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Researcher

Sebastien Bertrand

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69 Results

2025

Biogeochemistry of riverine organic matter inputs to the Patagonian fjords and implications for fjord organic carbon budgets

Sebastien Bertrand

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH-BIOGEOSCIENCES

Organic carbon fluxes on seasonal to decennial timescales in Patagonia's largest river‐fjord system

S. HageSebastien BertrandB. AmannB. ReidElke Vandekerkhove

A1 Journal Article in GLOBAL BIOGEOCHEMICAL CYCLES

2024

Inorganic geochemistry of lake sediments : a review of analytical techniques and guidelines for data interpretation

Sebastien BertrandRik TjallingiiMalin E. KylanderBruno WilhelmStephen J. RobertsFabien ArnaudErik BrownRichard Bindler

A1 Journal Article in EARTH-SCIENCE REVIEWS

Precipitation drives western Patagonian glacier variability and may curb future ice mass loss

Matthias TrochHenning ÅkessonJoshua K. CuzzoneSebastien Bertrand

A1 Journal Article in SCIENTIFIC REPORTS

Recent ice-contact delta formation in front of Pio XI glacier controls sedimentary processes in Eyre Fjord, Patagonia

Loïc PiretSebastien BertrandCarlos MoffatPeter FeldensSvenja PapenmeierHelge Arz

A1 Journal Article in EARTH SURFACE PROCESSES AND LANDFORMS

Recent ice-contact delta formation in front of Pio XI glacier controls sedimentary processes in Eyre Fjord, Patagonia

Loïc PiretSebastien BertrandCarlos MoffatPeter FeldensSvenja PapenmeierHelge Arz

U Journal Article in EARTH SURFACE PROCESSES AND LANDFORMS

2023

Influence of climate change on the postglacial evolution of Patagonian glaciers and response of the solid earth

Matthias TrochSebastien BertrandMarc De Batist

Postglacial fluctuations of western outlet glaciers of the Southern Patagonian Icefield reconstructed from fjord sediments (Chile, 50°S)

Matthias TrochSebastien BertrandJulia S. WellnerCarina B. LangeKonrad A. Hughen

A1 Journal Article in QUATERNARY SCIENCE REVIEWS

Understanding how glacier dynamics are recorded in lake and fjord sediments

Loïc PiretSebastien BertrandMarc De Batist

2022

A review of event deposits in lake sediments

Pierre SabatierJasper MoernautSebastien BertrandMaarten Van DaeleKatrina KremerEric ChaumillonFabien Arnaud

A2 Journal Article in QUATERNARY

Benthic dissolved silicon and iron cycling at glaciated Patagonian fjord heads

Hong Chin NgJon R HawkingsSebastien BertrandBrent A SummersMatthias SieberTim M ConwayFelipe S FreitasJames P J WardHelena V PryerJemma L Wadham et al.

A1 Journal Article in GLOBAL BIOGEOCHEMICAL CYCLES

Glacial isostatic adjustment near the center of the former Patagonian Ice Sheet (48 degrees S) during the last 16.5 kyr

Matthias TrochSebastien BertrandCarina B. LangePaola CardenasHelge ArzSilvio Pantoja-GutierrezRicardo De Pol-HolzRolf Kilian

A1 Journal Article in QUATERNARY SCIENCE REVIEWS

Long-lasting impacts of a 20th century glacial lake outburst flood on a Patagonian fjord-river system (Pascua River)

Loïc PiretSebastien BertrandNhut NguyenJon HawkingsCristian RodrigoJemma Wadham

A1 Journal Article in GEOMORPHOLOGY

Long-lasting impacts of a 20th century glacial lake outburst flood on a Patagonian fjord-river system (Pascua River)

Loïc PiretSebastien BertrandNhut NguyenJon HawkingsCristian RodrigoJemma Wadham

U Journal Article in GEOMORPHOLOGY

Multidecadal delay between deglaciation and formation of a proglacial lake sediment record

Loïc PiretSebastien Bertrand

A1 Journal Article in QUATERNARY SCIENCE REVIEWS

Multidecadal delay between deglaciation and formation of a proglacial lake sediment record

