Lawrence A. Frakes
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American-born geologist and paleoclimatologist
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Lawrence A. Frakes'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, Lawrence Austin Frakes is an American-born geologist and paleoclimatologist residing in Australia since 1973. He holds the Douglas Mawson Professor of Geology chair, at the University of Adelaide, in South Australia. Mount Frakes, a shield volcano in the Crary Mountains of Antarctica, is named for him.
Lawrence A. Frakes's Published Works
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- Climates Throughout Geologic Time (1979) (526)
- A guide to Phanerozoic cold polar climates from high-latitude ice-rafting in the Cretaceous (1988) (390)
- Climate modes of the phanerozoic : the history of the earth's climate over the past 600 million years (1992) (321)
- A phase II study of afatinib (BIBW 2992), an irreversible ErbB family blocker, in patients with HER2-positive metastatic breast cancer progressing after trastuzumab (2012) (192)
- Glendonites as a paleoenvironmental tool: implications for early Cretaceous high latitude climates in Australia (1999) (148)
- General Synthesis, Deep Sea Drilling Project Leg 28 (1975) (145)
- First known Cretaceous glaciation: Livingston Tillite Member of the Cadna‐owie Formation, South Australia (2003) (125)
- Estimating the global thermal state from Cretaceous sea surface and continental temperature data (1999) (123)
- Phanerozoic glaciation and the causes of ice ages (1970) (115)
- Origin of manganese giants: Sea-level change and anoxic-oxic history (1984) (113)
- Trace fossils in the lower Beacon sediments (Devonian), Darwin mountains, southern Victoria Land, Antarctica (1971) (111)
- AUSTRALIAN CRETACEOUS SHORELINES, STAGE BY STAGE (1987) (110)
- Initial Reports of the Deep Sea Drilling Project, 28 (1975) (109)
- Late Paleozoic Glaciation: I, South America (1969) (101)
- Low-latitude glaciation and rapid changes in the Earth's obliquity explained by obliquity–oblateness feedback (1998) (94)
- Climate Modes of the Phanerozoic: Preface (1992) (89)
- Late Palaeozoic glaciation of Australia (1971) (82)
- Early Cretaceous Ice Rafting and Climate Zonation in Australia (1995) (82)
- Effects of ocean chemistry, sea level, and climate on the formation of primary sedimentary manganese ore deposits (1992) (77)
- Facies and Paleogeography of Late Paleozoic Diamictite, Falkland Islands (1967) (74)
- Cenozoic Eucla Basin and associated palaeovalleys, southern Australia - Climatic and tectonic influences on landscape evolution, sedimentation and heavy mineral accumulation (2008) (68)
- Late Paleozoic Glaciation: Part IV, Australia (1971) (67)
- Antarctic cenozoic history from the Ciros-1 drillhole, McMurdo sound: Edited by P. J. Barrett. DSIR, Wellington, 1989. ISBN 0077-961X. 254 pp. Price NZ$29.95. Softcover (1992) (61)
- Late Paleozoic Glaciation: Part VI, Asia (1975) (61)
- Late Paleozoic Glaciation: II, Africa Exclusive of the Karroo Basin (1970) (59)
- Late Paleozoic Glaciation: Part V, Karroo Basin, South Africa (1972) (52)
- Climate Modes of the Phanerozoic: Contents (1992) (51)
- Latitudinal distribution of paleotemperature on land and sea from early Cretaceous to middle Miocene (1994) (48)
- A carbon isotope record of the upper Chinese loess sequence: estimates of plant types during stadials and interstadials (1994) (45)
- Double‐Blind Parallel Comparison of Single Oral Doses of Ketoprofen, Codeine, and Placebo in Patients with Moderate to Severe Dental Pain (1984) (45)
- Climatic change and variability: a Southern perspective (1979) (44)
- Late Paleozoic Glaciation: Part III, Antarctica (1971) (43)
