Positions

Selected Publications

Academic Article

Year Title
2023 Earthquake-enhanced dissolved carbon cycles in ultra-deep ocean sediments.Nature Communications.  14:5427. 2023
2022 Energy Transition and Climate Mitigation Require Increased Effort on Methane Hydrate ResearchEnergy and Fuels.  36:2923-2926. 2022
2022 Primary deposition and early diagenetic effects on the high saturation accumulation of gas hydrate in a silt dominated reservoir in the Gulf of MexicoMarine Geology.  444:106718-106718. 2022
2021 Diverse sediment microbiota shape methane emission temperature sensitivity in Arctic lakes.Nature Communications.  12:5815. 2021
2021 Isolating Detrital and Diagenetic Signals in Magnetic Susceptibility Records From Methane-Bearing Marine SedimentsG3: Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems: an electronic journal of the earth sciences.  22. 2021
2020 Sedimentology and stratigraphy of a deep-water gas hydrate reservoir in the northern Gulf of MexicoAmerican Association of Petroleum Geologists (AAPG) Bulletin.  104:1945-1969. 2020
2020 Crustal processes sustain Arctic abiotic gas hydrate and fluid flow systems.Scientific Reports.  10:10679. 2020
2020 Preservation of S-34-enriched sulfides in fossil sulfate-methane transition zones: new evidence from Miocene outcrops of the northern Apennines (Italy)Geo-Marine Letters: an international journal of marine geology.  40:379-390. 2020
2020 A Laurentian margin subduction perspective: Geodynamic constraints from phase equilibria modeling of barroisite greenstones, northern USA AppalachiansGeological Society of America Bulletin.  132:2587-2605. 2020
2020 A new neolepadid cirripede from a Pleistocene cold seep, Krishna-Godavari Basin, offshore IndiaActa Palaeontologica Polonica.  65:351-362. 2020
2019 Methane-derived authigenic carbonates on accretionary ridges: Miocene case studies in the northern Apennines (Italy) compared with modern submarine counterpartsMarine and Petroleum Geology.  102:860-872. 2019
2018 Authigenic carbonate formation influenced by freshwater inputs and methanogenesis in coal-bearing strata offshore Shimokita, Japan (IODP site C0020)Marine and Petroleum Geology.  96:288-303. 2018
2018 3-D Seismic Investigation of a Gas Hydrate and Fluid Flow System on an Active Mid-Ocean Ridge; Svyatogor Ridge, Fram StraitG3: Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems: an electronic journal of the earth sciences.  19:2325-2341. 2018
2018 Methane seepage at Vestnesa Ridge (NW Svalbard) since the Last Glacial MaximumQuaternary Science Reviews: the international multidisciplinary research and review journal.  193:98-117. 2018
2018 Sediment Characteristics and Methane Ebullition in Three Subarctic LakesJournal of Geophysical Research Biogeosciences.  123:2399-2411. 2018
2018 Modelling persistent methane seepage offshore western Svalbard since early PleistoceneMarine and Petroleum Geology.  91:800-811. 2018
2018 Gas hydrate dissociation off Svalbard induced by isostatic rebound rather than global warming.Nature Communications.  9:83. 2018
2018 Energy Gradients Structure Microbial Communities Across Sediment Horizons in Deep Marine Sediments of the South China Sea.Frontiers in Microbiology.  9:729. 2018
2017 Data report: grain size distribution of unconsolidated sands offshore Shimokita Peninsula, Japan (IODP Site C0020)Proceedings of the Integrated Ocean Drilling Program.  337:1-9. 2017
2017 Short communication: Massive erosion in monsoonal central India linked to late Holocene land cover degradationEarth Surface Dynamics.  5:781-789. 2017
2017 An integrated view of the methane system in the pockmarks at Vestnesa Ridge, 79 degrees NMarine Geology.  390:282-300. 2017
2017 Rock magnetic and geochemical evidence for authigenic magnetite formation via iron reduction in coal-bearing sediments offshore Shimokita Peninsula, Japan (IODP Site C0020)G3: Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems: an electronic journal of the earth sciences.  18:2076-2098. 2017
2016 Decrease in coccolithophore calcification and CO2 since the middle Miocene.Nature Communications.  7:10284. 2016
2015 Indian monsoon variations during three contrasting climatic periods: The Holocene, Heinrich Stadial 2 and the last interglacial-glacial transitionQuaternary Science Reviews: the international multidisciplinary research and review journal.  125:50-60. 2015
2015 Abiotic methane from ultraslow-spreading ridges can charge Arctic gas hydratesGeology (Boulder).  43:371-374. 2015
