Byron A Steinman
Biographic Data
| ID | 2739333 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Byron A Steinman |
| GIVEN NAMES | Byron A |
| FAMILY NAME | Steinman |
| SIGNATURE | STEINMAN B A |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Minnesota, Duluth |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-2256-1856 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 9 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 17 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 9 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2015 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Holocene lake-level changes in Celestine Lake, Canadian Rocky Mountains, identified using stable isotopes, geochemistry, and mineralogy
A multiproxy lake-level reconstruction from Celestine Lake, located in Jasper National Park, Alberta, Canada, provides quantifiable evidence for Holocene precipitation-evaporation balance. Celestine Lake produces authigenic carbonate in its shallow waters while preserving organic sediments in the deeper basin. Sedimentary analysis of three cores collected from Celestine Lake along a shallow- to deep-water transect, analysis of modern lake water g…
Ancient mining pollution in early to middle Holocene lake sediments from the Lake Superior region, USA
On the Timing of the Old Copper Complex in North America
The Old Copper Complex (OCC) refers to the production of heavy copper-tool technology by Archaic Native American societies in the Lake Superior region. To better define the timing of the OCC, we evaluated 53 (eight new and 45 published) radiocarbon ( 14 C) dates associated with copper artifacts and mines. We compared these dates to six lake sediment-based chronologies of copper mining and annealing in the Michigan Copper District. 14 C dates grou…
The ‘pause’ in global warming in historical context
We review the evidence for a putative early 21st-century divergence between global mean surface temperature (GMST) and Coupled Model Intercomparison Project Phase 5 (CMIP5) projections. We provide a systematic comparison between temperatures and projections using historical versions of GMST products and historical versions of model projections that existed at the times when claims about a divergence were made. The comparisons are conducted with a…
Paleoclimatic and archaeological evidence from Lake Suches for highland Andean refugia during the arid middle-Holocene
Severe aridity during the mid-Holocene, ca. 8.0–4.0 kyr BP, led to extreme ecological stress in the tropical Andes. Here, we report paleolimnological and archeological data from Lake Suches in southern Peru (70° 24’ 12” W, 16° 55’ 35” S) spanning 13.6–4.4 kyr BP. Integrated paleoclimate and archeological data reveal that moisture was locally available and the basin served as an ecological refugium throughout the mid-Holocene. Mid-Holocene aridity…
The isotopic response of Lake Chenghai, SW China, to hydrologic modification from human activity
The human modification of lake hydrology is widespread in the industrial era; however, anthropogenic impacts have occurred for thousands of years in regions of the world with long histories of human occupation. Here, we use geochemical analyses of lake sediment to document the isotopic and geochemical response of Cheng Lake (Chenghai) in southwestern China to catchment modification, including the construction of a downstream dam. The Chenghai rec…
Reconstruction of late Quaternary paleohydrologic Conditions in southeastern British Columbia using visible derivative spectroscopy of Cleland Lake Sediment
Visible derivative spectroscopy (VDS) analysis of sediment from Cleland Lake, Southeastern British Columbia provides a reconstruction of paleolimnological productivity and hydrologic change during the past 14,000 calibrated 14 C years before present (cal yr BP). The first five principal components (PC) of the VDS data explain 97% of the variance in the VDS data set. Four PCs correlate with standard reflectance derivative spectra for diatom, dinof…
Preliminary findings from Lake sediment studies of changing water availability in Western North America during the Holocene
Closed Lake oxygen isotope records of drought in the Pacific Northwest Spanning the common era
On the Timing of the Old Copper Complex in North America
The Old Copper Complex (OCC) refers to the production of heavy copper-tool technology by Archaic Native American societies in the Lake Superior region. To better define the timing of the OCC, we evaluated 53 (eight new and 45 published) radiocarbon ( 14 C) dates associated with copper artifacts and mines. We compared these dates to six lake sediment-based chronologies of copper mining and annealing in the Michigan Copper District. 14 C dates grou…
Ancient mining pollution in early to middle Holocene lake sediments from the Lake Superior region, USA
Paleoclimatic and archaeological evidence from Lake Suches for highland Andean refugia during the arid middle-Holocene
