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Overview

Peter J. Michael is affiliated with the University of Tulsa in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on Earth and Planetary Sciences, with significant contributions in the subfields of Geophysics, Geology, Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition, Mechanics of Materials, and Artificial Intelligence.

Their work covers several main topics, including Geological and Geochemical Analysis, High-pressure Geophysics and Materials, earthquake and tectonic studies, Geological and Geophysical Studies, Geological Studies and Exploration, Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis, and Geology and Paleoclimatology Research.

Peter J. Michael has published extensively in prominent venues, with multiple papers appearing in the following outlets:

  • Earth and Planetary Science Letters
  • Goldschmidt Abstracts
  • Nature Communications
  • Goldschmidt2022 abstracts
  • Chemical Geology

Notable recent papers from their research corpus include:

  • "Silicate melt inclusions in the new millennium: A review of recommended practices for preparation, analysis, and data presentation," 2021, Chemical Geology
  • "A subduction influence on ocean ridge basalts outside the Pacific subduction shield," 2021, Nature Communications
  • "A subduction influence on ocean ridge basalts outside the Pacific subduction shield," 2022, Goldschmidt2022 abstracts
  • "Predominantly recycled carbon in Earth's upper mantle revealed by He-CO2-Ba systematics in ultradepleted ocean ridge basalts," 2020, Earth and Planetary Science Letters
  • "Thermochemical anomalies in the upper mantle control Gakkel Ridge accretion," 2021, Nature Communications

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Peter J. Michael include:

  • C. H. Langmuir
  • Alexandra Yang Yang
  • Yue Cai
  • S. L. Goldstein
  • D. W. Graham

Best Publications

  • Magmatic and amagmatic seafloor generation at the ultraslow-spreading Gakkel ridge, Arctic Ocean

    P. J. Michael;C. H. Langmuir;H. J. B. Dick;J. E. Snow

  • Mantle peridotites from continental rifts to ocean basins to subduction zones

    Enrico Bonatti;Peter J. Michael

  • Regionally distinctive sources of depleted MORB: Evidence from trace elements and H2O

    Peter Michael

  • Influence of spreading rate and magma supply on crystallization and assimilation beneath mid‐ocean ridges: Evidence from chlorine and major element chemistry of mid‐ocean ridge basalts

    Peter J. Michael;Winton C. Cornell

  • The concentration, behavior and storage of H2O in the suboceanic upper mantle: Implications for mantle metasomatism

    Peter J Michael

  • Peridotite composition from the North Atlantic: regional and tectonic variations and implications for partial melting

    Peter J. Michael;Enrico Bonatti

  • Discovery of abundant hydrothermal venting on the ultraslow-spreading Gakkel ridge in the Arctic Ocean

    H. N. Edmonds;P. J. Michael;E. T. Baker;D. P. Connelly

  • Chlorine in mid-ocean ridge magmas: Evidence for assimilation of seawater-influenced components

    Peter J Michael;Jean-Guy Schilling

  • Chemical and isotopic constraints on the generation and transport of magma beneath the East Pacific Rise

    K.W.W Sims;K.W.W Sims;S.J Goldstein;J Blichert-toft;M.R Perfit

  • Chemical differentiation of the Bishop Tuff and other high-silica magmas through crystallization processes

    Peter J. Michael

  • Active submarine eruption of boninite in the northeastern Lau Basin

    Joseph A. Resing;Kenneth H. Rubin;Robert W. Embley;John E. Lupton

  • The influence of primary magma composition, H2O and pressure on mid-ocean ridge basalt differentiation

    Peter J. Michael;Richard L. Chase

  • Chlorine stable isotope composition of the oceanic crust: Implications for Earth's distribution of chlorine

    Andrew J. Magenheim;Arthur J. Spivack;Peter J. Michael;Joris M. Gieskes

  • Hydrothermal venting in magma deserts: The ultraslow-spreading Gakkel and Southwest Indian Ridges

    Edward T. Baker;Henrietta N. Edmonds;Peter J. Michael;Wolfgang Bach

  • MORB generation beneath the ultraslow spreading Southwest Indian Ridge (9–25°E): Major element chemistry and the importance of process versus source

    Jared J. Standish;Jared J. Standish;Henry J. B. Dick;Peter J. Michael;William G. Melson

  • Chemistry of hot springs along the Eastern Lau Spreading Center

    Michael J. Mottl;Jeffrey S. Seewald;C. Geoffrey Wheat;Margaret K. Tivey

  • Partition coefficients for rare earth elements in mafic minerals of high silica rhyolites: The importance of accessory mineral inclusions

    Peter J. Michael

  • Origin of a ‘Southern Hemisphere’ geochemical signature in the Arctic upper mantle

    Steven L. Goldstein;Steven L. Goldstein;Gad Soffer;Gad Soffer;Gad Soffer;Charles H. Langmuir;Kerstin A. Lehnert

  • Age and geochemistry of the oceanic Manihiki Plateau, SW Pacific: New evidence for a plume origin

    Christian Timm;Kaj Hoernle;Reinhard Werner;Folkmar Hauff

  • Mantle source variations beneath the Eastern Lau Spreading Center and the nature of subduction components in the Lau basin-Tonga arc system

    S. Escrig;A. Bézos;S. L. Goldstein;S. L. Goldstein;Charles H. Langmuir

Frequent Co-Authors

Charles H. Langmuir
Charles H. Langmuir Harvard University
David W. Graham
David W. Graham Oregon State University
Jonathan E. Snow
Jonathan E. Snow Louisiana State University
Steven L. Goldstein
Steven L. Goldstein Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory
Kenneth W.W. Sims
Kenneth W.W. Sims University of Wyoming
Wilfried Jokat
Wilfried Jokat University of Bremen
Paul D. Asimow
Paul D. Asimow California Institute of Technology
David A. Clague
David A. Clague Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute
Enrico Bonatti
Enrico Bonatti Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory
Edward T. Baker
Edward T. Baker Joint Institute for the Study of the Atmosphere and Ocean

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