Walter Alvarez, Ph.D. - Publications

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Earth & Planetary Science University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, United States 

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2019 DePalma RA, Smit J, Burnham DA, Kuiper K, Manning PL, Oleinik A, Larson P, Maurrasse FJ, Vellekoop J, Richards MA, Gurche L, Alvarez W. A seismically induced onshore surge deposit at the KPg boundary, North Dakota. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. PMID 30936306 DOI: 10.1073/Pnas.1817407116  0.416
2017 Schmitz B, Heck PR, Alvarez W, Kita NT, Rout SS, Cronholm A, Defouilloy C, Martin E, Smit J, Terfelt F. Meteorite flux to Earth in the Early Cretaceous as reconstructed from sediment-dispersed extraterrestrial spinels Geology. 45: 807-810. DOI: 10.1130/G39297.1  0.388
2015 Richards MA, Alvarez W, Self S, Karlstrom L, Renne PR, Manga M, Sprain CJ, Smit J, Vanderkluysen L, Gibson SA. Triggering of the largest Deccan eruptions by the Chicxulub impact Bulletin of the Geological Society of America. 127: 1507-1520. DOI: 10.1130/B31167.1  0.422
2012 Barchi MR, Alvarez W, Shimabukuro DH. The Umbria-Marche Apennines as a double orogen: Observations and hypotheses Italian Journal of Geosciences. 131: 258-271. DOI: 10.3301/Ijg.2012.17  0.402
2012 Shimabukuro DH, Wakabayashi J, Alvarez W, Chang SC. Cold and old: The rock record of subduction initiation beneath a continental margin, calabria, southern italy Lithosphere. 4: 524-532. DOI: 10.1130/L222.1  0.446
2011 Alvarez W, Leitão H. The neglected early history of Geology: The Copernican Revolution as a major advance in understanding the Earth Geology. 39: e247. DOI: 10.1130/G32501Y.1  0.315
2011 Leitão H, Alvarez W. The portuguese and Spanish voyages of discovery and the early history of geology Bulletin of the Geological Society of America. 123: 1219-1233. DOI: 10.1130/B30368.1  0.337
2011 Holm S, Alwmark C, Alvarez W, Schmitz B. Shock barometry of the Siljan impact structure, Sweden Meteoritics and Planetary Science. 46: 1888-1909. DOI: 10.1111/J.1945-5100.2011.01303.X  0.329
2010 Anders MH, Fouke BW, Zerkle AL, Tavarnelli E, Alvarez W, Harlow GE. The role of calcining and basal fluidization in the long runout of carbonate slides: An example from the Heart Mountain slide block, Wyoming and Montana, U.S.A Journal of Geology. 118: 577-599. DOI: 10.1086/656383  0.352
2010 Alvarez W. Protracted continental collisions argue for continental plates driven by basal traction Earth and Planetary Science Letters. 296: 434-442. DOI: 10.1016/J.Epsl.2010.05.030  0.388
2009 Alvarez W, Shimabukuro DH. The geological relationships between sardinia and calabria during alpine and hercynian times Bollettino Della Societa Geologica Italiana. 128: 257-268. DOI: 10.3301/Ijg.2009.128.2.257  0.408
2009 Alvarez W. The historical record in the Scaglia limestone at Gubbio: Magnetic reversals and the Cretaceous-Tertiary mass extinction Sedimentology. 56: 137-148. DOI: 10.1111/J.1365-3091.2008.01010.X  0.427
2006 Alvarez W, Tavarnelli E. The character of earth history International Journal of Ecodynamics. 1: 380-388. DOI: 10.2495/Eco-V1-N4-380-388  0.305
