Stephen Roberts, Author at British Antarctic Survey

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Stephen Roberts

Palaeoclimatologist

I am a Quaternary Geologist at the British Antarctic Survey (BAS) in Cambridge, UK. My research focuses on reconstructing past environmental change from terrestrial records, principally, lake sediment and peat deposits. I develop novel (bio)geochemical proxies that help to reconstruct past changes in wind, temperature, glacial history, changes in sea level, and place the impact of current and future climate change and modern pollution into a longer term, geological context.

I undertook my PhD fieldwork in Iceland, investigating the use of volcanic ash deposits as chronological markers, and have since participated in numerous international field campaigns to remote and polar regions, including Antarctica, the sub-Antarctic islands, Chile, Iceland and New Zealand.

I am a BAS Diversity Ambassador, and has been a mentor for the BAS Polar Horizons program, which aims to help increase equality, diversity and inclusion within Polar Science.

Research interests

I am a Research Scientist at the British Antarctic Survey (BAS), Cambridge, studying past environmental change in Antarctica and on the Sub-Antarctic islands.

My current research focuses on reconstructing past environments on the Antarctic Peninsula, the Sub-Antarctic Islands, East Antarctica and South America to understand past changes in climate, ice sheet extent and thickness and sea level. This research contributes towards the aims of the strategic science framework at the BAS and forms part of the Natural Environmental Research Council (NERC) environmental science strategy for the UK, which recognises that the Antarctic and Arctic are key components of the global climate system.

I am currently supervising three PhD students developing methods for detecting polymer contamination of (sub)Antarctic and Arctic terrestrial environments, investigating Holocene deglaciation in West Antarctica, and developing wind strength biological and geochemical proxies from lake sediments and peatland records from islands in the Southern Ocean.

Since joining BAS in 2004, I have worked on a variety of different projects investigating: 1) the patterns and rates of past ice shelf and ice sheet loss, glacio-isostatic rebound and relative sea level change in Antarctica; 2) the mechanisms of climate change on the Antarctic Peninsula and in South America over the last c. 30,000 years; 3) former and present-day subglacial lake systems on the Antarctic Peninsula and in East Antarctica; 4) changes in the Southern Hemisphere Westerly Winds around Antarctica.

Collaborations

I use a wide-range of high resolution and state-of-the-art techniques, working closely with colleagues in the UK and Europe to build assessments of the likely causes of past changes in climate. In particular, we have long-standing collaborations with the University of Ghent, Belgium and the University of Durham.

With colleagues in Australia, I am currently investigating changes in past wind strength and more recent plutonium fallout associated with nuclear weapons testing on the islands of the Southern Ocean using lake and peat record.

Publications from NERC Open Research Archive

2026

Selfe, Caitlin A. Meredith, Karina. McDonough, Liza. Shaw, Justine. Roberts, Stephen J. . Saunders, Krystyna M. (2026) Diatom–environment relationships and limnological variability: an updated quantitative tool for palaeoclimatology on sub-Antarctic Macquarie Island.

Adams, Jonathan R. . Rood, Dylan H. Wilcken, Klaus. Roberts, Stephen J. . Johnson, Joanne S. . (2026) Paired 14C-10Be exposure ages from Mount Murphy, West Antarctica: Implications for accurate and precise deglacial chronologies.

Deng, Yuqiao Natalie . Roberts, Stephen J. . Saunders, Krystyna M. . Perren, Bianca . Selfe, Caitlin . (2026) Late-Holocene palaeoecological reconstruction of Southern Hemisphere Westerlies variability on Subantarctic Macquarie Island.

Li, Chuxian. Roberts, Stephen J. . Grosjean, Martin. Mestrot, Adrien. Wille, Martin. Phillips, Richard A. . Enrico, Maxime. Bishop, Kevin. Skyllberg, Ulf. Mauquoy, Dmitri. von Scheffer, Clemens. Theurer, Thomas. Muirhead, David. Whittle, Alex . Gallego-Sala, Angela. Sonke, Jeroen E. De Vleeschouwer, François. Van der Putten, Nathalie. Braconnot, Pascale. Marti, Olivier. Osterwalder, Stefan. Buchmann, Nina. Frölicher, Thomas. Anthamatten, Eva. Chiaia-Hernández, Aurea C. Zahajská, Petra. Jeandel, Catherine. Saunders, Krystyna M. Kwon, Sae Yun. Wang, Dingyong. Bindler, Richard. Sime, Louise . Hodgson, Dominic A. . (2026) Southern Ocean seabird population shifts over the Holocene revealed by peat sequestration of mercury from guano.

