A. Oceanographic Field Experience
Chief or Co-Chief Scientist on 23 expeditions in the Atlantic,
Pacific, and Indian Oceans. Sailed on a total of 31 expeditions (918 cumulative
days) with Scripps, Lamont-Doherty, Univ. Rhode Island, Univ. Texas, Univ.
Tokyo, CNRS-France, Deep Sea Drilling Project, and the Ocean Drilling Program.
B. Current Research
Geodynamic history of the Mesozoic Pacific Basin. History of
global oceanic crustal production for the past 150 Ma. Geological and geophysical
consequences of large-scale volcanic and tectonic episodes. Tectonic setting
and history of microplates. Author or co-author of over 70 reviewed scientific
papers and maps.
C. Bibliography (since 1990):
Key:
A = Abstracts of Conference Presentations
J = Articles in Professional Journals
P = Popular Articles
R = Reports
1990
A Larson, R.L. and L.J. Abrams, "The
latest pulse of the Earth: Evidence for a Mid-Cretaceous super plume,"
EOS Trans. Amer. Geophys. Union, 70, 1661, 1990.
A Abrams, L. J., R. L. Larson,
Y. Lancelot, and T. H. Shipley, "Cretaceous volcanic sequences and Jurassic
crust in the western Pacific: Correlation of multichannel seismic investigations
with ODP Leg 129 drilling results," EOS Trans. Amer. Geophys. Union,
70, 1672, 1990.
A Arthur, M. A., R. L. Larson,
and W. E. Dean, "The Cretaceous mantle-crust-climate connection," EOS
Trans. Amer. Geophys. Union, 71, 1660, 1990.
R Lancelot, Y., R.L. Larson,
and the ODP 129 Scientific Party, "Ancient crust on the Pacific plate,"
Nature, 345, 112, 1990.
R Lancelot, Y, R.L. Larson,
and The ODP 129 Scientific Party, "Jurassic oceanic crust and sediments
in the Pacific, at last," Geotimes, 35, 25-26, 1990.
A Larson, R.L., Y. Lancelot, and
The Leg 129 Scientific Party, "ODP Leg 129 Results: Studies of Old Pacific
History," Fifth Circum-Pacific Energy and Minerals Conference, 53-54, 1990.
A Larson, R. L., "The latest pulse
of the Earth: Evidence for a mid-Cretaceous super plume," European Union
of Geosciences, 24-28 March, Strasbourg, EUG VI:50, 1990.
1991
A Arthur, M.A., L.R. Kump, W.R. Dean,
and R.L. Larson, "Superplume, supergreenhouse?," EOS Trans. Amer.
Geophys. Union, 72, 301, 1991.
A Bird, R.T., R.L. Larson,
R.C. Searle, M.C. Kleinrock, H. Schouten, D.F. Naar, R.I. Rusby, E.E. Hooft,
and H. Lasthiotakis, "The Juan Fernandez microplate unveiled," EOS Trans.
Am. Geophys. Union, 72, 509, 1991.
A Erba, E. and R. L. Larson,
"Nannofossils and superplumes," EOS Trans. Amer. Geophys. Union,
72, 301, 1991.
A Larson, R. L., "Consequences of
super plumes," EOS Trans. Amer. Geophys. Union, 72, 301,
1991.
J Larson, R. L., "Latest pulse of
the Earth: Evidence for a mid-Cretaceous super plume," Geology,
19, 547-550, 1991.
J Lorenzo, J.M., J.C. Mutter, R.L.
Larson, and the Northwest Australia Study Group, "Development of the
continent-ocean transform boundary of the southern Exmouth Plateau," Geology,
19, 843-846, 1991.
J Larson, R.L., "Geological Consequences
of Super Plumes," Geology, 19, 963-966, 1991.
A Larson, R.L. and P. Olson, "Mantle
plumes control magnetic reversal frequency," EOS Trans. Amer. Geophys.
Union, 72, 132-133, 1991.
A Shipley, T.H., L.J. Abrams, R.L.
Larson, and Y. Lancelot, "Extent of Cretaceous volcanic sequences in
the Jurassic Naura Basin, western Pacific," EOS Trans. Amer. Geophys.
Union, 72, 503, 1991.
J Larson, R.L. and P. Olson, "Mantle
plumes control reversal frequency," Earth Planet. Sci. Lett., 107,
437-447, 1991.
1992
A Larson, R.L., D.D. Bergersen, and
the ODP Leg 144 Shipboard Scientific Party, "Thermal reset ages and subsidence
curves for guyots sampled on ODP Leg 144: Preliminary estimates," EOS
Trans. Amer. Geophys. Union, 73, 261, 1992.
