W. Brian Harland

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According to Wikipedia, Walter Brian Harland was a British geologist at the Department of Geology, later University of Cambridge Department of Earth Sciences, England, from 1948 to 2003. He was a leading figure in geological exploration and research in Svalbard, organising over 40 Cambridge Spitsbergen Expeditions and in 1975 founded the Cambridge Arctic Shelf Programme as a research institute to continue this work. He was first secretary of the International Geological Correlation Programme from 1969 until UNESCO could take over in 1972, and was a driving force in setting criteria and standards in stratigraphy and producing 4 editions of the geological time scale in 1964, 1971, 1982 and 1989. He also edited the international Geological Magazine for 30 years. In 1968, he was honoured with the Royal Geographical Society Gold Medal for Arctic exploration and research.

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A Geologic time scale (1982) (3521)
A Geologic Time Scale 1989 (1990) (1085)
A Geological Time Scale (1983) (690)
Tectonic transpression in Caledonian Spitsbergen (1971) (442)
The Arctic Caledonides and earlier Oceans (1972) (266)
Critical evidence for a great infra-Cambrian glaciation (1964) (207)
Earth's pre-Pleistocene glacial record (2011) (175)
Contribution of Spitsbergen to Understanding of Tectonic Evolution of North Atlantic Region: Chapter 58: Arctic Regions (1969) (169)
The Geology of Svalbard (1998) (131)
The definition and identification of tills and tillites (1966) (113)
The Triassic stratigraphy of Svalbard (1965) (107)
The Billefjorden fault zone, Spitsbergen : the long history of a major tectonic lineament (1974) (107)
The late proterozoic glacial era (1985) (96)
Radiometric age determinations on rocks from Spitsbergen (1966) (94)
A Revision of the Lower Hecla Hoek Succession in Central North Spitsbergen and Correlation Elsewhere (1966) (74)
West Spitsbergen Orogen (1974) (73)
The Great Infra-Cambrian Ice Age (1964) (72)
The Ny Friesland Orogen, Spitsbergen (1992) (66)
The Hecla Hoek Succession in Ny Friesland, Spitsbergen (1956) (66)
THE CALEDONIAN SEQUENCE IN NY FRIESLAND, SPITSBERGEN (1958) (65)
The geology of Kong Karls Land, Svalbard (1976) (62)
The Fossil Record : a symposium with documentation (1967) (61)
Vendian geology of Svalbard (1993) (60)
A concise guide to stratigraphical procedure (1972) (59)
The Polarisbreen Series and other evidences of late Pre-Cambrian Ice Ages in Spitsbergen (1964) (54)
Outline of Arctic post-Silurian continental displacements (1984) (46)
Geology of Hopen, Svalbard (1975) (45)
Chapter 1 Svalbard (1997) (42)
Seismic investigations on the Palaeozoic floor of east England (1940) (41)
An Outline Structural History of Spitsbergen (1961) (41)
Late Silurian and Early Devonian stratigraphy and probable strike-slip tectonics in northwestern Spitsbergen (1997) (40)
Palæomagnetism in Some East Greenland Sedimentary Rocks (1961) (40)
Palaeontological Evidence for the Age of the Carboniferous and Permian Rocks of Central Vestspitsbergen (1958) (40)
Tertiary or Cretaceous age for Spitsbergen's fold‐thrust belt on the Barents Shelf (1995) (40)
The phanerozoic time-scale : a supplement (1971) (36)
Silurian fossils from western Spitsbergen (1976) (36)
The Old Red Sandstone and the Highland Boundary in Arran, Scotland (1963) (36)
Geological evolution of the Barents shelf region (1988) (35)
The Proterozoic glacial record (1983) (34)
The Origin of Continents and Oceans (1969) (34)
The Geology of Edgeøya and Barentsøya, Svalbard (1978) (33)
Exfoliation Joints and Ice Action (1957) (32)
The Ordovician Ice Age (1972) (32)
Some coal-bearing strata in Svalbard (1976) (30)
Origins and assessment of snowball Earth hypotheses (2007) (30)
The two geological time scales (1975) (26)
IX.—Geology of Central Vestspitsbergen: Part I. Review of the Geology of Spitsbergen, with special reference to Central Vestspitsbergen;* Part II. Carboniferous to Lower Permian of Billefjorden (1954) (26)
Deformation of Anhydrite–gypsum rocks in central Spitsbergen (1988) (24)
Stratigraphic regulation and guidance: A critique of current tendencies in stratigraphic codes and guides (1992) (22)
Geosynclines (1967) (22)
The caledonides of Svalbard (1978) (21)
The Cambridge Spitsbergen Expedition, 1949 (1952) (20)
Chronology of Earth’s glacial and tectonic record (1981) (20)
X.—Geological Notes on the Stubendorff Mountains, West Spitsbergen (1942) (18)
A Reconsideration of Late Precambrian Stratigraphy of Southern Spitsbergen (1978) (18)
Stratigraphic classification, terminology and usage (1973) (18)
Tectonic Regimes (1958) (17)
Early History of the North Atlantic Ocean and its Margins (1967) (17)
The Quest for Numbers. (Book Reviews: The Phanerozoic Time-Scale: A Symposium Dedicated to Professor Arthur Holmes) (1965) (16)
Palaeogene correlation in and around Svalbard (1975) (15)
SECTION OF GEOLOGICAL SCIENCES: MANTLE CHANGES BENEATH THE BARENTS SHELF* (1969) (15)