De Vleeschouwer, François. Roberts, Stephen J. . Le Roux, Gaël. Bishop, Thomas. Davies, Sarah J. Gallego-Sala, Angela. Green, Charlotte. Perren, Bianca . Saunders, Krystyna M. Whittle, Alex . Hodgson, Dominic A. . (2026) High-resolution XRF-CS/ICP-MS mineral element data calibration and potential applications in sub-Antarctic peat records.

2025

Monteath, Alistair J. . Young, Emma F. . Dawson, Hannah R.S. Jensen, Britta J.L. Smellie, John L. Manning, Christina J. Riley, Teal R. . Jordan, Tom A. . Roberts, Stephen J. . (2025) Major-Minor-Trace Element Analyses and Oceanographic Modeling Confirms Circumpolar Transport of the 1962 Protector Shoal Pumice Raft.

Pearson, Emma J. Juggins, Steve. Allbrook, Harry. Foster, Louise C. Hodgson, Dominic A. . Naafs, B. David A. Phillips, Tony . Roberts, Stephen . (2025) Development of new global lake brGDGT-temperature calibrations: advances, applications, challenges, and recommendations.

Roberts, Stephen J. . Hughes, Kevin A. . Li, Chuxian. Peel, Rebecca H. . Saunders, Krystyna M. Schneider, Larissa. Waller, Catherine L. Editors: Meredith, M. . Melbourne-Thomas, J. Naveira Garabato, A.C. Raphael, M (2025) Chapter 8: Pollution in Antarctica.

Adams, Jonathan R. . Mason, Philippa J. Roberts, Stephen J. . Rood, Dylan H. Smellie, John. Nichols, Keir A. Woodward, John. Johnson, Joanne S. . (2025) Remote mapping of bedrock for future cosmogenic nuclide exposure dating studies in unvisited areas of Antarctica.

2024

Nichols, Keir A. Adams, Jonathan R. . Brown, Katie. Creel, Roger C. McKenzie, Marion A. Venturelli, Ryan A. Johnson, Joanne S. . Hood, Dylan H. Wilcken, Klaus. Woodward, John. Roberts, Stephen . (2024) Direct Geologic Constraints on the Timing of Late Holocene Ice Thickening in the Amundsen Sea Embayment, Antarctica.

Li, Chuxian. Enrico, Maxime. Bishop, Kevin. Roberts, Stephen J. . Hodgson, Dominic A. . Lamentowicz, Mariusz. Mauquoy, Dmitri. Mestrot, Adrien. Grosjean, Martin. (2024) Perspectives on using peat records to reconstruct past atmospheric Hg levels.

Griffiths, Huw J. . Waller, Catherine L. Roberts, Stephen J. . Jażdżewska, Anna M. Hik, David S. (2024) Extremely low biodiversity Arctic intertidal habitats as sentinels for environmental change.

Peel, Rebecca H. . Lloyd, Charlotte E.M. Roberts, Stephen J. . Naafs, B.D.A. Bull, Ian D. (2024) Quantification of microplastic targets in environmental matrices using pyrolysis-gas chromatography-mass spectrometry.

Bertrand, Sebastien. Tjallingii, Rik. Kylander, Malin E. Wilhelm, Bruno. Roberts, Stephen J. . Arnaud, Fabien. Brown, Erik. Bindler, Richard. (2024) Inorganic geochemistry of lake sediments: A review of analytical techniques and guidelines for data interpretation.

2023

Hodgson, Dominic A. . Roberts, Stephen J. . Izagirre, Eñaut. Perren, Bianca B. . De Vleeschouwer, François. Davies, Sarah J. Bishop, Thomas. McCulloch, Robert D. Aravena, Juan-Carlos. (2023) Southern limit of the Patagonian Ice Sheet.

McCulloch, Robert D. Mansilla, Claudia A. Roberts, Stephen J. . Tisdall, Eileen W. (2023) Late Quaternary climatic inferences from southern Patagonia (~53°S): A holistic palaeoecological approach to tracking the behaviour of the southern westerly winds.

