsen;Mayank Jain;Andrew S. Murray

  • Determination of burial dose in incompletely bleached fluvial samples using single grains of quartz

    Kristina Jørkov Thomsen;A.S. Murray;Lars Bøtter-Jensen;J. Kinahan

  • Stability of IRSL signals from sedimentary K-feldspar samples

    Kristina J. Thomsen;Andrew S. Murray;Mayank Jain

  • The effect of preheating on the IRSL signal from feldspar

    A.S. Murray;J.P. Buylaert;Kristina Jørkov Thomsen;Mayank Jain

  • Counter-intuitive influence of Himalayan river morphodynamics on Indus Civilisation urban settlements

    Ajit Singh;Kristina Jørkov Thomsen;Rajiv Sinha;Jan-Pieter Buylaert;Jan-Pieter Buylaert

  • Investigating the resetting of OSL signals in rock surfaces

    Reza Sohbati;Andrew S. Murray;Mayank Jain;Jan-Pieter Buylaert;Jan-Pieter Buylaert

  • Absorbed dose, equivalent dose, measured dose rates, and implications for OSL age estimates: Introducing the Average Dose Model

    Guillaume Guérin;Claire Christophe;Anne Philippe;Andrew S. Murray

  • Testing single-grain quartz OSL methods using sediment samples with independent age control from the Bordes-Fitte rockshelter (Roches d'Abilly site, Central France)

    K.J. Thomsen;A.S. Murray;J.P. Buylaert;J.P. Buylaert;M. Jain

  • Modelling dose rate to single grains of quartz in well-sorted sand samples: The dispersion arising from the presence of potassium feldspars and implications for single grain OSL dating

    Guillaume Guerin;Guillaume Guerin;Mayank Jain;Kristina Jørkov Thomsen;Andrew Sean Murray

  • A new luminescence detection and stimulation head for the Risø TL/OSL reader

    Torben Lapp;Myung Ho Kook;Andrew Sean Murray;Kristina Jørkov Thomsen

  • A multi-method luminescence dating of the Palaeolithic sequence of La Ferrassie based on new excavations adjacent to the La Ferrassie 1 and 2 skeletons

    Guillaume Guerin;Guillaume Guerin;Marine Frouin;Sahra Talamo;Vera Aldeias

  • Reliability of equivalent-dose determination and age-models in the OSL dating of historical and modern palaeoflood sediments

    Alicia Medialdea;Kristina Jørkov Thomsen;Andrew Sean Murray;G. Benito

  • How confident are we in the chronology of the transition between Howieson's Poort and Still Bay?

    Guillaume Guerin;Andrew S. Murray;Mayank Jain;Kristina Jørkov Thomsen

  • Minimizing feldspar OSL contamination in quartz UV-OSL using pulsed blue stimulation

    Kristina Jørkov Thomsen;Mayank Jain;A.S. Murray;Phil M. Denby

  • Household and workplace chemicals as retrospective luminescence dosemeters.

    Kristina Jørkov Thomsen;L. Bøtter-Jensen;A.S. Murray

  • Multi-method (TL and OSL), multi-material (quartz and flint) dating of the Mousterian site of Roc de Marsal (Dordogne, France): correlating Neanderthal occupations with the climatic variability of MIS 5–3

    Guillaume Guerin;Guillaume Guerin;Emmanuel Discamps;Christelle Lahaye;Norbert Mercier

  • Quantification of termite bioturbation in a savannah ecosystem: Application of OSL dating

    Jeppe Ågård Kristensen;Kristina Jørkov Thomsen;Andrew Murray;Jan-Pieter Buylaert;Jan-Pieter Buylaert

  • Geochemistry of buried river sediments from Ghaggar Plains, NW India: Multi-proxy records of variations in provenance, paleoclimate, and paleovegetation patterns in the Late Quaternary

    Ajit Singh;Debajyoti Paul;Rajiv Sinha;Kristina Jørkov Thomsen

  • Dating a near eastern desert hunting trap (kite) using rock surface luminescence dating

    Sahar al Khasawneh;Andrew Sean Murray;Kristina Jørkov Thomsen;Wael AbuAzizeh

  • OSL dating of mixed coastal sediment (Sylt, German Bight, North Sea)

    Tony Reimann;Sebastian Lindhorst;Kristina Jørkov Thomsen;Andrew S. Murray

  • The complementarity of luminescence dating methods illustrated on the Mousterian sequence of the Roc de Marsal: A series of reindeer-dominated, Quina Mousterian layers dated to MIS 3

    Guillaume Guerin;Marine Frouin;Joséphine Tuquoi;Kristina Jørkov Thomsen

Frequent Co-Authors

Andrew S. Murray
Andrew S. Murray Technical University of Denmark
Jan-Pieter Buylaert
Jan-Pieter Buylaert Technical University of Denmark
Mayank Jain
Mayank Jain Technical University of Denmark
Sanjeev Gupta
Sanjeev Gupta Imperial College London
Norbert Mercier
Norbert Mercier University of Bordeaux
Rajiv Sinha
Rajiv Sinha Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur
Andrew Carter
Andrew Carter Birkbeck, University of London
Alexander L. Densmore
Alexander L. Densmore Durham University
Paul Goldberg
Paul Goldberg Boston University
Darren F. Mark
Darren F. Mark University of Glasgow

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