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Mark K. Reagan is affiliated with the University of Iowa in the United States and focuses primarily on Earth and Planetary Sciences. Their research spans several subfields including Geophysics, Geology, Environmental Chemistry, Atmospheric Science, and Ocean Engineering.

Their work extensively covers topics such as Geological and Geochemical Analysis, earthquake and tectonic studies, High-pressure geophysics and materials, Geological and Geophysical Studies, Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena, Seismic Imaging and Inversion Techniques, and Geology and Paleoclimatology Research.

Among the recent papers authored or co-authored by Mark K. Reagan are:

  • Rapid subduction initiation and magmatism in the Western Pacific driven by internal vertical forces, 2020, Nature Communications
  • Magmatic Response to Subduction Initiation, Part II: Boninites and Related Rocks of the Izu-Bonin Arc From IODP Expedition 352, 2020, Geochemistry Geophysics Geosystems
  • Mineral compositions and thermobarometry of basalts and boninites recovered during IODP Expedition 352 to the Bonin forearc, 2020, American Mineralogist
  • Magma recharge and mush rejuvenation drive paroxysmal activity at Stromboli volcano, 2022, Nature Communications
  • Magma Source Evolution Following Subduction Initiation: Evidence From the Element Concentrations, Stable Isotope Ratios, and Water Contents of Volcanic Glasses From the Bonin Forearc (IODP Expedition 352), 2020, Geochemistry Geophysics Geosystems

Frequent co-authors in Mark K. Reagan's research include:

  • Marguerite Godard
  • John W. Shervais
  • Julian A. Pearce
  • Kenji Shimizu
  • Renat Almeev

Mark K. Reagan has published in several recurring scientific venues, including:

  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Geochemistry Geophysics Geosystems
  • Abstracts with programs - Geological Society of America
  • Nature Communications
  • Goldschmidt Abstracts

Best Publications

  • Fore-arc basalts and subduction initiation in the Izu-Bonin-Mariana system

    Mark K. Reagan;Osamu Ishizuka;Robert J. Stern;Katherine A. Kelley

  • The timescales of subduction initiation and subsequent evolution of an oceanic island arc

    Osamu Ishizuka;Osamu Ishizuka;Kenichiro Tani;Mark K. Reagan;Kyoko Kanayama

  • To understand subduction initiation, study forearc crust: To understand forearc crust, study ophiolites

    R.J. Stern;M. Reagan;O. Ishizuka;Y. Ohara

  • A high-resolution record of holocene climate change in speleothem calcite from cold water cave, northeast iowa.

    Jeffrey A. Dorale;Luis A. González;Mark K. Reagan;David A. Pickett

  • Early stages in the evolution of Izu–Bonin arc volcanism: new age, chemical, and isotopic constraints

    Osamu Ishizuka;Jun Ichi Kimura;Yi B. Li;Robert J. Stern

  • Coexisting calcalkaline and high‐niobium basalts from Turrialba Volcano, Costa Rica: Implications for residual titanates in arc magma sources

    Mark K. Reagan;James B. Gill

  • Early Pleistocene 40Ar/39Ar ages for Bapang Formation hominins, Central Jawa, Indonesia

    Roy Larick;Russell L. Ciochon;Yahdi Zaim;Sudijono

  • Izu-Bonin-Mariana Forearc Crust as a Modern Ophiolite Analogue

    Osamu Ishizuka;Osamu Ishizuka;Kenichiro Tani;Mark K. Reagan

  • Heading down early on? Start of subduction on Earth

    Simon Turner;Tracy Rushmer;Mark K. Reagan;Jean-François Moyen

  • Subduction initiation and ophiolite crust: new insights from IODP drilling

    Mark K. Reagan;Julian A. Pearce;Katerina Petronotis;Renat R. Almeev

  • Forearc ages reveal extensive short-lived and rapid seafloor spreading following subduction initiation

    Mark K. Reagan;Daniel E. Heaton;Mark D. Schmitz;Julian A. Pearce

  • Identification, classification, and interpretation of boninites from Anthropocene to Eoarchean using Si-Mg-Ti systematics

    Julian A. Pearce;Mark K. Reagan

  • Magmatic Response to Subduction Initiation: Part 1. Fore‐arc Basalts of the Izu‐Bonin Arc From IODP Expedition 352

    John W. Shervais;Mark Reagan;Emily A. Haugen;Emily A. Haugen;Renat R. Almeev

  • Speleothem Evidence for Changes in Indian Summer Monsoon Precipitation over the Last ∼2300 Years

    Rhawn F. Denniston;Luis A. González;Yemane Asmerom;Ram H. Sharma

  • Geology and geochemistry of early arc-volcanic rocks from Guam

    Mark K. Reagan;Arend Meijer

  • Dated co-occurrence of Homo erectus and Gigantopithecus from Tham Khuyen Cave, Vietnam.

    R Ciochon;V T Long;R Larick;L González

  • The geology of the southern Mariana fore-arc crust: Implications for the scale of Eocene volcanism in the western Pacific

    Mark K. Reagan;William C. McClelland;Guillaume Girard;Kathleen R. Goff

  • Uranium series and beryllium isotope evidence for an extended history of subduction modification of the mantle below Nicaragua

    Mark K Reagan;julie D Morris;Eileen A Herrstrom;Michael T Murrell

  • Oxygen isotope constraints on the sources of Central American arc lavas

    John M. Eiler;Michael A.J. Carr;Mark K. Reagan;Edward Stolper

  • Temporal evolution of mantle wedge oxygen fugacity during subduction initiation

    Maryjo Brounce;Maryjo Brounce;Katherine A. Kelley;Elizabeth Cottrell;Mark K. Reagan

  • Holocene paleoenvironments of Northeast Iowa

    R. G. Baker;E. A. Bettis;D. P. Schwert;D. G. Horton

Frequent Co-Authors

Julian A. Pearce
Julian A. Pearce Cardiff University
Robert J. Stern
Robert J. Stern The University of Texas at Dallas
Julie Prytulak
Julie Prytulak Durham University
John W. Shervais
John W. Shervais Utah State University
Kenneth W.W. Sims
Kenneth W.W. Sims University of Wyoming
Jeffrey G. Ryan
Jeffrey G. Ryan University of South Florida
Osamu Ishizuka
Osamu Ishizuka National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology
Marguerite Godard
Marguerite Godard University of Montpellier
Luis A. González
Luis A. González University of Kansas
Simon Turner
Simon Turner Macquarie University

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