My research interests comprise micropaleontology, marine sedimentation, ocean productivity, carbon cycle, ocean history, climate history, and history of oceanography.
Ocean
Reflections on a Century of Exploration
with contributions by E. N. Shor
NEW at UC Press
Anderson, P.A., C.D. Charles and W.H. Berger, 2001. Productivity fluctuations off southwestern Africa in the early Quaternary, ODP Site 1085. In Wefer, G., Berger, W.H., and Richter, C. (Eds.) Proc. ODP, Sci. Results, 175.
Jackson, J.B.C., M.X. Kirby, et al. (including W. H. Berger), 2001. Historical overfishing and the recent collapse of coastal ecosystems. Science, 293, 629-643.
Berger, W.H., 2002. Climate history and the great geophysical experiment. In: G. Wefer, W. H. Berger, K.-H. Behre and E. Jansen (eds.) Climate Development and History of the North Atlantic Realm. Springer Berlin Heidelberg New York, pp 1-16.
Berger, W. H., 2002. Frances Lawrence Parker (1906-2002), micropaleontologist and pioneer of paleoceanography. C.R.Palevol 1, 471-477.
Berger, W. H., 2002. Cesare Emiliani (1922-1995), pioneer of Ice Age studies and oxygen isotope stratigraphy. C.R.Palevol 1, 479-487.
Berger, W. H., C. B. Lange and M. E. Perez, 2002. The early Matuyama diatom maximum off SW Africa: a conceptual model. Marine Geology, 180, 105-116.
Berger, W.H., C.B. Lange and G. Wefer, 2002. Upwelling history of the Benguela-Namibia system: a synthesis of Leg 175 results. In Wefer, G., Berger, W.H., and Richter, C. (Eds.) Proc. ODP, Sci. Results, 175, 1-103 [Online].
Berger, W.H., J. Pätzold and G. Wefer, 2002. Times of quiet, times of agitation: Sverdrup's conjecture and the Bermuda coral record. In: G. Wefer, W. H. Berger, K.-H. Behre and E. Jansen (eds.) Climate Development and History of the North Atlantic Realm. Springer Berlin Heidelberg New York, pp 89-99.
Berger, W. H., and U. von Rad, 2002. Decadal to millennial cyclicity in varves and turbidites from the Arabian Sea: hypothesis of tidal origin. Global and Planetary Change 34, 313-325.
Berger, W.H., and G. Wefer, 2002. On the reconstruction of upwelling history: Namibia upwelling in context. Marine Geology, 180, 3-28.
Berger, W.H., 2003. Frances Lawrence Parker, 1906-2002. In: R.L. Fisher, E.D. Goldberg, C.S. Cox (eds.) Coming of Age, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, A Centennial Volume 1903-2003. Scripps Institution of Oceanography, San Diego, p.99-106.
Berger, W.H., and G. Wefer, 2003. On the Dynamics of the Ice Ages: Stage-11 Paradox, Mid-Brunhes Climate Shift, and 100-ky Cycle. In: A.W. Droxler, R.Z. Poore and L.H. Burckle (eds.) Earth's Climate and Orbital Eccentricity: The Marine Isotope Stage 11 Question. AGU Geophysical Monograph 137, 41-59.
Berger, W. H., 2004. Terraces on a rising coast. In: R.L. Wernli and C.F. Kennel (conveners), Oceans 2003, Proceedings. Holland Enterprises, Escondido (CA), 1209-1212.
Berger, W. H., 2004. Climate future in a warming world: Lessons from the Ice Ages. In: R.L. Wernli and C.F. Kennel (conveners), Oceans 2003, Proceedings. Holland Enterprises, Escondido (CA), 404-408.
Berger, W. H., A. Schimmelmann, C. B. Lange, 2004, Tidal cycles in the sediments of Santa Barbara Basin. Geology, 32 (4) 329-332.
Berger, W.H., Discovery of the Ice Age: Science and Myth. In: L. Piccardi et al. (eds.) Myth and Geology. Geol. Soc. London, in press.
Berger, W.H., and G. Wefer, Marine Biogenic Sediments. Encyclopedia of Paleoclimatology and Ancient Environments, Earth Science Series (R. Fairbridge and M. Rampino, eds.), in press.
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Within the last 5 years, I have developed and taught or posted the following courses (mostly aimed at the teaching profession):
- Great Ideas in Oceanography
Freshman course at UCSD, 2 hours of credit. Survey of discoveries in the field.
- Astrobiology: ABCs of Life in the Universe
With W. Baity
- Climate Change and Global Warming
Context for ongoing climate change
- The Seafloor Chronicles
Ocean history from ocean sediments
- Also, I have initiated, supported and guided the Parker Program for Public Education, which is focused on working with teachers on elementary Earth Science concepts, using materials from the geologic collections and posting reliable background information on the web, along with glimpses on ongoing research. Such postings will be found on Earthguide, a web resource for teachers developed and maintained by Memorie Yasuda.
- Education
M.Sc. Geology 1963 University of Colorado, Boulder
Ph.D. Oceanography 1968 University of California, San Diego
- Appointments
1971-1974 |
Assistant Professor of Oceanography |
SIO/ UC San Diego |
1974-1980 |
Associate Professor of Oceanography |
SIO/ UC San Diego |
1980-2006 |
Professor of Oceanography |
SIO/ UC San Diego |
2006- |
Distinguished Professor |
SIO/ UC San Diego, emeritus |
- Honors
Bigelow Medal, Woods Hole 1979
Norwegian Research Fellow, 1980
Huntsman Medal, Bedford 1984
Lady Davis Fellow, Hebrew University, 1986
Humboldt Award, Bonn 1986
Ewing Medal, San Francisco, 1988
Prince Albert I Medal, Paris, 1991
Balzan Prize, Bern, 1993
Steinmann Medal, Bern, 1998
Foreign Member, Academia Europaea, 2001
- Professional Societies (past and/or present)
American Assoc. Adv. Science (Fellow)
American Geophysical Union (Fellow)
Geological Society of America (Fellow)
European Union of Geophysical Sciences; American Society of Limnology and Oceanography
National Association of Geology Teachers, Geologische Vereinigung.
- Books co-edited or co-authored
1982 (with J.C.Crowell, editors) Climate in Earth History. National Academy Press, Washington, D. C. 198 pp.
1987 (with L.Labeyrie, editors) Abrupt Climatic Change - Evidence and Implications. Reidel, Dordrecht
1989 (with V.S. Smetacek, G. Wefer, editors) Ocean Productivity - Present and Past. John Wiley, Chichester
1993 (with L.W. Kroenke, L.A. Mayer, et al.) Proceedings of the Ocean Drilling Program, Scientific Results, Leg 130 (Ontong Java Plateau), Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas
1995 (with E. Seibold) The Sea Floor - An Introduction to Marine Geology. 3rd ed. Springer, Berlin Heidelberg
1997 (with G. Wefer, G. Siedler, D. J. Webb, editors) The South Atlantic: Present and Past Circulation. Springer, Berlin Heidelberg
1998 (with G. Wefer, C. Richter, et al.) Proceedings of the Ocean Drilling Program, Initial Results, Leg 175 (Benguela Current), Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas
2002 (with G. Wefer, K.E. Behre, E. Jansen, eds.) Climate Development and History of the North Atlantic Realm. Springer, Berlin Heidelberg. 2005 (H. Drange et al., eds.) The Nordic Seas: An Integrated Perspective. AGU Geophysical Monograph.
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