Professor Barbara Maher

Professor, Centre for Environmental Magnetism and Palaeomagnetism

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Articles

Maher, Barbara and Thompson, Roy (2012) Oxygen isotopes from Chinese caves: records not of monsoon rainfall but circulation regime. Journal of Quaternary Science. ISSN 0267-8179 (In Press)
Hansard, Ruth and Maher, Barbara and Kinnersley, Rob (2012) Rapid magnetic biomonitoring and differentiation of atmospheric particulate pollutants at the roadside and around two major industrial sites, U.K.. Environmental Science & Technology. ISSN 0013-936X (In Press)
Gibbard, P. L. and Boreham, S. and Andrews, J. E. and Maher, Barbara A. (2015) Sedimentation, geochemistry and palaeomagnetism of the West Runton Freshwater Bed, Norfolk, England. Quaternary International. ISSN 1040-6182
Kardel, Fatemeh and Wuyts, Karen and Maher, Barbara and Samson, Roeland (2012) Intra-urban spatial variation of magnetic particles: monitoring via leaf saturation isothermal remanent magnetisation (SIRM). Atmospheric Environment: Part A - General Topics, 55. pp. 111-120. ISSN 0960-1686
Kardel, Fatemeh and Wuyts, Karen and Maher, Barbara and Hansard, Ruth and Samson, Roeland (2011) Leaf saturation isothermal remanent magnetization (SIRM) as a proxy for particulate matter monitoring: inter-species differences and in-season variation. Atmospheric Environment: Part A - General Topics, 45 (29). pp. 5164-5171. ISSN 0960-1686
Hansard, Ruth and Maher, Barbara and Kinnersley, Rob (2011) Biomagnetic monitoring of industry-derived particulate pollution. Environmental Pollution, 159 (6). pp. 1673-1681. ISSN 0269-7491
Barham, Larry and Phillips, William and Maher, Barbara and Karloukovski, Vassil and Duller, Geoff and Jain, Mayank and Wintle, Ann (2011) The dating and interpretation of a Mode 1 site in the Luangwa Valley, Zambia. Journal of Human Evolution, 60 (5). pp. 549-570.
Maher, Barbara (2011) The magnetic properties of Quaternary aeolian dusts and sediments, and their Quaternary palaeoclimatic significance. Aeolian Research, 3. pp. 87-144.
Parfitt, Simon and Ashton, Nick and Lewis, Simon and Abel, Richard and Coope, Russell and Field, Mike and Gale, Rowena and Hoare, Peter and Larkin, Nigel R. and Lewis, Mark D. and Karloukovski, Vassil and Maher, Barbara and Peglar, Sylvia M. and Preece, Richard C. and Whittaker, John E. and Stringer, Chris B. (2010) Early Pleistocene human occupation at the edge of the boreal zone in northwest Europe. Nature, 466 (7303). pp. 229-233. ISSN 0028-0836
Mitchell, Ruth and Maher, Barbara and Kinnersley, Rob (2010) Rates of particulate pollution deposition onto leaf surfaces: Temporal and inter-species magnetic analyses. Environmental Pollution, 158 (5). pp. 1472-1478. ISSN 0269-7491
Maher, Barbara and Prospero, J. M. and Mackie, D. and Gaiero, D. and Hesse, P. P. and Balkanski, Y. (2010) Global connections between aeolian dust, climate and ocean biogeochemistry at the present day and at the last glacial maximum. Earth-Science Reviews, 99 (1-2). pp. 61-97. ISSN 0012-8252
Quayle, Blae and Mather, Tamsin and Witt, Melanie and Maher, Barbara and Mitchell, Ruth and Martin, Rob and Calabrese, Sergio (2010) Application and evaluation of biomagnetic and biochemical monitoring of the dispersion and deposition of volcanically-derived particles at Mt. Etna, Italy. Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research, 191 (1-2). pp. 107-116. ISSN 0377-0273
Hillenbrand, Claus-Dieter and Smith, James A. and Kuhn, Gerhard and Esper, Oliver and Gersonde, Rainer and Larter, Rob D. and Maher, Barbara A. and Moreton, Steven G. and Shimmield, Tracy M. and Korte, Monika (2010) Age assignment of a diatomaceous ooze deposited in the western Amundsen Sea embayment after the last glacial maximum. Journal of Quaternary Science, 25 (3). pp. 280-295. ISSN 0267-8179
