Professor Barbara Maher
Professor, Centre for Environmental Magnetism and Palaeomagnetism
Publications
Articles
- 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
- 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 ‘fingerprinting’ of transportable sand fractions. Sedimentology, 56 (3). pp. 841-861. ISSN 0037-0746
- Gibbard, P. L. and Boreham, S. and Andrews, J. E. and Maher, Barbara A. (2009) Sedimentation, geochemistry and palaeomagnetism of the West Runton Freshwater Bed, Norfolk, England. Quaternary International. ISSN 1040-6182
- 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 G. and Maher, Barbara A. and Pates, Jackie and Barker, Philip A. (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
- 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
- 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.
- 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
- 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.
- 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 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
- 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
- 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
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