Geoffrey Boulton
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(Suggest an Edit or Addition)According to Wikipedia, Geoffrey Stewart Boulton is a British geoscientist, and Regius Professor Emeritus of the University of Edinburgh. He was awarded the 2006 Lyell Medal, by the Geological Society. He was awarded the 2011 James Croll Medal. He was awarded the Seligman Crystal by the International Glaciological Society in 2001. Between 2007 and 2011 he was General Secretary of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, of which he has been a Fellow since 1989. He was elected to membership of the Academia Europaea in 2022
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Published Works
- Sediment deformation beneath glaciers: Rheology and geological consequences (1987) (850)
- What are universities for? (2011) (557)
- Boulder shapes and grain‐size distributions of debris as indicators of transport paths through a glacier and till genesis (1978) (479)
- Stability of Temperate Ice Caps and Ice Sheets Resting on Beds of Deformable Sediment (1979) (443)
- Glacial geology and glaciology of the last mid-latitude ice sheets (1985) (404)
- Palaeoglaciology of an ice sheet through a glacial cycle: the European ice sheet through the Weichselian (2001) (356)
- Push-moraines and glacier-contact fans in marine and terrestrial environments (1986) (335)
- Theory of glacial erosion, transport and deposition as a consequence of subglacial sediment deformation (1996) (327)
- Processes of Glacier Erosion on Different Substrata (1979) (324)
- A theory of drumlin formation by subglacial sediment deformation (1987) (310)
- The interrelation of glaciotectonic and glaciodepositional processes within the glacial environment (1991) (297)
- A highly mobile Laurentide ice sheet revealed by satellite images of glacial lineations (1990) (276)
- Modern Arctic glaciers as depositional models for former ice sheets (1972) (266)
- Sediment deformation beneath glaciers and its coupling to the subglacial hydraulic system (2001) (245)
- Sedimentary and sea level changes during glacial cycles and their control on glacimarine facies architecture (1990) (232)
- Processes and Patterns of Glacial Erosion (1982) (197)
- Groundwater flow beneath ice sheets: Part II — Its impact on glacier tectonic structures and moraine formation (1995) (195)
- Groundwater flow beneath ice sheets: Part I — Large scale patterns (1995) (190)
- The Origin of Glacially Fluted Surfaces-Observations and Theory (1976) (185)
- On the Origin and Transport of Englacial Debris in Svalbard Glaciers (1970) (184)
- Subglacial Shearing and Crushing, and the Role of Water Pressures in Tills from South-East Iceland (1974) (172)
- The influence of genetic processes on some geotechnical properties of glacial tills (1976) (172)
- Glaciology of the British Isles Ice Sheet during the last glacial cycle: form, flow, streams and lobes (2006) (169)
- On the Deposition of Subglacial and Melt-Out tills at the Margins of Certain Svalbard Glaciers (1970) (149)
- Styles of subglacial glaciotectonic deformation within the context of the anglian ice‐sheet (1990) (146)
- The sedimentary and structural evolution of a recent push moraine complex: Holmstrømbreen, Spitsbergen (1999) (138)
- Till and moraine emplacement in a deforming bed surge — an example from a marine environment (1996) (134)
- Drainage beneath ice sheets: groundwater–channel coupling, and the origin of esker systems from former ice sheets (2009) (128)
- The Laurentide ice sheet through the last glacial cycle: the topology of drift lineations as a key to the dynamic behaviour of former ice sheets (1990) (124)
- Deglaciation of the younger dryas or Loch Lomond Stadial ice‐field in the northern Highlands, Scotland (1993) (124)
- Flow Tills and Related Deposits on Some Vestspitsbergen Glaciers (1968) (122)
- Sedimentation in glacial environments and the identification of tills and tillites in ancient sedimentary sequences (1981) (119)
- Science as a public enterprise: the case for open data (2011) (112)
- The origin of till sequences by subglacial sediment deformation beneath mid-latitude ice sheets (1996) (107)
- Subglacial drainage by groundwater-channel coupling, and the origin of esker systems: part 1 - glaciological observations (2007) (103)
- A reinterpretation of Scottish ‘hummocky moraine’ and its significance for the deglaciation of the Scottish Highlands during the Younger Dryas or Loch Lomond Stadial (1993) (103)
- A glacio-isostatic facies model and amino acid stratigraphy for late Quaternary events in Spitsbergen and the Arctic (1982) (101)
- Consolidation of sediments by glaciers: relations between sediment geotechnics, soft-bed glacier dynamics and subglacial ground-water flow (1993) (98)
- Future scenarios for the COVID-19 pandemic (2021) (94)
