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Sébastien Zaragosi

Sébastien Zaragosi

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Earth Science

D-Index
41
Citations
5131
World Ranking
5644
National Ranking
416

Overview

Sébastien Zaragosi is affiliated with the University of Bordeaux in France and specializes in Earth and Planetary Sciences. Their research primarily focuses on geophysical and geological processes related to paleoclimatology, sedimentology, and tectonics. The work spans several subfields, including Geophysics, Atmospheric Science, Earth-Surface Processes, Oceanography, and Geology.

The scientist has contributed to studies covering a variety of topics within their discipline, such as:

  • Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
  • Geological formations and processes
  • Geological and Geochemical Analysis
  • Geological and Geophysical Studies Worldwide
  • Geological and Geophysical Studies
  • Plant Diversity and Evolution
  • Marine and environmental studies

The recent published papers by Sébastien Zaragosi illustrate the range of their investigations:

  • "The North Atlantic Glacial Eastern Boundary Current as a Key Driver for Ice-Sheet-AMOC Interactions and Climate Instability," 2021, Paleoceanography and Paleoclimatology
  • "Submarine morphology of the Comoros volcanic archipelago," 2020, Marine Geology
  • "Volcanism and tectonics unveiled in the Comoros Archipelago between Africa and Madagascar," 2022, Comptes Rendus Géoscience
  • "Magnetic fabric of Bengal fan sediments: Holocene record of sedimentary processes and turbidite activity from the Ganges-Brahmaputra river system," 2020, Marine Geology
  • "Lateglacial and Holocene sedimentary dynamics in northwestern Baffin Bay as recorded in sediment cores from Cape Norton Shaw Inlet (Nunavut, Canada)," 2021, Boreas

The frequent co-authors who have collaborated with Zaragosi include:

  • Sylvie Leroy
  • Isabelle Thinon
  • Anne Lemoine
  • Patrick Bachèlery
  • Carole Berthod

In terms of publication venues, Zaragosi's work has appeared in a selection of scientific journals and repositories, most notably:

  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Marine Geology
  • Paleoceanography and Paleoclimatology
  • Comptes Rendus Géoscience
  • Scientific Reports

The research contribution of Sébastien Zaragosi is distinguished by the integration of geological and geophysical methods to study sedimentary processes, volcanic and tectonic activity, and paleoclimatic interactions. Their interdisciplinary approach combines field data, morphological analysis, and sedimentary records to understand complex Earth system dynamics across different temporal and spatial scales.

Best Publications

  • 100,000 Years of African monsoon variability recorded in sediments of the Nile margin

    Marie Revel;E. Ducassou;F. E. Grousset;S. M. Bernasconi

  • Timing of massive ‘Fleuve Manche’ discharges over the last 350 kyr: insights into the European ice-sheet oscillations and the European drainage network from MIS 10 to 2

    Samuel Toucanne;Sébastien Zaragosi;J.-F. Bourillet;Michel Cremer

  • New Arabian Sea records help decipher orbital timing of Indo-Asian monsoon

    Thibaut Caley;Bruno Malaizé;Sébastien Zaragosi;Linda Rossignol

  • Millennial-scale fluctuations of the European Ice Sheet at the end of the last glacial, and their potential impact on global climate

    Samuel Toucanne;Guillaume Soulet;Nicolas Freslon;Ricardo Silva Jacinto

  • Contourites of the Gulf of Cadiz: A high-resolution record of the paleocirculation of the Mediterranean outflow water during the last 50,000 years

    S. Toucanne;T. Mulder;Joachim Schönfeld;V. Hanquiez

  • A 1.2 Ma record of glaciation and fluvial discharge from the West European Atlantic margin

    Samuel Toucanne;Samuel Toucanne;S. Zaragosi;Jean-Francois Bourillet;P. L. Gibbard

  • The first estimation of Fleuve Manche palaeoriver discharge during the last deglaciation: Evidence for Fennoscandian ice sheet meltwater flow in the English Channel ca 20–18 ka ago

