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Kenneth Sims 's Degrees
- PhD Geology University of California, Berkeley
- Masters Geology University of California, Berkeley
- Bachelors Geology University of California, Berkeley
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(Suggest an Edit or Addition)According to Wikipedia, Kenneth W. W. Sims is an American professor of isotope geology in the Department of Geology and Geophysics at the University of Wyoming. Sims operates the University of Wyoming High Precision Isotope Laboratory.
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- Chemical and isotopic constraints on the generation and transport of magma beneath the East Pacific Rise (2002) (210)
- Porosity of the melting zone and variations in the solid mantle upwelling rate beneath Hawaii: inferences from 238U-230Th-226Ra and 235U-231Pa disequilibria (1999) (179)
- Re-evaluating the 238U-salinity relationship in seawater: Implications for the 238U–234Th disequilibrium method (2011) (165)
- An Inter‐Laboratory Assessment of the Thorium Isotopic Composition of Synthetic and Rock Reference Materials (2008) (150)
- INFERENCES ABOUT MANTLE MAGMA SOURCES FROM INCOMPATIBLE ELEMENT CONCENTRATION RATIOS IN OCEANIC BASALTS (1997) (148)
- Halogens and trace metal emissions from the ongoing 2008 summit eruption of Kīlauea volcano, Hawai`i (2012) (143)
- Mechanisms of Magma Generation Beneath Hawaii and Mid-Ocean Ridges: Uranium/Thorium and Samarium/Neodymium Isotopic Evidence (1995) (137)
- Assessing the presence of garnet‐pyroxenite in the mantle sources of basalts through combined hafnium‐neodymium‐thorium isotope systematics (2000) (132)
- The terrestrial uranium isotope cycle (2015) (127)
- The depletion of tungsten in the bulk silicate earth: Constraints on core formation (1996) (123)
- 238U‐230Th‐226Ra‐210Pb‐210Po, 232Th‐228Ra, and 235U‐231Pa constraints on the ages and petrogenesis of Vailulu'u and Malumalu Lavas, Samoa (2008) (106)
- Time-scales of Differentiation from Mafic Parents to Rhyolite in North American Continental Arcs (2003) (103)
- Consequences of diffuse and channelled porous melt migration on uranium series disequilibria (2002) (98)
- Perspective on the Genesis of E-MORB from Chemical and Isotopic Heterogeneity at 9–10°N East Pacific Rise (2009) (97)
- Partitioning of U and Th during garnet pyroxenite partial melting: Constraints on the source of alkaline ocean island basalts (2008) (95)
- Aberrant youth: Chemical and isotopic constraints on the origin of off‐axis lavas from the East Pacific Rise, 9°–10°N (2003) (89)
- Geochemistry and mineralogy of the phonolite lava lake, Erebus volcano, Antarctica: 1972–2004 and comparison with older lavas (2008) (89)
- Measurements of 220Rn and 222Rn and CO2 emissions in soil and fumarole gases on Mt. Etna volcano (Italy): Implications for gas transport and shallow ground fracture (2007) (87)
- Dust outpaces bedrock in nutrient supply to montane forest ecosystems (2017) (87)
- Re-evaluating the 238 U-salinity relationship in seawater : Implications for the 238 U – 234 Th disequilibrium method (2011) (86)
- The Role of Subducted Basalt in the Source of Island Arc Magmas: Evidence from Seafloor Lavas of the Western Aleutians (2015) (83)
- Lower export production during glacial periods in the equatorial Pacific derived from (231Pa/230Th)xs,0 measurements in deep-sea sediments (2004) (79)
- Rapid determination of 230Th and 231Pa in seawater by desolvated micro-nebulization Inductively Coupled Plasma magnetic sector mass spectrometry (2001) (70)
