Dr. Stéphane Affolter

Held, F., Cheng, H., Edwards, R.L., Kipfer, T., Tüysüz, O., Koç, K., Affolter, S., & Fleitmann, D. (2025). Hydrological variability in the Black Sea region during the last 670,000 years recorded in multi-proxy speleothem records from northern Türkiye. Quaternary Science Reviews, 367. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.quascirev.2025.109534

Affolter, S., Kipfer, T., Hofmeister, E., Leuenberger, M., & Fleitmann, D. (2025). Paleoclimatic significance of water isotopes in speleothem fluid inclusions. Earth-Science Reviews, 261. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.earscirev.2024.105026

Maccali, J., Meckler, A. N., Lauritzen, S.-E., Brekken, T., Rokkan, H. A., Fernandez, A., Krüger, Y., Adigun, J., Affolter, S., & Leuenberger, M. (2023). Multi-proxy speleothem-based reconstruction of mid-MIS 3 climate in South Africa. Climate of the Past, 19(9), 1847–1862. https://doi.org/10.5194/cp-19-1847-2023

Arosio, T., Affolter, S., Nucolussi, K., Sigl, M., Ziehmer-Wenz, M. M., Schlüchter, C., Schaad, E., Stähli, R., & Leuenberger, M. C. (2022). Variable response in alpine tree-ring stable isotopes following volcanic eruptions in the tropics and iceland. Geosciences, 12(10), 371. https://doi.org/10.3390/geosciences12100371

Fleitmann, Dominik, Burns, S. J., Matter, A., Cheng, H., & Affolter, Stephane. (2022). Moisture and Seasonality Shifts Recorded in Holocene and Pleistocene Speleothems From Southeastern Arabia. Geophysical Research Letters, 49(16), ARTN e2021GL097255. https://doi.org/10.1029/2021gl097255

Weissbach, Therese, Kluge, Tobias, Affolter, Stéphane, Leuenberger, Markus C., Vonhof, Hubert, Riechelmann, Dana F. C., Fohlmeister, Jens, Juhl, Marie-Christin, Hemmer, Benedikt, Wu, Yao, Warken, Sophie F., Schmidt, Martina, Frank, Norbert, & Aeschbach, Werner. (2022). Constraints for precise and accurate fluid inclusion stable isotope analysis using water-vapour saturated CRDS techniques. Chemical Geology, 617, 121268. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemgeo.2022.121268

Affolter, Stéphane, & Leuenberger, Markus C. (2021). Challenges in the Direct Determination of 17Oexcess in Microliter Amount of Water Extracted From Speleothem Fluid Inclusions. Frontiers in Earth Science, 9, 612436. https://doi.org/10.3389/feart.2021.612436

Affolter, Stephane, Schibig, Michael, Berhanu, Tesfaye, Bukowiecki, Nicolas, Steinbacher, Martin, Nyfeler, Peter, Hervo, Maxime, Lauper, Jurg, & Leuenberger, Markus. (2021). Assessing local CO2 contamination revealed by two near-by high altitude records at Jungfraujoch, Switzerland. Environmental Research Letters, 16(4), ARTN 044037. https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/abe74a

Bukowiecki, Nicolas, Brem, Benjamin T., Wehrle, Gunther, Mocnik, Grisa, Affolter, Stephane, Leuenberger, Markus, Coen, Martine Collaud, Hervo, Maxime, Baltensperger, Urs, & Gysel-Beer, Martin. (2021). Elucidating local pollution and site representativeness at the Jungfraujoch, Switzerland through parallel aerosol measurements at an adjacent mountain ridge. Environmental Research Communications, 3(2), ARTN 021001. https://doi.org/10.1088/2515-7620/abe987

Troch, Juliana, Affolter, Stephane, Harris, Chris, Bernasconi, Stefano M., & Leuenberger, Markus. (2021). Oxygen and hydrogen isotope analysis of experimentally generated magmatic and metamorphic aqueous fluids using laser spectroscopy (WS-CRDS). Chemical Geology, 584, 120487. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemgeo.2021.120487

Affolter, Stéphane, Steinmann, Philipp, Aemisegger, Franziska, Purtschert, Roland, & Leuenberger, Markus. (2020). Origin and percolation times of Milandre Cave drip water determined by tritium time series and beryllium-7 data from Switzerland [Journal-article]. Journal of Environmental Radioactivity, 222, 106346. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvrad.2020.106346

