Clément Poirier

When did the Anthropocene begin? A mid-twentieth century boundary level is stratigraphically optimal

Jan Zalasiewicz, Colin N. Waters, Mark Williams et al. · Quaternary International · 2015 · 761 citations · Full text

Natural Sciences, Earth Sciences, Human Geography +7

Extraordinary human energy consumption and resultant geological impacts beginning around 1950 CE initiated the proposed Anthropocene Epoch

Colin N. Waters, John W. Day, John D. Milliman et al. · Communications Earth & Environment · 2020 · 308 citations · Full text

Natural Sciences, Earth Sciences, Geology +17

Global Boundary Stratotype Section and Point (GSSP) for the Anthropocene Series: Where and how to look for potential candidates

Colin N. Waters, Jan Zalasiewicz, Colin Summerhayes et al. · Earth-Science Reviews · 2017 · 208 citations · Full text

Natural Sciences, Earth Sciences, Paleoecology +8

Making the case for a formal Anthropocene Epoch: an analysis of ongoing critiques

Jan Zalasiewicz, Colin N. Waters, Alexander P. Wolfe et al. · Newsletters on Stratigraphy · 2017 · 166 citations · Full text

Natural Sciences, Earth Sciences, Geology +9

The Great Acceleration is real and provides a quantitative basis for the proposed Anthropocene Series/Epoch

Martin J. Head, Will Steffen, David Fagerlind et al. · Episodes · 2021 · 116 citations · Full text

Natural Sciences, Earth Sciences, Gravity +2