Severe aridity during the mid-Holocene, ca. 8.0–4.0 kyr BP, led to extreme ecological stress in the tropical Andes. Here, we report paleolimnological and archeological data from Lake Suches in southern Peru (70° 24’ 12” W, 16° 55’ 35” S) spanning 13.6–4.4 kyr BP. Integrated paleoclimate and archeological data reveal that moisture was locally available and the basin served as an ecological refugium throughout the mid-Holocene. Mid-Holocene aridity…
The isotopic response of Lake Chenghai, SW China, to hydrologic modification from human activity
The human modification of lake hydrology is widespread in the industrial era; however, anthropogenic impacts have occurred for thousands of years in regions of the world with long histories of human occupation. Here, we use geochemical analyses of lake sediment to document the isotopic and geochemical response of Cheng Lake (Chenghai) in southwestern China to catchment modification, including the construction of a downstream dam. The Chenghai rec…
Reconstruction of late Quaternary paleohydrologic Conditions in southeastern British Columbia using visible derivative spectroscopy of Cleland Lake Sediment
Visible derivative spectroscopy (VDS) analysis of sediment from Cleland Lake, Southeastern British Columbia provides a reconstruction of paleolimnological productivity and hydrologic change during the past 14,000 calibrated 14 C years before present (cal yr BP). The first five principal components (PC) of the VDS data explain 97% of the variance in the VDS data set. Four PCs correlate with standard reflectance derivative spectra for diatom, dinof…
Preliminary findings from Lake sediment studies of changing water availability in Western North America during the Holocene
Closed Lake oxygen isotope records of drought in the Pacific Northwest Spanning the common era
The isotopic response of Lake Chenghai, SW China, to hydrologic modification from human activity
The human modification of lake hydrology is widespread in the industrial era; however, anthropogenic impacts have occurred for thousands of years in regions of the world with long histories of human occupation. Here, we use geochemical analyses of lake sediment to document the isotopic and geochemical response of Cheng Lake (Chenghai) in southwestern China to catchment modification, including the construction of a downstream dam. The Chenghai rec…
The ‘pause’ in global warming in historical context
We review the evidence for a putative early 21st-century divergence between global mean surface temperature (GMST) and Coupled Model Intercomparison Project Phase 5 (CMIP5) projections. We provide a systematic comparison between temperatures and projections using historical versions of GMST products and historical versions of model projections that existed at the times when claims about a divergence were made. The comparisons are conducted with a…
Paleoclimatic and archaeological evidence from Lake Suches for highland Andean refugia during the arid middle-Holocene
Severe aridity during the mid-Holocene, ca. 8.0–4.0 kyr BP, led to extreme ecological stress in the tropical Andes. Here, we report paleolimnological and archeological data from Lake Suches in southern Peru (70° 24’ 12” W, 16° 55’ 35” S) spanning 13.6–4.4 kyr BP. Integrated paleoclimate and archeological data reveal that moisture was locally available and the basin served as an ecological refugium throughout the mid-Holocene. Mid-Holocene aridity…
On the Timing of the Old Copper Complex in North America
The Old Copper Complex (OCC) refers to the production of heavy copper-tool technology by Archaic Native American societies in the Lake Superior region. To better define the timing of the OCC, we evaluated 53 (eight new and 45 published) radiocarbon ( 14 C) dates associated with copper artifacts and mines. We compared these dates to six lake sediment-based chronologies of copper mining and annealing in the Michigan Copper District. 14 C dates grou…
Ancient mining pollution in early to middle Holocene lake sediments from the Lake Superior region, USA
Holocene lake-level changes in Celestine Lake, Canadian Rocky Mountains, identified using stable isotopes, geochemistry, and mineralogy
A multiproxy lake-level reconstruction from Celestine Lake, located in Jasper National Park, Alberta, Canada, provides quantifiable evidence for Holocene precipitation-evaporation balance. Celestine Lake produces authigenic carbonate in its shallow waters while preserving organic sediments in the deeper basin. Sedimentary analysis of three cores collected from Celestine Lake along a shallow- to deep-water transect, analysis of modern lake water g…
Geology (8 works) · Geography (7 works) · Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (6 works) · Paleontology (6 works) · Physical geography (6 works) · Holocene (5 works) · Oceanography (5 works) · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies (4 works) · Climate change (4 works) · Sediment (4 works)