Maher, Barbara A. (2009) Rain and dust : magnetic records of climate, and pollution. Elements, 5 (4). pp. 229-234. ISSN 1811-5209
Hatfield, Robert G. and Maher, Barbara A. (2009) Fingerprinting upland sediment sources : particle size-specific magnetic linkages between soils, lake and suspended sediments. Earth Surface Processes and Landforms, 34 (10). pp. 1359-1373. ISSN 0197-9337
Hatfield, Robert G. and Maher, Barbara A. (2009) Holocene sediment dynamics in an upland temperate lake catchment : climatic and land-use impacts. Holocene, 19 (3). pp. 427-438. ISSN Online ISSN: 1477-0911 Print ISSN: 0959-6836
Mitchell, R. and Maher, Barbara A. (2009) Evaluation and application of biomagnetic monitoring of traffic-derived particulate pollution. Atmospheric Environment, 43 (13). pp. 2095-2103. ISSN 1352-2310
Maher, Barbara A. and Mutch, Thomas J. and Cunningham, Dickson (2009) Magnetic and geochemical characteristics of Gobi Desert surface sediments : implications for provenance of the Chinese Loess. Geology, 37 (3). pp. 279-282. ISSN Online ISSN: 1943-2682 Print ISSN: 0091-7613
Maher, Barbara A. and Watkins, S. J. and Brunskill, G. and Alexander, J. and Fielding, C. R. (2009) Sediment provenance in a tropical fluvial and marine context by magnetic â€˜fingerprintingâ€™ of transportable sand fractions. Sedimentology, 56 (3). pp. 841-861. ISSN 0037-0746
Halsall, Crispin J. and Maher, Barbara A. and Karloukovski, V. V. and Shah, P. and Watkins, S. J. (2008) A novel approach to investigating indoor/outdoor pollution links : combined magnetic and PAH measurements. Atmospheric Environment, 42 (39). pp. 8902-8909. ISSN 1352-2310
Hatfield, Robert and Maher, Barbara and Pates, Jackie and Barker, Philip (2008) Sediment dynamics in an upland temperate catchment : changing sediment sources, rates and deposition. Journal of Paleolimnology, 40 (4). pp. 1143-1158. ISSN 0921-2728
Maher, Barbara A. (2008) Holocene variability of the East Asian summer monsoon from Chinese cave records : a re-assessment. Holocene, 18 (6). pp. 861-866. ISSN Online ISSN: 1477-0911 Print ISSN: 0959-6836
Maher, Barbara A and Moore, Catherine and Matzka, Juergen (2008) Spatial variation in vehicle-derived metal pollution identified by magnetic and elemental analysis of roadside tree leaves. Atmospheric Environment, 42 (2). pp. 364-373. ISSN 1352-2310
Hatfield, Robert G. and Maher, Barbara A. (2008) Suspended sediment characterization and tracing using a magnetic fingerprinting technique : Bassenthwaite Lake, Cumbria, UK. Holocene, 18 (1). pp. 105-115. ISSN 0959-6836
Maher, Barbara A (2007) Environmental magnetism and climate change. Contemporary Physics, 48 (5). pp. 247-274. ISSN 0010-7514
Alekseev, A. and Alekseeva, T. and Maher, Barbara A. and Demkin, V. (2007) Late Holocene climate reconstructions for the Russian steppe, based on mineralogical and magnetic properties of buried palaeosols. Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology, 249 (1-2). pp. 103-127. ISSN 0031-0182
Watkins, Sarah J. and Maher, Barbara A. and Bigg, Grant R. (2007) Ocean circulation at the Last Glacial Maximum : A combined modelling and magnetic proxy-based study. Paleoceanography, 22. pp. 1-20. ISSN 0883-8305
Maher, Barbara A and Hu, MengYu (2006) A high-resolution record of Holocene rainfall variations from the western Chinese Loess Plateau: antiphase behaviour of the African/Indian and East Asian summer monsoons. Holocene, 16 (3). pp. 309-319. ISSN Online ISSN: 1477-0911 Print ISSN: 0959-6836