A Bergersen, D.D., R.L. Larson,
and the ODP Leg 144 Shipboard Science Party, "Seismic stratigraphy of guyots
drilled during ODP Leg 144: Preliminary results," EOS Trans. Amer. Geophys.
Union, 73, 587, 1992.
J Larson, R.L., Comment (Gaffin,
S.R.) and Reply on "Latest pulse of Earth: Evidence for a mid-Cretaceous
superplume" and "Geological consequences of superplumes", Geology,
20, 475-477, 1992.
J Larson, R.L., Comment (Sheridan,
R.E.) and Reply on "Geological consequences of superplumes", Geology,
20, 477-479, 1992.
J Larson, R.L., R.C. Searle, M.C.
Kleinrock, H.Schouten, R.T. Bird, D.F. Naar, R.I. Rusby, E.E. Hooft, and
H. Lasthiotakis, "Roller-bearing tectonic evolution of the Juan Fernandez
microplate," Nature, 356, 571-576, 1992.
J Hopper, J.R., Mutter, J.C., Larson,
R.L., Mutter, C.Z., Northwest Australia Study Group, Magmatism and
rift margin evolution: Evidence from northwest Australia," Geology,
20, 853-857, 1992.
J Larson, R.L., W.W. Sager, "Skewness
of magnetic anomalies M0 to M29 in the northwestern Pacific," Proceedings
of the Ocean Drilling Program Leg 129, 471-481, 1992.
J Larson, R.L., M.B. Steiner, E.
Erba, and Y. Lancelot, "Paleolatitudes and tectonic reconstructions of
the oldest portion of the Pacific plate: A comparative study," Proceedings
of the Ocean Drilling Program, Leg 129, 615-631, 1992.
1993
J Abrams, L.J., R.L. Larson,
T.H. Shipley, and Y. Lancelot, Cretaceous volcanic sequences and Jurassic
oceanic crust in the East Mariana and Pigafetta Basins of the western Pacific,
"The Mesozoic Pacific: Geology, tectonics, and volcanism" Amer. Geophys.
Union, Geophysical Monograph, 77, 77-101, 1993.
J Larson, R.L., A.T. Fisher, R.D.
Jarrard, K. Becker and ODP Leg 144 Shipboard Scientific Party, "Highly
permeable and layered Jurassic oceanic crust in the western Pacific," Earth
Planet. Sci. Lett., 119, 71-83, 1993.
J Shipley, T.H., L.J. Abrams, Y.
Lancelot, and R.L. Larson, "Late Jurassic-Early Cretaceous oceanic
crust and Early Cretaceous volcanic sequences of the Nauru Basin, western
Pacific, "The Mesozoic Pacific: Geology, tectonics and volcanism," Amer.
Geophys. Union, Geophysical Monograph, 77, 103-119, 1993.
A Erba, E., D.D. Bergersen, R.L.
Larson, J.M. Lincoln, M. Nakanishi and ODP Leg 144 Shipboard Scientific
Party, "Paleolatitude and vertical subsidence histories of ODP Leg 144
guyots," EOS Trans. Amer. Geophys. Union, 74, 353, 1993.
A Ito, H., Y. Nogi and R. Larson,
"Magnetic reversal stratigraphy of Jurassic oceanic crust from Hole 801C
downhole magnetometer measurements," EOS Trans. Amer. Geophys. Union,
74, 352, 1993.
A Larson, R.L., A.T. Fisher, R.D.
Jarrard, K. Becker and ODP Leg 144 Shipboard Scientific Party, "Highly
permeable and crust in the western Pacific," EOS Trans. Amer. Geophys.
Union, 74, 241, 1993.
A Larson, R.L. and P. Olson, "The
mid-Cretaceous superplume episode and its geophysical and geological consequences,"
European Union of Geosciences VII, Terra Abstracts, 5, 6,
1993.
A Sprtel, F.M., R.T. Bird and R.L.
Larson, "Crustal magnetization and sediment thickness distribution
of the Juan Fernandez microplate," Geol. Soc. Am., Abstracts with Programs,
25, A-144, 1993.
R Larson, R.L., A.G. Fischer, E.
Erba, and I. Premoli Silva, eds., "APTICORE-ALBICORE: A Workshop Report
on Global Events and Rhythms of the mid-Cretaceous," 4-9 October, 1992,
Perugia, Italy, 56 pp.
1994
A Larson, R.L., E. Erba, M. Nakanishi,
D.D. Bergersen, and J.M. Lincoln, "Stratigraphic, vertical subsidence,
and paleolatitude histories of ODP Leg 144 Guyots," EOS Trans. Amer.
Geophys. Union, 75 582, 1994.
