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ARTICLES

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2017

17. Thomas EK, Clemens SC, Sun Y, Huang Y, Prell WL, Chen G, Liu Z, Loomis S (2017). Mid-latitude land surface temperature impacts the timing and structure of glacial maxima. Geophysical Research Letters 2016GL071882. <doi:10.1002/2016GL071882> <data at NCDC>

16. Schweinsberg AD, Briner JP, Miller GH, Bennike O, Thomas EK (2017). Local glaciation in West Greenland linked to North Atlantic Ocean circulation during the Holocene. Geology G38114.1. <doi:10.1130/G38114.1>

2016

15. Thomas EK, Clemens S, Sun Y, Prell W, Huang Y, Gao L, Loomis S, Chen G, Liu Z (2016) Heterodynes dominate precipitation isotopes in the East Asian monsoon region, reflecting interaction of multiple climate factors. Earth and Planetary Science Letters. 455: 196–206. <doi:10.1016/j.epsl.2016.09.044> <data at NCDC>

14. Thomas EK, Briner JP, Ryan-Henry JJ†, Huang Y (2016) A major increase in winter snowfall during the middle Holocene on western Greenland caused by reduced sea ice in Baffin Bay and the Labrador Sea. Geophysical Research Letters 43: 2016GL068513. <doi:10.1002/2016GL068513> <data at NCDC>

13. Thomas EK, Huang Y, Clemens S, Colman S, Morrill C, Wegener P†, Zhao J (2016) Changes in dominant moisture sources and the consequences for hydroclimate on the northeastern Tibetan Plateau during the past 32 kyr. Quaternary Science Reviews 131A: 157-167. <doi:10.1016/j.quascirev.2015.11.003> <data at NCDC>

2015

12. Gao L, Guimond J†, Thomas EK, Huang Y (2015) Major trends in leaf wax abundance, δ2H and δ13C values along leaf venation in five species of C3 plants: Physiological and geochemical implications. Organic Geochemistry 78: 144-152. <doi:10.1016/j.orggeochem.2014.11.005>

2014

11. Thomas EK, Clemens S, Prell W, Herbert T, Huang Y, Liu Z, Sinninghe Damsté J, Sun Y, Wen X (2014) Temperature and leaf wax δ2H records demonstrate seasonal and regional controls on Asian monsoon proxies. Geology 42: 1075-1078. <doi:10.1130/G36289.1> <direct toll-free link to the full article> <data at NCDC>

10. Thomas EK, Huang Y, Morrill C, Zhao J, Wegener P†, Clemens S, Colman S, Gao L (2014) Abundant C4 plants on the Tibetan Plateau during the late glacial and early Holocene. Quaternary Science Reviews 87: 24-33. <doi:10.1016/j.quascirev.2013.12.014> <data at NCDC>

9. Håkansson L, Briner JP, Andresen CS, Thomas EK, Bennike O (2014). Slow retreat of a land based sector of the West Greenland Ice Sheet during the Holocene Thermal Maximum: Evidence from threshold lakes at Paakitsoq. Quaternary Science Reviews 98: 74-83. <doi: 10.1016/j.quascirev.2014.05.016>

2012

8. Thomas EK, McGrane S, Briner JP, Huang Y (2012) Leaf wax hydrogen isotope and varve thickness climate proxies from arctic proglacial lake sediments. Journal of Paleolimnology 48: 193-207. <doi:10.1007/s10933-012-9584-7> <data at NCDC>

2011

7. Briner JP, Young NE, Thomas EK, Stewart HAM, Losee S, Truex S† (2011) Varve and radiocarbon dating support the rapid advance of Jakobshavn Isbræ during the Little Ice Age. Quaternary Science Reviews 30: 2476-2486. <doi:10.1016/j.quascirev.2011.05.017>