Maher, Barbara A. and Hallam, D.F. (2005) Magnetic carriers and remanence mechanisms in magnetite-poor sediments of Pleistocene age, southern North Sea margin: Paper II. Journal of Quaternary Science, 20 (1). pp. 79-94. ISSN 0267-8179
Maher, Barbara A. and Hallam, D. F. (2005) Palaeomagnetic correlation and dating of Plio/Pleistocene sediments at the southern margins of the North Sea basin: Paper I. Journal of Quaternary Science, 20 (1). pp. 67-77. ISSN 0267-8179
Liu, Qingsong S. and Torrent, Jose and Maher, Barbara A. and Yu, Yongjae and Deng, Chenglong L. and Zhu, Rixiang X. and Zhao, Xixi X. (2005) Quantifying the grain size distribution of the pedogenic magnetic particles in Chinese loess and its significance for pedogenesis. Journal of Geophysical Research - Space Physics, 110 (B11). B11102. ISSN 0148-0227
McCubbin, David and Leonard, Kinson S. and Young, Alan K. and Maher, Barbara A. and Bennett, Stephen (2004) Application of a magnetic extraction technique to assess radionuclide-mineral association in Cumbrian shoreline sediments. Journal of Environmental Radioactivity, 77 (2). pp. 111-131. ISSN 0265-931X
Maher, Barbara A. and Karloukovski, V. V. and Mutch, T. J. (2004) High-field remanence properties of synthetic and natural submicrometre haematites and goethites: significance for environmental contexts. Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 226 (3-4). pp. 491-505. ISSN 0012-821X
Liu, Qingsong S. and Jackson, Michael J. and Banerjee, Subir K. and Maher, Barbara A. and Deng, Chenglong L. and Pan, Yongxin X. and Zhu, Rixiang X. (2004) Mechanism of the magnetic susceptibility enhancements of the Chinese loess. Journal of Geophysical Research - Space Physics, 109 (B12 (B). ISSN 0148-0227
Liu, Qingsong S. and Banerjee, Subir K. and Jackson, Michael J. and Maher, Barbara A. and Pan, Yongxin X. and Zhu, Rixiang X. and Deng, Chenglong L. and Chen, Fahu H. (2004) Grain sizes of susceptibility and anhysteretic remanent magnetization carriers in Chinese loess/paleosol sequences. Journal of Geophysical Research - Space Physics, 109 (B3 (B0). ISSN 0148-0227
Maher, Barbara A. and Alekseev, A. and Alekseeva, T. (2003) Magnetic mineralogy of soils across the Russian Steppe: climatic dependence of pedogenic magnetite formation. Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology, 201 (3-4). pp. 321-341. ISSN 0031-0182
Watkins, S. J. and Maher, Barbara A. (2003) Magnetic characterisation of present-day deep-sea sediments and sources in the North Atlantic. Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 214 (3-4). pp. 379-394. ISSN 0012-821X
Sagnotti, Leo and Rochette, Pierre and Maher, Barbara (2003) Inter-laboratory calibration of low-field magnetic and anhysteretic susceptibility measurements. Physics of the Earth and Planetary Interiors, 138 (1). pp. 25-38.
Maher, Barbara A. and Hu, MenYu and Roberts, Helen M. and Wintle, Ann G. (2003) Holocene loess accumulation and soil development at the western edge of the Chinese Loess Plateau: implications for magnetic proxies of palaeorainfall. Quaternary Science Reviews, 22 (5-7). pp. 445-451. ISSN 0277-3791
Alekseev, Andry and Alekseev, Tatiana and Maher, Barbara (2003) Magnetic properties and mineralogy of iron compounds in steppe soils. Eurasian Soil Science, 36. pp. 59-70. ISSN 1064-2293
Maher, Barbara A. and Alekseev, A. and Alekseeva, T. (2002) Variation of soil magnetism across the Russian steppe: its significance for use of soil magnetism as a palaeorainfall proxy. Quaternary Science Reviews, 21 (14-15). pp. 1571-1576. ISSN 0277-3791
Maher, Barbara A. and Dennis, P. F. (2001) Evidence against dust-mediated control of glacial-interglacial changes in atmospheric CO2. Nature, 411 (6834). pp. 176-180.