Loïc PiretSebastien Bertrand

U Journal Article in QUATERNARY SCIENCE REVIEWS

Provenance of Baker River sediments (Chile, 48 degrees S) : implications for the identification of flood deposits in fjord sediments

Dawei LiuSebastien BertrandElke VandekerkhoveVirginie Renson

A1 Journal Article in EARTH SURFACE PROCESSES AND LANDFORMS

Seasonal variations in fjord sediment grain size : a pre-requisite for hydrological and climate reconstructions in partially glacierized watersheds (Baker River, Patagonia)

Benjamin AmannSebastien BertrandCamila Alvarez-GarretonBrian Reid

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH-EARTH SURFACE

2021

Glacial isostatic adjustment near the center of the former Patagonian Ice Sheet (48°S) during the last 16.5 kyr

Matthias TrochSebastien BertrandCarina B. LangePaola CardenasHelge ArzRicardo De Pol-HolzRolf Kilian

High-resolution fjord sediment record of a receding glacier with growing intermediate proglacial lake (Steffen Fjord, Chilean Patagonia)

Loïc PiretSebastien BertrandJon HawkingsMalin E. KylanderFernando TorrejonBenjamin AmannJemma Wadham

A1 Journal Article in EARTH SURFACE PROCESSES AND LANDFORMS

High-resolution fjord sediment record of a receding glacier with growing intermediate proglacial lake (Steffen Fjord, Chilean Patagonia)

Loïc PiretSebastien BertrandJon HawkingsMalin E. KylanderFernando TorrejonBenjamin AmannJemma Wadham

U Journal Article in EARTH SURFACE PROCESSES AND LANDFORMS

Impact of climate change on the occurrence of late Holocene glacial lake outburst floods in Patagonia : a sediment perspective

Elke VandekerkhoveSebastien Bertrand

Late Holocene current patterns in the northern Patagonian fjords recorded by sediment drifts in Aysen Fjord

Katleen WilsMarlies WermerscheDavid Van RooijGalderic LastrasFrank LamyHelge W. ArzGiuseppe SianiSebastien BertrandMaarten Van Daele

A1 Journal Article in MARINE GEOLOGY

Sediment provenance in the Baker-Martínez fjord system (Chile, 48°s) indicated by magnetic susceptibility and inorganic geochemistry

Matthias TrochSebastien BertrandBenjamin AmannDawei LiuJuan A. PlacenciaCarina B. Lange

A1 Journal Article in FRONTIERS IN MARINE SCIENCE

Signature of modern glacial lake outburst floods in fjord sediments (Baker River, southern Chile)

Elke VandekerkhoveSebastien BertrandFernando TorrejonMalin E. KylanderBrian ReidKrystyna M. Saunders

A1 Journal Article in SEDIMENTOLOGY

2020

A global database of Holocene paleotemperature records

Darrell KaufmanNicholas McKayCody RoutsonMichael ErbBasil DavisOliver HeiriSamuel JaccardJessica TierneyChristoph DatwylerYarrow Axford et al.

A1 Journal Article in SCIENTIFIC DATA

A global database of Holocene paleotemperature records (vol 7, 115, 2020)

Darrell KaufmanNicholas McKayCody RoutsonMichael ErbBasil DavisOliver HeiriSamuel JaccardJessica TierneyChristoph DaetwylerYarrow Axford et al.

Fjords as Aquatic Critical Zones (ACZs)

Thomas S. BianchiSandra ArndtWilliam E.N. AustinDouglas I. BennSebastien BertrandXingqian CuiJohan C. FaustKatarzyna Koziorowska-MakuchChristopher M. MoyCandida Savage et al.