- Carbonation rates of peridotite in the Samail Ophiolite, Sultanate of Oman, constrained through 14C dating and stable isotopes (2014) (67)
- U-series Constraints on Intraplate Basaltic Magmatism (2003) (64)
- Young off-axis volcanism along the ultraslow-spreading Southwest Indian Ridge (2010) (61)
- The stable vanadium isotope composition of the mantle and mafic lavas (2013) (60)
- Chemical fractionation during formation of the Earth's core and continental crust: clues from As, Sb, W, and Mo. (1990) (59)
- A Sr, Nd, Hf, and Pb isotope perspective on the genesis and long-term evolution of alkaline magmas from Erebus volcano, Antarctica. (2008) (56)
- Core Formation During Early Accretion of the Earth (1991) (53)
- Uranium-series chronology of Gorda Ridge volcanism: new evidence from the 1996 eruption (2003) (47)
- Pele's hairs and tears: Natural probe of volcanic plume (2007) (46)
- Comparison of Th, Sr, Nd and Pb isotopes in oceanic basalts: Implications for mantle heterogeneity and magma genesis (2005) (42)
- The nature and evolution of mantle upwelling at Ross Island, Antarctica, with implications for the source of HIMU lavas (2018) (38)
- Short length scale mantle heterogeneity beneath Iceland probed by glacial modulation of melting (2012) (38)
- Insight into volatile behavior at Nyamuragira volcano (D.R. Congo, Africa) through olivine‐hosted melt inclusions (2011) (36)
- The evolution of magma during continental rifting : new constraints from the isotopic and trace element signatures of silicic magmas from Ethiopian volcanoes (2018) (36)
- Understanding Melt Generation Beneath the Slow- Spreading Kolbeinsey Ridge Using (238)U, (230)Th , and (231)Pa Excesses (2011) (35)
- Geophysical imaging of shallow degassing in a Yellowstone hydrothermal system (2016) (34)
- On the Time Scales of Magma Genesis, Melt Evolution, Crystal Growth Rates and Magma Degassing in the Erebus Volcano Magmatic System Using the 238U, 235U and 232Th Decay Series (2013) (33)
- 238U-and 232Th-decay series constraints on the timescales of crystal fractionation to produce the phonolite erupted in 2004 near Tristan da Cunha, South Atlantic Ocean (2008) (31)
- Determining eruption ages and erosion rates of Quaternary basaltic volcanism from combined U-series disequilibria and cosmogenic exposure ages (2007) (31)
- U-series disequilibria in MORB from the Garrett Transform and implications for mantle melting (2004) (30)
- Geochemical characterization of critical dust source regions in the American West (2017) (29)
- Data reporting standards for publication of U-series data for geochronology and timescale assessment in the earth sciences (2017) (28)
- A 210Pb–226Ra–230Th–238U study of Klyuchevskoy and Bezymianny volcanoes, Kamchatka (2006) (27)
- An isotopically distinct Zealandia–Antarctic mantle domain in the Southern Ocean (2019) (27)
- Combining ( 3 He) cosmogenic dating with U-Th/He eruption ages using olivine in basalt (2007) (27)
- Timescales of storage and recycling of crystal mush at Krafla Volcano, Iceland (2016) (26)
- Sr and O isotopes in western Aleutian seafloor lavas: Implications for the source of fluids and trace element character of arc volcanic rocks (2017) (25)
- Distribution of recycled crust within the upper mantle: Insights from the oxygen isotope composition of MORB from the Australian‐Antarctic Discordance (2009) (24)
- Geodynamic implications of crustal lithologies from the southeast Mariana forearc (2017) (24)
- Sill to surface: Linking young off-axis volcanism with subsurface melt at the overlapping spreading center at 9°03′N East Pacific Rise (2013) (24)
- On the hydration of olivine in ultramafic rocks: Implications from Fe isotopes in serpentinites (2017) (24)