A Bird, R.T., D.F. Naar, C.R. Scotese,
and R.L. Larson, "The kinematic history of the Juan Fernandez microplate
at the Pacific-Nazca-Antarctic plate boundary," EOS Trans. Amer. Geophys.
Union, 75, 609, 1994.
J Larson, R.L., Comment on Ingram,
B.L. et al., "Strontium isotopes in mid-Cretaceous seawater," Science,
266, 1584-1586, 1994.
1995
A Bird, R.T., D.F. Naar, R.L.Larson,
and C.R. Scotese, "New models for the origin and tectonic development of
the Juan Fernandez Microplate," Canadian Geophysical Union, Program
w/Abstracts, p. 49, 1995.
J Ito, H., Y. Nogi, and R.L.
Larson, "Magnetic reversal stratigraphy of Jurassic oceanic crust from
Hole 801C downhole magnetometer measurements," Proceedings of the Ocean
Drilling Program, Leg 144, 641-647, 1995.
J Jarrard, R.D., R.L. Larson,
A.T. Fisher, and L.J. Abrams, "Geophysical aging of oceanic crust: Evidence
from Hole 801C," Proceedings of the Ocean Drilling Program, Leg 144,
649-663, 1995.
P Larson, R.L., "The mid-Cretaceous
superplume episode," Scientific American, 272, 66-70, 1995.
A Larson, R.L., "Gondwanaland breakup
triggers mantle avalanches and the mid-Cretaceous superplume episode,"
EOS Trans. Amer. Geophys. Union, 76, 544-545, 1995.
J Larson, R.L., E. Erba, M. Nakanishi,
D.D. Bergersen, and J.L. Lincoln, "Stratigraphic, vertical subsidence,
and paleolatitude histories of Leg 144 guyots," Proceedings of the Ocean
Drilling Program, Leg 144, 915-933, 1995.
A Kincaid, C. and R.L. Larson,
"Slab penetration events through 670 and the evolution of plumes: Implications
for ocean crustal production," EOS Trans. Amer. Geophys. Union,
76, F172, 1995.
1996
J Larson, R.L. and C. Kincaid, "Onset
of mid-Cretaceous volcanism by elevation f the 670 km thermal boundary
layer," Geology, 21, 551-554, 1996.
1997
J Larson, R.L., "Superplume and ridge
interactions between Ontong-Java and Manihiki Plateaus and the Nove-Canton
Trough," Geology, 25, 779-782, 1997.
A Castillo, P.R., P.E. Janney, and
R.L. Larson, "Tectonic and geochemical consequences of Cretaceous
LIP formation in the Pacific," Goldschmidt Conference, Tuscon, Az, June
1-4, 1997.
A Larson, R.L. and R.A. Pockalny,
"Changing triple-junctions in the Mid-Cretaceous: From the Nova-Canton
Trough to Tongareva Atoll," EOS Trans. Amer. Geophys. Union, 78,
721, 1997.
1998
J Bird, R.T., D.F. Naar, R.L. Larson,
R.C. Searle, and C.R. Scotese, "Plate tectonic reconstructions of the Juan
Fernandez microplate at the Pacific-Nazca-Antarctic triple junction: Transformation
from internal shear to rigid rotation," J. Geophys. Res., 103,
7049-7067, 1998.
J Wilson, P.A., H.C. Jenkyns, H.
Elderfield, and R.L. Larson, "The paradox of carbonate platform
drowning and Cretaceous Pacific guyots," Nature, 392, 889-894,
1998.
A Larson, R.L. and E. Erba, "Onset
of the mid-Cretaceous greenhouse: Volcanic events and the biological, sedimentary,
and geochemical responses," Geol. Soc. Amer. Annual Meeting, 30,
A-53, 1998.
J Erba, E. and R.L. Larson,
"The Cismon APTICORE (Southern Alps, Italy): A 'Reference Section' for
the Lower Cretaceous at low latitudes," Rivista Italiana di Paleontologia
e Stratigrafia, 104, 181-192, 1998.
1999
J Larson, R.L. and E. Erba, "Onset
of the mid-Cretaceous greenhouse in the Barremian-Aptian: Igneous events
and the biological, sedimentary, and geochemical responses," submitted
to Paleoceanography, 1999.
J Erba, E., J. E. T. Channell, M.
Claps, C. Jones, R.L. Larson, B. Opdyke, I. Premoli Silva, A. Riva,
G. Salvini, S. Torricelli, "Integrated stratigraphy of the Cismon APTICORE
(Southern Alps, Italy): A 'Reference Section' for the Hauterivian-Aptian
interval at low latitudes," submitted to Journal of Foramineriferal
Research, 1999.