Ghadiri, Elaheh, Affolter, Stephane, Brennwald, Matthias S., Fleitmann, Dominik, Hauselmann, Anamaria D., Chengg, Hai, Maden, Colin, Leuenberger, Markus, & Kipfer, Rolf. (2020). Estimation of temperature - altitude gradients during the Pleistocene-Holocene transition from Swiss stalagmites. Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 544, ARTN 116387. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.epsl.2020.116387

Nicholson, Samuel L., Pike, Alistair W. G., Hosfield, Rob, Roberts, Nick, Sahy, Diana, Woodhead, Jon, Cheng, Hai, Edwards, R. Lawrence, Affolter, Stephane, Leuenberger, Markus, Burns, Stephen J., Matter, Albert, & Fleitmann, Dominik. (2020). Pluvial periods in Southern Arabia over the last 1.1 million-years. Quaternary Science Reviews, 229, ARTN 106112. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.quascirev.2019.106112

Affolter, S., Häuselmann, A., Fleitmann, D., Lawrence Edwards, R., Cheng, H., & Leuenberger, M. (2019). Central Europe temperature constrained by speleothem fluid inclusion water isotopes over the past 14,000 years. Science Advances, 5(6). https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.aav3809

Fischer, Hubertus, Meissner, Katrin J., Mix, Alan C., Abram, Nerilie J., Austermann, Jacqueline, Brovkin, Victor, Capron, Emilie, Colombaroli, Daniele, Daniau, Anne-Laure, Dyez, Kelsey A., Felis, Thomas, Finkelstein, Sarah A., Jaccard, Samuel L., McClymont, Erin L., Rovere, Alessio, Sutter, Johannes, Wolff, Eric W., Affolter, Stéphane, Bakker, Pepijn, et al. (2018). Palaeoclimate constraints on the impact of 2 °c anthropogenic warming and beyond [Journal-article]. Nature Geoscience, 11(7), 474–485. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41561-018-0146-0

Pärn, Joonas, Affolter, Stéphane, Ivask, Jüri, Johnson, Sean, Kirsimäe, Kalle, Leuenberger, Markus, Martma, Tõnu, Raidla, Valle, Schloemer, Stefan, Sepp, Holar, Vaikmäe, Rein, & Walraevens, Kristine. (2018). Redox zonation and organic matter oxidation in palaeogroundwater of glacial origin from the Baltic Artesian Basin [Journal-article]. Chemical Geology, 488, 149–161. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemgeo.2018.04.027

Affolter, Stéphane, Häuselmann, Anamaria D., Fleitmann, Dominik, Häuselmann, Philipp, & Leuenberger, Markus. (2015). Triple isotope (δD, δ17O, δ18O) study on precipitation, drip water and speleothem fluid inclusions for a Western Central European cave (NW Switzerland) [Journal-article]. Quaternary Science Reviews, 127, 73–89. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.quascirev.2015.08.030

Affolter, Stéphane, Häuselmann, Anamaria D., Fleitmann, Dominik, Häuselmann, Philipp, & Leuenberger, Markus. (2015). Triple isotope (δD, δ17O, δ18O) study on precipitation, drip water and speleothem fluid inclusions for a Western Central European cave (NW Switzerland) [Journal-article]. Quaternary Science Reviews, 127, 73–89. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.quascirev.2015.08.030

Meckler, A. Nele, Affolter, Stéphane, Dublyansky, Yuri V., Krüger, Yves, Vogel, Nadia, Bernasconi, Stefano M., Frenz, Martin, Kipfer, Rolf, Leuenberger, Markus, Spötl, Christoph, Carolin, Stacy, Cobb, Kim M., Moerman, Jessica, Adkins, Jess F., & Fleitmann, Dominik. (2015). Glacial-interglacial temperature change in the tropical West Pacific: A comparison of stalagmite-based paleo-thermometers [Journal-article]. Quaternary Science Reviews, 127, 90–116. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.quascirev.2015.06.015