- Melt generation beneath Arctic Ridges: Implications from U decay series disequilibria in the Mohns, Knipovich, and Gakkel Ridges (2014) (23)
- Bending as a mechanism for triggering off-axis volcanism on the East Pacific Rise (2005) (23)
- Understanding Degassing and Transport of CO2-rich Alkalic Magmas at Ross Island, Antarctica using Olivine-Hosted Melt Inclusions (2017) (22)
- North Atlantic hotspot-ridge interaction near Jan Mayen Island (2016) (22)
- Sequential Separation of Uranium, Hafnium and Neodymium from Natural Waters Concentrated by Iron Coprecipitation (2015) (22)
- Recent volcanic accretion at 9°N–10°N East Pacific Rise as resolved by combined geochemical and geological observations (2013) (21)
- A Sr-Nd-Hf isotope characterization of dust source areas in Victoria Land and the McMurdo Sound sector of Antarctica (2016) (21)
- An Inter-Laboratory Assessment of the Th Isotopic Composition of Synthetic and Rock Standards. (2007) (19)
- Elemental Concentrations In Japanese Silicate Rock Standards: A Comparison With The Literature (1988) (17)
- Determination of arsenic, antimony, tungsten and molybdenum in silicate materials by epithermal neutron activation and inorganic ion exchange (1991) (17)
- Timescales of magmatic processes and eruption ages of the Nyiragongo volcanics from 238U-230Th-226Ra-210Pb disequilibria (2009) (17)
- Timescales of magmatic processes and eruption ages of the Nyiragongo volcanics from 238U-230Th-226Ra-210Pb disequilibria (2009) (17)
- The distribution of coarse-grained sediments in modern Lake Turkana, Kenya: implications for clastic sedimentation models of rift lakes (1986) (17)
- U-238-Th-230 equilibrium in arc magmas and implications for the time scales of mantle metasomatism (2014) (16)
- Isotopic constraints on the genesis and evolution of basanitic lavas at Haleakala, Island of Maui, Hawaii (2016) (16)
- Dacite formation at Ilopango Caldera, El Salvador: U‐series disequilibrium and implications for petrogenetic processes and magma storage time (2012) (16)
- Timescales of degassing and conduit dynamics inferred from 210Pb–226Ra disequilibria in Volcán de Colima 1998–2010 andesitic magmas (2015) (13)
- The application of abundance sensitivity filters to the precise and accurate measurement of uranium series nuclides by plasma mass spectrometry (2019) (13)
- Shallow-level differentiation of phonolitic lavas from Sumaco Volcano, Ecuador (2017) (11)
- On theTime Scales of Magma Genesis, Melt Evolution, Crystal Growth Rates and Magma Degassing in the ErebusVolcano (2013) (10)
- 238U–230Th–226Ra–210Pb–210Po Disequilibria Constraints on Magma Generation, Ascent, and Degassing during the Ongoing Eruption of Kīlauea (2017) (9)
- A new method for the determination of low-level actinium-227 in geological samples (2013) (9)
- Seasonal progression of uranium series isotopes in subglacial meltwater: Implications for subglacial storage time (2017) (9)
- The uranium-isotopic composition of Saharan dust collected over the central Atlantic Ocean (2015) (9)
- Exploring the role of mantle eclogite at mid-ocean ridges and hotspots: U-series constraints on Jan Mayen Island and the Kolbeinsey Ridge (2016) (8)
- The effect of CO2 on the measurement of 220Rn and 222Rn with instruments utilising electrostatic precipitation (2013) (8)
- Applications and limitations of U–Th disequilibria systematics for determining ages of carbonate alteration minerals in peridotite (2015) (7)
- Seafloor photo‐geology and sonar terrain modeling at the 9°N overlapping spreading center, East Pacific Rise (2013) (7)