Heredia Barión, Pablo. Roberts, Stephen J. . Spiegel, Cornelia. Binnie, Steven A. Wacker, Lukas. Davies, Joanna. Gabriel, Imogen. Jones, Vivienne J. Blockley, Simon. Pearson, Emma J. Foster, Louise. Davies, Sarah J. Roland, Thomas P. Hocking, Emma P. Bentley, Michael J. Hodgson, Dominic A. . Hayward, Chris L. McCulloch, Robert D. Strelin, Jorge A. Kuhn, Gerhard. (2023) Holocene deglaciation and glacier readvances on the Fildes Peninsula and King George Island (Isla 25 de Mayo), South Shetland Islands, NW Antarctic Peninsula.

Heredia Barión, Pablo A. Strelin, Jorge A. Roberts, Stephen J. . Spiegel, Cornelia. Wacker, Lukas. Niedermann, Samuel. Bentley, Michael J. Pearson, Emma J. Manograsso Czalbowski, Tamara. Davies, Sarah J. Schnetger, Bernhard. Grosjean, Martin. Arcusa, Stephanie. Perren, Bianca . Kuhn, Gerhard. (2023) The impact of Holocene deglaciation and glacial dynamics on the landscapes and geomorphology of Potter Peninsula, King George Island (Isla 25 Mayo), NW Antarctic Peninsula.

2022

Adams, Jonathan R. . Johnson, Joanne S. . Roberts, Stephen J. . Mason, Philippa J. Nichols, Keir A. Venturelli, Ryan A. Wilcken, Klaus. Balco, Greg. Goehring, Brent. Hall, Brenda. Woodward, John. Rood, Dylan H. (2022) New 10Be ages improve Holocene ice sheet thinning history near the grounding line of Pope Glacier, Antarctica.

Roberts, Stephen J. . McCulloch, Robert D. Emmings, Joseph F. Davies, Sarah J. Van Nieuwenhuyze, Wim. Sterken, Mieke. Heirman, Katrien. Van Wichelen, Jeroen. Diaz, Carolina. Van de Vyver, Evelien. Whittle, Alex . Vyverman, Wim. Hodgson, Dominic A. . Verleyen, Elie. (2022) Late glacial and Holocene glacial and palaeolake history of the Última Esperanza region of Southern Patagonia.

2021

Johnson, Joanne S. . Pollard, David. Whitehouse, Pippa L. Roberts, Stephen J. . Rood, Dylan H. Schaefer, Joerg M. (2021) Comparing glacial‐geological evidence and model simulations of ice sheet change since the last glacial period in the Amundsen Sea sector of Antarctica.

2020

Perren, Bianca B. . Hodgson, Dominic A. . Roberts, Stephen J. . Sime, Louise . Van Nieuwenhuyze, Wim. Verleyen, Elie. Vyverman, Wim. (2020) Southward migration of the Southern Hemisphere westerly winds corresponds with warming climate over centennial timescales.

Li, Chuxian. Sonke, Jeroen E. Le Roux, Gaël. Piotrowska, Natalia. Van der Putten, Nathalie. Roberts, Stephen J. . Daley, Tim. Rice, Emma. Gehrels, Roland. Enrico, Maxime. Mauquoy, Dmitri. Roland, Thomas P. De Vleeschouwer, François. (2020) Unequal anthropogenic enrichment of mercury in Earth’s Northern and Southern Hemispheres.

Johnson, Joanne S. . Roberts, Stephen J. . Rood, Dylan H. Pollard, David. Schaefer, Joerg M. Whitehouse, Pippa L. Ireland, Louise C. . Lamp, Jennifer L. Goehring, Brent M. Rand, Cari. Smith, James A. . (2020) Deglaciation of Pope Glacier implies widespread early Holocene ice sheet thinning in the Amundsen Sea sector of Antarctica..

Nývlt, Daniel. Glasser, Neil F. Hocking, Emma. Oliva, Marc. Roberts, Stephen J. . Roman, Matěj. Editors: Oliva, Marc. Ruiz-Fernández, Jesús (2020) Chapter 5 – Tracing the deglaciation since the Last Glacial Maximum.

