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Philip F. Sexton is affiliated with The Open University in the United Kingdom and specializes in Earth and Planetary Sciences. Their research primarily spans subfields such as Atmospheric Science, Ecology, Ocean Engineering, Oceanography, and Paleontology. These areas reflect a broad focus on the interactions between the atmosphere, oceans, and geological processes over time.

The scientist's work encompasses diverse topics including Geology and Paleoclimatology Research, Isotope Analysis in Ecology, Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils, Offshore Engineering and Technologies, Marine Biology and Ecology Research, Evolution and Paleontology Studies, and Geological and Geophysical Studies.

Recent notable papers authored or co-authored by Philip F. Sexton include:

  • On impact and volcanism across the Cretaceous-Paleogene boundary, 2020, Science
  • Proxy evidence for state-dependence of climate sensitivity in the Eocene greenhouse, 2020, Nature Communications
  • Cenozoic evolution of deep ocean temperature from clumped isotope thermometry, 2022, Science
  • Early Eocene Ocean Meridional Overturning Circulation: The Roles of Atmospheric Forcing and Strait Geometry, 2022, Paleoceanography and Paleoclimatology
  • Indian Summer Monsoon variability 140-70 thousand years ago based on multi-proxy records from the Bay of Bengal, 2022, Quaternary Science Reviews

Philip F. Sexton has collaborated frequently with various researchers, with prominent co-authors including Richard D. Norris, Paul A. Wilson, D. Mosher, Jochen Erbacher, and Mitchell J Malone. These collaborations reflect ongoing contributions to multiple scientific inquiries within their expertise.

Their research output has appeared in several publication venues, notably Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research) and OPAL (Open@LaTrobe, La Trobe University), each with four publications. Science accounts for three publications, Paleoceanography and Paleoclimatology for two, and Nature Communications for one.

Best Publications

  • Plio-Pleistocene climate sensitivity evaluated using high-resolution CO2 records

    Miguel A. Martínez-Botí;Gavin L Foster;Tom B. Chalk;Eelco J Rohling

  • Very large release of mostly volcanic carbon during the Palaeocene–Eocene Thermal Maximum

    Marcus Gutjahr;Andy Ridgwell;Philip F Sexton;Eleni Anagnostou

  • Eocene global warming events driven by ventilation of oceanic dissolved organic carbon

    Philip F. Sexton;Philip F. Sexton;Philip F. Sexton;Richard D. Norris;Paul A. Wilson;Heiko Pälike

  • On impact and volcanism across the Cretaceous-Paleogene boundary

    Pincelli M. Hull;André Bornemann;Donald E. Penman;Michael J. Henehan;Michael J. Henehan

  • Causes of ice age intensification across the Mid-Pleistocene Transition

    Thomas B. Chalk;Thomas B. Chalk;Mathis P. Hain;Gavin L. Foster;Eelco J. Rohling;Eelco J. Rohling

  • Microstructural and geochemical perspectives on planktic foraminiferal preservation: “Glassy” versus “Frosty”

    Phillip Francis Sexton;Paul A. Wilson;Paul Nicholas Pearson

  • Cenozoic evolution of deep ocean temperature from clumped isotope thermometry

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  • Persistence of carbon release events through the peak of early Eocene global warmth

    Sandra Kirtland Turner;Sandra Kirtland Turner;Philip F. Sexton;Christopher D. Charles;Richard D. Norris

  • No extreme bipolar glaciation during the main Eocene calcite compensation shift

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  • Proxy evidence for state-dependence of climate sensitivity in the Eocene greenhouse

    E. Anagnostou;E. H. John;T. L. Babila;P. F. Sexton

  • New biostratigraphic, magnetostratigraphic and isotopic insights into the Middle Eocene Climatic Optimum in low latitudes.

    Kirsty M. Edgar;Paul A. Wilson;Philip F. Sexton;Philip F. Sexton;Philip F. Sexton;S. J. Gibbs

  • Testing the Cenozoic multisite composite δ18O and δ13C curves: New monospecific Eocene records from a single locality, Demerara Rise (Ocean Drilling Program Leg 207)

    Phillip Francis Sexton;Paul A. Wilson;Richard D. Norris

  • An abyssal carbonate compensation depth overshoot in the aftermath of the Palaeocene-Eocene thermal maximum

    Donald E. Penman;Sandra Kirtland Turner;Philip F. Sexton;Richard D. Norris

  • Iterative evolution of digitate planktonic foraminifera

    Helen Kathrine Coxall;Helen Kathrine Coxall;Paul A. Wilson;Paul A. Wilson;Paul Nicholas Pearson;Paul Nicholas Pearson;Phillip Francis Sexton;Phillip Francis Sexton

  • Onset of North Atlantic Deep Water production coincident with inception of the Cenozoic global cooling trend

    Michael W. Hohbein;Philip F. Sexton;Philip F. Sexton;Joseph A. Cartwright

  • Symbiont 'bleaching' in planktic foraminifera during the Middle Eocene Climatic Optimum

    Kirsty M. Edgar;Kirsty M. Edgar;Kirsty M. Edgar;S. M. Bohaty;S. J. Gibbs;P. F. Sexton

  • Onset of ‘Pacific-style’ deep-sea sedimentary carbonate cycles at the mid-Pleistocene transition

    Philip F. Sexton;Philip F. Sexton;Stephen Barker

  • Cenozoic North Atlantic deep circulation history recorded in contourite drifts, offshore Newfoundland, Canada

    Patrick R. Boyle;Brian W. Romans;Brian E. Tucholke;Richard D. Norris

  • Towards a robust and consistent middle Eocene astronomical timescale

    Slah Boulila;Slah Boulila;Maximilian Vahlenkamp;David De Vleeschouwer;Jacques Laskar

  • Dispersal and biogeography of marine plankton: Long-distance dispersal of the foraminifer Truncorotalia truncatulinoides

    Philip F. Sexton;Richard D. Norris

  • Insensitivity of alkenone carbon isotopes to atmospheric CO 2 at low to moderate CO 2 levels

    Marcus P. S. Badger;Marcus P. S. Badger;Thomas B. Chalk;Thomas B. Chalk;Gavin L. Foster;Paul R. Bown

  • Palaeoecology of late middle Eocene planktic foraminifera and evolutionary implications

    Phillip Francis Sexton;Paul A. Wilson;Paul Nicholas Pearson

  • Preservation of benthic foraminifera and reliability of deep‐sea temperature records: Importance of sedimentation rates, lithology, and the need to examine test wall structure

    Philip F. Sexton;Paul A. Wilson

Frequent Co-Authors

Richard D. Norris
Richard D. Norris University of California, San Diego
Heiko Pälike
Heiko Pälike University of Bremen
Gavin L. Foster
Gavin L. Foster University of Southampton
Thomas Westerhold
Thomas Westerhold University of Bremen
Paul A. Wilson
Paul A. Wilson University of Southampton
Samantha J. Gibbs
Samantha J. Gibbs University of Southampton
Richard D. Pancost
Richard D. Pancost University of Bristol
James C. Zachos
James C. Zachos University of California, Santa Cruz
Paul R. Bown
Paul R. Bown University College London
Pincelli M. Hull
Pincelli M. Hull Yale University

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