- Puna Dacite: Likely Temperature, Viscosity, Origin, Size, and Parent Body Nature (2008) (7)
- Young off-axis volcanism along the ultraslow spreading Southwest 1 (2010) (7)
- Influence of glacial meltwater on global seawater δ234U (2018) (6)
- Chapter 7.2 Mount Erebus (2021) (6)
- Evidence of Young Crystal Ages in Andesitic Magmas from a Hyperactive Arc Volcano—Volcan de Colima, Mexico (2017) (5)
- U-series constraints on intraplate magmatism (2002) (5)
- Use of a urinary catheter to prevent fogging of the BIOM lens during vitrectomy. (2016) (4)
- Abundances of As, Sb, Mo and W in the Crust and Mantle: Implications for Terrestrial Accretion and Core Formation Through Geologic Time (1988) (4)
- Sniffing for Clues to the Dinosaurs Demise: Measurement of Osmium Isotope Compositions and Platinum Group Element Abundances in Volcanic Emissions (2005) (4)
- Mount Erebus Volcano: An Exceptional Natural Laboratory for Studying Alkaline Magmatism and Open-Conduit Volcano Behavior (2020) (3)
- The influence of crustal recycling on the molybdenum isotope composition of the Earth's mantle (2022) (3)
- Zircon and Melt Extraction From a Long‐Lived and Vertically Extensive Magma System Underneath Ilopango Caldera (El Salvador) (2021) (3)
- A ²¹⁰Pb-²²⁶Ra-²³⁰Th-²³⁸U study of Klyuchevskoy and Bezymianny volcanoes, Kamchatka (2007) (3)
- Uranium and Thorium Decay Series Isotopic Contraints on the Source and Residence Time of Solutes in the Yellowstone Hydrothermal System (2011) (2)
- Geologic controls on hydrothermal groundwater mixing in Yellowstone National Park (2022) (2)
- Dating Weathering of Organic-rich Shales with U-Series Disequilibrium (2001) (2)
- Sensitivity of MORB Chemistry and Emplacement to Accretionary Tectonics at Ultraslow-Spreading Rates on the Southwest Indian Ridge (2005) (1)
- Time‐Lapse Geophysical Investigation of Geyser Dynamics at Spouter Geyser, Yellowstone National Park: Geyser Dynamics II (2023) (1)
- Lava emplacement and crustal architecture within an ultraslow-spreading rift valley (2006) (1)
- Experimental Investigation of High-Temperature Iron Isotope Fractionation in the Iron-Iron Sulfide System (2005) (1)
- Th, Nd, Sr and Pb Isotopes in Samoan Lavas: Implications for Mantle Heterogeneity. (2004) (1)
- 14C Dating of Carbonate Alteration of Peridotite in the Samail Ophiolite, Oman (2010) (1)
- Geophysical Imaging of the Shallow Geyser and Hydrothermal Reservoir Structures of Spouter Geyser, Yellowstone National Park: Geyser Dynamics I (2023) (1)
- Progressive melting of a heterogeneous mantle source beneath 9–10°N EPR (2006) (1)
- CHEMICAL AND ISOTOPIC CONSTRAINTS ON SOURCE-WATERS AND CONNECTIVITY OF BASIN-FILL AQUIFERS IN THE SOUTHERN SAN LUIS BASIN, NEW MEXICO (2004) (1)
- (226Ra)/(230Th) Disequilibrium and Amphibole Crystallization in Rhyodacite From Ilopango Caldera, El Salvador (2007) (1)
- Aqueous geochemistry of the Thermopolis hydrothermal system, southern Bighorn Basin, Wyoming, U.S.A. (2014) (1)
- Correlated U-Th and Sm-Nd fractionation in mid-ocean ridge and ocean island basalts; implications for basalt petrogenesis (1994) (1)
- Mineral/melt partitioning of U and Th during partial melting of garnet pyroxenite (2006) (1)
- From mantle to ash cloud: quantifying magma generation, ascent, and degassing rates at Kilauea during short-lived explosive episodes using short-lived U-series radionuclide disequilibria (2012) (1)
- THE NATURE AND EVOLUTION OF MANTLE UPWELLING AT ROSS ISLAND, ANTARCTICA (2017) (1)
- Amphibolites and a garnetite: Geodynamic implications of crustal lithologies from the southeast Mariana fore-arc (2017) (0)
- North Atlantic hotspot-ridge interaction near (2016) (0)