Kaufman, Darrell. McKay, Nicholas. Routson, Cody. Erb, Michael. Davis, Basil. Heiri, Oliver. Jaccard, Samuel. Tierney, Jessica. Dätwyler, Christoph. Axford, Yarrow. Brussel, Thomas. Cartapanis, Olivier. Chase, Brian. Dawson, Andria. de Vernal, Anne. Engels, Stefan. Jonkers, Lukas. Marsicek, Jeremiah. Moffa-Sánchez, Paola. Morrill, Carrie. Orsi, Anais. Rehfeld, Kira. Saunders, Krystyna. Sommer, Philipp S. Thomas, Elizabeth. Tonello, Marcela. Tóth, Mónika. Vachula, Richard. Andreev, Andrei. Bertrand, Sebastien. Biskaborn, Boris. Bringué, Manuel. Brooks, Stephen. Caniupán, Magaly. Chevalier, Manuel. Cwynar, Les. Emile-Geay, Julien. Fegyveresi, John. Feurdean, Angelica. Finsinger, Walter. Fortin, Marie-Claude. Foster, Louise. Fox, Mathew. Gajewski, Konrad. Grosjean, Martin. Hausmann, Sonja. Heinrichs, Markus. Holmes, Naomi. Ilyashuk, Boris. Ilyashuk, Elena. Juggins, Steve. Khider, Deborah. Koinig, Karin. Langdon, Peter. Larocque-Tobler, Isabelle. Li, Jianyong. Lotter, André. Luoto, Tomi. Mackay, Anson. Magyari, Eniko. Malevich, Steven. Mark, Bryan. Massaferro, Julieta. Montade, Vincent. Nazarova, Larisa. Novenko, Elena. Pařil, Petr. Pearson, Emma. Peros, Matthew. Pienitz, Reinhard. Płóciennik, Mateusz. Porinchu, David. Potito, Aaron. Rees, Andrew. Reinemann, Scott. Roberts, Stephen . Rolland, Nicolas. Salonen, Sakari. Self, Angela. Seppä, Heikki. Shala, Shyhrete. St-Jacques, Jeannine-Marie. Stenni, Barbara. Syrykh, Liudmila. Tarrats, Pol. Taylor, Karen. van den Bos, Valerie. Velle, Gaute. Wahl, Eugene. Walker, Ian. Wilmshurst, Janet. Zhang, Enlou. Zhilich, Snezhana. (2020) A global database of Holocene paleotemperature records.

2019

Dickens, W.A. Kuhn, G. Leng, M.J. . Graham, A.G.C. Dowdeswell, J.A. Meredith, M.P. . Hillenbrand, C.-D. . Hodgson, D.A. . Roberts, S.J. . Sloane, H. Smith, J.A. . (2019) Enhanced glacial discharge from the eastern Antarctic Peninsula since the 1700s associated with a positive Southern Annular Mode.

2018

Whittle, Alex. Amesbury, Matthew J. Charman, Dan J. Hodgson, Dominic A. . Perren, Bianca B. . Roberts, Stephen J. . Gallego-Sala, Angela V. (2018) Salt-enrichment impact on biomass production in a natural population of peatland dwelling Arcellinida and Euglyphida (testate amoebae).

Saunders, Krystyna M. Roberts, Stephen J. . Perren, Bianca . Butz, Christoph. Sime, Louise . Davies, Sarah. Van Nieuwenhuyze, Wim. Grosjean, Martin. Hodgson, Dominic A. . (2018) Holocene dynamics of the Southern Hemisphere westerly winds and possible links to CO2 outgassing.

2017

Hillenbrand, Claus-Dieter . Smith, James A. . Hodell, David A. Greaves, Mervyn. Poole, Christopher R. Kender, Sev. Williams, Mark. Andersen, Thorbjorn Joest. Jernas, Patrycja E. Elderfield, Henry. Klages, Johann P. Roberts, Stephen . Gohl, Karsten. Larter, Robert D. . Kuhn, Gerhard. (2017) West Antarctic Ice Sheet retreat driven by Holocene warm water incursions.

Verleyen, Elie. Tavernier, Ines. Hodgson, Dominic A. . Whitehouse, Pippa L. Kudoh, Sakae. Imura, Satoshi. Heirman, Katrien. Bentley, Michael J. Roberts, Steve J. . De Batist, Marc. Sabbe, Koen. Vyverman, Wim. (2017) Ice sheet retreat and glacio-isostatic adjustment in Lützow Holm Bay, East Antarctica.