More time scales (1983) (15)
Comment and Reply on ‘A paleomagnetic pole position from the folded Upper Devonian Catskill red beds, and its tectonic implications’COMMENT (1980) (14)
Tectonic Facies, Orientation, Sequence, Style, and Date (1956) (14)
Chapter 17 Carboniferous-Permian history of Svalbard (1997) (12)
Tectonic Evolution of the Barents Shelf and Related Plates: Evolution of Arctic Ocean Basin (1973) (12)
A Use of Reference-Points in Stratigraphy (1967) (11)
Review of the Fossil Record (1966) (11)
ROCK COMPASS: A NEW AID FOR COLLECTING ORIENTED SPECIMENS (1959) (11)
Proto-basement in Svalbard (1997) (11)
Part 1: Chapter 3 Svalbard's geological frame (1997) (9)
A stratigraphic outline of Greenland (1979) (8)
Some international agreement on essentials of stratigraphy (1972) (8)
Norsk-Cambridge Svalbard Expedition, 1969 (1970) (8)
Mesozoic stratigraphy of Eastern Svalbard: a reply (1979) (8)
Cambridge Spitsbergen Expedition, 1965 (1965) (8)
Discussion of ‘The West Spitsbergen Fold Belt: The result of Late Cretaceous‐Palaeocene Greenland‐Svalbard convergence?’ by N. Lyberis and G. M. Manby. Reply (1995) (7)
Discussion on the Ny Friesland Orogen, Spitsbergen (1995) (7)
Cambridge Survey of Central Vestspitsbergen (1962) (7)
Interpretation of stratigraphical ages in orogenic belts (1969) (7)
Reddening and fissuring associated with the Caledonian unconformity in North-West Arran (1970) (6)
Fleur de Lys “Tilloid” (1969) (6)
Chapter 18 Triassic history (1997) (6)
Part 1: Chapter 5 Eastern Svalbard Platform (1997) (5)
Chronostratigraphic definition of the Precambrian–Cambrian boundary (1984) (5)
Chapter 11 Southern Svalbard:Bjørnøya and submarine geology (1997) (5)
Hierarchy in Stratigraphical Nomenclature (1968) (5)
Phanerozoic Relative Motions of North Atlantic Arctic Lands (1975) (5)
International Stratigraphic Guide, 1976 (1977) (5)
Chapter 19 Jurassic-Cretaceous history (1997) (5)
Preservation and abundance of palynomorphs in Svalbard (1976) (4)
Tectonic Evolution of Barents Shelf and Related Plates: ABSTRACT (1970) (4)
Palaeomagnetic investigation of Arctic rocks at Cambridge (1959) (4)
An expanding Earth? (1979) (3)
The Fossil Record (A Symposium with Documentation jointly spnnsered by the Geol.Soc.of London & the Palaeontol.Association) (1967) (3)
Cambridge-Norwich Spitsbergen Expedition, 1971 (1972) (3)
The chronology of the geological record 1985 (1987) (3)
Chapter 7 Northeastern Spitsbergen (1997) (3)
Precambrian geochronology in Canada (1983) (3)
Part 1: Chapter 2 Outline History of Geological Research (1997) (2)
Chapter 16 Devonian history (1997) (2)
The Earth: Rocks, Minerals and Fossils (1961) (2)
Cambridge-Hamburg Svalbard Expedition, 1975 (1976) (2)
Cambridge Svalbard Expedition, 1974 (1975) (2)
Arctic Tectonics (1982) (2)
More Arran geology (1987) (2)
British university Arctic expeditions, 1955–56 (1957) (2)
Mesozoic Geology of Svalbard: Regional Arctic Geology of the Nordic Countries (1973) (2)
Cambridge Spitsbergen Expedition, 1979 (1964) (2)
Chapter 12 Pre-Vendian history (1997) (2)
Palaeomagnetic Studies of Some Greenland Rocks (1961) (2)
Hierarchy in stratigraphical nomenclature [discussion] (1968) (2)
Chapter 4 The Central Basin (1997) (2)
Chapter 9 Central western Spitsbergen (1997) (2)
Pre‐Pleistocene tillite project (1978) (1)
Chapter 15 Silurian history (1997) (1)
Introducing New Zealand Geology (1981) (1)
Design for a Sledge-Wheel (1939) (1)
Soviet geology (1974) (1)
Chapter 13 Vendian History (1997) (1)
Chapter 8 Northwestern Spitsbergen (1997) (1)
Geotectonics in the U.S.S.R. (1983) (1)
Late Precambrian and Early Palaeozoic Tillites of the Taoudeni Basins, West Africa (1983) (1)
Proceedings of section G : The geology of sea and ocean floors (1950) (1)
Chapter 6 Northern Nordaustlandet (and associated Islands Storoya, Kvitoya) (1997) (1)
Chapter 14 Cambrian-Ordovician history (1997) (1)
Correspondence with W. B. Harland (Department of Geology, University of Cambridge) (2011) (0)
Recent Polar Literature (1961) (0)
A Geological 2½-inch Map (1948) (0)
Recent Polar Literature (1962) (0)
Ancient climates (1980) (0)
Climatic impact on organic evolution (1979) (0)
The stratigraphy of the British Isles: Dorothy H. Rayner. Cambridge University Press, London, 1967, 453 pp., 80 illus., 8 plates, £3.10. U.S.$12.50 (1968) (0)
GEO volume 95 issue 2 Cover and Front matter (1958) (0)
British Antarctic Survey Geological Map (1980) (0)
Introduction (1971) (0)
Mesozoic Geology of Svalbard: ABSTRACT (1970) (0)
Antarctic Geology: Proceedings of the First International Symposium on Antarctic Geology, Held in Cape Town 16-21 September 1963 (1966) (0)
GEO volume 94 issue 3 Cover and Front matter (1957) (0)
The Cambridge Spitsbergen Expedition, 1949: Discussion (1952) (0)
Joseph Needham A Personal Impression (1990) (0)
Recent Polar Literature (1957) (0)
Mountain Building: An Essay Review . W. B. Harland (1954) (0)

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