- Insights into Near-Surface Structural Control of Hydrothermal Fluid Movement at Rabbit Creek Thermal Area, Yellowstone National Park (2017) (0)
- Chemical and isotopic constraints on source-waters and connectiviity of basin-fill aquifers (2004) (0)
- A new method for the determination of low-level actinium-227 4 in geological samples 5 (2012) (0)
- Geochemical conditions beneath the West Greenland Ice Sheet inferred from borehole and terminus samples (2011) (0)
- Malumalu Lavas, Samoa (2008) (0)
- Sr Isotopes in Western Aleutian Seafloor Lavas: Implications for the Source of Fluids and Geochemical Decoupling of Trace Metals from Water (2016) (0)
- Using Nickel as a New Isotope Tracer of Oceanic Processes (2010) (0)
- Geochemical characteristics of off-axis lavas from the Chile Rise (2010) (0)
- Do 226Ra-230Th isochrons provide realistic crystallization ages? (2008) (0)
- Adenoid cystic carcinoma presenting as an orbital apex mass with intracranial extension (2016) (0)
- Evidence for a heterogeneous mantle at 9°30'N EPR (2008) (0)
- Global similarity in oxygen-isotope composition of MORB (2003) (0)
- SHALLOW-LEVEL DIFFERENTIATION PROCESSES RECORDED IN MINERALOGY OF PHONOLITE-SERIES LAVAS AT SUMACO VOLCANO, ECUADOR (2016) (0)
- Isotopic Constraints on Magmatic Sources at Nyiragongo and Nyamulagira Volcanoes, Virunga Volcanic Province, DR Congo (2015) (0)
- FE ISOTOPE SYSTEMATICS OF HYDROTHERMAL WATERS FROM THE YELLOWSTONE HYDROTHERMAL SYSTEM (2017) (0)
- Spatial and Temporal Variations in Mid-Ocean Ridge Basalt Geochemistry Along the 9°–10°N East Pacific Rise (1998) (0)
- Oxygen isotopes in MORB revisited: insights into the nature of the Indian MORB source and implications for crustal recycling (2007) (0)
- Geochemical characterization of subglacial water from the West Greenland Ice Sheet (2010) (0)
- Appendix: Maps showing muslim population density in southeastern Europe (2000) (0)
- High resolution geochemical and volcanological investigations of the East Pacific Rise (EPR) at 9°-10° N (2003) (0)
- Time scales of assimilation and mixing at Krafla volcano, Icleand (2005) (0)
- The terrestrial U isotope cycle 1 (2015) (0)
- (U-234/U-238) and (Th-230/U-238) disequilibria in fresh and altered Kolbeinsey Ridge basalts (2009) (0)
- Preliminary Results From The First Airborne EM Survey Conducted In Yellowstone National Park (2017) (0)
- Determination of Magma Ascent Rates From D/H Fractionation in Olivine-Hosted Melt Inclusions (2016) (0)
- 238U-230Th-226Ra-210Pb disequilibria study of the Nyiragongo volcanics from the East African Rift: implications for timescales of magmatic processes and eruption ages (2009) (0)
- Corrigendum to ‘Carbonation rates of peridotite in the Samail Ophiolite, Sultanate of Oman, constrained through 14C dating and stable isotopes’ [Geochim Cosmochim Acta 126 (2014) 371–397] (2015) (0)
- On- and off-axis magma transport in dikes at axial discontinuities: 9N OSC EPR (2013) (0)
- Rhyolites From the September 2005 Da'Ure (Dabbahu) Eruption, Afar, Ethiopia (2006) (0)
- Geophysical imaging of hydrothermal shallow degassing in Yellowstone National Park (2016) (0)
- Constraining crust formation at Slow-Spreading Ridges using the Composition and Morphology of Mt. Eggvin (2013) (0)
- Explaining Anomalously High Magma Flux at Volcanic Centers on the Northern Kolbeinsey and Southern Mohns Ridges using Bathymetry and Basalt Geochemistry (2013) (0)
- Mantle Heterogeneity beneath the Super-Segment of the Australian-Antarctic Ridge (2020) (0)
- Seawater alteration of Arctic mid-ocean ridge basalts (2009) (0)