2006 Arenillas I, Arz JA, Grajales-Nishimura JM, Murillo-Muñetón G, Alvarez W, Camargo-Zanoguera A, Molina E, Rosales-Domínguez C. Chicxulub impact event is Cretaceous/Paleogene boundary in age: New micropaleontological evidence Earth and Planetary Science Letters. 249: 241-257. DOI: 10.1016/J.Epsl.2006.07.020  0.313
2005 Twitchett RJ, Feinberg JM, O'Connor DD, Alvarez W, McCollum LB. Early Triassic ophiuroids: Their paleoecology, taphonomy, and distribution Palaios. 20: 213-223. DOI: 10.2110/Palo.2004.P04-30  0.652
2005 Alvarez W. Structure of the Monte Reventino greenschist folds: A contribution to untangling the tectonic-transport history of Calabria, a key element in Italian tectonics Journal of Structural Geology. 27: 1355-1378. DOI: 10.1016/J.Jsg.2005.05.012  0.36
2003 Alvarez W. Comparing the evidence relevant to impact and flood basalt at times of major mass extinctions. Astrobiology. 3: 153-61. PMID 12804370 DOI: 10.1089/153110703321632480  0.347
2002 Fouke BW, Zerkle AL, Alvarez W, Pope KO, Ocampo AC, Wachtman RJ, Nishimura JMG, Claeys P, Fischer AG. Cathodoluminescence petrography and isotope geochemistry of KT impact ejecta deposited 360 km from the Chicxulub crater, at Albion island, Belize Sedimentology. 49: 117-138. DOI: 10.1046/J.1365-3091.2002.00435.X  0.358
2001 Alvarez W. Eastbound sublithosphere mantle flow through the Caribbean gap and its relevance to the continental undertow hypothesis Terra Nova. 13: 333-337. DOI: 10.1046/J.1365-3121.2001.00356.X  0.336
1999 Pope KO, Ocampo AC, Fischer AG, Alvarez W, Fouke BW, Webster CL, Vega FJ, Smit J, Fritsche AE, Claeys P. Chicxulub impact ejecta from Albion Island, Belize Earth and Planetary Science Letters. 170: 351-364. DOI: 10.1016/S0012-821X(99)00123-5  0.349
1998 Alvarez W, Staley E, O'Connor D, Chan MA. Synsedimentary deformation in the Jurassic of southeastern Utah- A case of impact shaking? Geology. 26: 579-582. DOI: 10.1130/0091-7613(1998)026<0579:Sditjo>2.3.Co;2  0.638
1996 Alvarez W, Ammerman AJ, Renne PR, Karner DB, Terrenato N, Montanari A. Quaternary fluvial-volcanic stratigraphy and geochronology of the Capitoline Hill in Rome Geology. 24: 751-754. DOI: 10.1130/0091-7613(1996)024<0751:Qfvsag>2.3.Co;2  0.338
1995 Alvarez W, Claeys P, Kieffer SW. Emplacement of cretaceous-tertiary boundary shocked quartz from chicxulub crater. Science (New York, N.Y.). 269: 930-5. PMID 17807728 DOI: 10.1126/Science.269.5226.930  0.319
1994 Smit J, Roep TB, Alvarez W, Claeys P, Montanari A, Stinnesbeck W, Keller G, Adatte T, MacLeod N, Koeberl C, Robin E, Rocchia R, Lyons JB, Officer CB. Deposition of channel deposits near the Cretaceous-Tertiary boundary in northeastern Mexico: Catastrophic or "normal" sedimentary deposits?: Comments and Replies and Is there evidence for Cretaceous-Tertiary boundary-age deep-water deposits in the Caribbean and Gulf of Mexico?: Comment and Reply Geology. 22: 953-958. DOI: 10.1130/0091-7613(1994)022<0953:Docdnt>2.3.Co;2  0.326
1993 Alvarez W, Kennett JP, Kroopnick P, Mount JF. Stanley V. Margolis (1943–1992) Eos, Transactions American Geophysical Union. 74: 612-613. DOI: 10.1029/93Eo00661  0.306
1992 Swisher CC, Grajales-Nishimura JM, Montanari A, Margolis SV, Claeys P, Alvarez W, Renne P, Cedillo-Pardoa E, Maurrasse FJ, Curtis GH, Smit J, McWilliams MO. Coeval 40Ar/39Ar Ages of 65.0 Million Years Ago from Chicxulub Crater Melt Rock and Cretaceous-Tertiary Boundary Tektites. Science (New York, N.Y.). 257: 954-8. PMID 17789640 DOI: 10.1126/Science.257.5072.954  0.329
