What is he best known for?
The fields of study he is best known for:
- Oceanography
- Ecology
- Climate change
His primary scientific interests are in Oceanography, Glacial period, North Atlantic Deep Water, Ice sheet and Ice core.
His work is connected to Thermohaline circulation, Benthic zone, Deglaciation, Shutdown of thermohaline circulation and Younger Dryas, as a part of Oceanography.
His Thermohaline circulation research incorporates themes from Meltwater, Water mass and Forcing.
His study on Ice age is often connected to Hornblende as part of broader study in Glacial period.
His research on North Atlantic Deep Water frequently connects to adjacent areas such as Ocean current.
His Ice sheet research is multidisciplinary, relying on both Multi proxy, Debris and Provenance.
His most cited work include:
- Variability of the western Mediterranean Sea surface temperature during the last 25,000 years and its connection with the Northern Hemisphere climatic changes (380 citations)
- On the role of the Agulhas system in ocean circulation and climate (370 citations)
- Abrupt Temperature Changes in the Western Mediterranean over the Past 250,000 Years (361 citations)
What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date?
Rainer Zahn spends much of his time researching Oceanography, Glacial period, Sediment core, Foraminifera and Thermohaline circulation.
His Oceanography study incorporates themes from Paleontology and Climatology.
In his work, Deglaciation is strongly intertwined with Ice sheet, which is a subfield of Glacial period.
His Sediment core research is multidisciplinary, incorporating perspectives in Environmental chemistry, Geochemistry, Sea surface temperature and Table.
His Foraminifera study combines topics in areas such as δ18O, Salinity, Isotopes of oxygen and Plankton.
His Thermohaline circulation research incorporates elements of Meltwater, Deep sea, Bottom water and Boundary current.
He most often published in these fields:
- Oceanography (86.38%)
- Glacial period (42.25%)
- Sediment core (26.76%)
What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2014-2018)?
- Oceanography (86.38%)
- Sediment core (26.76%)
- Foraminifera (22.54%)
In recent papers he was focusing on the following fields of study:
His primary areas of investigation include Oceanography, Sediment core, Foraminifera, Glacial period and North Atlantic Deep Water.
Rainer Zahn has researched Oceanography in several fields, including Sedimentary rock, Sediment and Meteor.
His Foraminifera research includes elements of Ocean current, Boundary current and Plankton.
Rainer Zahn is studying Younger Dryas, which is a component of Glacial period.
His studies deal with areas such as Atmosphere, Holocene and Interglacial as well as North Atlantic Deep Water.
His research integrates issues of Bottom water, Last Glacial Maximum and Gulf Stream in his study of Thermohaline circulation.
Between 2014 and 2018, his most popular works were:
- Ocean currents generate large footprints in marine palaeoclimate proxies (50 citations)
- Ocean currents generate large footprints in marine palaeoclimate proxies (50 citations)
- A new research strategy for integrating studies of paleoclimate, paleoenvironment, and paleoanthropology (37 citations)
In his most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:
- Oceanography
- Ecology
- Climate change
Rainer Zahn mainly focuses on Oceanography, Glacial period, North Atlantic Deep Water, Foraminifera and Thermohaline circulation.
His biological study spans a wide range of topics, including Climatology, Plateau, Paleoclimatology and Ocean gyre.
Rainer Zahn has researched Climatology in several fields, including Younger Dryas, Allerød oscillation, Paleoceanography and Ice sheet.
His work in North Atlantic Deep Water tackles topics such as Interglacial which are related to areas like East Asian Monsoon.
His Foraminifera research incorporates elements of Proxy, Ocean current, Boundary current, Paleontology and Last Glacial Maximum.
The various areas that he examines in his Thermohaline circulation study include Bottom water, Gulf Stream and Holocene.
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