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Svante Björck

Svante Björck

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Earth Science
Sweden
2022

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Earth Science

D-Index
75
Citations
19835
World Ranking
712
National Ranking
4

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2022 - Research.com Earth Science in Sweden Leader Award

Overview

Svante Björck was affiliated with Lund University in Sweden and contributed to fields predominantly centered on Earth and Planetary Sciences as well as Environmental Science. Their research encompassed several subfields, including Atmospheric Science, Ecology, Anthropology, Earth-Surface Processes, and Environmental Chemistry.

The scientist's work covered various main topics, illustrating a broad scope of interests and expertise:

  • Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
  • Isotope Analysis in Ecology
  • Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology
  • Geological formations and processes
  • Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena
  • Pacific and Southeast Asian Studies
  • Archaeology and ancient environmental studies

Björck authored notable papers published in reputable scientific journals. Selected recent papers included:

  • "The human dimension of biodiversity changes on islands", 2021, Science
  • "Radionuclide wiggle matching reveals a nonsynchronous early Holocene climate oscillation in Greenland and western Europe around a grand solar minimum", 2020, Climate of the Past
  • "Floral evidence for high summer temperatures in southern Scandinavia during 15-11 cal ka BP", 2020, Quaternary Science Reviews
  • "Diatom-reconstructed summer sea-surface temperatures and climatic events off North Iceland during the last deglaciation and Holocene", 2022, Palaeogeography Palaeoclimatology Palaeoecology
  • "Summary of a workshop on extreme weather events in a warming world organized by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences", 2020, Tellus B

Frequent publication venues where Björck appeared included:

  • Quaternary Science Reviews
  • Quaternary Science Advances
  • Science
  • Climate of the Past
  • Palaeogeography Palaeoclimatology Palaeoecology

The scientist collaborated regularly with several co-authors, such as:

  • Per Möller
  • Karl Ljung
  • Eiliv Larsen
  • Astrid Lyså
  • Sandra Nogué

Best Publications

  • A review of the history of the Baltic Sea, 13.0-8.0 ka BP

    Svante Björck

  • An event stratigraphy for the Last Termination in the North Atlantic region based on the Greenland ice-core record: a proposal by the INTIMATE group

    Svante Bjorck;Michael J.C. Walker;Les C. Cwynar;Sigfus Johnsen

  • Formal definition and dating of the GSSP (Global Stratotype Section and Point) for the base of the Holocene using the Greenland NGRIP ice core, and selected auxiliary records

    Mike Walker;Sigfus Johnsen;Sune Olander Rasmussen;Trevor Popp;Trevor Popp

  • Formal subdivision of the Holocene Series/Epoch: a Discussion Paper by a Working Group of INTIMATE (Integration of ice‐core, marine and terrestrial records) and the Subcommission on Quaternary Stratigraphy (International Commission on Stratigraphy)

    Mike Walker;M. Berkelhammer;Svante Bjorck;Les C. Cwynar

  • Synchronisation of palaeoenvironmental events in the North Atlantic region during the Last Termination: a revised protocol recommended by the INTIMATE group

    John J Lowe;Sune O Rasmussen;Svante Björck;Wim Z Hoek

  • Synchronized terrestrial-atmospheric deglacial records around the North Atlantic

    Svante Björck;Bernd Kromer;Sigfus Johnsen;Ole Bennike

  • Hypoxia-Related Processes in the Baltic Sea

    Daniel J. Conley;Svante Björck;Erik Bonsdorff;Jacob Carstensen

  • The Preboreal oscillation around the Nordic Seas : Terrestrial and lacustrine responses

    S. Björck;M. Rundgren;Ó. Ingólfsson;S. Funder

  • Formal ratification of the subdivision of the Holocene Series/Epoch (Quaternary System/Period) : two new Global Boundary Stratotype Sections and Points (GSSPs) and three new stages/subseries.

    Mike Walker;Mike Walker;Martin J. Head;Max Berkelhammer;Svante Björck

  • Past occurrences of hypoxia in the Baltic Sea and the role of climate variability, environmental change and human impact

    Lovisa Zillén;Daniel J. Conley;Thomas Andrén;Elinor Andrén

  • Isotopic &events' in the GRIP ice core: a stratotype for the Late Pleistocene

    M.J.C. Walker;S. Björck;J.J. Lowe;L.C. Cwynar

  • Latitudinal limits to the predicted increase of the peatland carbon sink with warming

    Angela V. Gallego-Sala;Daniel J. Charman;Simon Brewer;Susan E. Page

  • 14C Chronostratigraphic Techniques in Paleolimnology

    Svante Björck;Barbara Wohlfarth

  • The Development of the Baltic Sea Basin During the Last 130 ka

    Thomas Andrén;Svante Björck;Elinor Andrén;Daniel Conley

  • Antarctic Glacial History Since the Last Glacial Maximum: An Overview of the Record on Land

    Ólafur Ingólfsson;Christian Hjort;Paul A. Berkman;Svante Björck

  • Rapid hydrological changes during the Holocene revealed by stable isotope records of lacustrine carbonates from Lake Igelsjon, southern Sweden

    Dan Hammarlund;Svante Björck;Bjørn Buchardt;Carsten Israelson

  • Tree rings and ice cores reveal C-14 calibration uncertainties during the Younger Dryas

    Raimund Muscheler;B Kromer;Svante Björck;A Svensson

  • Late Holocene palaeoclimatic records from lake sediments on James Ross Island, Antarctica

    Svante Björck;Siv Olsson;Cynan Ellis-Evans;Hannelore Håkansson

  • Subdividing the Holocene Series/Epoch: formalization of stages/ages and subseries/subepochs, and designation of GSSPs and auxiliary stratotypes

    Mike Walker;Mike Walker;Martin J. Head;John Lowe;Max Berkelhammer

  • High-resolution analyses of an early Holocene climate event may imply decreased solar forcing as an important climate trigger

    Svante Björck;Raimund Muscheler;Bernd Kromer;Camilla S. Andresen

  • Synchronized terrestrial-atmospheric deglacial records around the North Atlantic

    S. Bjorck;B. Kromer;S. Johnsen

Frequent Co-Authors

Barbara Wohlfarth
Barbara Wohlfarth Stockholm University
Ole Bennike
Ole Bennike Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland
Ólafur Ingólfsson
Ólafur Ingólfsson University of Iceland
Dan Hammarlund
Dan Hammarlund Lund University
Göran Possnert
Göran Possnert Uppsala University
Raimund Muscheler
Raimund Muscheler Lund University
Per Möller
Per Möller Lund University
Daniel J. Conley
Daniel J. Conley Lund University
Christian Hjort
Christian Hjort Lund University
J. John Lowe
J. John Lowe Royal Holloway University of London

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