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Research Interests
Climate and environmental change, primarily through the lens of paleolimnology (the study of lake sediments and past lake environments) aimed at understanding climate change and glacier fluctuations in Arctic and alpine environments, most recently around the margins of the Greenland Ice Sheet. Research focuses on the Holocene (the last 11,000 years of Earth's history), but studies timescales ranging from the Pliocene to the present.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Education/Academic qualification
Geological Sciences, PhD, University of Colorado Boulder
… → 2007
Geology, MS, Utah State University
… → 2000
Geology, AB, Mount Holyoke College
… → 1997
Research interests keywords
- Artic
- Climate change
- Glacial geology
- Paleolimnology
- Quaternary geology
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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EA: Peripheral Replacements for the Northwestern University Stable Isotope Biogeochemistry Laboratory
Osburn, M. R. (PD/PI), Osburn, M. R. (PD/PI), Axford, Y. (Co-PD/PI), Axford, Y. (Co-PD/PI), Blair, N. E. (Co-PD/PI), Blair, N. E. (Co-PD/PI), Hurtgen, M. (Co-PD/PI), Hurtgen, M. (Co-PD/PI), Sageman, B. B. (Co-PD/PI) & Sageman, B. B. (Co-PD/PI)
3/15/24 → 3/1/26
Project: Research project
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Collaborative Research: Climate Change and Human Adaptation in Arctic‐like Environments across the Pleistocene‐Holocene Transition
Axford, Y. (PD/PI)
8/1/23 → 7/31/27
Project: Research project
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Seasonality of Abrupt Climate Change over Greenland: Direct Tests for the Younger Dryas and 8.2 ka event using Paleolimnology
Axford, Y. (PD/PI), Axford, Y. (PD/PI), Osburn, M. R. (Co-PD/PI) & Osburn, M. R. (Co-PD/PI)
9/1/20 → 8/31/25
Project: Research project
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High-resolution Holocene record based on detailed tephrochronology from Torfdalsvatn, north Iceland, reveals natural and anthropogenic impacts on terrestrial and aquatic environments
Harning, D. J., Florian, C. R., Geirsdóttir, Á., Thordarson, T., Miller, G. H., Axford, Y. & Ólafsdóttir, S., Apr 11 2025, In: Climate of the Past. 21, 4, p. 795-815 21 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Aquatic moss δ18O as a proxy for seasonally resolved lake water δ18O, northwest Greenland
Puleo, P. J. K., Akers, P. D., Kopec, B. G., Welker, J. M., Bailey, H., Osburn, M. R., Riis, T. & Axford, Y., Jun 15 2024, In: Quaternary Science Reviews. 334, 108682.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Evaluating middle to late Holocene climate variability from δ18O of aquatic invertebrate remains in southwestern Greenland
Edgerton, B. A., Axford, Y. & Chipman, M. L., Jun 1 2024, In: Quaternary Science Reviews. 333, 108664.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Spatiotemporal variation of modern lake, stream, and soil water isotopes in Iceland
Harning, D. J., Raberg, J. H., McFarlin, J. M., Axford, Y., Florian, C. R., Ólafsdóttir, K. B., Kopf, S., Sepúlveda, J., Miller, G. H. & Geirsdóttir, Á., Sep 18 2024, In: Hydrology and Earth System Sciences. 28, 18, p. 4275-4293 19 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Aquatic plant wax hydrogen and carbon isotopes in Greenland lakes record shifts in methane cycling during past Holocene warming