- The Development of a Complex Supraglacial Moraine at the Margin of Sørbreen, Ny Friesland, Vestspitsbergen (1967) (91)
- The Nature and Rates of Post-Depositional Changes in Recently Deposited Till from South-East Iceland (1974) (89)
- Deep circulation of groundwater in overpressured subglacial aquifers and its geological consequences (1993) (83)
- Subglacial drainage by groundwater channel coupling, and the origin of esker systems: part II—theory and simulation of a modern system (2007) (79)
- Glacial history of the Spitsbergen archipelago and the problem of a Barents Shelf ice sheet (2008) (66)
- The impact of glaciation on the groundwater regime of Northwest Europe (1996) (63)
- Modes of Operation of Thermo-Mechanically Coupled Ice Sheets (1989) (51)
- University Rankings: Diversity, Excellence and the European Initiative (2011) (50)
- The effects of Pleistocene glaciations on the geohydrological system of Northwest Europe (1997) (49)
- Geophysics: A paradigm shift in glaciology? (1986) (48)
- Slow flow of granular aggregates: the deformation of sediments beneath glaciers (1998) (48)
- Dispersal of glacially derived sediment over part of the continental shelf of south Iceland and the geometry of the resultant sediment bodies (1988) (47)
- Stratigraphy and Palaeoenvironments of the Red Crag and Norwich Crag Formations Between Aldeburgh and Sizewell, Suffolk, England (1988) (46)
- A paradigm shift in glaciology (1986) (44)
- DECOVALEX III BMT3/BENCHPAR WP4: The thermo-hydro-mechanical responses to a glacial cycle and their potential implications for deep geological disposal of nuclear fuel waste in a fractured crystalline rock mass (2005) (42)
- The sedimentary and structural evolution of a recent push moraine complex: Holmströmbreen, Spitsbergen (2004) (41)
- Isostatic uplift and glacial history in northern Spitsbergen (1974) (40)
- Direct Measurement of Stress at the Base of a Glacier (1979) (40)
- The Reconstruction of Former Ice Sheets and their Mass Balance Characteristics using a Non-Linearly Viscous Flow Model (1984) (34)
- Glaciers and their Coupling with Hydraulic and Sedimentary Processes (2007) (34)
- Mid-Latitude Ice Sheets through the Last Glacial Cycle : Glaciological and Geological Reconstructions (1994) (33)
- Till and moraine emplacement in a deforming bed surge—an example from a marine environment (2004) (32)
- Deltas, spits and littoral terraces associated with rising sea level: Late Quaternary examples from northern Iceland (1991) (32)
- Late Weichselian Glaciation in the Cheshire-Shropshire Basin (1965) (31)
- Streaming flow in an ice sheet through a glacial cycle (2003) (29)
- Perspectives on Open Science and Scientific Data Sharing: An Interdisciplinary Workshop (2014) (27)
- Two cores are better than one (1993) (26)
- Open your minds and share your results (2012) (25)
- LATE HOLOCENE GLACIER FLUCTUATIONS AND VEGETATION CHANGES AT MAKTAK FIORD, BAFFIN ISLAND, N.W.T., CANADA (1976) (23)
- Ice rafting history from the Spitsbergen ice cap over the last 200 kyr (1996) (23)
- The challenges of a Big Data Earth (2018) (23)
- Harvesting Talent: Strengthening Research Careers in Europe (2011) (22)
- A marine seismic study of late Quaternary sedimentaion and inferred glacier fluctuations along western Inverness‐shire, Scotland (2008) (22)
- Hydraulic impacts of glacier advance over a sediment bed (2006) (21)
- A model of Weichselian glacier variation in the North Atlantic region (2008) (21)
- The unsteady plane flow of ice-sheets: A parabolic problem with two moving boundaries (1987) (20)
- Geological records of the recent past, a key to the near future world environments (2000) (20)
- Stress in an elastic hump: the effects of glacier flow over elastic bedrock (1975) (19)
- Thermo-Hydro-Mechanical (T-H-M) Impacts of Glaciation and Implications for Deep Geologic Disposal of Nuclear Waste (2004) (19)
- Isotopic Fractionation at the Base of Polar and Sub-Polar Glaciers (1986) (18)
- Basal Sliding Relations Deduced from Ice-Sheet Data (1984) (18)
- Evidence of European ice sheet fluctuation during the last glacial cycle (2004) (17)
- Ice-sheet models as tools for palaeoclimatic analysis: the example of the European ice sheet through the last glacial cycle (1995) (17)
- Deglaciation history and palaeoceanography of the western Spitsbergen margin since the last glacial maximum (1996) (17)
- Drainage pathways beneath ice sheets and their implications for ice sheet form and flow: the example of the British Ice Sheet during the Last Glacial Maximum (2010) (16)
- Doctoral studies in Europe : excellence in researcher training What are universities for ? (2008) (15)
- Stratigraphy and structure of a coastal sediment wedge of glacial origin inferred from sparker measurements in glacial Lake Jökulsárlón in southeastern Iceland (1982) (15)
- Developing Open Science in Africa: Barriers, Solutions and Opportunities (2020) (14)
