Research projects in Gabe’s group involve applying the naturally occurring, light stable isotopes to the study of significant, large-scale (regional to global) environmental change. His group integrates data-gathering and modeling to investigate “natural” states of environmental and biological systems and to learn about how these systems change in response to perturbation. Current carbon-cycle projects focus on the development of numerical models for novel processes and isotope effects in the terrestrial carbon cycle and model-date coupling to study carbon cycle dynamics in the Earth’s history.

Selected Publications

Bowen G. J. (2008) Spatial analysis of the intra-annual variation of precipitation isotope ratios and its climatological corollaries. Journal of Geophysical Research - Atmospheres, 113, D05113, doi:10.1029/2007JD009295.

Bowen G. J. and Bowen B. B. (2008) Mechanisms of PETM global change constrained by a new record from central Utah. Geology, 36, 379-382.

Bowen G. J., Daniels A. L. and Bowen B. B. (2008) Paleoenvironmental isotope geochemistry and paragenesis of lacustrine and palustrine carbonates, Flagstaff Formation, central Utah, USA. Journal of Sedimentary Research, 78, 162-174.

Ehleringer J. R., Bowen G. J., Chesson L. A., West A. G., Podlesak D. and Cerling T. E. (2008) Hydrogen and oxygen isotope ratios in human hair are related to geography. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 105, 2788-2793.