2015 Role of tectonic stress in seepage evolution along the gas hydrate-charged Vestnesa Ridge, Fram StraitGeophysical Research Letters.  42:733-742. 2015
2015 South Asian monsoon history over the past 60 kyr recorded by radiogenic isotopes and clay mineral assemblages in the Andaman SeaG3: Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems: an electronic journal of the earth sciences.  16:505-521. 2015
2014 A late Miocene-Early Pliocene biogenic silica crash in the Andaman Sea and Bay of BengalMarine and Petroleum Geology.  58:490-501. 2014
2014 Anomalous porosity preservation and preferential accumulation of gas hydrate in the Andaman accretionary wedge, NGHP-01 site 17AMarine and Petroleum Geology.  58:99-116. 2014
2014 Composition and origin of authigenic carbonates in the Krishna-Godavari and Mahanadi Basins, eastern continental margin of IndiaMarine and Petroleum Geology.  58:438-460. 2014
2014 Influence of total organic carbon deposition on the inventory of gas hydrate in the Indian continental marginsMarine and Petroleum Geology.  58:406-424. 2014
2014 Long-timescale variation in bulk and clay mineral composition of Indian continental margin sediments in the Bay of Bengal, Arabian Sea, and Andaman SeaMarine and Petroleum Geology.  58:117-138. 2014
2014 Monsoon-influenced variation in productivity and lithogenic sediment flux since 110 ka in the offshore Mahanadi Basin, northern Bay of BengalMarine and Petroleum Geology.  58:502-525. 2014
2014 Sedimentation rates from calcareous nannofossil and planktonic foraminifera biostratigraphy in the Andaman Sea, northern Bay of Bengal, and eastern Arabian SeaMarine and Petroleum Geology.  58:425-437. 2014
2012 Geological interpretation of a low-backscatter anomaly found on the New Jersey continental marginMarine Geology.  326:46-54. 2012
2012 Holocene aridification of IndiaGeophysical Research Letters.  39:n/a-n/a. 2012
2012 Turbidite event history—Methods and implications for Holocene paleoseismicity of the Cascadia subduction zoneU.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 1661-F.  1-170. 2012
2011 Improving CHN measurements in carbonate-rich marine sedimentsLimnology and Oceanography: Methods.  9:194-203. 2011
2010 The tail of the Storegga Slide: insights from the geochemistry and sedimentology of the Norwegian Basin depositsSedimentology.  57:1409-1429. 2010
2010 Submarine Mass Transport Within Monterey Canyon: Benthic Disturbance Controls on the Distribution of Chemosynthetic Biological CommunitiesSUBMARINE MASS MOVEMENTS AND THEIR CONSEQUENCES.  28:229-+. 2010
2009 EARTHQUAKE CONTROL OF HOLOCENE TURBIDITE FREQUENCY CONFIRMED BY HEMIPELAGIC SEDIMENTATION CHRONOLOGY ON THE CASCADIA AND NORTHERN CALIFORNIA ACTIVE CONTINENTAL MARGINSSEPM Special Publications.  179-+. 2009
2008 Late Holocene rupture of the northern San Andreas fault and possible stress linkage to the Cascadia subduction zoneBulletin of the Seismological Society of America.  98:861-889. 2008
2008 Origin of pockmarks and chimney structures on the flanks of the Storegga Slide, offshore NorwayGeo-Marine Letters: an international journal of marine geology.  28:43-51. 2008
2007 Rupture lengths and temporal history of significant earthquakes on the offshore and north coast segments of the Northern San Andreas Fault based on turbidite stratigraphyEarth and Planetary Science Letters.  254:9-27. 2007
2005 North-south variability in the history of deformation and fluid venting across Hydrate Ridge, Cascadia marginProceedings of the Ocean Drilling Program Scientific Results.  204. 2005
2005 Seismic sequence stratigraphy and tectonic evolution of southern Hydrate RidgeProceedings of the Ocean Drilling Program Scientific Results.  204. 2005
2004 Feeding methane vents and gas hydrate deposits at south Hydrate RidgeGeophysical Research Letters.  31. 2004
2004 Three-dimensional distribution of gas hydrate beneath southern Hydrate Ridge: constraints from ODP Leg 204Earth and Planetary Science Letters.  222:845-862. 2004
2003 Geophysical constraints on the surface distribution of authigenic carbonates across the Hydrate Ridge region, Cascadia marginMarine Geology.  202:79-120. 2003
2003 Deep-water turbidites as Holocene earthquake proxies: the Cascadia subduction zone and Northern San Andreas Fault systemsAnnals of Geophysics.  46:1169-1194. 2003
2003 Holocene earthquake records from the Cascadia subduction zone and northern San Andreas Fault based on precise dating of offshore turbiditesAnnual Review of Earth and Planetary Science.  31:555-577. 2003

