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American geologist and geophysicist
Dennis V. Kent is an American geologist and geophysicist who is a Board of Governors Professor Emeritus at
Rutgers University and an adjunct senior research scientist at
Lamont–Doherty Earth Observatory of
Columbia University . His research focuses on
paleomagnetism , geomagnetism,
rock magnetism , and their application to geologic problems, including geologic time scales, paleogeography, ancient climate, polar wander, and the long-term carbon cycle.
Education
Kent graduated from
Stuyvesant High School in Manhattan in 1964. He received a bachelor's degree in geology from the
City College of New York , N.Y. in 1968 and a doctorate degree in marine geology and geophysics from
Columbia University , N.Y in 1974, where he studied magnetism in deep-sea sediments.
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Research and career
Kent joined the
Lamont–Doherty Earth Observatory as a research scientist in 1974 and the adjunct faculty in the Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences at
Columbia University in 1981. He joined the faculty at
Rutgers University in 1998. Kent and his co-authors developed chronostratigraphies based on magnetic polarity time scale for the Triassic, Jurassic, Cretaceous, and Cenozoic.
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[3] He has authored or co-authored more than 300 publications in the field of paleomagnetism, paleogeography, and paleoclimatology.
Awards and honors
Selected publications
Kent, D. V. (1982),
Apparent correlation of palaeomagnetic intensity and climatic records in deep-sea sediments , Nature 299, 538–539, doi:10.1038/299538a0
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Cande, S. C., and Kent, D. V. (1992),
A new geomagnetic polarity time scale for the Late Cretaceous and Cenozoic , J. Geophys. Res. , 97( B10), 13917– 13951, doi:10.1029/92JB01202
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Berggren, W.A., Kent, D.V. , Swisher, C.C. and Aubry, M.P. (1995),
A revised Cenozoic geochronology and chronostratigraphy , SEPM Special Publication 54 : 129–212.
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Kent, D.V. and Muttoni, G. (2008).
Equatorial convergence of India and early Cenozoic climate trends . Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 105: 16065–16070.
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Kent, D.V. , Olsen, P.E. and Muttoni, G. (2017),
Astrochronostratigraphic polarity time scale (APTS) for the Late Triassic and Early Jurassic from continental sediments and correlation with standard marine stages . Earth-Science Reviews , 166: 153–180.
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Kent, D.V. , Olsen, P.E., Rasmussen, C., Lepre, C., Mundil, R., Irmis, R.B., Gehrels, G.E., Giesler, D., Geissman, J.W. and Parker, W.G. (2018),
Empirical evidence for stability of the 405-kiloyear Jupiter-Venus eccentricity cycle over hundreds of millions of years . Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences , 115(24): 6153–6158.
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Kent, D.V . and Muttoni, G. (2020),
Pangea B and the Late Paleozoic Ice Age . Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology , 553: 1-20.
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Kent, D.V. and Clemmensen, L.B. (2021),
Northward dispersal of dinosaurs from Gondwana to Greenland at the mid-Norian (215–212 Ma, Late Triassic) dip in atmospheric pCO2 . Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences , 118(8): e2020778118.
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Channell, J.E.T., Muttoni, G. and Kent, D.V. (2022),
Adria in Mediterranean paleogeography, the origin of the Ionian Sea, and Permo-Triassic configurations of Pangea . Earth-Science Reviews , 230: 104045.
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Kent, D.V. and Muttoni, G. (2022),
Latitudinal land–sea distributions and global surface albedo since the Cretaceous . Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology , 585: 110718.
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References
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"MAGNETIC MINERALOGY AND MAGNETIC PROPERTIES OF DEEP-SEA SEDIMENTS" . scholar.google.com . Retrieved 2022-01-24 .
^ Cande, S. C.; Kent, D. V. (1995).
"Revised calibration of the geomagnetic polarity timescale for the Late Cretaceous and Cenozoic" . Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth . 100 (B4): 6093–6095.
Bibcode :
1995JGR...100.6093C .
doi :
10.1029/94JB03098 .
ISSN
2156-2202 .
^ KENT, DENNIS V.; GRADSTEIN, FELIX M. (1985-11-01).
"A Cretaceous and Jurassic geochronology" . GSA Bulletin . 96 (11): 1419–1427.
Bibcode :
1985GSAB...96.1419K .
doi :
10.1130/0016-7606(1985)96<1419:ACAJG>2.0.CO;2 .
ISSN
0016-7606 .
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"Geological Society of America - 2003 Day Medal - Citation & Response" . www.geosociety.org . Retrieved 2022-01-23 .