A1 Journal Article in EARTH-SCIENCE REVIEWS

Integrating sediment grain size and inorganic geochemistry : implications for paleohydrological research in Patagonia

Dawei LiuSebastien BertrandGert Jan Weltje

Modern sedimentary processes at the heads of Martínez Channel and Steffen Fjord, Chilean Patagonia

Elke VandekerkhoveSebastien BertrandEleonora Crescenzi LannaBrian ReidSilvio Pantoja

A1 Journal Article in MARINE GEOLOGY

Neoglacial increase in high-magnitude glacial lake outburst flood frequency, upper Baker River, Chilean Patagonia (47°S)

Elke VandekerkhoveSebastien BertrandDmitri MauquoyDave McWethyBrian ReidSarah StammenKrystyna M. SaundersFernando Torrejón

A1 Journal Article in QUATERNARY SCIENCE REVIEWS

Provenance of northwestern Patagonian river sediments (44-48°S) : a critical evaluation of mineralogical, geochemical and isotopic tracers

Dawei LiuSebastien BertrandTania VillaseñorToon Van DijckNathalie FagelNadine Mattielli

A1 Journal Article in SEDIMENTARY GEOLOGY

The influence of glacial cover on riverine silicon and iron exports in Chilean Patagonia

Helena V. PryerJon R. HawkingsJemma L. WadhamLaura F. RobinsonKatharine R. HendryJade E. HattonAnne M. KellermanSebastien BertrandBeatriz Gill-OlivasMatthew G. Marshall et al.

A1 Journal Article in GLOBAL BIOGEOCHEMICAL CYCLES

2019

An empirical method to predict sediment grain size from inorganic geochemical measurements

Dawei LiuSebastien BertrandGert Jan Weltje

A1 Journal Article in GEOCHEMISTRY GEOPHYSICS GEOSYSTEMS

Compositional and biogeochemical variations of sediments across the terrestrial-marine continuum of the Baker-Martínez fjord system (Chile, 48°S)

Lorena RebolledoSebastien BertrandCarina B LangeFabian J TapiaEduardo QuirogaMatthias TrochNelson SilvaPaola CárdenasSilvio Pantoja

A1 Journal Article in PROGRESS IN OCEANOGRAPHY

Hydroclimate variability of northern Chilean Patagonia during the last 20 kyr inferred from the bulk organic geochemistry of Lago Castor sediments (45°S)

Géraldine FiersSebastien BertrandMaarten Van DaeleEmma GranonBrian ReidWillem VandoorneMarc De Batist

A1 Journal Article in QUATERNARY SCIENCE REVIEWS

PaCTS 1.0 : a crowdsourced reporting standard for paleoclimate data

D. KhiderJ. Emile-GeayN. P. McKayY. GilD. GarijoV RatnakarM. Alonso-GarciaSebastien BertrandO. BotheP. Brewer et al.

A1 Journal Article in PALEOCEANOGRAPHY AND PALEOCLIMATOLOGY

Potentially large post-1505 AD earthquakes in western Nepal revealed by a lake sediment record

Zakaria GhazouiSebastien BertrandK VannesteY YokoyamaJ NomadeAP GajurelPA van der Beek

A1 Journal Article in NATURE COMMUNICATIONS

Sediment provenance indicated by magnetic susceptibility and inorganic geochemistry in the Baker-Martínez fjord system (Chile, 48°S)

Matthias TrochSebastien BertrandBenjamin AmannDawei LiuJuan PlacenciaHumberto GonzalezCarina Lange

2018

First evidence of a mid-Holocene earthquake-triggered megaturbidite south of the Chile Triple Junction

Loïc PiretSebastien BertrandCatherine KisselRicardo De Pol-HolzAlvaro Tamayo HernandoMaarten Van Daele

A1 Journal Article in SEDIMENTARY GEOLOGY

First evidence of a mid-Holocene earthquake-triggered megaturbidite south of the Chile Triple Junction

Loïc PiretSebastien BertrandCatherine KisselRicardo De Pol-HolzAlvaro Tamayo HernandoMaarten Van Daele

U Journal Article in SEDIMENTARY GEOLOGY

Introduction to the special issue 'Analysis of sediment properties and provenance: tools for palaeo-environmental reconstruction'

Gert Jan WeltjeSebastien BertrandDavid Chew

Editorial material

Late Quaternary seismicity and climate in the western Nepal Himalaya

Zakaria GhazouiPeter van der BeekSebastien Bertrand

2017

Lacustrine record of last millennia eruptions in Northern Chilean Patagonia (45–47°S)

Nathalie FagelDenisse AlvarezOlivier NamurJean-Luc DevidalLaurence NuttinSabine SchmidtPatricia JanaFernando TorrejonSebastien BertrandAlberto Araneda et al.