Roberts, Stephen J. . Monien, Patrick. Foster, Louise C. Loftfield, Julia. Hocking, Emma P. Schnetger, Bernhard. Pearson, Emma J. Juggins, Steve. Fretwell, Peter . Ireland, Louise . Ochyra, Ryszard. Haworth, Anna R. Allen, Claire S. . Moreton, Steven G. Davies, Sarah J. Brumsack, Hans-Jürgen. Bentley, Michael J. Hodgson, Dominic A. . (2017) Past penguin colony responses to explosive volcanism on the Antarctic Peninsula.

Sime, Louise S. . Hodgson, Dominic . Bracegirdle, Thomas J. . Allen, Claire . Perren, Bianca . Roberts, Stephen . de Boer, Agatha M. (2017) Sea ice led to poleward-shifted winds at the Last Glacial Maximum: the influence of state dependency on CMIP5 and PMIP3 models.

2016

Tytgat, Bjorn. Verleyen, Elie. Sweetlove, Maxime. D'hondt, Sofie. Ciercx, Pia. Van Ranst, Eric. Peeters, Karolien. Roberts, Stephen . Namsaraev, Zorigto. Wilmotte, Annick. Vyverman, Wim. Willems, Anne. (2016) Bacterial community composition in relation to bedrock type and macrobiota in soils from the Sør Rondane Mountains, East Antarctica.

Hodgson, Dominic A. . Whitehouse, Pippa L. De Cort, Gijs. Berg, Sonja. Verleyen, Elie. Tavernier, Ines. Roberts, Stephen J. . Vyverman, Wim. Sabbe, Koen. O'Brien, Philip. (2016) Rapid early Holocene sea-level rise in Prydz Bay, East Antarctica.

2015

Foster, Louise C. Pearson, Emma J. Juggins, Steve. Hodgson, Dominic A. . Saunders, Krystyna M. Verleyen, Elie. Roberts, Stephen J. . (2015) Development of a regional glycerol dialkyl glycerol tetraether (GDGT)-temperature calibration for Antarctic and sub-Antarctic lakes.

Davies, Sarah J. Lamb, Henry F. Roberts, Stephen J. . Editors: Croudace, Ian W. Rothwell, R.G (2015) Micro‐XRF core scanning in palaeolimnology: recent developments.

2014

Strother, Stephanie L. Salzmann, Ulrich. Roberts, Stephen J. . Hodgson, Dominic A. . Woodward, John. Van Nieuwenhuyze, Wim. Verleyen, Elie. Wyverman, Wim. Moreton, Steven G. (2014) Changes in Holocene climate and the intensity of Southern Hemisphere Westerly Winds based on a high-resolution palynological record from sub-Antarctic South Georgia.

Van Nieuwenhuyze, Wim. Roberts, S.J. . Mcculloch, R. Verleyen, E. Hodgson, D.A. . Sterken, M. Van De Vyver, E. Van Wichelen, J. Heirman, K. Sabbe, K. Vyverman, W. (2014) A paleolimnological reconstruction of Holocene climate change in southern Patagonia.

Griffiths, Huw J. . Whittle, Rowan J. . Roberts, Stephen J. . Belchier, Mark . Linse, Katrin . Thatje, Sven. Editors: De Broyer, Claude. Koubbi, Philippe. Griffiths, Huw . Raymond, Ben. d'Udekem d'Acoz, Cedric. Van de Putte, Anton. Danis, Bruno. David, Bruno. Grant, Susie . Gutt, Julian. Held, Christoph. Hosie, Graham. Huettmann, Falk. Post, Alexandra. Ropert-Coudert, Yan (2014) Decapoda: crabs and lobsters.

Ó Cofaigh, Colm. Davies, Bethan J. Livingstone, Stephen J. Smith, James A. . Johnson, Joanne S. . Hocking, Emma P. Hodgson, Dominic A. . Anderson, John B. Bentley, Michael J. Canals, Miquel. Domack, Eugene. Dowdeswell, Julian A. Evans, Jeffrey. Glasser, Neil F. Hillenbrand, Claus-Dieter . Larter, Robert D. . Roberts, Stephen J. . Simms, Alexander R. (2014) Reconstruction of ice-sheet changes in the Antarctic Peninsula since the Last Glacial Maximum.