- Geology and genesis of manganese oolite, Chiatura, Georgia, U.S.S.R. (1985) (40)
- Discovery of probable ice‐rafting in the Late Mesozoic of the Northern Territory and Queensland (1992) (35)
- Evolution of beach placer shorelines and heavy‐mineral deposition in the eastern Eucla Basin, South Australia (2003) (32)
- Characteristics and evolution of the Tertiary palaeovalleys in the northwest Gawler Craton, South Australia (2003) (32)
- Glaciations at high-latitude Southern Australia during the Early Cretaceous (2020) (31)
- Paleoclimatic Significance of Diachronous Biogenic Facies, Leg 28, Deep Sea Drilling Project (1975) (31)
- Sedimentation and diagenesis of an Oligocene manganese deposit in a shallow subbasin of the Paratethys: Thrace Basin, Turkey (1995) (30)
- GCM sensitivity test using increased rotation rate, reduced solar forcing and orography to examine low latitude glaciation in the neoproterozoic (1998) (30)
- Facies and sequence stratigraphy of Eocene palaeovalley fills in the eastern Eucla Basin, South Australia (2003) (30)
- Eocene stratigraphic succession in the Eucla Basin of South Australia and correlation to major regional sea-level events (2006) (29)
- Distinction Between Tills and Other Diamictons Based on Textural Characteristics (1968) (28)
- Heavy mineral sands in the Eucla Basin, Southern Australia: Deposition and province-scale prospectivity (2011) (27)
- Nature and development of supergene manganese deposits, Groote Eylandt, Northern Territory, Australia (1988) (26)
- Mode of origin of dispersed clasts in Jurassic shales, southern part of the Yana-Kolyma fold belt, North East Asia (1997) (20)
- Sites 270, 271, 272 (1975) (19)
- Late Palaeozoic Glacial Facies and the Origin of the South Atlantic Basin (1968) (17)
- Transnasal butorphanol and intramuscular meperidine in the treatment of postoperative pain (1992) (16)
- A controlled comparative evaluation of acetaminophen and aspirin in the treatment of postoperative pain. (1984) (16)
- Geoscientific signatures of Tertiary palaeochannels and their significance for mineral exploration in the Gawler Craton region (2000) (14)
- GEOLOGIC SETTING OF SOUTH GEORGIA ISLAND (1966) (13)
- Paleoclimatic Significance of Some Sedimentary Components at Site 274 (1975) (13)
- Movement Directions in Late Paleozoic Glacial Rocks of the Horlick and Pensacola Mountains, Antarctica (1966) (12)
- Petrography and origin of inversely graded manganese pisolite from Groote Eylandt, Australia (1988) (12)
- A preliminary model for subaqueous-glacial and post-glacial sedimentation in intra-continental basins (1985) (12)
- Climate Modes of the Phanerozoic: The Cenozoic Cool Mode: early Eocene to late Miocene (1992) (12)
- Grossplots: a Method for Estimating the Temperature State of the Earth and of Australia, Cretaceous to Middle Miocene (1997) (11)
- Climate Modes of the Phanerozoic: Introduction (1992) (10)
- Rare-earth element geochemistry of supergene manganese deposits from Groote Eylandt, Northern Territory, Australia (1990) (10)
- Phanerozoic general circulation model results and quantitative climate data for Australia (2001) (9)
- A Permian starfish from South West Africa (1970) (8)
- Late paleozoic glacial geography of Antarctica (1968) (8)
- A phase I/II trial of the combination of bevacizumab, oxaliplatin, and sorafenib in patients with metastatic melanoma (2008) (6)
- Magnetic anomalies in the Weddell Sea and vicinity, Antarctica (1970) (6)
- Eocene-Oligocene climate and biotic evolution: D.R. Prothero and W.A. Berggren (Editors), 1992. Princeton Univ. Press, New Jersey. XIV + 568 pp. Softcover, Price: $49.95/£35. Hardcover, Price: $99.50/£75 ISBN 0-691-02542-8 (1993) (6)
- Geochemistry of Ross Sea Diamicts (1975) (5)
- Climatic change and variability (1975) (5)