    Samuel Toucanne;Sébastien Zaragosi;Jean-François Bourillet;Vincent Marieu

  • Initiation of the European deglaciation as recorded in the northwestern Bay of Biscay slope environments (Meriadzek Terrace and Trevelyan Escarpment): a multi-proxy approach

    S. Zaragosi;F. Eynaud;C. Pujol;G.A. Auffret

  • Climate variability across the last deglaciation in NW Iberia and its margin

    F. Naughton;M.F. Sanchez Goñi;T. Rodrigues;E. Salgueiro

  • Live (stained) benthic foraminifera from the Rhône prodelta (Gulf of Lion, NW Mediterranean): Environmental controls on a river-dominated shelf

    A. Goineau;C. Fontanier;F.J. Jorissen;B. Lansard

  • Distribution of common modern dinoflagellate cyst taxa in surface sediments of the Northern Hemisphere in relation to environmental parameters: The new n=1968 database

    Anne de Vernal;Taoufik Radi;Sebastien Zaragosi;Nicolas Van Nieuwenhove

  • The ‘Fleuve Manche’: the submarine sedimentary features from the outer shelf to the deep-sea fans

    Jean‐François Bourillet;Jean‐Yves Reynaud;Agnès Baltzer;Sébastien Zaragosi

  • Highstand vs. lowstand turbidite system growth in the Makran active margin: Imprints of high-frequency external controls on sediment delivery mechanisms to deep water systems

    Julien Bourget;S. Zaragosi;S. Ellouz-Zimmermann;E. Ducassou

  • Live foraminifera from the open slope between Grand Rhône and Petit Rhône Canyons (Gulf of Lions, NW Mediterranean)

    C. Fontanier;F.J. Jorissen;B. Lansard;A. Mouret

  • Black Sea “Lake” reservoir age evolution since the Last Glacial — Hydrologic and climatic implications

    Guillaume Soulet;Guillemette Ménot;Vincent Garreta;Frauke Rostek

  • The impact of the last European deglaciation on the deep-sea turbidite systems of the Celtic-Armorican margin (Bay of Biscay)

    Sébastien Zaragosi;Jean-François Bourillet;Frédérique Eynaud;Samuel Toucanne

  • Activity of the turbidite levees of the Celtic-Armorican margin (Bay of Biscay) during the last 30,000 years: Imprints of the last European deglaciation and Heinrich events

    Samuel Toucanne;S Zaragosi;Jean-Francois Bourillet;F Naughton

  • Turbidite system architecture and sedimentary processes along topographically complex slopes: the Makran convergent margin

    Julien Bourget;Sebastien Zaragosi;Nadine Ellouz-Zimmermann;Nicolas Mouchot

  • Climatic control of sediment transport from the Himalayas to the proximal NE Bengal Fan during the last glacial-interglacial cycle

    Ronan Joussain;Ronan Joussain;Christophe Colin;Zhifei Liu;Laure Meynadier

  • Physiography and recent sediment distribution of the Celtic Deep-Sea Fan, Bay of Biscay

    S Zaragosi;G.A Auffret;J.-C Faugères;T Garlan

  • Nile floods recorded in deep Mediterranean sediments

    Emmanuelle Ducassou;Thierry Mulder;Sébastien Migeon;Eliane Gonthier

  • The "Fleuve Manche" : the sub-marine sedimentary features from the outer shelf to the deep-sea fans

    J.F. Bourillet;Jean-Yves Reynaud;Agnès Baltzer;Sébastien Zaragosi

Frequent Co-Authors

Frédérique Eynaud
Frédérique Eynaud University of Bordeaux
Michel Cremer
Michel Cremer University of Bordeaux
Jean-François Bourillet
Jean-François Bourillet French Research Institute for Exploitation of the Sea
Samuel Toucanne
Samuel Toucanne French Research Institute for Exploitation of the Sea
Sabine Schmidt
Sabine Schmidt University of Bordeaux
Bruno Malaizé
Bruno Malaizé University of Bordeaux
Jean-Louis Turon
Jean-Louis Turon University of Bordeaux
Elsa Cortijo
Elsa Cortijo Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines University
Christophe Fontanier
Christophe Fontanier University of Angers
Thierry Mulder
Thierry Mulder University of Bordeaux

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