Bentley, Michael J. Ó Cofaigh, Colm. Anderson, John B. Conway, Howard. Davies, Bethan. Graham, Alastair G.C. Hillenbrand, Claus-Dieter . Hodgson, Dominic A. . Jamieson, Stewart S.R. Larter, Robert D. . Mackintosh, Andrew. Smith, James A. . Verleyen, Elie. Ackert, Robert P. Bart, Philip J. Berg, Sonja. Brunstein, Daniel. Canals, Miquel. Colhoun, Eric A. Crosta, Xavier. Dickens, William A. Domack, Eugene. Dowdeswell, Julian A. Dunbar, Robert. Ehrmann, Werner. Evans, Jeffrey. Favier, Vincent. Fink, David. Fogwill, Christopher J. Glasser, Neil F. Gohl, Karsten. Golledge, Nicholas R. Goodwin, Ian. Gore, Damian B. Greenwood, Sarah L. Hall, Brenda L. Hall, Kevin. Hedding, David W. Hein, Andrew S. Hocking, Emma P. Jakobsson, Martin. Johnson, Joanne S. . Jomelli, Vincent. Jones, R. Selwyn. Klages, Johann P. Kristoffersen, Yngve. Kuhn, Gerhard. Leventer, Amy. Licht, Kathy. Lilly, Katherine. Lindow, Julia. Livingstone, Stephen J. Massé, Guillaume. McGlone, Matt S. McKay, Robert M. Melles, Martin. Miura, Hideki. Mulvaney, Robert . Nel, Werner. Nitsche, Frank O. O'Brien, Philip E. Post, Alexandra L. Roberts, Stephen J. . Saunders, Krystyna M. Selkirk, Patricia M. Simms, Alexander R. Spiegel, Cornelia. Stolldorf, Travis D. Sugden, David E. van der Putten, Nathalie. van Ommen, Tas. Verfaillie, Deborah. Vyverman, Wim. Wagner, Bernd. White, Duanne A. Witus, Alexandra E. Zwartz, Dan. (2014) A community-based geological reconstruction of Antarctic Ice Sheet deglaciation since the Last Glacial Maximum.

Tavernier, Ines. Verleyen, Elie. Hodgson, Dominic A. . Heirman, Katrien. Roberts, Stephen J. . Imura, Satoshi. Kudoh, Sakae. Sabbe, Koen. De Batist, Marc. Vyverman, Wim. (2014) Absence of a Medieval Climate Anomaly, Little Ice Age and twentieth century warming in Skarvsnes, Lützow Holm Bay, East Antarctica.

Hodgson, Dominic A. . Graham, Alastair G.C. Roberts, Stephen J. . Bentley, Michael J. Cofaigh, Colm Ó. Verleyen, Elie. Vyverman, Wim. Jomelli, Vincent. Favier, Vincent. Brunstein, Daniel. Verfaillie, Deborah. Colhoun, Eric A. Saunders, Krystyna M. Selkirk, Patricia M. Mackintosh, Andrew. Hedding, David W. Nel, Werner. Hall, Kevin. McGlone, Matt S. Van der Putten, Nathalie. Dickens, William A. Smith, James A. . (2014) Terrestrial and submarine evidence for the extent and timing of the Last Glacial Maximum and the onset of deglaciation on the maritime-Antarctic and sub-Antarctic islands.

Hodgson, Dominic A. . Graham, Alastair G.C. Griffiths, Huw J. . Roberts, Stephen J. . Cofaigh, Colm Ó. Bentley, Michael J. Evans, David J.A. (2014) Glacial history of sub-Antarctic South Georgia based on the submarine geomorphology of its fjords.

2013

Mackintosh, Andrew N. Verleyen, Elie. O'Brien, Philip E. White, Duanne A. Jones, R. Selwyn. McKay, Robert. Dunbar, Robert. Gore, Damian B. Fink, David. Post, Alexandra L. Miura, Hideki. Leventer, Amy. Goodwin, Ian. Hodgson, Dominic A. . Lilly, Katherine. Crosta, Xavier. Golledge, Nicholas R. Wagner, Bernd. Berg, Sonja. van Ommen, Tas. Zwartz, Dan. Roberts, Stephen J. . Vyverman, Wim. Masse, Guillaume. (2013) Retreat history of the East Antarctic Ice Sheet since the Last Glacial Maximum.