McFarlin, J. M., Axford, Y., Kusch, S., Masterson, A. L., Lasher, G. E. & Osburn, M. R., 2023, In: Science Advances. 9, 39, eadh9704.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access7 Scopus citations
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Retreat rates of land-terminating glaciers in Greenland in the twentieth and twenty–first centuries
Larocca, L. J. (Creator), Twining–Ward, M. (Creator), Axford, Y. (Creator), Schweinsberg, A. D. (Creator), Larsen, S. H. (Creator), Westergaard–Nielsen, A. (Creator), Luetzenburg, G. (Creator), Briner, J. P. (Creator), Kjeldsen, K. K. (Creator), Bjørk, A. A. (Creator) & Kjellerup Kjeldsen, K. (Contributor), GEUS Dataverse, 2023
DOI: 10.22008/fk2/eusxmi, https://dataverse.geus.dk/citation?persistentId=doi:10.22008/FK2/EUSXMI
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Lake sediment core analyses and lake monitoring data from the Thule region, northwest Greenland
Axford, Y. (Creator), NSF Arctic Data Center, 2016
DOI: 10.18739/a29w0900n, https://arcticdata.io/catalog/view/doi:10.18739/A29W0900N
Dataset
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Chironomid species counts and chironomid-inferred summer temperatures, Lake N14, Greenland (early Holocene and late glacial) (2022)
Axford, Y. (Creator), Medeiros, A. (Creator), Puleo, P. (Creator), Schellinger, G. (Creator), Steigleder, R. (Creator) & Woodroffe, S. (Creator), NSF Arctic Data Center, 2022
DOI: 10.18739/a2qb9v69x, https://arcticdata.io/catalog/view/doi:10.18739/A2QB9V69X
Dataset
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A global database of Holocene paleo-temperature records
Kaufman, D. (Creator), McKay, N. (Creator), Routson, C. (Creator), Erb, M. (Creator), Davis, B. (Creator), Heiri, O. (Creator), Jaccard, S. (Creator), Tierney, J. (Creator), Dätwyler, C. (Creator), Axford, Y. (Creator), Brussel, T. (Creator), Cartapanis, O. (Creator), Chase, B. (Creator), Dawson, A. (Creator), de Vernal, A. (Contributor), Engels, S. (Creator), Jonkers, L. (Creator), Marsicek, J. (Creator), Moffa-Sánchez, P. (Creator), Morrill, C. (Creator), Orsi, A. (Creator), Rehfeld, K. (Creator), Saunders, K. (Creator), Sommer, P. S. (Creator), Thomas, E. (Creator), Tonello, M. (Creator), Tóth, M. (Creator), Vachula, R. (Creator), Andreev, A. (Creator), Bertrand, S. (Creator), Biskaborn, B. (Creator), Bringué, M. (Creator), Brooks, S. (Creator), Caniupán, M. (Creator), Chevalier, M. (Creator), Cwynar, L. (Creator), Emile-Geay, J. (Creator), Fegyveresi, J. (Creator), Feurdean, A. (Creator), Finsinger, W. (Creator), Fortin, M.-C. (Creator), Foster, L. (Creator), Fox, M. (Creator), Gajewski, K. (Creator), Grosjean, M. (Creator), Hausmann, S. (Creator), Heinrichs, M. (Creator), Holmes, N. (Creator), Ilyashuk, B. (Creator), Ilyashuk, E. (Creator), Juggins, S. (Creator), Khider, D. (Creator), Koinig, K. (Creator), Langdon, P. (Creator), Larocque-Tobler, I. (Creator), Li, J. (Creator), Lotter, A. (Creator), Luoto, T. (Creator), Mackay, A. (Creator), Magyari, E. (Creator), Malevich, S. (Creator), Mark, B. (Creator), Massaferro, J. (Creator), Montade, V. (Creator), Nazarova, L. (Creator), Novenko, E. (Creator), Pařil, P. (Creator), Pearson, E. (Creator), Peros, M. (Creator), Pienitz, R. (Creator), Płóciennik, M. (Creator), Porinchu, D. (Creator), Potito, A. (Creator), Rees, A. (Creator), Reinemann, S. (Creator), Roberts, S. (Creator), Rolland, N. (Creator), Salonen, S. (Creator), Self, A. (Creator), Seppä, H. (Creator), Shala, S. (Creator), St-Jacques, J.-M. (Creator), Stenni, B. (Creator), Syrykh, L. (Creator), Tarrats, P. (Creator), Taylor, K. (Creator), van den Bos, V. (Contributor), Velle, G. (Creator), Wahl, E. (Creator), Walker, I. (Creator), Wilmshurst, J. (Creator), Zhang, E. (Creator) & Zhilich, S. (Creator), figshare, 2020
