Earth & Environmental Sciences Theses: Recent submissions
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The behaviour of nitrogen during differentiation of Earths igneous continental crust
(2023-06-16) - ThesisThe geological and biological nitrogen cycles are intimately linked. Nitrogen is an essential element in the structure of amino acids, proteins, nucleic acids, and other molecules vital for life, as well as 78% of the ... -
Reconstructing past coastal change in southeast Scotland : evolution of the Fife coastline
(2022-06-15) - ThesisThe study of past relative sea level (RSL) change is crucial to improve our understanding of how coastlines could be affected by future climate change. This thesis adopts a multidisciplinary approach to explore past coastal ... -
Boron based geochemical reconstructions of ocean pH and atmospheric CO₂ in the geological record
(2023-06-16) - ThesisThe boron isotope proxy is a valuable tool for reconstructing ocean pH and atmospheric CO₂ in Earth’s history. Its use on foraminifera in deep sea sediment cores has helped shape our understanding of Cenozoic carbon cycling ... -
The interplay between deformation and magma transport in southeast Iceland
(2023-06) - ThesisIgneous intrusions are of fundamental importance to society's ability to source critical metals, predict major natural hazards and, understand how Earth’s crust evolved. However, the factors that control how magma transits ... -
Negatively charged ions in the deep Earth : quantifying the chemical speciation of F and N in silicate melts and phases
(2022-11-29) - ThesisNitrogen and fluorine are essential volatile elements to study in the bulk silicate Earth (BSE) due to their respective influence over the onset of habitability on Earth or over physical and chemical properties of the ...