Meckler, A. Nele, Affolter, Stéphane, Dublyansky, Yuri V., Krüger, Yves, Vogel, Nadia, Bernasconi, Stefano M., Frenz, Martin, Kipfer, Rolf, Leuenberger, Markus, Spötl, Christoph, Carolin, Stacy, Cobb, Kim M., Moerman, Jessica, Adkins, Jess F., & Fleitmann, Dominik. (2015). Glacial-interglacial temperature change in the tropical West Pacific: A comparison of stalagmite-based paleo-thermometers [Journal-article]. Quaternary Science Reviews, 127, 90–116. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.quascirev.2015.06.015

Affolter, S., Fleitmann, D., & Leuenberger, M. (2014). New online method for water isotope analysis of speleothem fluid inclusions using laser absorption spectroscopy (WS-CRDS). Climate of the Past, 10(4), 1291–1304. https://doi.org/10.5194/cp-10-1291-2014

Affolter, S., & Fleitmann, D. (2025). Investigation of the Global Meteoric Water Line in the past using speleothem fluid inclusions [Posted-content]. Copernicus GmbH. https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-egu25-11557

Font, E., Affolter, S., Sanchez-Moreno, E., Yokoyama, Y., Hillaire-Marcel, C., & Fleitmann, D. (2025). Absolute paleotemperatures during the Laschamps geomagnetic excursion [Posted-content]. Copernicus GmbH. https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-egu25-9236

Affolter, S., Cheng, H., & Fleitmann, D. (2024). Temperature evolution across the 8.2 ka event based on speleothem fluid inclusion water isotopes from Milandre Cave (Switzerland) [Posted-content]. Copernicus GmbH. https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-egu24-18882

Hofmeister, E., Fleitmann, D., Cheng, H., Kipfer, T., Häuselmann, A., & Affolter, S. (2024). Central Europe paleotemperature estimates over the last 300,000 years inferred from speleothem fluid inclusion water isotopes from Milandre Cave (Switzerland) [Posted-content]. Copernicus GmbH. https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-egu24-18609

Kipfer, T., Fleitmann, D., Affolter, S., Hofmeister, E., Häuselmann, A., Lütscher, M., & Cheng, H. (2024). Central European lapse rate based on speleothem fluid inclusions [Posted-content]. Copernicus GmbH. https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-egu24-17753

Affolter, S., Hofmeister, E., Kipfer, T., Cheng, H., & Fleitmann, D. (2023, May 15). Towards a high-resolution speleothem fluid inclusion water isotope record for the Holocene from Milandre Cave, Switzerland [Posted-content]. Copernicus GmbH. https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-egu23-13007

Fleitmann, D., Häuselmann, A. D., Cheng, H., Leuenberger, M., & Affolter, S. (2023, May 15). Central European temperature variations over the past two millennia recorded in a stalagmite from western Switzerland [Posted-content]. Copernicus GmbH. https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-egu23-13374

Maccali, J., Meckler, A. N., Lauritzen, S.-E., Brekken, T., Rokkan, H. A., Fernandez, A., Krüger, Y., Adigun, J., Affolter, S., & Leuenberger, M. (2023, January 19). Multi-proxy speleothem-based reconstruction of mid-MIS 3 climate in South Africa [Posted-content]. Copernicus GmbH. https://doi.org/10.5194/cp-2023-1

Maccali, J., Meckler, A. N., Lauritzen, S.-E., Brekken, T., Rokkan, H. A., Fernandez, A., Krüger, Y., Adigun, J., Affolter, S., & Leuenberger, M. (2023, January 19). Supplementary material to “Multi-proxy speleothem-based reconstruction of mid-MIS 3 climate in South Africa” [Posted-content]. Copernicus GmbH. https://doi.org/10.5194/cp-2023-1-supplement

Affolter, Stéphane, Fleitmann, Dominik, Häuselmann, Anamaria, & Leuenberger, Markus. (2020, March 23). Speleothem water content as a proxy for past moisture variability in stalagmites from Milandre Cave, Switzerland [Posted-content]. Copernicus GmbH. https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-egu2020-18849

Affolter, S., Fleitmann, D., & Leuenberger, M. (2014, January 28). New on-line method for water isotope analysis of speleothem fluid inclusions using laser absorption spectroscopy (WS-CRDS) [Posted-content]. Copernicus GmbH. https://doi.org/10.5194/cpd-10-429-2014