6. Thomas EK, Briner JP, Axford Y, Francis D, Miller GH, Walker IR (2011). A 2000-year-long multi-proxy lacustrine record from eastern Baffin Island, Arctic Canada reveals first millennium AD cold period. Quaternary Research, 75: 491-500. <doi:10.1016/j.yqres.2011.03.003> <data at NCDC>

2010

5. Thomas EK, Szymanski JS, Briner JP (2010) Holocene alpine glaciation inferred from lacustrine sediments on northeastern Baffin Island, Arctic Canada. Journal of Quaternary Science, 25: 146-161. <doi:10.1002/jqs.1286>

2009

4. Axford Y, Briner JP, Cooke C, Francis D, Michelutti N, Miller G, Smol J, Thomas EK, Wilson C, Wolfe AP (2009) Recent changes in a remote Arctic lake are unique within the past 200,000 years. PNAS, 106: 18443-18446. <doi:10.1073/pnas.0907094106>

3. Kaufman DS, Schneider DP, McKay NP, Ammann CM, Bradley RS, Briffa KR, Miller GH, Otto-Bliesner BL, Overpeck JT, Vinther BM, Arctic Lakes 2k Project Members (Abbott M, Axford Y, Bird B, Birks HJB, Bjune AE, Briner J, Cook T, Chipman M, Francus P, Gajewski K, Geirsdottir A, Hu FS, Kutchko B, Lamoureux S, Loso M, MacDonald G, Peros M, Porinchu D, Schiff C, Seppa H, Thomas EK) (2009) Recent warming reverses long-term Arctic cooling. Science, 325: 1236-1239. <doi:10.1126/science.1173983>

2. Thomas EK, Briner JP (2009) Climate of the past millennium inferred from varved proglacial lake sediments on northeast Baffin Island, Arctic Canada. Journal of Paleolimnology, 41: 209-224. <doi:10.1007/s10933-008-9258-7> <data at NCDC>

2008

1. Thomas EK, Axford Y, Briner JP (2008) Rapid 20th century environmental change on northeastern Baffin Island, Arctic Canada inferred from a multi-proxy lacustrine record. Journal of Paleolimnology, 40: 507-517. <doi:10.1007/s10933-007-9178-y> <data at NCDC>

 

CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS

2017

49. Cluett AA, Thomas EK (2017) Lake water isotopic variability in western Greenland: Implications for paleohydrological studies. Québec-Ontario Paleolimnology Symposium. Poster.

48. Corcoran MC†, Thomas EK, Boutt D (2017) Implications for interpreting leaf wax paleoclimate proxies in ecosystems with strong seasonal cycles using observed seasonal trends of environmental water and sedimentary leaf wax hydrogen isotopes in Central New York. Québec-Ontario Paleolimnology Symposium. Poster.

47. Cowling OC, Thomas EK, Svendsen JI, Vasskøg K (2017) Hydroclimate response to abrupt temperature changes during the deglacial interval in Norway. Québec-Ontario Paleolimnology Symposium. Poster.

46. Corcoran MC†, Thomas EK, Boutt D (2017) Implications for interpreting leaf wax paleoclimate proxies in ecosystems with strong seasonal cycles using observed seasonal trends of environmental water and sedimentary leaf wax hydrogen isotopes in Central New York. UB Celebration of Excellence. Poster.

45. Thomas EK (2017) Lacustrine organic geochemical proxies for Arctic hydroclimate. Ontario-Québec Paleolimnology Symposium. Invited plenary talk.

44. Cluett AA, Thomas EK (2017) Lake water isotopic variability in western Greenland: Implications for paleohydrological studies. 47th International Arctic Workshop. Poster.

43. Corcoran MC†, Thomas EK, Boutt D (2017) Implications for interpreting leaf wax paleoclimate proxies in ecosystems with strong seasonal cycles using observed seasonal trends of environmental water and sedimentary leaf wax hydrogen isotopes in Central New York. 47th International Arctic Workshop. Poster.