- Possible fossil eskers and associated features from the Parana Basin, Brazil (1968) (4)
- Climate Modes of the Phanerozoic: The Warm Mode: early Cambrian to late Ordovician (1992) (4)
- Mesozoic‐Cenozoic Climatic History and causes of the Glaciation (2013) (4)
- PALAEOCHANNEL EVOLUTION, NORTHWESTERN GAWLER CRATON, SOUTH AUSTRALIA (2003) (4)
- Paleogeography and Paleoclimatology (1990) (3)
- Climate Modes of the Phanerozoic: The Warm Mode: late Cretaceous to early Tertiary (1992) (2)
- Late Paleozoic glaciation: Part VI, Asia: Discussion and reply (1976) (2)
- Effects of mineral composition on microbiological reductive leaching of manganese oxides (1990) (2)
- Climate Modes of the Phanerozoic: The Cool Mode: early Carboniferous to late Permian (1992) (2)
- Paleoclimates and their modelling: edited by J.R.L. Allen, B.J. Hoskins, B.W. Sellwood, R.A. Spicer and P.J. Valdes. Chapman and Hall, London, 1994. Hardcover, 140 pp. Price £ 35.00. ISBN 0-412-56330-4 (1995) (2)
- TERTIARY SEA LEVELS AND HEAVY MINERAL DEPOSITION IN THE EASTERN EUCLA BASIN, SA (2004) (1)
- A double-blind evaluation of suprofen 200mg and 400mg, aspirin 650mg both alone and with codeine 60mg, and placebo in post-surgical dental pain (1984) (1)
- Climatic variations and variability: Facts and theories: Edited by A. Berger. Reidel, Dordrecht, 1981, 795 pp., Dfl. 175.00, U.S. $87.50 (1982) (1)
- Metal chemistry of manganese nodules from the Cape Leeuwin field, southeast Indian Ocean (1982) (1)
- Paleoclimate analyses and modeling: Edited by A. D. Hecht, Wiley, Chichester, 1985, 445 pp., £63.25. Hardback (1986) (1)
- Late Paleozoic Paleoclimatology (2013) (1)
- Climate Modes of the Phanerozoic: The Warm Mode: late Permian to middle Jurassic (1992) (1)
- Climate Modes of the Phanerozoic: The Cool Mode: middle Jurassic to early Cretaceous (1992) (1)
- Wet bulk density (GRAPE) of Hole 28-267A (2004) (1)
- Climate Modes of the Phanerozoic: Causes and chronology of climate change (1992) (1)
- Climate Modes of the Phanerozoic: Bibliography (1992) (0)
- Composition of Cape Leeuwin Manganese nodule deposit off Western Australia (1977) (0)
- Global Cretaceous plate tectonics and paleogeography (1985) (0)
- Climate and evolution: R. Pearson. Academic Press, London, 1978, 274 pp., £14.00 (1980) (0)
- Mineral composition of silt fraction from Hole 28-267B (2004) (0)
- Climate Modes of the Phanerozoic: The Cool Mode: late Ordovician to early Silurian (1992) (0)
- Land application of potato processing solids. (1980) (0)
- Climate Modes of the Phanerozoic: The Warm Mode: late Silurian to early Carboniferous (1992) (0)
- Smear slide analysis of Hole 28-269 (2005) (0)
- Mineral composition of bulk sediment from Hole 28-264 (2004) (0)
- Physical properties of Hole 28-264 (2004) (0)
- Landslide Facies and the Paleoslope in the Catskill Delta: ABSTRACT (1965) (0)
- Carbon analysis of Hole 28-264 (2004) (0)
- Major-element chemical analyses of Hole 28-264 (2005) (0)
- Nodule data tables of the Diamantina cruise in January-February 1976, the Diamantina cruise in July-August 1977, the Miss Boomerang cruise in September 1977 and the HMAS Moresby cruise in November 1979 (2016) (0)
- Manganese Nodule Provinces of the Southern Ocean (2013) (0)
- Mineral composition of bulk sediment from Hole 28-271 (2004) (0)
- MODELS AND METHODS OF PALAEOSHORELINE/CHANNEL DEPOSITS IN EXPLORATION -ASPECTS OF AUSTRALIAN CASES (2006) (0)
- Planktic foraminifera abundance of Hole 28-264A (2005) (0)
- Success and development in discovering beach placers in the Eucla Basin, southern Australia (2006) (0)
- Climate Modes of the Phanerozoic: The late Cenozoic Cool Mode: late Miocene to Holocene (1992) (0)
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