1992 Alvarez W, Smit J, Lowrie W, Asaro F, Margolis SV, Claeys P, Kastner M, Hildebrand AR. Proximal impact deposits at the Cretaceous-Tertiary boundary in the Gulf of Mexico: a restudy of DSDP Leg 77 Sites 536 and 540. Geology. 20: 697-700. PMID 11538163 DOI: 10.1130/0091-7613(1992)020<0697:Pidatc>2.3.Co;2  0.352
1992 Smit J, Montanari A, Swinburne NH, Alvarez W, Hildebrand AR, Margolis SV, Claeys P, Lowrie W, Asaro F. Tektite-bearing, deep-water clastic unit at the Cretaceous-Tertiary boundary in northeastern Mexico. Geology. 20: 99-103. PMID 11537752 DOI: 10.1130/0091-7613(1992)020<0099:Tbdwcu>2.3.Co;2  0.364
1991 Alvarez W. Tectonic evolution of the Corsica‐Apennines‐Alps region studied by the method of successive approximations Tectonics. 10: 936-947. DOI: 10.1029/91Tc00232  0.335
1990 Alvarez W, Asaro F, Montanari A. Iridium profile for 10 million years across the Cretaceous-Tertiary boundary at Gubbio (Italy). Science (New York, N.Y.). 250: 1700-2. PMID 11538083 DOI: 10.1126/Science.11538083  0.338
1990 Alvarez W, Asaro F. An extraterrestrial impact (accumulating evidence suggests an asteroid or comet caused the Cretaceous extinction). Scientific American. 263: 78-84. PMID 11536473 DOI: 10.1038/Scientificamerican1090-78  0.37
1990 Alvarez W. Pattern of extensional faulting in pelagic carbonates of the Umbria-Marche Apennines of central Italy Geology. 18: 407-410. DOI: 10.1130/0091-7613(1990)018<0407:Poefip>2.3.Co;2  0.311
1990 Alvarez W. Geologic evidence for the plate‐driving mechanism: The continental undertow hypothesis and the Australian‐Antarctic discordance Tectonics. 9: 1213-1220. DOI: 10.1029/Tc009I005P01213  0.356
1990 Lowrie W, Alvarez W, Asaro F. The origin of the White Beds below the Cretaceous-Tertiary boundary in the Gubbio section, Italy Earth and Planetary Science Letters. 98: 303-312. DOI: 10.1016/0012-821X(90)90032-S  0.311
1986 Alvarez W. Toward a theory of impact crises Eos, Transactions American Geophysical Union. 67: 649-658. DOI: 10.1029/Eo067I035P00649  0.318
1986 Montanari A, Drake R, Bice DM, Alvarez W, Curtis GH, Turrin BD, Depaolo DJ. Radiometric Dating of the Eocene-Oligocene Boundary at Gubbio, Italy Developments in Palaeontology and Stratigraphy. 9: 41-47. DOI: 10.1016/S0920-5446(08)70092-X  0.31
1985 Tarduno JA, Alvarez W. Paleolatitudes of Franciscan limestones Geology. 13: 741. DOI: 10.1130/0091-7613(1985)13<741:Pofl>2.0.Co;2  0.343
1985 Montanari A, Drake R, Bice DM, Alvarez W, Curtis GH, Turrin BD, DePaolo DJ. Radiometric time scale for the upper Eocene and Oligocene based on K/Ar and Rb/Sr dating of volcanic biotites from the pelagic sequence of Gubbio, Italy Geology. 13: 596-599. DOI: 10.1130/0091-7613(1985)13<596:Rtsftu>2.0.Co;2  0.333
1985 Leith W, Alvarez W. Structure of the Vakhsh fold-and-thrust belt, Tadjik SSR: geologic mapping on a Landsat image base ( USSR) Geological Society of America Bulletin. 96: 875-885. DOI: 10.1130/0016-7606(1985)96<875:Sotvfb>2.0.Co;2  0.334
1984 Kastner M, Asaro F, Michel HV, Alvarez W, Alvarez LW. The Precursor of the Cretaceous-Tertiary Boundary Clays at Stevns Klint, Denmark, and DSDP Hole 465A. Science (New York, N.Y.). 226: 137-43. PMID 17814325 DOI: 10.1126/Science.226.4671.137  0.342