42. Cowling OC, Thomas EK, Svendsen JI, Vasskøg K (2017) Hydroclimate response to abrupt temperature changes during the deglacial interval in Norway and Russia. 47th International Arctic Workshop. Poster.

41. Lesnek AL, Briner JP, Roop H, Cluett AA, Thomas EK, Young N (2017) Constraints on western Greenland Ice Sheet extent during the middle Holocene from proglacial threshold lakes. 47th International Arctic Workshop. Poster.

2016

40. Corcoran MC†, Thomas EK, Boutt D (2016) Observed seasonal trends of hydrogen isotopes in environmental water and sedimentary leaf waxes in temperate ecosystems: implications for interpreting leaf wax paleoclimate records. American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting. Poster.

39. Thomas EK, Castañeda IS, Briner JP, Nguyen KQ†, Salacup J, Schweinsberg A, McKay N (2016) Abrupt early Holocene hydroclimate and temperature responses to freshwater forcing in Baffin Bay drove rapid ice sheet change. American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting. Poster.

38. Thomas EK, Castañeda IS, Briner JP, Nguyen KQ†, Salacup J, Schweinsberg A (2016) Decadally-Resolved early Holocene temperature and precipitation reconstructions from western Greenland. 46th International Arctic Workshop, Boulder, CO. Talk.

37. Thomas EK, Castañeda IS, Briner JP, Nguyen KQ†, Salacup J, Schweinsberg A (2016) Decadally-resolved early Holocene temperature and precipitation reconstructions from the eastern and western coasts of Baffin Bay. Geological Society of America Northeastern Section Meeting, Albany, NY. Talk.

36. Nguyen KQ†, Thomas EK, Castañeda IS, Briner JP, Schweinsberg A, Salacup J (2016) Reconstructing early Holocene decadal-resolution temperature using brGDGTs from lake sediments, western Greenland. Geological Society of America Northeastern Section Meeting, Albany, NY. Poster.

35. Corcoran MC†, Thomas EK, Boutt D (2016) Seasonal trends of hydrogen and oxygen isotopes in precipitation and lake water samples in central New York: Implications for isotopic paleoclimate proxies. Geological Society of America Northeastern Section Meeting, Albany, NY. Poster.

2015

34. Thomas EK, Castañeda IS, Briner JP, Schweinsberg A, Nguyen KQ†, Salacup J (2015) Decadal-resolution early Holocene temperature and precipitation reconstruction near Disko Bugt, western Greenland. American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting, San Francisco, CA. Poster.

2014

33. Thomas EK, Clemens SC, Prell WL, Sun Y, Huang Y, Chen G, Liu Z, Wen X (2014) Differentiating summer and winter monsoon signals in precipitation isotope records from East Asia. Goldschmidt, Sacramento, CA. Talk.

32. Thomas EK, Ryan-Henry J†, Briner JP, Huang Y (2014) A centennial-resolution Holocene leaf wax hydrogen isotope record for Disko Bugt, western Greenland. 44th International Arctic Workshop, Boulder, CO. Talk.

2013

31. Thomas EK, Clemens SC, Prell WL, Sun Y, Huang Y, Chen G, Liu Z, Wen X (2013) Orbital-scale summer precipitation and temperature variability in central China reconstructed with leaf wax hydrogen isotopes and branched GDGTs. American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting, San Francisco, CA. Talk.

30. Thomas EK, Huang Y, Briner JP, DeAraujo J†, Ryan-Henry J†, Wegener P†, Zhao J, Clemens SC, Colman SM, Zhisheng A (2013) Leaf waxes as climate proxies in high latitude and high altitude lakes. Geological Society of America Northeastern Section Meeting, Bretton Woods, NH. Talk.

29. Ryan-Henry J†, Thomas EK, Briner JP, Huang Y (2013) A Holocene centennial-scale temperature and precipitation reconstruction for western Greenland using leaf wax and GDGT biomarkers. Geological Society of America Northeastern Section Meeting, Bretton Woods, NH. Poster.