A1 Journal Article in HOLOCENE

Postglacial fluctuations of Cordillera Darwin glaciers (southernmost Patagonia) reconstructed from Almirantazgo fjord sediments

Sebastien BertrandCarina B LangeSilvio PantojaKonrad HughenEvi Van TornhoutJulia Smith Wellner

A1 Journal Article in QUATERNARY SCIENCE REVIEWS

2016

Elevated dust deposition in Tierra del Fuego (Chile) resulting from Neoglacial Darwin Cordillera glacier fluctuations

Heleen VannesteFrançois De VleeschouwerSebastien BertrandAntonio Martínez-CortizasAubry VanderstraetenNadine MattielliAndrea CoronatoNatalia PiotrowskaCatherine JeandelGaël Le Roux

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF QUATERNARY SCIENCE

Late Quaternary evolution of Lago Castor (Chile, 45.6°S): timing of the deglaciation in northern Patagonia and evolution of the southern westerlies during the last 17 kyr

Maarten Van DaeleSebastien BertrandInka MeyerJasper MoernautWillem VandoorneGiuseppe SianiNiels TangheZakaria GhazouiMario PinoRoberto Urrutia et al.

A1 Journal Article in QUATERNARY SCIENCE REVIEWS

Sources of dissolved silica to the fjords of northern Patagonia (44-48°S) : the importance of volcanic ash soil distribution and weathering

Elke VandekerkhoveSebastien BertrandBrian ReidAstrid BartelsBernard Charlier

A1 Journal Article in EARTH SURFACE PROCESSES AND LANDFORMS

Synchronisation of sedimentary records using tephra : a postglacial tephrochronological model for the Chilean Lake District

Karen FontijnHarriet RawsonMaarten Van DaeleJasper MoernautAna M AbarzúaKatrien HeirmanSebastien BertrandDavid M PyleTamsin A MatherMarc De Batist et al.

A1 Journal Article in QUATERNARY SCIENCE REVIEWS

2015

Holocene variations in productivity associated with changes in glacier activity and freshwater flux in the central basin of the Strait of Magellan

Claudia AracenaRolf KilianCarina B LangeSebastien BertrandFrank LamyHelge W ArzRicardo De Pol-HolzOscar BaezaSilvio PantojaCatherine Kissel

A1 Journal Article in PALAEOGEOGRAPHY PALAEOCLIMATOLOGY PALAEOECOLOGY

Late Holocene high precipitation events recorded in lake sediments and catchment geomorphology, Lake Vuoksjávrátje, NW Sweden

Annika BerntssonKrister N JanssonMalin E KylanderFrançois De VleeschouwerSebastien Bertrand

A1 Journal Article in BOREAS

Late Holocene precipitation variability recorded in the sediments of Reloncaví Fjord (41°S, 72°W), Chile

Lorena RebolledoCarina B LangeSebastien BertrandPráxedes MuñozMarco SalamancaPablo LazoJosé L IriarteGabriel VargasSilvio PantojaLaurent Dezileau

A1 Journal Article in QUATERNARY RESEARCH

Limited influence of sediment grain size on elemental XRF core scanner measurements

Sebastien BertrandKonrad HughenLiviu Giosan

Bookchapter in Micro-XRF studies of sediment cores

2014

Deposition of the 2011-2012 Cordón Caulle tephra (Chile, 40°S) in lake sediments: implications for tephrochronology and volcanology

Sebastien BertrandRomina DagaRobin BedertKaren Fontijn

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH-EARTH SURFACE

Late Holocene covariability of the southern westerlies and sea surface temperature in northern Chilean Patagonia

Sebastien BertrandKonrad HughenJulio SepúlvedaSilvio Pantoja

A1 Journal Article in QUATERNARY SCIENCE REVIEWS

2013

Changes in sub-fossil chironomid assemblages in two Northern Patagonian lake systems associated with the occurrence of historical fires

Alberto AranedaPatricia JanaCaroliina OrtegaFernando TorrejónSebastien BertrandPatricia VargasNathalie FagelDenisse AlvarezAlejandra StehrRoberto Urrutia

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF PALEOLIMNOLOGY

2012

Geochemistry of surface sediments from the fjords of Northern Chilean Patagonia (44-47°S): spatial variability and implications for paleoclimate reconstructions