- Products and Effects of Modern Eolian Activity on a Nineteenth-Century Glacier-Pushed Ridge in West Spitsbergen, Svalbard (1986) (14)
- Reproducibility: International accord on open data (2016) (13)
- Groundwater Pollution in Europe (1974) (11)
- Progress in glacial geology during the last fifty years (1987) (11)
- Opening the record of science: making scholarly publishing work for science in the digital era (2020) (10)
- The open data imperative (2014) (9)
- Progress in geography, 5: C. Board, R.J. Chorley, P. Haggett and D.R. Stoddart. Edward Arnold, London, 1973, 334 pp., £5.00. (1974) (9)
- Quantitative techniques in geography: An introduction (1975) (8)
- Englacial debris in glaciers: reply to the comments of Dr J. T. Andrews (1972) (7)
- Thermo-Hydro-Mechanical Impacts of Coupling Between Glaciers and Permafrost (2004) (7)
- A Middle Würm Interstadial in South-West Wales (1968) (7)
- Deep penetration of permafrost through saturated ground (1990) (6)
- Identification of ancient glacier marks using AVHRR imagery (1989) (4)
- Why Open Data (2017) (4)
- Long Term Climatic Variations (1994) (4)
- Deformation of Subglacial Sediments and its Implications (Abstract only) (1981) (3)
- A Finite-Element Study of Potential Coupled Hydromechanical Effects of Glaciation on a Crystalline Rock Mass (2004) (3)
- A reply to Dr. Blake's comments (2008) (2)
- Geomorphic Patterns Produced By The Last Canadian Ice Sheet: Matching The Scales Of Remote Sensing With The Frequency Of Natural Variation. (1989) (2)
- Science community steps up to reform open access (2021) (2)
- The grandest Challenges (2015) (2)
- The Digital Revolution, Open Science and Innovation for Development in Sub-Saharan Africa (2020) (2)
- Open Data and the Future of Science (2014) (1)
- CODATA Prospectus: Strategy and Achievement, 2015-2017 - 3rd Update (2018) (1)
- CODATA Prospectus: Strategy and Achievement, 2015-2016 (2016) (1)
- Palaeoenvironments: Temperature of the ice sheets (1986) (1)
- The ice age cycle and the deglaciations: an application of nonlinear regression modelling (2000) (1)
- Governing Open Science (2022) (1)
- Reflections on a Quaternary litho-stratigraphy for Britain (2012) (1)
- Preface to Mechanics of granular materials in engineering and Earth sciences. A Discussion Meeting held at the Royal Society on 28 and 29 January 1998. (1998) (1)
- Mechanics of granular materials in engineering and earth sciences (1998) (1)
- Glacial and Fluvioglacial Landforms: R.J. Price, 1973. Oliver and Boyd, Edinburgh, 242 pp. £ 5.00 (1973) (1)
- Session V: Roundtable discussion and closing: grand challenges (2015) (0)
- Petroleum Pollution at Great Hospital, Norwich (1974) (0)
- Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences: 356 (1747) (1998) (0)
- Science Diplomacy in the UK, Russia and Beyond (2018) (0)
- OF TEETH AND THEIR SUPPORTING STRUCTURESt (2006) (0)
- Science as a global public good: the roles of the representative bodies of science—a perspective (2022) (0)
- The Digital Revolution, Open Science and Development (2018) (0)
- Books Received (1996) (0)
- A family of protein kinases map2 (1991) (0)
- Open Data Infrastructures And The Future Of Science (2016) (0)
- Mobilising the Data Revolution: the CODATA Strategy (2016) (0)
- Constraining the evolution of a dynamic 3D thermo-mechanical ice sheet model using relative sea level records (2003) (0)
- Itirbilung Fiord, Glacial Features (1988) (0)
- Groundwater flow & related processes beneath ice sheets (2012) (0)
- Deglaciation of the Glenfinnan area, western Scotland, following the Loch Lomond Stadial: A reply (1994) (0)
- DISCUSSION (1972) (0)
- Sand surfaces (1974) (0)
- An Open Data Platform For Africa (2016) (0)
- The African Open Science Platform: The Future of Science and the Science of the Future (2018) (0)
- Glacial geomorphology, C. Embleton and C. A. M. King, Edward Arnold (Publishers) Ltd., London, 1975. glaciers and landscape, D. E. Sugden and B. S. John, Edward Arnold (Publishers) Ltd., 1976 (1977) (0)
- Erratum to 'The influence of genetic processes on some geotechnical properties of glacial tills', Quarterly Journal of Engineering Geology and Hydrogeology, 9, 159-194 (1976) (1976) (0)
- The ice age—Past and present: By Brian S. John. Collins, London. 1977. £4.95 (1978) (0)
- The environment of mankind (1976) (0)
- Izgradnja mentalnih mostova (2009) (0)
- Itirbilung-McBethfjords geomorphical map (1994) (0)
- Englacial debris in glaciers: reply to the comments of Dr J. T. Andrews (1971) (0)
- Working together to address global problems: Royal Geographical Society (with IBG) Medals and Awards ceremony 2014 (2014) (0)
- Form and Flow of the Last British Ice Sheet (2012) (0)
- The influence of J.G. Goodchild (1988) (0)
- Geomorphological map, McBeth-Itirbilung Fiords, Baffin Island (1994) (0)
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