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The Sensitivity of the Antarctic Ice Sheet to a Changing Climate: Past, Present, and Future (2020)
Journal Article
(2020). The Sensitivity of the Antarctic Ice Sheet to a Changing Climate: Past, Present, and Future. Reviews of Geophysics, https://doi.org/10.1029/2019RG000663

The Antarctic Ice Sheet (AIS) is out of equilibrium with the current anthropogenic-enhanced climate forcing. Paleoenvironmental records and ice sheet models reveal that the AIS has been tightly coupled to the climate system during the past and indica... Read More about The Sensitivity of the Antarctic Ice Sheet to a Changing Climate: Past, Present, and Future.

Mental mapping and multinational migrations: a geographical imaginations approach (2020)
Journal Article
(2020). Mental mapping and multinational migrations: a geographical imaginations approach. Geographical Research, https://doi.org/10.1111/1745-5871.12435

Researching migration decision-making raises certain methodological issues due to complexity of these practices and the diversity of possibilities that exist for aspiring migrants. Migrants are increasingly engaging in multiple migrations, moving bet... Read More about Mental mapping and multinational migrations: a geographical imaginations approach.

Decorated Duterte: Digital Objects and the Crisis of Martial Law History in the Philippines (2020)
Journal Article
McKay. (2020). Decorated Duterte: Digital Objects and the Crisis of Martial Law History in the Philippines. Modern Languages Open, https://doi.org/10.3828/mlo.v0i0.316

Much of the contemporary crisis in coming to terms with the past may have digital origins. We can see this crisis as engineered or assembled through a new series of historical actors: memes and posts on social media and, behind them, the work of trol... Read More about Decorated Duterte: Digital Objects and the Crisis of Martial Law History in the Philippines.

Cheap, accessible, and virtual experiences as tools for immersive study: a proof of concept study (2020)
Journal Article
Rogers. (2020). Cheap, accessible, and virtual experiences as tools for immersive study: a proof of concept study. Research in Learning Technology, 28, https://doi.org/10.25304/rlt.v28.2416

Virtual and augmented reality technology is becoming more commonly available within a plethora of environments in which we exist, including educational environments. With advances in technology, and more exposure to its capabilities, there is a great... Read More about Cheap, accessible, and virtual experiences as tools for immersive study: a proof of concept study.

Properties of wood composite plastics made from predominant Low Density Polyethylene (LDPE) plastics and their degradability in nature (2020)
Journal Article
Satrio, F., Basyuni, M., Nuryawan, A., Hutauruk, N., Purba, E., Masruchin, N., …McKay, D. (2020). Properties of wood composite plastics made from predominant Low Density Polyethylene (LDPE) plastics and their degradability in nature. PloS one, https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0236406

To address concerns over plastics in the global environment, this project produced three wood plastics composites (WPCs) which could divert plastics from the waste stream into new materials. The three materials made had a ratio of 85%:15%, 90%:10%, a... Read More about Properties of wood composite plastics made from predominant Low Density Polyethylene (LDPE) plastics and their degradability in nature.

4. 'The Only Blond Girl in Manila’: Challenges and Opportunities as a White Western Young Woman Postgraduate Researching in Asia (2020)
Book Chapter
(2020). 4. 'The Only Blond Girl in Manila’: Challenges and Opportunities as a White Western Young Woman Postgraduate Researching in Asia. In Handbook on Gender in Asia

Exploring gender as a fundamental factor in the way that lives of individuals, families and societies across Asia are organized, this timely Handbook studies the importance of modernization and globalization for understanding gender in Asia ...

U-Pb dating of calcite in ancient carbonates for age estimates of syn- to post-depositional processes: a case study from the upper Ediacaran strata of Finnmark, Arctic Norway (2020)
Journal Article
(2020). U-Pb dating of calcite in ancient carbonates for age estimates of syn- to post-depositional processes: a case study from the upper Ediacaran strata of Finnmark, Arctic Norway. Geological Magazine, 1367-1372. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0016756820000564

Results of in situ U-Pb dating of calcite spherulites, cone-in-cone (CIC) calcite and calcite fibres from a calcareous concretion of the upper Ediacaran of Finnmark, Arctic Norway, are reported. Calcite spherulites from the innermost layers of the co... Read More about U-Pb dating of calcite in ancient carbonates for age estimates of syn- to post-depositional processes: a case study from the upper Ediacaran strata of Finnmark, Arctic Norway.

