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Richard B. Alley

Pennsylvania State UniversityUS
Geology and Paleoclimatology ResearchCryospheric studies and observationsPolar Research and EcologyClimate variability and modelsGeological formations and processes
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Top Publicationsvia OpenAlex
1
Holocene climatic instability: A prominent, widespread event 8200 yr ago
1997·1,893 citations
2
Abrupt increase in Greenland snow accumulation at the end of the Younger Dryas event
1993·1,207 citationsOpen Access
3
The Younger Dryas cold interval as viewed from central Greenland
2000·971 citations
4
The 8k event: cause and consequences of a major Holocene abrupt climate change
2005·919 citations
5
Timing of abrupt climate change at the end of the Younger Dryas interval from thermally fractionated gases in polar ice
1998·715 citations
6
Validity of the temperature reconstruction from water isotopes in ice cores
1997·679 citationsOpen Access
7
Observations: Changes in Snow, Ice and Frozen Ground
2007·650 citations
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The ‘flickering switch’ of late Pleistocene climate change
1993·592 citations
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Research Topics
Geology and Paleoclimatology ResearchEarth and Planetary Sciences
Cryospheric studies and observationsEarth and Planetary Sciences
Polar Research and EcologyEnvironmental Science
Climate variability and modelsEnvironmental Science
Geological formations and processesEarth and Planetary Sciences
Publication Activity
1985
1 pubs
1984
4 pubs
1982
2 pubs
1980
2 pubs
1970
1 pubs
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