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Matthieu J.B. Cartigny

Matthieu J.B. Cartigny

D-Index & Metrics

Earth Science

D-Index
40
Citations
5204
World Ranking
5918
National Ranking
628

Overview

Matthieu J.B. Cartigny is affiliated with Durham University in the United Kingdom and has a research focus centered on Earth and Planetary Sciences, with a notable emphasis on Earth-Surface Processes and Atmospheric Science. Their work spans several interconnected subfields including Ecology, Geophysics, and Oceanography.

The scientist's main topics of research include:

  • Geological formations and processes
  • Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
  • Hydrology and Sediment Transport Processes
  • Earthquake and tectonic studies
  • Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena
  • Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics
  • Underwater Acoustics Research

Matthieu J.B. Cartigny has published frequently in venues that focus on sedimentology and Earth sciences. Key publication venues include:

  • Earth and Planetary Science Letters
  • Sedimentology
  • The Depositional Record
  • Nature Communications
  • Journal of Sedimentary Research

Their recent scholarly output showcases studies on sediment flows, turbidity currents, and submarine channel evolution, with notable papers such as:

  • "Longest sediment flows yet measured show how major rivers connect efficiently to deep sea" (2022, Nature Communications)
  • "Efficient preservation of young terrestrial organic carbon in sandy turbidity-current deposits" (2020, Geology)
  • "Rapidly-migrating and internally-generated knickpoints can control submarine channel evolution" (2020, Nature Communications)
  • "Novel Acoustic Method Provides First Detailed Measurements of Sediment Concentration Structure Within Submarine Turbidity Currents" (2020, Journal of Geophysical Research Oceans)
  • "Detailed monitoring reveals the nature of submarine turbidity currents" (2023, Nature Reviews Earth & Environment)

Their research often involves collaboration, working closely with frequent co-authors such as Michael Clare, Peter J. Talling, Daniel R. Parsons, Sophie Hage, and Maarten Heijnen, reflecting a strong network in sedimentary and Earth science disciplines.

Best Publications

  • Morphodynamics and sedimentary structures of bedforms under supercritical-flow conditions: New insights from flume experiments

    Matthieu J.B. Cartigny;Dario Ventra;George Postma;Jan H. van Den Berg

  • A comparative study of sediment waves and cyclic steps based on geometries, internal structures and numerical modeling

    Matthieu J.B. Cartigny;George Postma;Jan H. van den Berg;Dick R. Mastbergen

  • Newly recognized turbidity current structure can explain prolonged flushing of submarine canyons.

    Maria Azpiroz-Zabala;Maria Azpiroz-Zabala;Matthieu J. B. Cartigny;Peter J. Talling;Daniel R. Parsons

  • Powerful turbidity currents driven by dense basal layers

    Charles K. Paull;Peter J. Talling;Katherine L. Maier;Katherine L. Maier;Daniel Parsons

  • Key Future Directions For Research On Turbidity Currents and Their Deposits

    Peter J. Talling;Joshua Allin;Dominic A. Armitage;Robert W.C. Arnott

  • Supercritical and subcritical turbidity currents and their deposits—A synthesis

    George Postma;Matthieu J.B. Cartigny

  • Large-scale sediment waves and scours on the modern seafloor and their implications for the prevalence of supercritical flows

    William O. Symons;Esther J. Sumner;Peter J. Talling;Matthieu J.B. Cartigny

  • Preconditioning and triggering of offshore slope failures and turbidity currents revealed by most detailed monitoring yet at a fjord-head delta

    M.A. Clare;J.E. Hughes Clarke;P.J. Talling;M.J.B. Cartigny

  • Structureless, coarse-tail graded Bouma Ta formed by internal hydraulic jump of the turbidity current?

    George Postma;Matthieu Cartigny;Kick Kleverlaan

  • Recognition of cyclic steps in sandy and gravelly turbidite sequences, and consequences for the Bouma facies model

    George Postma;Kick Kleverlaan;Matthieu J. B. Cartigny

  • Concentration-Dependent Flow Stratification In Experimental High-Density Turbidity Currents and Their Relevance To Turbidite Facies Models

    Matthieu J. B. Cartigny;Joris T. Eggenhuisen;Ernst W. M. Hansen;George Postma

  • How to recognize crescentic bedforms formed by supercritical turbidity currents in the geologic record: insights from active submarine channels

    Sophie Hage;Sophie Hage;Matthieu J.B. Cartigny;Michael A. Clare;Esther J. Sumner

  • Cyclic steps along the South Taiwan Shoal and West Penghu submarine canyons on the northeastern continental slope of the South China Sea

    Guangfa Zhong;Matthieu J.B. Cartigny;Zenggui Kuang;Liaoliang Wang

  • Longest sediment flows yet measured show how major rivers connect efficiently to deep sea

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  • Morphodynamics of submarine channel inception revealed by new experimental approach.

    Jan de Leeuw;Joris T. Eggenhuisen;Matthieu J. B. Cartigny

  • Cyclic steps: Review and aggradation-based classification

    Arnoud Slootman;Matthieu J.B. Cartigny

  • Which Triggers Produce the Most Erosive, Frequent, and Longest Runout Turbidity Currents on Deltas?

    J. L. Hizzett;J. L. Hizzett;J. E. Hughes Clarke;E. J. Sumner;M. J. B. Cartigny

  • Direct Monitoring Reveals Initiation of Turbidity Currents From Extremely Dilute River Plumes.

    Sophie Hage;Sophie Hage;Matthieu J.B. Cartigny;Esther J. Sumner;Michael A. Clare

  • Turbidity current hydraulics and sediment deposition in erodible sinuous channels: Laboratory experiments and numerical simulations

    M. Janocko;Matthieu J.B. Cartigny;W. Nemec;E.W.M. Hansen

  • What determines the downstream evolution of turbidity currents

    Catharina J. Heerema;Peter J. Talling;Matthieu J. Cartigny;Charles K. Paull

  • Efficient preservation of young terrestrial organic carbon in sandy turbidity current deposits.

    S. Hage;S. Hage;S. Hage;V.V. Galy;M.J.B. Cartigny;S. Acikalin

  • A new model for turbidity current behavior based on integration of flow monitoring and precision coring in a submarine canyon

    William O. Symons;Esther J. Sumner;Charles K. Paull;Matthieu J.B. Cartigny

Frequent Co-Authors

Peter J. Talling
Peter J. Talling Durham University
Michael A. Clare
Michael A. Clare Natural Environment Research Council
Daniel R. Parsons
Daniel R. Parsons University of Hull
Esther J. Sumner
Esther J. Sumner University of Southampton
Charles K. Paull
Charles K. Paull Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute
George Postma
George Postma Utrecht University
Stephen M. Hubbard
Stephen M. Hubbard University of Calgary
James P. Barry
James P. Barry Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute
Julian A. Dowdeswell
Julian A. Dowdeswell University of Cambridge
Robert D Larter
Robert D Larter British Antarctic Survey

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