Deciphering the Jurassic–Cretaceous evolution of the Hamadan metamorphic complex during Neotethys subduction, western Iran (2020)
Journal Article
Halama. (2020). Deciphering the Jurassic–Cretaceous evolution of the Hamadan metamorphic complex during Neotethys subduction, western Iran. International Journal of Earth Sciences, https://doi.org/10.1007/s00531-020-01893-x

The Hamadan high-grade metapelites in the northwestern part of the Sanandaj–Sirjan zone, Iran, show a polymetamorphic evolution with relics of a garnet-bearing metamorphic mineral assemblage (M1), a contact metamorphic overprint (M2) related to the e... Read More about Deciphering the Jurassic–Cretaceous evolution of the Hamadan metamorphic complex during Neotethys subduction, western Iran.

Southern Ocean carbon sink enhanced by sea-ice feedbacks at the Antarctic Cold Reversal (2020)
Journal Article
Weber, M., Ellis, B., Thomas, Z., Montenari, M., Cage, A., Harris, M., …Rivera, A. (2020). Southern Ocean carbon sink enhanced by sea-ice feedbacks at the Antarctic Cold Reversal. Nature Geoscience, 489-497. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41561-020-0587-0

The Southern Ocean occupies some 14% of the planet’s surface and plays a fundamental role in the global carbon cycle and climate. It provides a direct connection to the deep ocean carbon reservoir through biogeochemical processes that include surface... Read More about Southern Ocean carbon sink enhanced by sea-ice feedbacks at the Antarctic Cold Reversal.

Xenoliths as tracers of magmatic and intra-crustal processes at volcanic arcs (2020)
Thesis
Whitley, S. O. (2020). Xenoliths as tracers of magmatic and intra-crustal processes at volcanic arcs. (Thesis). Keele University

Arc magmas typically show distinct geochemical and petrographical evidence indicating a complex petrogenesis. The surface products represent a summation of the complex interplay of geodynamic magma generation processes, varied differentiation histori... Read More about Xenoliths as tracers of magmatic and intra-crustal processes at volcanic arcs.

The effects of increased atmospheric reactive nitrogen deposition upon rates of biological nitrogen fixation in peatlands and temperate forests (2020)
Thesis
Saiz Val, E. (2020). The effects of increased atmospheric reactive nitrogen deposition upon rates of biological nitrogen fixation in peatlands and temperate forests. (Thesis). Keele University

Biological nitrogen fixation (BNF) is a microbial process that fixes atmospheric nitrogen (N2) gas into reactive, bioavailable forms (Nr). Naturally, lightning and BNF accounted for the entire Nr available for plant and microbial metabolic demands. H... Read More about The effects of increased atmospheric reactive nitrogen deposition upon rates of biological nitrogen fixation in peatlands and temperate forests.

Sediment deposition and preservation in Aeolian Systems: A comparison of contemporary and ancient ergs (2020)
Thesis
Cousins, D. P. (2020). Sediment deposition and preservation in Aeolian Systems: A comparison of contemporary and ancient ergs. (Thesis). Keele University

Ancient and contemporary aeolian systems have been subject of important conceptual advances in recent years, however, a disconnect exists between the complexities inherent at the depositional surface and subsequent controls on preservation. At the fu... Read More about Sediment deposition and preservation in Aeolian Systems: A comparison of contemporary and ancient ergs.

Detrital zircon provenance of north Gondwana Palaeozoic sandstones from Saudi Arabia (2020)
Journal Article
(2020). Detrital zircon provenance of north Gondwana Palaeozoic sandstones from Saudi Arabia. Geological Magazine, 442-458. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0016756820000576

We present the first comprehensive detrital zircon U–Pb age dataset from Palaeozoic sandstones of Saudi Arabia, which provides new insights into the erosion history of the East African Orogen and sediment recycling in northern Gondwana. Five main age... Read More about Detrital zircon provenance of north Gondwana Palaeozoic sandstones from Saudi Arabia.