- 238U-230Th-226Ra dating of Seafloor Hydrothermal Deposits (2022) (0)
- Title Geochemical characterization of critical dust source regions in the American West Permalink (2017) (0)
- IMPLICATIONS OF THORIUM EXCESSES AND HIGH 230TH IN SEAFLOOR LAVAS OF THE WESTERN ALEUTIAN ARC (2019) (0)
- Source variation for Mesozoic granitoid plutons in the White-Inyo Range, California, and implications for changes in the lithospheric structure (2015) (0)
- Radiogenic and Radioactive Isotopic Evidence for a Dynamic Residence Time of the Athabasca Glacier Subglacial Water (2011) (0)
- Greenland meltwater impacts on the 234 U/ 238 U composition of seawater, the role of subglacial residence time. (2014) (0)
- An Essential Quaternary Clock for Earth System Sciences: An Overview of the Theory and Applications of U and Th Decay Series Isotopes for the Dating of Young Igneous and Sedimentary Rocks (2020) (0)
- Implications from Uranium-Series Disequilibria for the Origin of Detachment Faulting along the Mid-Atlantic Ridge, 24-30°N (2021) (0)
- U-Th Disequilibria in Island Arc Lavas from the Western Aleutians (2007) (0)
- Geochemical evidence for a transient change in mantle melting from the deglaciation of Iceland (2008) (0)
- GEOCHEMISTRY OF LAVAS FROM SUMACO VOLCANO; A STEP TOWARD RESOLVING THE SLAB-MELTING DEBATE IN ECUADOR (2017) (0)
- Major element concentration and radionuclides of equatorial Pacific deep-sea sediments (2004) (0)
- Diffusively driven Li isotope fractionation (2007) (0)
- Rapid crystal recycling at Krafla Volcano, Iceland, inferred from oxygen-isotope and trace- element compositions and U-Th-Ra disequilibria in plagioclase (2008) (0)
- (234U/238U) and (230Th/238U) disequilibria in fresh and altered Kolbeinsey Ridge basalts (2009) (0)
- Radiogenic Isotope Constraints on Fluid Sources in the Yellowstone Hydrothermal System (2015) (0)
- Corrigendum to “The influence of crustal recycling on the molybdenum isotope composition of the Earth's mantle” [Earth Planet. Sci. Lett. 595 (2022) 117760] (2023) (0)
- The extent of sea floor volcanism and nature primitive magmas in the western Aleutians (2009) (0)
- The Influence of Ridge Geometry on Crustal Accretion: Insights From U-series Disequilibria on the SW Indian Ridge (2004) (0)
- Isotopic evidence for a large-scale plume-derived mantle domain between the Indian and Pacific mantles beneath the Southern Ocean. (2017) (0)
- Re-evaluating the mantle structure underlying the southwestern US (2006) (0)
- Timscales of rhyodacite formation in Central America: U-series disequilibrium and implications for petrogenetic processes in El Salvador and Nicaragua. (2006) (0)
- Stable Ca Isotope Fractionation in Cenozoic Marine Mammals: Beyond Biomineralization & Trophic Positioning (2021) (0)
- Methodological Adaptations for Reliable Measurement of Radium and Radon Isotopes in Hydrothermal Fluids of Extreme Chemical Diversity in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, USA (2015) (0)
- Examining volatiles and pre-eruptive storage histories of Nyiragongo’s most primitive magmas (2022) (0)
- (Table 1) Major element, opal, carbonate and MnO2 concentration for sediment core MD97-2138 (2004) (0)
- Melt generation beneath Arctic Ridges: Implications from Ule (2013) (0)
- U-series Disequilibria in MORB From Transforms and Implications for Mantle Melting (2001) (0)
- Perspective on the Genesis of E-MORB from Chemical and Isotopic Heterogeneity at 9-10 degrees N East Pacific Rise (2020) (0)
- Abundances of As, Sb, W, and Mo in Early Archean and Phanerozoic Mantle-derived and Continental Crustal Rocks (1989) (0)
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