General
Research Areas
- Evolution of the geomagnetic field and implications for deep earth processes
- The fidelity of paleomagnetic recorders
- The role of magnetotactic bacteria in sedimentary magnetizations
Experience
- 2012 - present: Institute of Geology and Geophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China, Associate Professor
- 2010 - 2012: Institute of Geology and Geophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China, Chinese Academy of Sciences Young International Science Fellow
- 2009 - 2010: Visiting postdoctoral researcher at the Center for Advanced Marine Core Research, Kochi University, Japan
- 2005 - 2009: National Oceanography Centre, University of Southampton, UK, Ph.D. in geophysics
- October 2001 - June 2005: University of Edinburgh, UK, BSc (Hons) Geophysics 1st Class
Publications
Papers
- Paterson, G. A., Y. Wang, Y. Pan (2013), The fidelity of paleomagnetic records carried by magnetosome chains Earth Plant. Sci. Lett., 383, 82-91, doi: 10.1016/j.epsl.2013.09.031.
- Bolton, C. T., Chang, L., Clemens, S. C., Kodama, K., Ikehara, M., Medina-Elizalde, M., Paterson, G. A., Roberts, A. P., Rohling, E. J., Yamamoto, Y., Zhao, X. (2013), A 500,000 year record of Indian summer monsoon dynamics recorded by eastern equatorial Indian Ocean upper water-column structure, Quaternary Science Rev., 77, 167-180, doi: 10.1016/j.quascirev.2013.07.031.
- Paterson, G. A. (2013), The effects of anisotropic and non-linear thermoremanent magnetizations on Thellier-type paleointensity data, Geophys. J. Int., 193, 694-710, doi: 10.1093/gji/ggt033.
- Paterson, G. A., A. J. Biggin, Y. Yamamoto, and Y. Pan (2012), Towards the robust selection of Thellier-type paleointensity data: The influence of experimental noise, Geochem. Geophys. Geosyst., 13, Q05Z43, doi: 10.1029/2012GC004046.
- Zhang, C. X., G. A. Paterson, and Q. S. Liu (2012), A new mechanism for the magnetic enhancement of hematite during heating: the role of clay minerals, Stud. Geophys. Geod., 56, 845-860, doi: 10.1007/s11200-011-9018-4.
- Paterson, G. A. (2011), A simple test for the presence of multidomain behaviour during paleointensity experiments, J. Geophys. Res., 116, B10104, doi: 10.1029/2011JB008369.
- Muxworthy, A. R., D. Heslop, G. A. Paterson, and D. M. Michalk (2011), A Preisach method for estimating absolute paleofield intensity under the constraint of using only isothermal measurements: 2. Experimental testing, J. Geophys. Res., 116, B04103, doi: 10.1029/2010JB007844.
- Paterson, G. A., D. Heslop, and A. R. Muxworthy (2010), Deriving confidence in paleointensity estimates, Geochem. Geophys. Geosyst., 11, Q07Z18, doi: 10.1029/2010GC003071.
- Paterson, G. A., A. R. Muxworthy, A.P. Roberts, and C. MacNiocaill (2010), Assessment of the usefulness of lithic clasts from pyroclastic deposits for paleointensity determination, J. Geophys. Res., 115, B03104, doi: 10.1029/2009JB006475.
- Paterson, G. A., A. P. Roberts, A. R. Muxworthy, C. MacNiocaill, L. Gurioli, J. G. Viramonté, C. Navarro and S. Weider (2010), Paleomagnetic determination of emplacement temperatures of pyroclastic deposits: An under-utilized tool, Bull. Volcanol., 7, 309-330, doi: 10.1007/s00445-009-0324-4
Publications
Papers
- Paterson, G. A., Y. Wang, Y. Pan (2013), The fidelity of paleomagnetic records carried by magnetosome chains Earth Plant. Sci. Lett., 383, 82-91, doi: 10.1016/j.epsl.2013.09.031.
- Bolton, C. T., Chang, L., Clemens, S. C., Kodama, K., Ikehara, M., Medina-Elizalde, M., Paterson, G. A., Roberts, A. P., Rohling, E. J., Yamamoto, Y., Zhao, X. (2013), A 500,000 year record of Indian summer monsoon dynamics recorded by eastern equatorial Indian Ocean upper water-column structure, Quaternary Science Rev., 77, 167-180, doi: 10.1016/j.quascirev.2013.07.031.
- Paterson, G. A. (2013), The effects of anisotropic and non-linear thermoremanent magnetizations on Thellier-type paleointensity data, Geophys. J. Int., 193, 694-710, doi: 10.1093/gji/ggt033.
- Paterson, G. A., A. J. Biggin, Y. Yamamoto, and Y. Pan (2012), Towards the robust selection of Thellier-type paleointensity data: The influence of experimental noise, Geochem. Geophys. Geosyst., 13, Q05Z43, doi: 10.1029/2012GC004046.
- Zhang, C. X., G. A. Paterson, and Q. S. Liu (2012), A new mechanism for the magnetic enhancement of hematite during heating: the role of clay minerals, Stud. Geophys. Geod., 56, 845-860, doi: 10.1007/s11200-011-9018-4.
- Paterson, G. A. (2011), A simple test for the presence of multidomain behaviour during paleointensity experiments, J. Geophys. Res., 116, B10104, doi: 10.1029/2011JB008369.
- Muxworthy, A. R., D. Heslop, G. A. Paterson, and D. M. Michalk (2011), A Preisach method for estimating absolute paleofield intensity under the constraint of using only isothermal measurements: 2. Experimental testing, J. Geophys. Res., 116, B04103, doi: 10.1029/2010JB007844.
- Paterson, G. A., D. Heslop, and A. R. Muxworthy (2010), Deriving confidence in paleointensity estimates, Geochem. Geophys. Geosyst., 11, Q07Z18, doi: 10.1029/2010GC003071.
- Paterson, G. A., A. R. Muxworthy, A.P. Roberts, and C. MacNiocaill (2010), Assessment of the usefulness of lithic clasts from pyroclastic deposits for paleointensity determination, J. Geophys. Res., 115, B03104, doi: 10.1029/2009JB006475.
- Paterson, G. A., A. P. Roberts, A. R. Muxworthy, C. MacNiocaill, L. Gurioli, J. G. Viramonté, C. Navarro and S. Weider (2010), Paleomagnetic determination of emplacement temperatures of pyroclastic deposits: An under-utilized tool, Bull. Volcanol., 7, 309-330, doi: 10.1007/s00445-009-0324-4