General
   

Research Areas

  1. Evolution of the geomagnetic field and implications for deep earth processes 
  2. The fidelity of paleomagnetic recorders 
  3. The role of magnetotactic bacteria in sedimentary magnetizations


Experience

  • 2012 - present: Institute of Geology and Geophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China, Associate Professor
  • 2010 - 2012: Institute of Geology and Geophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China, Chinese Academy of Sciences Young International Science Fellow 
  • 2009 - 2010: Visiting postdoctoral researcher at the Center for Advanced Marine Core Research, Kochi University, Japan
  • 2005 - 2009: National Oceanography Centre, University of Southampton, UK, Ph.D. in geophysics
  • October 2001 - June 2005: University of Edinburgh, UK, BSc (Hons) Geophysics 1st Class


Publications

   
Papers
  1. Paterson, G. A., Y. Wang, Y. Pan (2013), The fidelity of paleomagnetic records carried by magnetosome chains Earth Plant. Sci. Lett., 383, 82-91, doi: 10.1016/j.epsl.2013.09.031.  
  2. Bolton, C. T., Chang, L., Clemens, S. C., Kodama, K., Ikehara, M., Medina-Elizalde, M., Paterson, G. A., Roberts, A. P., Rohling, E. J., Yamamoto, Y., Zhao, X. (2013), A 500,000 year record of Indian summer monsoon dynamics recorded by eastern equatorial Indian Ocean upper water-column structure, Quaternary Science Rev., 77, 167-180, doi: 10.1016/j.quascirev.2013.07.031. 
  3. Paterson, G. A. (2013), The effects of anisotropic and non-linear thermoremanent magnetizations on Thellier-type paleointensity data, Geophys. J. Int., 193, 694-710, doi: 10.1093/gji/ggt033. 
  4. Paterson, G. A., A. J. Biggin, Y. Yamamoto, and Y. Pan (2012), Towards the robust selection of Thellier-type paleointensity data: The influence of experimental noise, Geochem. Geophys. Geosyst., 13, Q05Z43, doi: 10.1029/2012GC004046. 
  5. Zhang, C. X., G. A. Paterson, and Q. S. Liu (2012), A new mechanism for the magnetic enhancement of hematite during heating: the role of clay minerals, Stud. Geophys. Geod., 56, 845-860, doi: 10.1007/s11200-011-9018-4. 
  6. Paterson, G. A. (2011), A simple test for the presence of multidomain behaviour during paleointensity experiments, J. Geophys. Res., 116, B10104, doi: 10.1029/2011JB008369. 
  7. Muxworthy, A. R., D. Heslop, G. A. Paterson, and D. M. Michalk (2011), A Preisach method for estimating absolute paleofield intensity under the constraint of using only isothermal measurements: 2. Experimental testing, J. Geophys. Res., 116, B04103, doi: 10.1029/2010JB007844. 
  8. Paterson, G. A., D. Heslop, and A. R. Muxworthy (2010), Deriving confidence in paleointensity estimates, Geochem. Geophys. Geosyst., 11, Q07Z18, doi: 10.1029/2010GC003071.  
  9. Paterson, G. A., A. R. Muxworthy, A.P. Roberts, and C. MacNiocaill (2010), Assessment of the usefulness of lithic clasts from pyroclastic deposits for paleointensity determination, J. Geophys. Res., 115, B03104, doi: 10.1029/2009JB006475.  
  10. Paterson, G. A., A. P. Roberts, A. R. Muxworthy, C. MacNiocaill, L. Gurioli, J. G. Viramonté, C. Navarro and S. Weider (2010), Paleomagnetic determination of emplacement temperatures of pyroclastic deposits: An under-utilized tool, Bull. Volcanol., 7, 309-330, doi: 10.1007/s00445-009-0324-4


Publications

   
Papers
  1. Paterson, G. A., Y. Wang, Y. Pan (2013), The fidelity of paleomagnetic records carried by magnetosome chains Earth Plant. Sci. Lett., 383, 82-91, doi: 10.1016/j.epsl.2013.09.031.  
  2. Bolton, C. T., Chang, L., Clemens, S. C., Kodama, K., Ikehara, M., Medina-Elizalde, M., Paterson, G. A., Roberts, A. P., Rohling, E. J., Yamamoto, Y., Zhao, X. (2013), A 500,000 year record of Indian summer monsoon dynamics recorded by eastern equatorial Indian Ocean upper water-column structure, Quaternary Science Rev., 77, 167-180, doi: 10.1016/j.quascirev.2013.07.031. 
  3. Paterson, G. A. (2013), The effects of anisotropic and non-linear thermoremanent magnetizations on Thellier-type paleointensity data, Geophys. J. Int., 193, 694-710, doi: 10.1093/gji/ggt033. 
  4. Paterson, G. A., A. J. Biggin, Y. Yamamoto, and Y. Pan (2012), Towards the robust selection of Thellier-type paleointensity data: The influence of experimental noise, Geochem. Geophys. Geosyst., 13, Q05Z43, doi: 10.1029/2012GC004046. 
  5. Zhang, C. X., G. A. Paterson, and Q. S. Liu (2012), A new mechanism for the magnetic enhancement of hematite during heating: the role of clay minerals, Stud. Geophys. Geod., 56, 845-860, doi: 10.1007/s11200-011-9018-4. 
  6. Paterson, G. A. (2011), A simple test for the presence of multidomain behaviour during paleointensity experiments, J. Geophys. Res., 116, B10104, doi: 10.1029/2011JB008369. 
  7. Muxworthy, A. R., D. Heslop, G. A. Paterson, and D. M. Michalk (2011), A Preisach method for estimating absolute paleofield intensity under the constraint of using only isothermal measurements: 2. Experimental testing, J. Geophys. Res., 116, B04103, doi: 10.1029/2010JB007844. 
  8. Paterson, G. A., D. Heslop, and A. R. Muxworthy (2010), Deriving confidence in paleointensity estimates, Geochem. Geophys. Geosyst., 11, Q07Z18, doi: 10.1029/2010GC003071.  
  9. Paterson, G. A., A. R. Muxworthy, A.P. Roberts, and C. MacNiocaill (2010), Assessment of the usefulness of lithic clasts from pyroclastic deposits for paleointensity determination, J. Geophys. Res., 115, B03104, doi: 10.1029/2009JB006475.  
  10. Paterson, G. A., A. P. Roberts, A. R. Muxworthy, C. MacNiocaill, L. Gurioli, J. G. Viramonté, C. Navarro and S. Weider (2010), Paleomagnetic determination of emplacement temperatures of pyroclastic deposits: An under-utilized tool, Bull. Volcanol., 7, 309-330, doi: 10.1007/s00445-009-0324-4