Roberts, Helen and Wintle, Ann and Maher, Barbara and Hu, Menghu (2001) Holocene sediment-accumulation rates in the western Loess Plateau, China, and a 2500-year record of agricultural activity, revealed by OSL dating. Holocene, 11 (4). pp. 477-483. ISSN 0959-6836
McCubbin, David and Leonard, Kinson and Maher, Barbara and Hamilton, Eric (2000) Association of 210Po 210Pb/ , 239q240Pu and 241Am with different mineral fractions of a beach sand at Seascale, Cumbria, UK. Science of the Total Environment, 254 (1). pp. 1-15. ISSN 0048-9697
Rowe, P. J. and Maher, B. A. (2000) Cold stage formation of calcrete nodules in the Chinese Loess Plateau: evidence from U-series dating and stable isotope analysis. . Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology, 157 (1-2). pp. 109-125. ISSN 0031-0182
Andrews, Julian and Samways, Gregory and Dennis, Paul and Maher, Barbara (2000) Origin, abundance and storage of organic carbon and sulphur in the Holocene Humber Estuary: emphasizing human impact on storage changes. Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 166. pp. 145-170. ISSN 0305-8719
Andrews, Julian and Boomer, Ian and Bailiff, Ian and Balson, Peter and Bristow, Charles and Chroston, Neil and Funnell, Brian and Harwood, Gillian and Jones, R. and Maher, Barbara and Shimmield, Graham (2000) Sedimentary evolution of the north Norfolk barrier coastline in the context of Holocene sea-level change. Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 166. pp. 219-251. ISSN 0305-8719
Maher, Barbara (1999) Comments on 'Origin of the magnetic susceptibility signal in Chinese loess'. Quaternary Science Reviews, 18 (6). pp. 865-869. ISSN 0277-3791
Matzka, Juergen and Maher, Barbara A. (1999) Magnetic biomonitoring of roadside tree leaves: identification of spatial and temporal variations in vehicle-derived particulates. Atmospheric Environment, 33 (28). pp. 4565-4569. ISSN 1352-2310
Hounslow, Mark W. and Maher, Barbara A. (1999) Source of the climate signal recorded by magnetic susceptibility variations in Indian Ocean sediments. Journal of Geophysical Research - Space Physics, 104. pp. 5047-5061. ISSN 0148-0227
Maher, Barbara A. (1998) Magnetite biomineralisaton in termites. Proceedings Royal Society Series B, 265 (1397). pp. 733-737.
Maher, Barbara A. (1998) Magnetic properties of modern soils and Quaternary loessic paleosols: paleoclimatic implications. Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology, 137 (1-2). pp. 25-54.
Bottrell, Simon and Hannam, Jackie and Andrews, Julian and Maher, Barbara (1998) Diagenesis and remobilization of carbon and sulfur in mid-Pleistocene organic-rich freshwater sediment. Journal of Sedimentary Research, 68 (1). pp. 37-42. ISSN 1527-1404
Hounslow, Mark W. and Maher, Barbara A. (1996) Quantitative extraction and analysis of carriers of magnetisation in sediments. Geophysical Journal Royal Astronomical Society, 124 (1). pp. 57-74. ISSN 0956-540X
Dearing, J. A. and Dann, R. J. L. and Hay, K. and Lees, J. A. and Loveland, P. J. and Maher, Barbara A. and O'Grady, K. (1996) Frequency-dependent susceptibility measurements of environmental materials. Geophysical Journal International, 124 (1). pp. 228-240. ISSN 0956-540X
Thompson, Roy and Maher, Barbara A. (1995) Age models, sediment fluxes and palaeoclimatic reconstructions for the Chinese loess and palaeosol sequences. Geophysical Journal Royal Astronomical Society, 123 (2). pp. 611-622. ISSN 0956-540X
Maher, Barbara A. and Thompson, Roy (1995) Paleorainfall Reconstructions from Pedogenic Magnetic Susceptibility Variations in the Chinese Loess and Paleosols. Quaternary Research, 44 (3). pp. 383-391. ISSN 0033-5894
Maher, Barbara and Thompson, Roy and Liu, Xiuming and Bloemendal, Jan and Rolph, Tim and Verosub, Kenneth L. and Fine, Pinchas and Singer, Michael J. and TenPas, Jeff (1994) Pedogenesis and paleoclimate: Interpretation of the magnetic susceptibility record of Chinese loess-paleosol sequences: Comments and Reply. Geology, 22 (9). pp. 857-860.
Maher, Barbara A. and Thompson, R. and Zhou, L. P. (1994) Spatial and temporal reconstructions of changes in the Asian palaeomonsoon: A new mineral magnetic approach. Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 125 (1-4). pp. 461-471. ISSN 0012-821X
Hallam, David and Maher, Barbara (1994) A record of reversed polarity carried by the iron sulphide greigite in British early Pleistocene sediments. Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 121 (1-2). pp. 71-80. ISSN 0012-821X
Perkins, Andrew and Maher, Barbara (1993) Rock magnetic and palaeomagnetic studies of British speleothems. Journal of Geomagnetism and Geoelectricity, 45. pp. 143-153.