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.c.4705478.v3, https://springernature.figshare.com/collections/A_global_database_of_Holocene_paleo-temperature_records/4705478/3
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Metadata record for: A global database of Holocene paleotemperature records
Kaufman, D. (Contributor), McKay, N. (Contributor), Routson, C. (Contributor), Erb, M. (Contributor), Davis, B. (Contributor), Heiri, O. (Contributor), Jaccard, S. (Contributor), Tierney, J. (Contributor), Dätwyler, C. (Contributor), Axford, Y. (Contributor), Brussel, T. (Contributor), Cartapanis, O. (Contributor), Chase, B. (Contributor), Dawson, A. (Contributor), de Vernal, A. (Contributor), Engels, S. (Contributor), Jonkers, L. (Contributor), Marsicek, J. (Contributor), Moffa-Sánchez, P. (Contributor), Morrill, C. (Contributor), Orsi, A. (Contributor), Rehfeld, K. (Contributor), Saunders, K. (Contributor), Sommer, P. S. (Contributor), Thomas, E. (Contributor), Tonello, M. (Contributor), Tóth, M. (Contributor), Vachula, R. (Contributor), Andreev, A. (Contributor), Bertrand, S. (Contributor), Biskaborn, B. (Contributor), Bringué, M. (Contributor), Brooks, S. (Contributor), Caniupán, M. (Contributor), Chevalier, M. (Contributor), Cwynar, L. (Contributor), Emile-Geay, J. (Contributor), Fegyveresi, J. (Contributor), Feurdean, A. (Contributor), Finsinger, W. (Contributor), Fortin, M.-C. (Contributor), Foster, L. (Contributor), Fox, M. (Contributor), Gajewski, K. (Contributor), Grosjean, M. (Contributor), Hausmann, S. (Contributor), Heinrichs, M. (Contributor), Holmes, N. (Contributor), Ilyashuk, B. (Contributor), Ilyashuk, E. (Contributor), Juggins, S. (Contributor), Khider, D. (Contributor), Koinig, K. (Contributor), Langdon, P. (Contributor), Larocque-Tobler, I. (Contributor), Li, J. (Contributor), Lotter, A. (Contributor), Luoto, T. (Contributor), Mackay, A. (Contributor), Magyari, E. (Contributor), Malevich, S. (Contributor), Mark, B. (Contributor), Massaferro, J. (Contributor), Montade, V. (Contributor), Nazarova, L. (Contributor), Novenko, E. (Contributor), Pařil, P. (Contributor), Pearson, E. (Contributor), Peros, M. (Contributor), Pienitz, R. (Contributor), Płóciennik, M. (Contributor), Porinchu, D. (Contributor), Potito, A. (Contributor), Rees, A. (Contributor), Reinemann, S. (Contributor), Roberts, S. (Contributor), Rolland, N. (Contributor), Salonen, S. (Contributor), Self, A. (Contributor), Seppä, H. (Contributor), Shala, S. (Contributor), St-Jacques, J.-M. (Contributor), Stenni, B. (Contributor), Syrykh, L. (Contributor), Tarrats, P. (Contributor), Taylor, K. (Contributor), van den Bos, V. (Contributor), Velle, G. (Contributor), Wahl, E. (Contributor), Walker, I. (Contributor), Wilmshurst, J. (Contributor), Zhang, E. (Contributor) & Zhilich, S. (Contributor), figshare, 2020
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.11967924.v1, https://springernature.figshare.com/articles/Metadata_record_for_A_global_database_of_Holocene_paleotemperature_records/11967924/1
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