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Patricio I. Moreno

Patricio I. Moreno

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Earth Science
Chile
2026

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Earth Science

D-Index
48
Citations
9788
World Ranking
3765
National Ranking
4

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Earth Science in Chile Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Earth Science in Chile Leader Award

Overview

Patricio I. Moreno is affiliated with the University of Chile in Chile and has made contributions primarily in Earth and Planetary Sciences. Their research spans multiple subfields, with notable focus areas including Atmospheric Science, Earth-Surface Processes, Anthropology, Paleontology, and Global and Planetary Change.

The scientist's work encompasses a broad array of topics related to geological and paleoclimatological studies. Key research themes include:

  • Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
  • Geological formations and processes
  • Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology
  • Cryospheric studies and observations
  • Tree-ring climate responses
  • Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils
  • Fire effects on ecosystems

Patricio I. Moreno has contributed to multiple academic publications in well-regarded scientific venues. The frequent publication venues include:

  • Quaternary Science Reviews
  • Earth-Science Reviews
  • Palaeogeography Palaeoclimatology Palaeoecology
  • Scientific Reports
  • Frontiers in Earth Science

Selected recent papers highlight the scope of their research:

  • The deglaciation of the Americas during the Last Glacial Termination, 2020, Earth-Science Reviews
  • The large MIS 4 and long MIS 2 glacier maxima on the southern tip of South America, 2021, Quaternary Science Reviews
  • An early Holocene westerly minimum in the southern mid-latitudes, 2020, Quaternary Science Reviews
  • Timing and structure of vegetation, fire, and climate changes on the Pacific slope of northwestern Patagonia since the last glacial termination, 2020, Quaternary Science Reviews
  • Glacier fluctuations in the northern Patagonian Andes (44°S) imply wind-modulated interhemispheric in-phase climate shifts during Termination 1, 2022, Scientific Reports

Patricio I. Moreno collaborates with several frequent co-authors across their publications. Notable collaborators include:

  • Esteban A. Sagredo
  • Rodrigo Villa-Martínez
  • Brent V. Alloway
  • Leonardo A. Villacís
  • Rodrigo L. Soteres

Best Publications

  • Changes in Fire Regimes Since the Last Glacial Maximum: An Assessment Based on a Global Synthesis and Analysis of Charcoal Data

    Mitch J. Power;J. Marlon;N. Ortiz;P. J. Bartlein

  • Global climate evolution during the last deglaciation

    Peter U. Clark;Jeremy D. Shakun;Paul A. Baker;Patrick J. Bartlein

  • Past and future global transformation of terrestrial ecosystems under climate change

    Connor Nolan;Jonathan T. Overpeck;Jonathan T. Overpeck;Judy R.M. Allen;Patricia M. Anderson

  • Interhemispheric Correlation of Late Pleistocene Glacial Events

    T. V. Lowell;C. J. Heusser;B. G. Andersen;P. I. Moreno

  • Interhemispheric linkage of paleoclimate during the last glaciation

    G.H. Denton;C. J. Heusser;T.V. Lowel;P.I. Moreno

  • Predictability of biomass burning in response to climate changes

    A.L. Daniau;P.J. Bartlein;S.P. Harrison;S.P. Harrison;I.C. Prentice;I.C. Prentice;I.C. Prentice

  • Climatic controls of Holocene fire patterns in southern South America

    Cathy Whitlock;Patricio I. Moreno;Patrick Bartlein

  • The Southern Westerlies during the last glacial maximum in PMIP2 simulations

    Maisa Rojas;Patricio I. Moreno;Masa Kageyama;Michel Crucifix

  • Geomorphology, Stratigraphy, and Radiocarbon Chronology of LlanquihueDrift in the Area of the Southern Lake District, Seno Reloncaví, and Isla Grande de Chiloé, Chile

    G.H. Denton;T.V. Lowell;C.J. Heusser;Christian Schlüchter

  • ABRUPT VEGETATION AND CLIMATE CHANGES DURING THE LAST GLACIAL MAXIMUM AND LAST TERMINATION IN THE CHILEAN LAKE DISTRICT: A CASE STUDY FROM CANAL DE LA PUNTILLA (41¡S)

    P.I. Moreno;T.V. Lowell;G.L. Jacobson;G.H. Denton

  • Have the Southern Westerlies changed in a zonally symmetric manner over the last 14,000 years? A hemisphere-wide take on a controversial problem

    Michael-Shawn Fletcher;Patricio Iván Moreno

  • Interhemispheric climate links revealed by a late-glacial cooling episode in southern Chile

    Patricio I. Moreno;George L. Jacobson;Thomas V. Lowell;George H. Denton

  • Millennial-scale variability in Southern Hemisphere westerly wind activity over the last 5000 years in SW Patagonia

    P.I. Moreno;J.P. François;R.P. Villa-Martínez;C.M. Moy

  • Millennial-scale climate variability in northwest Patagonia over the last 15 000 yr

    Patricio I. Moreno

  • Precise radiocarbon dating of Late-Glacial cooling in mid-latitude South America

    Irka Hajdas;Georges Bonani;Patricio I. Moreno;Daniel Ariztegui

  • Covariability of the Southern Westerlies and atmospheric CO2 during the Holocene

    P.I. Moreno;J.P. Francois;C.M. Moy;R. Villa-Martínez

  • Pollen evidence for variations in the southern margin of the westerly winds in SW patagonia over the last 12,600 years

    Rodrigo Villa-Martínez;Patricio I. Moreno

  • Southern Annular Mode-like changes in southwestern Patagonia at centennial timescales over the last three millennia

    Patricio I. Moreno;I. Vilanova;R. Villa-Martínez;R. Villa-Martínez;R. D. Garreaud

  • Radiocarbon chronology of the last glacial maximum and its termination in northwestern Patagonia

    Patricio I. Moreno;George H. Denton;Hugo Moreno;Thomas V. Lowell

  • Abrupt vegetation changes during the last glacial to Holocene transition in mid-latitude South America

    Patricio I. Moreno;Ana L. León

  • Isotopic evidence for hydrologic change related to the westerlies in sw patagonia, chile, during the last millennium

    Christopher M. Moy;Robert B. Dunbar;Patricio I. Moreno;Jean-Pierre Francois

Frequent Co-Authors

Michael R. Kaplan
Michael R. Kaplan Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory
Brent Alloway
Brent Alloway University of Auckland
George H. Denton
George H. Denton University of Maine
Patrick J. Bartlein
Patrick J. Bartlein University of Oregon
Hermann Behling
Hermann Behling University of Göttingen
Charles R. Stern
Charles R. Stern University of Colorado Boulder
Thomas V. Lowell
Thomas V. Lowell University of Cincinnati
René D. Garreaud
René D. Garreaud University of Chile
Sally P. Horn
Sally P. Horn University of Tennessee at Knoxville
Joerg M. Schaefer
Joerg M. Schaefer Columbia University

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