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Thomas W. D. Edwards

Thomas W. D. Edwards

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Earth Science

D-Index
56
Citations
8983
World Ranking
2477
National Ranking
117

Overview

Thomas W. D. Edwards is affiliated with the University of Waterloo in Canada. Their research spans across multiple fields, prominently including physics and astronomy as well as medicine.

The scientist's recent publications cover a broad spectrum of interdisciplinary topics, highlighting contributions to planetary science, geology, and medical studies. Notable recent papers include:

  • "0.25 Ga Salt Deposits Preserve Signatures of Habitable Conditions and Ancient Lipids" (2020, Astrobiology)
  • "A new and working petroleum source rock on the UK Continental Shelf (Upper Permian, offshore Yorkshire)" (2020, Marine and Petroleum Geology)
  • "Bowel Cleansing Effectiveness of Sulfate-Based Tablet Versus Sulfate-Based Solution for Outpatient Colonoscopy: A Retrospective Noninferiority Study" (2025, Digestive Diseases and Sciences)
  • "1403: To what extent does proton imaging training enhance confidence in reviewing proton plans" (2024, Radiotherapy and Oncology)

Their work has been published in a range of scientific venues, including:

  • Astrobiology
  • Marine and Petroleum Geology
  • Digestive Diseases and Sciences
  • Radiotherapy and Oncology

Frequent collaborators in their research include:

  • Charles S. Cockell
  • Mary Beth Wilhelm
  • Scott M. Perl
  • Jennifer Wadsworth
  • Sam Payler

Edwards's research interests encompass several subfields, including astronomy and astrophysics, atmospheric science, mechanics of materials, geology, and environmental chemistry. These interdisciplinary approaches are reflected across their scholarly work.

Main topics of Edwards's investigations cover:

  • Planetary science and exploration
  • Astro and planetary science
  • Geology and paleoclimatology research
  • Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis
  • Geological studies and exploration
  • Methane hydrates and related phenomena
  • Colorectal cancer screening and detection

Best Publications

  • Holocene treeline history and climate change across northern Eurasia

    Glen M. MacDonald;Andrei A. Velichko;Constantine V. Kremenetski;Olga K. Borisova

  • Progress in isotope tracer hydrology in Canada

    J. J. Gibson;T. W. D. Edwards;S. J. Birks;N. A. St Amour

  • Rapid response of treeline vegetation and lakes to past climate warming

    Glen M. MacDonald;Tom W. D. Edwards;Katrina A. Moser;Katrina A. Moser;Reinhard Pienitz

  • Regional water balance trends and evaporation-transpiration partitioning from a stable isotope survey of lakes in northern Canada

    J. J. Gibson;J. J. Gibson;T. W. D. Edwards

  • Estimating Evaporation Using Stable Isotopes: Quantitative Results and Sensitivity Analysis for Two Catchments in Northern Canada

    J.J. Gibson;T.W.D. Edwards;G.G. Bursey;T.D. Prowse

  • Global prediction of δA and δ2H-δ18O evaporation slopes for lakes and soil water accounting for seasonality

    J. J. Gibson;J. J. Gibson;S. J. Birks;S. J. Birks;T. W. D. Edwards

  • Holocene changes in atmospheric circulation recorded in the oxygen-isotope stratigraphy of lacustrine carbonates from northern Sweden.

    Dan Hammarlund;Lena Barnekow;Harry John Betteley Birks;Bjørn Buchardt

  • Assessing meteoric water composition and relative humidity from18O and2H in wood cellulose: paleoclimatic implications for southern Ontario, Canada

    T.W.D. Edwards;P. Fritz

  • Influence of Changing Atmospheric Circulation on Precipitation δ18O–Temperature Relations in Canada during the Holocene

    Thomas W.D. Edwards;Brent B. Wolfe;Glen M. Macdonald

  • δ13C response surface resolves humidity and temperature signals in trees

    T.W.D. Edwards;W. Graf;P. Trimborn;W. Stichler

  • Carbon and Oxygen Isotope Analysis of Lake Sediment Cellulose: Methods and Applications

    Brent B. Wolfe;Thomas W. D. Edwards;Richard J. Elgood;Kristina R. M. Beuning

  • Classification of hydrological regimes of northern floodplain basins (Peace–Athabasca Delta, Canada) from analysis of stable isotopes (δ18O, δ2H) and water chemistry

    Brent B. Wolfe;Brent B. Wolfe;Tammy L. Karst-Riddoch;Roland I. Hall;Thomas W. D. Edwards

  • A coupled isotope tracer method to characterize input water to lakes

    Yi Yi;Bronwyn E. Brock;Matthew D. Falcone;Brent B. Wolfe;Brent B. Wolfe

  • Isotopic Composition of Old Ground Water from Lake Agassiz: Implications for Late Pleistocene Climate

    V. H. Remenda;J. A. Cherry;T. W. D. Edwards

  • Characterizing the role of hydrological processes on lake water balances in the Old Crow Flats, Yukon Territory, Canada, using water isotope tracers.

    Kevin W. Turner;Brent B. Wolfe;Thomas W.D. Edwards

  • Reconstruction of multi-century flood histories from oxbow lake sediments, Peace-Athabasca Delta, Canada

    Brent B. Wolfe;Brent B. Wolfe;Roland I. Hall;Thomas W. D. Edwards

  • Science-policy processes for transboundary water governance.

    Derek Armitage;Rob C de Loe;Michelle Morris;Tom W D Edwards

  • New Method for the Isolation and Identification of Methanogenic Bacteria

    T. Edwards;B. C. McBride

  • Ion flow at comet Halley

    A. Johnstone;A. Coates;S. Kellock;B. Wilken

  • Vulnerability of shallow subarctic lakes to evaporate and desiccate when snowmelt runoff is low

    F. Bouchard;F. Bouchard;K. W. Turner;K. W. Turner;L. A. MacDonald;C. Deakin

  • Interpreting paleoclimate from l8O and 2H in plant cellulose: comparison with evidence from fossil insects and relict permafrost in southwestern Ontario

    T. W. D. Edwards;R. O. Aravena;P. Fritz;A. V. Morgan

Frequent Co-Authors

Brent B. Wolfe
Brent B. Wolfe Wilfrid Laurier University
Roland I. Hall
Roland I. Hall University of Waterloo
John J. Gibson
John J. Gibson University of Victoria
Dan Hammarlund
Dan Hammarlund Lund University
Glen M. MacDonald
Glen M. MacDonald University of California, Los Angeles
Terry D. Prowse
Terry D. Prowse University of Victoria
Ramon Aravena
Ramon Aravena University of Waterloo
Charles S. Cockell
Charles S. Cockell University of Edinburgh
Andrei Andreev
Andrei Andreev Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research
Suzanne McGowan
Suzanne McGowan University of Nottingham

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