Sebastien BertrandKonrad A HughenJulio SepúlvedaSilvio Pantoja

A1 Journal Article in GEOCHIMICA ET COSMOCHIMICA ACTA

Gualas Glacier sedimentary record of climate and environmental change, Golfo Elefantes, Western Patagonia (46.5 degrees S)

Rodrigo FernandezJohn AndersonSebastien BertrandJulia Wellner

A1 Journal Article in HOLOCENE

Precipitation as the main driver of Neoglacial fluctuations of Gualas glacier, Northern Patagonian Icefield

Sebastien BertrandKA HughenF LamyJ-BW StuutF TorrejonCB Lange

A1 Journal Article in CLIMATE OF THE PAST

Using the N/C ratio to correct bulk radiocarbon ages from lake sediments: insights from Chilean Patagonia

Sebastien BertrandAlberto AranedaPatricia VargasPatricia JanaNathalie FagelRoberto Urrutia

A1 Journal Article in QUATERNARY GEOCHRONOLOGY

2011

Sedimentary record of coseismic subsidence in Hersek coastal lagoon (Izmit Bay, Turkey) and the late Holocene activity of the North Anatolian Fault

Sebastien BertrandLisa DonerSena Akcer OnUmmuhan SancarUlla SchudackSreffen MischkeM Namik CagataySuzanne AG Leroy

A1 Journal Article in GEOCHEMISTRY GEOPHYSICS GEOSYSTEMS

2010

Bulk organic geochemistry of sediments from Puyehue Lake and its watershed (Chile, 40 degrees S): implications for paleoenvironmental reconstructions

Sebastien BertrandMieke SterkenLourdes Vargas-RamirezMarc De BatistWim VyvermanGilles LepointNathalie Fagel

A1 Journal Article in PALAEOGEOGRAPHY PALAEOCLIMATOLOGY PALAEOECOLOGY

2008

Climate variability of southern Chile since the Last Glacial Maximum: a continuous sedimentological record from Lago Puyehue (40 degrees S)

Sebastien BertrandFrançois CharletBernard CharlierVirginie RensonNathalie Fagel

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF PALEOLIMNOLOGY

Late Quaternary climatic changes in southern Chile, as recorded in a diatom sequence of Lago Puyehue (40°40' S)

Mieke SterkenElie VerleyenKoen SabbeGriet TerrynFrançois CharletSebastien BertrandXavier BoësNathalie FagelMarc De BatistWim Vyverman

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF PALEOLIMNOLOGY

Reconstruction of the Holocene seismotectonic activity of the Southern Andes from seismites recorded in Lago Icalma, Chile, 39°S

Sebastien BertrandFrançois CharletEmmanuel ChapronNathalie FagelMarc De Batist

A1 Journal Article in PALAEOGEOGRAPHY PALAEOCLIMATOLOGY PALAEOECOLOGY

Seismic stratigraphy of Lago Puyehue (Chilean Lake District): new views on its deglacial and Holocene evolution

François CharletMarc De BatistEmmanuel ChapronSebastien BertrandMario PinoRoberto Urrutia

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF PALEOLIMNOLOGY

2005

Temporal evolution of sediment supply in Lago Puyehue (Southern Chile) during the last 600 yr and its climatic significance

Sebastien BertrandXavier BoësJulie CastiauxFrançois CharletRoberto UrrutiaCristian EspinozaGilles LepointBernard CharlierNathalie Fagel

A1 Journal Article in QUATERNARY RESEARCH

2004

Geophysical reconstruction of the sedimentary infill of Lago Icalma (39°S, Chilean Lake District) since the last deglaciation

François CharletC MarchandSebastien BertrandE ChapronM PiñoRoberto UrrutiaMarc De Batist

A2 Journal Article in Bollettino di geofisica

Sedimentary processes in Lake Puyehue over the last 500 years: Implications for paleoenvironmental reconstructions in the Chilean Lake District (41°S)

E ChapronSebastien BertrandFrançois CharletXavier BoësMarc De BatistN FagelO MagandF ArnaudM MelièresM Piño et al.

A2 Journal Article in Bolletino di Geofisica