28. Thomas EK, Clemens SC, Prell WL, Herbert TD, Huang Y, Sinninghe Damsté J, Sun Y (2013) Understanding the impact of seasonality on East Asian Monsoon proxy records. 4th PAGES Open Science Meeting, Goa, India. Talk.

27. Thomas EK, Huang Y, Wegener P†, Clemens SC, Colman SM, Zhao J, Zhisheng A (2013) Abrupt climate and ecosystem change during the last glacial cycle on the Tibetan Plateau reconstructed using multiple organic geochemical proxies from Lake Qinghai, China. 4th PAGES Open Science Meeting, Goa, India. Poster.

2012

26. Thomas EK, Clemens S, Herbert TD, Huang Y, Prell WL, Sinninghe Damsté J, Sun Y (2012) Reconstructing precipitation seasonality in East Asia using leaf wax hydrogen isotopes. Graduate Climate Conference, University of Washington. Talk.

25. Thomas EK, Clemens S, Herbert TD, Huang Y, Prell WL, Sinninghe Damsté J, Sun Y (2012) Reconstructing precipitation seasonality in East Asia using leaf wax hydrogen isotopes. Syntrace 21 Workshop, Brown University. Talk.

24. Thomas EK, Zhao J, Huang Y, Clemens SC, Colman SM, Zhisheng A (2012) Abrupt climate change on the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau inferred using organic geochemical proxies in Lake Qinghai sediments. Gordon Research Conference on Organic Geochemistry, Holderness, NH. Poster.

2011

23.Thomas EK, Caballero-Gill RP, Clemens SC, Prell WL, Sun Y, Huang Y (2011) Reconstructing the Pleistocene Asian Monsoon using leaf wax δD. International Quaternary Association XVIII Congress, Bern, Switzerland, July 21-27. Talk.

22. Thomas EK, Huang Y, Briner JP (2011) Leaf wax hydrogen isotopes as a hydroclimatic proxy in arctic lake sediments. 41st International Arctic Workshop, UQAM, Montreal, Quebec, Canada. March 2-4. <pdf of poster>

2010

21. Thomas EK, Huang Y, Briner JP, McGrane S (2010) An assessment of leaf wax hydrogen isotopes as a climate proxy in proglacial arctic lake sediments. American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting Program and Abstracts, San Francisco, CA. December 12-17. <pdf of poster>

2009

20. Thomas EK, Gao L, MacDonald D, Huang Y (2009) A quantitative and qualitative comparison of aquatic and terrestrial plant lignin phenols: Critical information for paleoecological reconstructions. American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting Program and Abstracts, San Francisco, CA. December 13-18. <pdf of poster>

19. Bedard DT, Stewart H, Thomas EK, Briner JP (2009) A Holocene lake sediment sequence from a proglacial, threshold lake near Jakobshavn Isbrae, west Greenland. 39th International Arctic Workshop, Bates College. April 21-23. Poster.

2008

18. Thomas EK, Szymanski JS Briner JP (2008) Holocene glacier fluctuations on northeastern Baffin Island, Arctic Canada, inferred from lake sediment records. American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting Program and Abstracts, San Francisco, CA. December 14-19. Poster.

17. Noble JR, Briner JP, Thomas, EK, Ridgeway ML (2008) Reconstructing detailed proglacial lake sedimentation using multiple cores from Big Round Lake, northeastern Baffin Island, Arctic Canada. 38th International Arctic Workshop, Boulder, CO. March 5-7. Poster.

16. Ridgeway ML, Thomas EK, Noble JR, Briner JP (2008) Using multiple surface cores to test the varve thickness-summer temperature relationship, northeastern Baffin Island, Arctic Canada. 38th International Arctic Workshop, Boulder, CO. March 5-7. Poster.