1984 Alvarez W, Kauffman EG, Surlyk F, Alvarez LW, Asaro F, Michel HV. Impact theory of mass extinctions and the invertebrate fossil record. Science (New York, N.Y.). 223: 1135-41. PMID 17742919 DOI: 10.1126/Science.223.4641.1135  0.334
1984 Alvarez W, Lowrie W. Magnetic stratigraphy applied to synsedimentary slumps, turbidites, and basin analysis: the Scaglia Limestone at Furlo ( Italy) Geological Society of America Bulletin. 95: 324-336. DOI: 10.1130/0016-7606(1984)95<324:Msatss>2.0.Co;2  0.419
1984 Alvarez W, Muller RA. Evidence from crater ages for periodic impacts on the Earth Nature. 308: 718-720. DOI: 10.1038/308718A0  0.308
1984 Lowrie W, Alvarez W. Lower Cretaceous magnetic stratigraphy in Umbrian pelagic limestone sections Earth and Planetary Science Letters. 71: 315-328. DOI: 10.1016/0012-821X(84)90096-7  0.336
1983 Montanari A, Hay RL, Alvarez W, Asaro F, Michel HV, Alvarez LW, Smit J. Spheroids at the Cretaceous-Tertiary boundary are altered impact droplets of basaltic composition Geology. 11: 668-671. DOI: 10.1130/0091-7613(1983)11<668:Satcba>2.0.Co;2  0.358
1983 Chan LS, Alvarez W. Magnetic polarity stratigraphy Reviews of Geophysics. 21: 620-626. DOI: 10.1029/Rg021I003P00620  0.322
1982 Alvarez W, Asaro F, Michel HV, Alvarez LW. Iridium anomaly approximately synchronous with terminal eocene extinctions. Science (New York, N.Y.). 216: 886-8. PMID 17819180 DOI: 10.1126/Science.216.4548.886  0.388
1982 Lowrie W, Alvarez W, Napoleone G, Perch-Nielsin K, Silva IP, Toumarkine M. Paleogene magnetic stratigraphy in Umbiran pelagic carbonate rocks: the Contessa sections, Gubbio ( Italy) Geological Society of America Bulletin. 93: 414-432. DOI: 10.1130/0016-7606(1982)93<414:Pmsiup>2.0.Co;2  0.379
1982 Alvarez W. Geological evidence for the geographical pattern of mantle return flow and the driving mechanism of plate tectonics Journal of Geophysical Research. 87: 6697-6710. DOI: 10.1029/Jb087Ib08P06697  0.385
1981 Leith W, Simpson DW, Alvarez W. Structure and permeability: Geologic controls on induced seismicity at Nurek reservoir, Tadjikistan, USSR Geology. 9: 440-444. DOI: 10.1130/0091-7613(1981)9<440:Sapgco>2.0.Co;2  0.328
1981 Lowrie W, Alvarez W. One hundred million years of geomagnetic polarity history Geology. 9: 392-397. DOI: 10.1130/0091-7613(1981)9<392:Ohmyog>2.0.Co;2  0.322
1981 Alvarez W, Lowrie W. Upper Cretaceous to Eocene pelagic limestones of the Scaglia Rossa are not Miocene turbidites Nature. 294: 246-248. DOI: 10.1038/294246A0  0.394
1980 Alvarez LW, Alvarez W, Asaro F, Michel HV. Extraterrestrial cause for the cretaceous-tertiary extinction. Science (New York, N.Y.). 208: 1095-108. PMID 17783054 DOI: 10.1126/Science.208.4448.1095  0.406
1980 D'Argenio B, Alvarez W. Stratigraphic Evidence for Crustal Thickness Changes on the Southern Tethyan Margin during the Alpine cycle Bulletin of the Geological Society of America. 91: 2558-2587. DOI: 10.1130/0016-7606(1980)91<681:Sefctc>2.0.Co;2  0.427
1980 Alvarez W, Kent DV, Silva IP, Schweickert RA, Larson RA. Franciscan Complex limestone deposited at 17o south paleolatitude Geological Society of America, Bulletin. 91: 476-484. DOI: 10.1130/0016-7606(1980)91<476:Fcldas>2.0.Co;2  0.355
1980 Lowrie W, Channell JET, Alvarez W. A review of magnetic stratigraphy investigations in Cretaceous pelagic carbonate rocks Journal of Geophysical Research. 85: 3597-3605. DOI: 10.1029/Jb085Ib07P03597  0.386
