Linda T. Elkins-Tanton
Papers published or submitted
Graduate students in bold, undergraduates in bold italic

40. Meyer, Jennifer , Linda T. Elkins-Tanton, Jack Wisdom, Coupled thermal-orbital evolution of the early Moon, submitted to Icarus, 2009.

39. Elkins-Tanton, Linda T., Benjamin P. Weiss, Maria T. Zuber, Chondrites as samples of differentiated planetesimals, submitted to Science, 2009.

38. Till, Christy B , Linda T. Elkins-Tanton, and Karen M. Fischer, A mechanism for low extent melts at the lithosphere-asthenosphere boundary, submitted to G3 , 2009.

37. Suckale, Jenny , Bradford Hager, Linda T. Elkins-Tanton, and Jean-Christophe Nave, Simulations of buoyancy-driven flow in the presence of large viscosity contrasts: II. Implications for modeling normal Strombolian activity, in revision for Journal of Geophysical Research , 2009.

2009

36. Miller-Ricci, E., M. Meyer, S. Seager, L. Elkins-Tanton, On the emergent spectra of hot protoplanet collision afterglows, accepted at Astrophysical Journal , 2009.

35. Brown, S. and L. T. Elkins-Tanton, Composition of Mercury's oldest crust from magma ocean models, accepted at Earth and Planetary Science Letters , 2009.

34. McCanta, M., L. Elkins-Tanton, M.J. Rutherford, Expanding the application of the Eu-oxybarometer to the lherzolitic shergottites and nakhlites: implications for the oxidation state heterogeneity of the Martian interior, Meteoritics and Planetary Science 44(5), 725-745, 2009.

33. West, John D., Matthew J. Fouch, Jeffrey B. Roth, Linda T. Elkins-Tanton, Geophysical detection of lithospheric delamination beneath the Great Basin, Nature Geoscience , 10.1038/NGEO526, 2009.

2008

32. Weiss B.P., J.S. Berdalh, L. Elkins-Tanton, S. Stanley, A.J. Irving, E.A. Lima, L. Carporzen, M.E. Zucolotto, Magnetism on the angrite parent body and the early evolution of planetesimals, Science 322, 713-716 , 2008.

31. Elkins-Tanton L.T. and S. Seager, Coreless terrestrial planets: A new type of exoplanet, Astrophysical Journal 688, 628-635, 2008.

30. Stanley S., L.T. Elkins-Tanton, M. Zuber, E.M. Parmentier, Mars' paleomagnetic field as the result of a single-hemisphere dynamo, Science 321, 1822-1825, 2008.

29. Elkins-Tanton L.T. and S. Seager, Ranges of atmospheric mass and composition for terrestrial exoplanets, Astrophysical Journal 685, 1237-1246, 2008.

28. Elkins-Tanton L.T., Linked magma ocean solidification and atmospheric growth for Earth and Mars, Earth and Planetary Science Letters 271, 181-191, 2008. Supplementary material

27. Adams E.R., S. Seager, L. Elkins-Tanton, Ocean planet or thick atmosphere: On the mass-radius relation for solid exoplanets with massive atmospheres, Astrophysical Journal 673, 1160-1164, 2008.

26. Farmer, G.L., T. Gailley, L.T. Elkins-Tanton, Mantle "source volumes" and the origin of the mid-Tertiary ignimbrite flare-up in the southern Rocky Mountains, Western U.S., Lithos 102, 279-294, 2008.

2007

25. Smrekar, S.E., L.T. Elkins-Tanton, J. Leitner, A. Lenardic, S. Mackwell, L. Moresi, C. Sotin, E.R. Stofan, Tectonic and thermal evolution of Venus and the role of volatiles: Implications for understanding the terrestrial planets, accepted as a chapter for the forthcoming AGU monograph Venus as a Terrestrial Planet .

24. Cagnioncle A.M., E.M. Parmentier, and L.T. Elkins-Tanton, The effect of solid flow above a subducting slab on water distribution and melting at convergent plate boundaries, Journal of Geophysical Research 112, B09402, doi:10.1029/2007JB004934, 2007.

23. Elkins-Tanton, L. T., S. E. Smrekar, P. C. Hess, and E. M. Parmentier, Volcanism and volatile recycling on a one-plate planet: Applications to Venus. Journal of Geophysical Research 112, E04S06, doi:10.1029/2006JE002793, 2007.

22. Elkins-Tanton, L. T., Continental magmatism, volatile recycling, and a heterogeneous mantle caused by lithospheric gravitational instabilities, Journal of Geophysical Research 112, B03405, doi:10.1029/2005JB004072, 2007.

21. Elkins-Tanton L.T., D. Draper, C. Agee, J. Jewell, A. Thorpe, P. Hess, The last lavas erupted during the main phase of the Siberian flood basalts: Results from experimental petrology, Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology 153(2), doi:10.1007/s00410-006-0140-1, 191-209, 2007.

