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Miriam Gómez Paccard

Researcher

Work address: Instituto de Geociencias - IGEO (CSIC-UCM). C/Doctor Severo Ochoa 7. Edificio Entrepabellones 7 y 8, planta 4ª. 28040 Madrid (España).

Email: mgomezpaccard@csic.es 
Telephone: +34 913947874

Department: Departamento de Dinámica Terrestre y Observación de la Tierra

Research group: Physics of the Earth’s Interior: simulation, modelling and observation

Keywords: Earth System Evolution, Geophysics, Palaeomagnetism, Archaeomagnetism.

Identifiers


  • WoS Researcher ID: I-4077-2015

  • ORCID: 0000-0002-9339-3047

Professional background

Miriam Gómez Paccard is a Senior Scientist at the Institute of Geosciences (CSIC, UCM), where she leads the research line in Archaeomagnetism. Her work focuses on studying the past behavior of the geomagnetic field using paleomagnetic techniques applied to rocks and archaeological materials. Her multidisciplinary approach integrates data from various disciplines, such as geophysics, archaeology, geology, and archaeometry, allowing her to collaborate with researchers from different fields and countries with the aim of better understanding the evolution of the geomagnetic field and studying the impact of these changes on natural and human systems throughout history.

Throughout her career, she has published numerous research papers, with over 40 international publications in prestigious journals, and has led and participated in numerous national, international, and European projects, including several international cooperation projects. In addition to her research work, Miriam Gómez Paccard has supervised three doctoral theses, as well as various master’s and bachelor’s degree theses, contributing to the development of the new generation of scientists in her field. As part of her commitment to science outreach, she is (co)coordinator of the initiatives «Geosciences in the School» and «The Geoscientist of the Month», which promote scientific education in schools, and leads the Equality Commission at IGEO, promoting diversity and inclusion in Earth Sciences research.

Relevant publications

  • Gómez-Paccard, M., Chauvin, A., Bonilla-Alba, R., Vidal.Lorenzo, C., Salas, M., 2025. Archaeointensity study of pottery from the Maya settlements of La Blanca and Chilonché (Petén, Guatemala): Ne data to constrain the geomagnetic field evolution in Central America. Physics of the Earth and Planetary Interiors, 362, 107343, doi:10.1016/j.pepi.2025.107343
  • Bonilla-Alba, R., Gómez-Paccard, M., Pavón-Carrasco, F.J., Campuzano, S.A., Beamud, E., Martínez-Ferreras, V., Gurt-Esparraguera, J.M., Ariño-Gil, E., Martín-Hernández, F., Osete, M.L.2023. First full-vector archeomagnetic data from central Asia (3rd BCE to 15 CE centuries): evidence for a large non-dipole field contribution around the first century BCE, Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth, 129, e2023JB027910, doi:10.1029/2023JB027910
  • Bonilla-Alba, R., Gómez-Paccard, M., Pavón-Carrasco, F.J., del Río, J., Beamud, E., Martínez-Ferreras, V., Gurt-Esparraguera, J.M., Ariño-Gil, E., Palencia-Ortas, Martín-Hernánez, F., Chauvin, A., Osete, M.L., 2021. Rapid intensity decrease during the second half of the first millennium BCE in Central Asia and global implications, Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth, 126, e2021JB022011, doi:10.1029/2021JB022011
  • Pavón-Carrasco, F.J., Campuzano, S.A., Rivero-Montero, M., Gómez-Paccard, M., Osete, M.L., 2021. SCHA.DIF.4k: 4000 years of paleomagnetic reconstruction for Europe and its application for dating, Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth
  • Rivero-Montero, M., Gómez-Paccard, M., Kondopoulou, D., Tema, E., Pavón-Carrasco, F.J., Aidona, E., Campuzano, S.A., Molina-Cardín, A., Osete, M.L., Palencia-Ortas, A., Martín-Hernández, F., Rubat-Borel, F., Venturino, M., 2021. Geomagnetic field intensity changes in the Central Mediterranean between 1500 BCE and 150 CE: implications for the Levantine Iron Age Anomaly evolution, Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 557, 116732
  • Gómez-Paccard, M., Rivero, M., Chauvin, A., García-Rubert, D., Palencia-Ortas, A., 2019. Revisiting the chronology of the Early Iron Age in the north-eastern Iberian Peninsula. Archaeological and Anthropological Sciences, doi:10.1007/s12520-019-00812-9.
  • Gómez-Paccard, M., Chauvin, A., Albeck, M.E., Zarbulín, M.A., Basso, D.M., Pavón-Carrasco, F.J., Osete, M.L., Campuzano, S.A., 2019. New archeointensity data from NW Argentina (1300-1500 AD). Physics of the Earth and Planetary Interiors, 286, 92-100, doi:10.1016/j.pepi.2018.11.004.
  • Campuzano, S.A., Gómez-Paccard, M., Pavón-Carrasco, F.J., Osete, M.L., 2019. Emergence and evolution of the South Atlantic Anomaly revealed by a new global field paleomagnetic reconstruction, Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 512, 17-26, doi: 10.1016/j.epsl.2019.01.050
  • Pavón-Carrasco, F.J., Gómez-Paccard, M., Campuzano, S.A., González-Rouco, J.F., Osete, M.L., 2018. Multi-centennial fluctuations of radionuclide production rates are modulated by the Earth’s magnetic field. Scientific Reports, 8, 9820, 1-13, doi:10.1038/s41598-018-28115-4
  • Gómez-Paccard, M., Osete, M.L., Chauvin, A., Pavón-Carrasco, F.J., Pérez, M., Jiménez, P., Lanos, P., 2016. New constraints on the maximum rate of change of past geomagnetic field intensity in Western Europe for the last two millennia: A non-dipolar origin?. Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 454, 55-64, doi:10.1016/j.epsl.2016.08.024