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Overview

Tom A. Jordan is affiliated with the British Antarctic Survey in the United Kingdom, where their research primarily focuses on Earth and Planetary Sciences. Their work spans multiple subfields including Atmospheric Science, Geophysics, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Ecology, and aspects of Management, Monitoring, Policy, and Law.

The scientist's research covers a range of topics within geoscience and environmental studies. Key areas of work include:

  • Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
  • Cryospheric Studies and Observations
  • Geological and Geochemical Analysis
  • Winter Sports Injuries and Performance
  • Polar Research and Ecology
  • Landslides and Related Hazards
  • Hydrocarbon Exploration and Reservoir Analysis

Tom A. Jordan has authored papers that contribute to the understanding of Antarctic geography and glaciology. Notable publications include:

  • The geological history and evolution of West Antarctica, 2020, Nature Reviews Earth & Environment
  • New gravity-derived bathymetry for the Thwaites, Crosson, and Dotson ice shelves revealing two ice shelf populations, 2020, The Cryosphere

Beyond their own authorship, Jordan frequently collaborates with other researchers. Their most frequent co-authors are Neil Ross, Martín J. Siegert, Robert G. Bingham, Olaf Eisen, and Dustin M. Schroeder, with collaboration counts ranging from 9 to 12 papers each.

The main publication venues for their work include:

  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • The Cryosphere
  • Journal of Geophysical Research Solid Earth
  • Geophysical Research Letters
  • Earth System Science Data

Best Publications

  • Bedmap2: improved ice bed, surface and thickness datasets for Antarctica

    Peter Fretwell;Hamish D. Pritchard;David G. Vaughan;J. L. Bamber

  • East Antarctic rifting triggers uplift of the Gamburtsev Mountains

    Fausto Ferraccioli;Carol A. Finn;Tom A. Jordan;Robin E. Bell

  • Widespread Persistent Thickening of the East Antarctic Ice Sheet by Freezing from the Base

    Robin E. Bell;Fausto Ferraccioli;Timothy T. Creyts;David Braaten

  • Evidence from ice shelves for channelized meltwater flow beneath the Antarctic Ice Sheet

    Anne M. Le Brocq;Neil Ross;Jennifer A. Griggs;Robert G. Bingham

  • Gravity anomalies, flexure and the elastic thickness structure of the India–Eurasia collisional system

    T.A. Jordan;A.B. Watts

  • Heat Flux Distribution of Antarctica Unveiled

    Yasmina M. Martos;Yasmina M. Martos;Yasmina M. Martos;Manuel Catalán;Tom A. Jordan;Alexander Golynsky

  • Aeromagnetic exploration over the East Antarctic Ice Sheet: a new view of the Wilkes Subglacial Basin

    Fausto Ferraccioli;Egidio Armadillo;Tom Jordan;Emanuele Bozzo

  • The geological history and evolution of West Antarctica

    Tom A. Jordan;Teal R. Riley;Christine S. Siddoway

  • Steep reverse bed slope at the grounding line of the Weddell Sea sector in West Antarctica

    Neil Ross;Robert George Bingham;Hugh F.J. Corr;Fausto Ferraccioli

  • New Magnetic Anomaly Map of the Antarctic

    A. V. Golynsky;F. Ferraccioli;J. K. Hong;D. A. Golynsky

  • Early East Antarctic Ice Sheet growth recorded in the landscape of the Gamburtsev Subglacial Mountains

    Kathryn C. Rose;Fausto Ferraccioli;Stewart S.R. Jamieson;Robin E. Bell

  • New Antarctic Gravity Anomaly Grid for Enhanced Geodetic and Geophysical Studies in Antarctica.

    M. Scheinert;F. Ferraccioli;J. Schwabe;R. Bell

  • Geothermal Heat Flux Reveals the Iceland Hotspot Track Underneath Greenland

    Yasmina M. Martos;Yasmina M. Martos;Yasmina M. Martos;Tom A. Jordan;Manuel Catalán;Thomas M. Jordan

  • Aerogravity evidence for major crustal thinning under the Pine Island Glacier region (West Antarctica)

    T. A. Jordan;F. Ferraccioli;D. G. Vaughan;John W Holt

  • Inland extent of the Weddell Sea Rift imaged by new aerogeophysical data

    Tom A. Jordan;Fausto Ferraccioli;Neil Ross;Hugh F.J. Corr

  • The Ellsworth Subglacial Highlands: Inception and retreat of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet

    Neil Ross;Tom A. Jordan;Robert G. Bingham;Hugh F.J. Corr

  • Influence of subglacial conditions on ice stream dynamics: Seismic and potential field data from Pine Island Glacier, West Antarctica

    Andrew M. Smith;Tom A. Jordan;Fausto Ferraccioli;Robert G. Bingham

  • Revealing the former bed of Thwaites Glacier using sea-floor bathymetry: implications for warm-water routing and bed controls on ice flow and buttressing

    Kelly A. Hogan;Robert D. Larter;Alastair G. C. Graham;Robert Arthern

  • New geophysical compilations link crustal block motion to Jurassic extension and strike-slip faulting in the Weddell Sea Rift System of West Antarctica

    Tom Jordan;Fausto Ferraccioli;Philip Leat;Philip Leat

  • Anomalously high geothermal flux near the South Pole

    T. A. Jordan;C. Martin;F. Ferraccioli;K. Matsuoka

  • Crustal architecture of the Wilkes Subglacial Basin in East Antarctica, as revealed from airborne gravity data

    Tom A.R.M. Jordan;Fausto Ferraccioli;E. Armadillo;E. Bozzo

Frequent Co-Authors

Fausto Ferraccioli
Fausto Ferraccioli National Institute of Oceanography and Experimental Geophysics
Hugh F. J. Corr
Hugh F. J. Corr British Antarctic Survey
Martin J. Siegert
Martin J. Siegert University of Exeter
Neil Ross
Neil Ross Newcastle University
René Forsberg
René Forsberg Technical University of Denmark
Donald D. Blankenship
Donald D. Blankenship The University of Texas at Austin
Robin E. Bell
Robin E. Bell Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory
Kenichi Matsuoka
Kenichi Matsuoka Norwegian Polar Institute
Philip T. Leat
Philip T. Leat British Antarctic Survey
Wilfried Jokat
Wilfried Jokat University of Bremen

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