2006

20. Shearer C.K., P.C. Hess, M.A. Wieczorek, M.E. Pritchard, E.M. Parmentier, L.E. Borg, J. Longhi, L.T. Elkins-Tanton, C.R. Neal, I. Antonenko, R.M. Canup, A.N. Halliday, T.L. Grove, B.H. Hager, D.-C. Lee, U. Weichert, Thermal and magmatic evolution of the Moon, in New Views of the Moon , B.L. Joliff, M.A Wieczorek, C.K. Shearer, C.R. Neal, Eds , Reviews in Mineralogy and Geochemistry 60, Mineral. Soc. America, Chantilly, Virginia, 2006.

2005

19. Elkins-Tanton L.T., E.M. Parmentier, P.C. Hess, The formation of ancient crust on Mars through magma ocean processes, Journal of Geophysical Research 110, E12S01, doi:10.1029/2005JE002480, 2005.

18. Elkins-Tanton L.T. and B. H. Hager, Giant meteoroid impacts can cause volcanism, Earth and Planetary Science Letters , 239, 219-232, doi: 10.1016/j.epsl.2005.07.029, 2005.

17. Elkins-Tanton L.T., S. Zaranek, and E.M. Parmentier, Early magnetic field and magmatic activity on Mars from magma ocean overturn, Earth and Planetary Science Letters 236, 1-12, 2005.

16. Elkins-Tanton L.T., Continental magmatism caused by lithospheric delamination, in Plates, Plumes, and Paradigms , eds. G.R. Foulger, J.H. Natland, D.C. Presnall, D.L. Anderson, Geological Society of America, 449-461, 2005.

15. Grove T.L., M.B. Baker, R.C. Price, S.W. Parman, L.T. Elkins-Tanton, N. Chatterjee, and O. Müntener, Magnesian andesite and dacite lavas from Mt. Shasta, northern California: products of fractional crystallization of H 2 O-rich mantle melts. Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology : DOI: 10.1007/s00410-004-0619-6, 2005.

2004

14. Elkins-Tanton L.T., B. H. Hager, and T.L. Grove, Magmatic effects of the Lunar Late Heavy Bombardment. Earth and Planetary Science Letters : 222, 17-27, 2004.

13. Kelly, D.C. and L.T. Elkins-Tanton, A possible new tektite strewn field at 5 Ma, Meteoritics and Planetary Science 39, 1921-1929, 2004.

2003

12. Elkins-Tanton L.T. and T.L. Grove, Evidence for deep melting of hydrous, metasomatized mantle: Pliocene high potassium magmas from the Sierra Nevadas, Journal of Geophysical Research : 108, 2350, DOI 10.1029/2002JB002168, 29 July 2003.

11. Elkins-Tanton L.T., P. Aussillous, J. Bico, D. Quéré, J.W.M. Bush, A laboratory investigation of tektites, Meteoritics and Planetary Science : 38, 1331-1340, 2003.

10. Elkins-Tanton L.T., E.M. Parmentier, and P.C. Hess, Magma ocean fractional crystallization and cumulate overturn in terrestrial planets: Implications for Mars, Meteoritics and Planetary Science : 38, 1753-1771, 2003.

9. Elkins-Tanton L.T., N. Chatterjee, and T.L. Grove, Magmatic processes that produced lunar fire fountains, Geophysical Research Letters : 30(10), p. 1513, DOI 10.1029/2003GL017082, 2003.

8. Grove T.L., L.T. Elkins-Tanton, S.W. Parman, N. Chatterjee, O. Müntener, G.A. Gaetani, Fractional crystallization and mantle-melting controls on calc-alkaline differentiation trends, Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology : 145, p 515-533, DOI 10.1007/s00410-003-0448-z, 2003.

7. Elkins-Tanton L.T., N. Chatterjee, and T.L. Grove, Experimental and petrological constraints on lunar differentiation from the Apollo 15 green picritic glasses, Meteoritics and Planetary Science : 38, 515-527, 2003.

Before 2003

6. Elkins-Tanton L.T., J. A. Van Orman, B. H. Hager, and T. L. Grove, Reexamination of the lunar magma ocean cumulate overturn hypothesis: Melting or mixing is required, Earth and Planetary Science Letters : 196, 249-259, 2002.

5. Elkins Tanton L.T., T.L. Grove, and J. Donnelly-Nolan, Hot shallow melting under the Cascades volcanic arc, Geology : 29, 631-634, 2001.

4. Elkins Tanton L.T. and Bradford H. Hager, Melt intrusion as a trigger for lithospheric foundering and the eruption of the Siberian flood basalt, Geophysical Research Letters : 27, 3937-3940, 2000.

3. Elkins L.T., T.L. Grove, J. Delano, V. Fernandez, Origin of lunar ultramafic green glasses:   Constraints from phase equilibrium studies, Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta : 64, 2339-2350, 2000.

2. Elkins, Linda T. and Timothy L. Grove, Ternary feldspar experiments and thermodynamic models, American Mineralogist : 75, 544-559, 1990.

1. Karig, D.E. and L.T. Elkins, Geology of the Cayuga Lake region, NYSGA Annual Meeting Guidebook , 1986.