15. Thomas EK, Briner JP (2008) Late Holocene climate change inferred from varved proglacial lake sediments on northeastern Baffin Island, Arctic Canada. 38th International Arctic Workshop, Boulder, CO. March 5-7. Talk.

14. Noble JR, Thomas EK, Briner JP (2008) Reconstructing detailed proglacial lake sedimentation and climate using multiple cores from Big Round Lake, northeastern Baffin Island, Arctic Canada. Geological Society of America Northeastern Section Meeting, Buffalo, NY. March 27-29. Poster.

13. Ridgeway ML, Thomas EK, Briner JP (2008) Using multiple surface cores to test the varve thickness-summer temperature relationship, northeast Baffin Island, Arctic Canada. Geological Society of America Northeastern Section Meeting, Buffalo, NY. March 27-29. Poster.

12. Thomas EK, Briner JP (2008) Holocene climate inferred from a 9000-year-long proglacial lake sediment record on northeastern Baffin Island, Arctic Canada. Geological Society of America Northeastern Section Meeting, Buffalo, NY. March 27-29. Poster.

2007

11. Thomas EK, Briner JP Axford Y (2007) Late Holocene climate change inferred from varved proglacial lake sediments on northeastern Baffin Island, Arctic Canada. American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting, San Francisco, CA. December 9-14. Poster.

10. Thomas EK, Axford Y, Briner JP Francis D (2007) A sub-centennial temperature record inferred from subfossil midges for the past two millennia on northeastern Baffin Island, Arctic Canada. 37th International Arctic Workshop, Skaftafell, Iceland. May 2-5. Talk.

2006

9. Thomas EK, Ridgeway M, Wischerath L Briner JP (2006) Global warming and the International Polar Year as a context for teaching inner-city children Earth and Environmental Science. Geological Society of America Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, PA. October 22-25. Poster.

8. Thomas EK, Briner JP, Axford Y Miller G (2006) Comparing radiocarbon ages from aquatic moss macrofossils, humic acids and chironomid head capsules in arctic lake sediments. 36th International Arctic Workshop, Boulder, CO. March 16-18. Poster.

7. Szymanski J, Thomas EK, Briner JP, Axford Y, Miller GH. (2006) Preliminary paleoclimate proxy data from high-resolution surface sediment cores from two Baffin Island lakes: A context for the Anthropocene. 36th International Arctic Workshop, Boulder, CO. March 16-18. Poster.

6. Thomas EK, Curran A, Etheredge S, Tyner E Peckol P (2006) Coral Reef Ed-Ventures: An environmental education program for the school children of San Pedro, Belize. Geological Society of America Northeastern Section Meeting, Camp Hill/Harrisburg, PA. March 20-22. Poster.

2005

5. Thomas EK, Werner A, Roof S (2005) Using geochemical evidence to determine sediment provenance in a high Arctic glacier-fed lake system, Linne valley, Svalbard. Geological Society of America Northeastern Section Meeting, Saratoga Springs, NY. March 14-16. Poster.

4. Thomas EK, Hartwell G (2005) Greenhouse gas emissions at Smith College: A comprehensive inventory from 1990-2004 and suggestions for emissions reductions. Celebrating Collaborations of Students with Faculty, Smith College, Northampton, MA. Poster.

2004

3. Smith LD, Thomas EK (2004) Biogeographic differences in claw size and performance in an introduced crab predator: Evidence of an emerging arms race? American Society of Limnology and Oceanography/The Oceanography Society, Honolulu, HI. February 15-20. Talk.

2003

2. Smith LD, Thomas EK (2003) Biogeographic variation in claw size and performance in an introduced crab predator: evidence of an emerging arms race? Third International Conference on Marine Bioinvasions, La Jolla, CA. March 16-19. Poster.

1. Smith LD, Thomas EK, Hornby KM, Weigle SM, Pederson J, Carlton JT (2003) Identifying potential invaders among imported marine species. Third International Conference on Marine Bioinvasions, La Jolla, CA. March 16-19. Poster.