Article

Year Title
2020 Diverse Arctic lake sediment microbiota shape methane emission temperature sensitivity 2020

Chapter

Year Title
2022 Hydrate Ridge—A Gas Hydrate System in a Subduction Zone Setting.  89-107. 2022
2022 Svyatogor Ridge—A Gas Hydrate System Driven by Crustal Scale Processes.  247-254. 2022

Principal Investigator On

  • Reconstructing paleo-fluid  awarded by Columbia University 2023 - 2024
  • Participation of Joel Johnson on IODP Expedition 386  awarded by Columbia University 2022 - 2023
  • Reconstructing Paleo-Methane and Sulfate Fluxes in Gas Hydrate Bearing Stratigraphy on the Indian Continental Margin  awarded by American Chemical Society 2013 - 2016
  • IODP Exp.353 Shipboard Scientist Support  awarded by Consortium for Ocean Leadership 2014 - 2016
  • IODP Exp. 337-Shipboard Scientist Support  awarded by Consortium for Ocean Leadership 2012 - 2016
  • Reconstructing PALEO-SMT Positions on the Cascadia Margin Using Magnetic Susceptibility  awarded by US DOE, Department of Energy 2012 - 2014
  • IODP Exp. 337-Shipboard Scientist Support  awarded by Consortium for Ocean Leadership 2012 - 2013
  • IODP Short Course Proposal: Shipboard Sedimentology: Data Collection and Integration to Maximize Post-Cruise Science  awarded by Consortium for Ocean Leadership 2012 - 2013
  • Beaufort Shelf-Slope CHN and C Isotope Measurements  awarded by US DOE, Department of Energy 2012
  • Gas Hydrate Research Drilling: Indian Ocean  awarded by Fugro McClelland Marine Geosciences Inc 2006 - 2011
  • Long-Term Variability of Cascadia Margin Slope Failures in Gas Hydrate Bearing Regions: Potential Triggering Mechanisms and Effects on Methane Dynamics  awarded by US DOE, Department of Energy 2010 - 2011
  • Long-term Variability of Cascadia Margin Slope Failures in Gas Hydrate Bearing Regions: Potential Triggering Mechanisms and Effects on Methane Dynamics  awarded by Oregon State University 2009 - 2010
  • Developing Proxies and Age Models for reconstructing Monsoon Evolution on Peninsular India and in the Northern Indian Ocean  awarded by Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution 2008 - 2009
  • Geological Characterization of Gas Hydrate Bearing Sediments along the Indian Continental Margin  awarded by US DOI, US Geological Survey 2007 - 2009
  • Co-principal Investigator On

    Teaching Activities

  • Geological Oceanography Taught course
  • Geological Oceanography Taught course
  • Sedimentology Taught course
  • Geological Oceanography Taught course 2024
  • Geological Oceanography Taught course 2024
  • Structural Geology Taught course 2024
  • Student Research Experience Taught course 2024
  • Geotectonics Taught course 2023
  • Geological Oceanography Taught course 2022
  • Geological Oceanography Taught course 2022
  • Structural Geology Taught course 2022
  • Structural Geology Taught course 2022
  • Earth History Taught course 2022
  • Adv Rsrch Exp/Earth Science Taught course 2021
  • Geotectonics Taught course 2021
  • Geotectonics Taught course 2021
  • Freshman Field Seminar Taught course 2020
  • Geological Oceanography Taught course 2020
  • Geological Oceanography Taught course 2020
  • Rsrch Exp/Earth Sciences Taught course 2020
  • Sedimentology Taught course 2020
  • Sedimentology Taught course 2020
  • Geological Oceanography Taught course 2019
  • Geological Oceanography Taught course 2019
  • Structural Geology Taught course 2019
  • Structural Geology Taught course 2019
  • Adv Rsrch Exp/Earth Sciences Taught course 2019
  • Geotectonics Taught course 2019
  • Geological Oceanography Taught course 2018
  • Geological Oceanography Taught course 2018
  • Rsrch Exp/Earth Sciences Taught course 2018
  • Structural Geology Taught course 2018
  • Structural Geology Taught course 2018
  • Sedimentology Taught course 2018
  • Sedimentology Taught course 2018
  • Geological Oceanography Taught course 2017
  • Geological Oceanography Taught course 2017
  • Structural Geology Taught course 2017
  • Structural Geology Taught course 2017
  • Geotectonics Taught course 2017
  • Introduction to Oceanography Taught course 2017
  • Topics/Newfoundland Field Trip Taught course 2017
  • Freshman Field Seminar Taught course 2016
  • Structural Geology Taught course 2016
  • Structural Geology Taught course 2016
  • Rsrch Exp/Earth Sciences Taught course 2016
  • Sedimentology Taught course 2016
  • Sedimentology Taught course 2016
  • Sedimentology Taught course 2016
  • Structural Geology Taught course 2015
  • Structural Geology Taught course 2015
  • Geotectonics Taught course 2015
  • Introduction to Oceanography Taught course 2015
  • Geological Oceanography Taught course 2014
  • Geological Oceanography Taught course 2014
  • Education And Training

  • B.S. Geology, University of Minnesota Duluth
  • M.S. Structural Geology & Tectonics, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
  • Ph.D. Geological Oceanography, Oregon State University
  • Full Name

  • Joel Johnson