Pinched between the plates: Armenia's voluminous record of volcanic activity (2020)
Journal Article
Halama, R., Meliksetian, K., Savov, I., Sugden, P., & Sokół, K. (2020). Pinched between the plates: Armenia's voluminous record of volcanic activity. Geology Today, 101 - 108. https://doi.org/10.1111/gto.12309

Located in the heart of the Lesser Caucasus mountains, where the Arabian and Eurasian tectonic plates collide, Armenia occupies an exceptional geological position shaped through millions of years of subduction and collision. It is a unique place on t... Read More about Pinched between the plates: Armenia's voluminous record of volcanic activity.

Inequalities, harm reduction and non-combustible nicotine products: a meta-ethnography of qualitative evidence (2020)
Journal Article
Lucherini, M., Hill, S., & Smith, K. (2020). Inequalities, harm reduction and non-combustible nicotine products: a meta-ethnography of qualitative evidence. BMC Public Health, https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-020-09083-9

Background We sought to review qualitative evidence on how smokers in different socioeconomic groups engage with non-combustible nicotine products (NCNP), including electronic cigarettes and nicotine replacement therapies, in order to provide insigh... Read More about Inequalities, harm reduction and non-combustible nicotine products: a meta-ethnography of qualitative evidence.

Permian–Triassic magmatism in response to Palaeotethys subduction and pre-Late Triassic arrival of northeast Gondwana-derived continental fragments at the southern Eurasian margin: detrital zircon evidence from Triassic sandstones of Central Iran (2020)
Journal Article
(2020). Permian–Triassic magmatism in response to Palaeotethys subduction and pre-Late Triassic arrival of northeast Gondwana-derived continental fragments at the southern Eurasian margin: detrital zircon evidence from Triassic sandstones of Central Iran. Gondwana Research, 118-131. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gr.2020.02.001

The closure of Palaeotethys that led to the collision of the Cimmerian blocks with the southern Eurasian margin causing the Eo-Cimmerian orogeny during the Early Mesozoic is still controversially discussed. The Triassic Nakhlak Group in Central Iran... Read More about Permian–Triassic magmatism in response to Palaeotethys subduction and pre-Late Triassic arrival of northeast Gondwana-derived continental fragments at the southern Eurasian margin: detrital zircon evidence from Triassic sandstones of Central Iran.

Barium isotopic composition of the mantle: Constraints from carbonatites (2020)
Journal Article
Li, W., Yu, H., Xu, J., Halama, R., Bell, K., Nan, X., & Huang, F. (2020). Barium isotopic composition of the mantle: Constraints from carbonatites. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 235-243. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gca.2019.06.041

To investigate the behaviour of Ba isotopes during carbonatite petrogenesis and to explore the possibility of using carbonatites to constrain the Ba isotopic composition of the mantle, we report high-precision Ba isotopic analyses of: (1) carbonatite... Read More about Barium isotopic composition of the mantle: Constraints from carbonatites.

Detrimental environmental impact of large scale land use through deforestation and deterioration of carbon balance in Istanbul Northern Forest Area (2020)
Journal Article
Ozgur Dogru, A., Goksel, C., David, R. M., Tolunay, D., Sözen, S., & Orhon, D. (2020). Detrimental environmental impact of large scale land use through deforestation and deterioration of carbon balance in Istanbul Northern Forest Area. Environmental Earth Sciences, 79, Article 270. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12665-020-08996-3

This study explored the environmental impact of the large-scale projects, the 3rd Bridge across the Bosphorus and 3rd Airport, carried out in the last decade leading to the massive deterioration of the northern forest area in Istanbul. Destroyed fore... Read More about Detrimental environmental impact of large scale land use through deforestation and deterioration of carbon balance in Istanbul Northern Forest Area.

The paradoxical habits of busyness and the complexity of intimate time-space (2020)
Journal Article
Holdsworth, C. (2020). The paradoxical habits of busyness and the complexity of intimate time-space. Social and Cultural Geography, 23(4), https://doi.org/10.1080/14649365.2020.1769167

Talk of busyness is everywhere. Obsessions with being busy mediate the temporalities of working and family life. The assumption that busyness is universal suggests a unified experience of temporality in the 21st century. This paper responds to this n... Read More about The paradoxical habits of busyness and the complexity of intimate time-space.