1979 Alvarez W, Vann DW. Comment on 'Biostratigraphy and magnetostratigraphy of Paleocene terrestrial deposits, San Juan Basin, New Mexico' Geology. 7: 66-67. DOI: 10.1130/0091-7613(1979)7<66:Caroba>2.0.Co;2  0.326
1978 Alvarez W. Fold distortion: A new indicator of tectonic transport direction Geology. 6: 657-660. DOI: 10.1130/0091-7613(1978)6<657:Fdanio>2.0.Co;2  0.307
1978 Alvarez W, Engelder T, Geiser PA. Classification of solution cleavage in pelagic limestones Geology. 6: 263-266. DOI: 10.1130/0091-7613(1978)6<263:Coscip>2.0.Co;2  0.329
1978 Alvarez W, Lowrie W. Upper Cretaceous palaeomagnetic stratigraphy at Moria (Umbrian Apennines, Italy): verification of the Gubbio section Geophysical Journal International. 55: 1-17. DOI: 10.1111/J.1365-246X.1978.Tb04745.X  0.311
1978 Channell JET, Lowrie W, Medizza F, Alvarez W. Palaeomagnetism and tectonics in Umbria, Italy Earth and Planetary Science Letters. 39: 199-210. DOI: 10.1016/0012-821X(78)90196-6  0.365
1977 Alvarez W, Arthur MA, Fischer AG, Lowrie W, Napoleone G, Silva IP, Roggenthen WM. Upper Cretaceous-Paleocene magnetic stratigraphy at Gubbio, Italy V. Type section for the Late Cretaceous-Paleocene geomagnetic reversal time scale Bulletin of the Geological Society of America. 88: 383-389. DOI: 10.1130/0016-7606(1977)88<383:Ucmsag>2.0.Co;2  0.333
1977 Lowrie W, Alvarez W. Upper Cretaceous-Paleocene magnetic stratigraphy at Gubbio, Italy III. Upper Cretaceous magnetic stratigraphy Bulletin of the Geological Society of America. 88: 374-377. DOI: 10.1130/0016-7606(1977)88<374:Ucmsag>2.0.Co;2  0.324
1977 Lowrie W, Alvarez W. Late Cretaceous geomagnetic polarity sequence: detailed rock and palaeomagnetic studies of the Scaglia Rossa limestone at Gubbio, Italy Geophysical Journal International. 51: 561-581. DOI: 10.1111/J.1365-246X.1977.Tb04207.X  0.34
1976 Alvarez W, Engelder T, Lowrie W. Formation of spaced cleavage and folds in brittle limestone by dissolution Geology. 4: 698-701. DOI: 10.1130/0091-7613(1976)4<698:Foscaf>2.0.Co;2  0.325
1976 Alvarez W. A former continuation of the Alps Geological Society of America Bulletin. 87: 891-896. DOI: 10.1130/0016-7606(1976)87<891:Afcota>2.0.Co;2  0.385
1975 Lowrie W, Alvarez W. Paleomagnetic evidence for rotation of the Italian Peninsula Journal of Geophysical Research. 80: 1579-1592. DOI: 10.1029/Jb080I011P01579  0.349
1974 Alvarez W, Cocozza T, Wezel FC. Fragmentation of the Alpine orogenic belt by microplate dispersal Nature. 248: 309-314. DOI: 10.1038/248309A0  0.313
1973 Alvarez W. Ancient Course of the Tiber River Near Rome: An Introduction to the Middle Pleistocene Volcanic Stratigraphy of Central Italy Geological Society of America Bulletin. 84: 749-758. DOI: 10.1130/0016-7606(1973)84<749:Acottr>2.0.Co;2  0.387
1973 Alvarez W, Franks SG, Nairn AEM. Palaeomagnetism of Plio-Pleistocene Basalts from North-west Sardinia Nature. 243: 10-11. DOI: 10.1038/Physci243010A0  0.372
1973 Mattson PH, Alvarez W. Base surge deposits in pleistocene volcanic ash near Rome Bulletin of Volcanology. 37: 553-572. DOI: 10.1007/Bf02596891  0.364
1971 Alvarez W. Fragmented Andean Belt of Northern Colombia Geological Society of America Memoirs. 130: 77-96. DOI: 10.1130/Mem130-P77  0.308
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