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"Dennis V. Kent" . www.nasonline.org . Retrieved 2022-01-23 .
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"Dennis V. Kent" . European Geosciences Union (EGU) . Retrieved 2022-01-23 .
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"William Gilbert Award | AGU" . www.agu.org . Retrieved 2022-01-23 .
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"Dennis V. Kent" . American Academy of Arts & Sciences . Retrieved 2022-01-23 .
^ Kent, D. V. (October 1982).
"Apparent correlation of palaeomagnetic intensity and climatic records in deep-sea sediments" . Nature . 299 (5883): 538–539.
Bibcode :
1982Natur.299..538K .
doi :
10.1038/299538a0 .
ISSN
1476-4687 .
S2CID
4349136 .
^ Cande, Steven C.; Kent, Dennis V. (1992-09-10).
"A new geomagnetic polarity time scale for the Late Cretaceous and Cenozoic" . Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth . 97 (B10): 13917–13951.
Bibcode :
1992JGR....9713917C .
doi :
10.1029/92jb01202 .
ISSN
2156-2202 .
^ Berggren, William A.; Kent, Dennis V.; Swisher, Carl C.; Aubry, Marie-Pierre (1995-01-01).
"A Revised Cenozoic Geochronology and Chronostratigraphy" . Geochronology, Time Scales and Global Stratigraphic Correlation .
doi :
10.2110/pec.95.04.0129 .
ISBN
9781565760912 .
^ Kent, Dennis V.; Muttoni, Giovanni (2008-10-21).
"Equatorial convergence of India and early Cenozoic climate trends" . Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences . 105 (42): 16065–16070.
doi :
10.1073/pnas.0805382105 .
ISSN
0027-8424 .
PMC
2570972 .
PMID
18809910 .
^ Kent, Dennis V.; Olsen, Paul E.; Muttoni, Giovanni (2017-03-01).
"Astrochronostratigraphic polarity time scale (APTS) for the Late Triassic and Early Jurassic from continental sediments and correlation with standard marine stages" . Earth-Science Reviews . 166 : 153–180.
Bibcode :
2017ESRv..166..153K .
doi :
10.1016/j.earscirev.2016.12.014 .
hdl :
2434/491902 .
ISSN
0012-8252 .
^ Kent, Dennis V.; Olsen, Paul E.; Rasmussen, Cornelia; Lepre, Christopher; Mundil, Roland; Irmis, Randall B.; Gehrels, George E.; Giesler, Dominique; Geissman, John W.; Parker, William G. (2018-06-12).
"Empirical evidence for stability of the 405-kiloyear Jupiter–Venus eccentricity cycle over hundreds of millions of years" . Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences . 115 (24): 6153–6158.
Bibcode :
2018PNAS..115.6153K .
doi :
10.1073/pnas.1800891115 .
ISSN
0027-8424 .
PMC
6004457 .
PMID
29735684 .
^ Kent, D. V.; Muttoni, G. (2020-09-01).
"Pangea B and the Late Paleozoic Ice Age" . Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology . 553 : 109753.
Bibcode :
2020PPP...55309753K .
doi :
10.1016/j.palaeo.2020.109753 .
hdl :
2434/742688 .
ISSN
0031-0182 .
S2CID
218953074 .
^ Kent, Dennis V.; Clemmensen, Lars B. (2021-02-23).
"Northward dispersal of dinosaurs from Gondwana to Greenland at the mid-Norian (215–212 Ma, Late Triassic) dip in atmospheric p CO 2" . Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences . 118 (8): e2020778118.
Bibcode :
2021PNAS..11820778K .
doi :
10.1073/pnas.2020778118 .
ISSN
0027-8424 .
PMC
7923678 .
PMID
33593914 .
^ Channell, J. E. T.; Muttoni, G.; Kent, D. V. (2022-07-01).
"Adria in Mediterranean paleogeography, the origin of the Ionian Sea, and Permo-Triassic configurations of Pangea" . Earth-Science Reviews . 230 : 104045.
Bibcode :
2022ESRv..23004045C .
doi :
10.1016/j.earscirev.2022.104045 .
hdl :
2434/929925 .
ISSN
0012-8252 .
S2CID
248794248 .
^ Kent, D. V.; Muttoni, G. (2022-01-01).
"Latitudinal land–sea distributions and global surface albedo since the Cretaceous" . Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology . 585 : 110718.
Bibcode :
2022PPP...58510718K .
doi :
10.1016/j.palaeo.2021.110718 .
hdl :
2434/878493 .
ISSN
0031-0182 .
S2CID
239516592 .
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