Maher, Barbara A. and Thompson, Roy (1992) Paleoclimatic significance of the mineral magnetic record of the Chinese loess and paleosols. Quaternary Research, 37 (2). pp. 155-170. ISSN 0033-5894
Maher, Barbara A and Thompson, Roy (1991) Mineral magnetic record of the Chinese loess and paleosols. Geology, 19 (1). pp. 3-6. ISSN 0091-7613
Oldfield, Frank and Maher, Barbara and Appleby, Peter (1989) Sediment source variations and lead-210 inventories in recent Potomac Estuary sediment cores. Journal of Quaternary Science, 4 (3). pp. 189-200. ISSN 0267-8179
Maher, Barbara A. and Taylor, Reginald M. (1988) Formation of ultrafine-grained magnetite in soils. Nature, 336 (6197). pp. 368-370. ISSN 0028-0836
Maher, Barbara A. (1988) Magnetic properties of some synthetic sub-micron magnetites. Geophysical Journal Royal Astronomical Society, 94 (1). pp. 83-96. ISSN 0956-540X
Taylor, Reg and Maher, Barbara and Self, Peter (1987) Magnetite in soils; I, The synthesis of single-domain and superparamagnetic magnetite. Clay Minerals, 22. pp. 411-422.
Maher, Barbara (1986) Characterisation of soils by mineralmagnetic measurements. Physics of the Earth and Planetary Interiors, 42 (1-2). pp. 76-92.
Oldfield, Frank and Maher, Barbara and Donghue, J and Pierce, J (1985) Particle-size related, mineral magnetic source sediment linkages in the Rhode River catchment, Maryland, USA. Journal of the Geological Society, London, 142 (6). pp. 1035-1046. ISSN 0016-7649

Books & Chapters

Maher, Barbara and Thompson, Roy and Hounslow, Mark (1999) Introduction. In: Quaternary Climates, Environments and Magnetism. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, pp. 1-48. ISBN 0521624177
Maher, Barbara and Thompson, Roy (1999) Palaeomonsoons I: The palaeoclimatic record of the Chinese loess and palaeosols. In: Quaternary Climates, Environments and Magnetism. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, pp. 81-125. ISBN 0521624177
Maher, Barbara and Thompson, Roy (1999) Quaternary Climates, Environments and Magnetism. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge. ISBN 0521624177
Maher, Barbara and Hounslow, Mark (1999) The significance of magnetotactic bacteria for the palaeomagnetic and rock magnetic record of Quaternary sediments and soils. In: Palaeomagnetism and Diagenesis in Sediments. Geological Society of London, London, pp. 43-46. ISBN 978-1-86239-028-7
Maher, Barbara and Hounslow, Mark (1999) Palaeomonsoons II: The magnetic record of the Indian monsoon. In: Quaternary Climates, Environments and Magnetism. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, pp. 126-162. ISBN 0521624177
Hounslow, Mark and Maher, Barbara (1999) Laboratory procedures for quantitative extraction and analysis of magnetic minerals from sediments. In: Environmental magnetism: a practical guide. Quaternary Research Association, London, pp. 139-184. ISBN 0907780423
Hounslow, Mark and Maher, Barbara and Thistlewood, Laurence and Dean, Kevin (1995) Magnetostratigraphy from two cores in the late Triassic Lunde Formation, Beryl Field, northern North Sea, UK. In: Palaeomagnetic applications in hydrocarbon exploration and production. Geological Society of London, London, pp. 163-172. ISBN 978-1-897799-42-0
Hounslow, Mark and Maher, Barbara and Thistlewood, Laurence (1995) Magnetic mineralogy of sandstones from the Lunde Formation (late Triassic), northern North Sea, UK: origin of the palaeomagnetic signal. In: Palaeomagnetic applications in hydrocarbon exploration and production. Geological Society of London, London, pp. 119-147. ISBN 978-1-897799-42-0
Xu, L and Liu, Tungsheng and Chen, M and Maher, Barbara and Banerjee, Subir (1991) Origin of magnetic minerals and magnetic susceptbility variations in Chinese loess. In: Loess, environment and global change. sScience Press, China, pp. 279-288.
Maher, Barbara (1991) Inorganic formation of ultrafine-grained magnetite. In: Iron Biominerals. Plenum Press, pp. 179-191. ISBN 978-0306437182
Dearing, John and Maher, Barbara and Oldfield, Frank (1985) Geomorphological linkages between soils and sediments: the role of magnetic measurements. In: Geomorphology and Soils. Allen & Unwin, pp. 245-266. ISBN 978-0045510931
Oldfield, Frank and Higgitt, Sandra and Maher, Barbara and Appleby, Peter and Scoullos, M (1984) A new intergrative methodology for desertification studies based on magnetic and short-lived radio-isotope measurements. In: Desertification in Europe. Reidel. ISBN 978-9027722300
Maher, Barbara and Oldfield, Frank (1984) A mineral magnetic approach to erosion studies. In: Drainage Basin Erosion and Sedimentation. ANU E Press.

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