Griffiths, H.J. . Whittle, R.J. . Roberts, S.J. . Belchier, M. . Linse, K. . (2013) Antarctic crabs: invasion or endurance?.

Fernandez-Carazo, Rafael. Verleyen, Elie. Hodgson, Dominic A. . Roberts, Stephen J. . Waleron, Krzysztof. Vyverman, Wim. Wilmotte, Annick. (2013) Late Holocene changes in cyanobacterial community structure in maritime Antarctic lakes.

2012

Hodgson, Dominic A. . Roberts, Stephen J. . Smith, James A. . Verleyen, Elie. Sterken, Mieke. Labarque, Minke. Sabbe, Koen. Vyverman, Wim. Allen, Claire S. . Leng, Melanie J. . Bryant, Charlotte. (2012) Late Quaternary environmental changes in Marguerite Bay, Antarctic Peninsula, inferred from lake sediments and raised beaches.

Hodgson, D.A. . Bentley, M.J. Roberts, S.J. . Smith, J.A. . Sugden, D.E. Domack, E.W. (2012) Examining Holocene stability of Antarctic Peninsula ice shelves.

Van Daele, M. Moernaut, J. Silversmit, G. Schmidt, S. Fontijn, K. Heirman, K. Vandoorne, W. De Clercq, M. Van Acker, J. Wolff, C. Pino, M. Urrutia, R. Roberts, S.J. . Vincze, L. De Batist, M. (2012) The 600 yr eruptive history of Villarrica Volcano (Chile) revealed by annually laminated lake sediments.

Sterken, Mieke. Roberts, Stephen . Hodgson, Dominic . Vyverman, Wim. Balbo, Andrea L. Sabbe, Koen. Moreton, Steven G. Verleyen, Elie. (2012) Holocene glacial and climate history of Prince Gustav Channel, northeastern Antarctic Peninsula.

Johnson, Joanne . Bentley, Michael. Roberts, Stephen . Binnie, Steven A. Freeman, Stewart P.H.T. (2012) Holocene deglacial history of the northeast Antarctic Peninsula – A review and new chronological constraints.

Verleyen, Elie. Hodgson, Dominic . Gibson, John. Imura, Satoshi. Kaup, Enn. Kudoh, Sakake. De Wever, Aaike. Hoshino, Tamotsu. McMinn, Andrew. Obbels, Dagmar. Roberts, Donna. Roberts, Stephen . Sabbe, Kobe. Souffreau, Caroline. Tavernier, Ines. Van Nieuwenhuyze, Wim. Van Ranst, Eric. Vindevogel, Nicole. Vyverman, Wim. (2012) Chemical limnology in coastal East Antarctic lakes: monitoring future climate change in centres of endemism and biodiversity.

Roberts, Stephen J. . Hodgson, Dominic A. . Sterken, Mieke. Whitehouse, Pippa L. Verleyen, Elie. Vyverman, Wim. Sabbe, Koen. Balbo, Andrea. Bentley, Michael J. Moreton, Steven G. (2012) Geological constraints on glacio-isostatic adjustment models of relative sea-level change during deglaciation of Prince Gustav Channel, Antarctic Peninsula.

Convey, Peter . Hopkins, David W. Roberts, Stephen J. . Tyler, Andrew N. (2012) Global southern limit of flowering plants and moss peat accumulation.

2011

Pearson, Emma J. Juggins, Steve. Talbot, Helen M. Weckström, Jan. Rosén, Peter. Ryves, David B. Roberts, Stephen . Schmidt, Roland. (2011) A lacustrine GDGT-temperature calibration from the Scandinavian Arctic to Antarctic: Renewed potential for the application of GDGT-paleothermometry in lakes.

Watcham, E.P. Bentley, M.J. Hodgson, D.A. . Roberts, Stephen . Fretwell, P.T. . Lloyd, J.M. Larter, R.D. . Whitehouse, P.L. Leng, M.J. . Monien, P. Moreton, S.G. (2011) A new Holocene relative sea level curve for the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica.

Verleyen, Elie. Hodgson, Dominic A. . Koen, Sabbe. Holger, Cremer. Emslie, Steven D. Gibson, John. Hall, Brenda. Imura, Satoshi. Kudoh, Sakae. Marshall, Gareth J. . McMinn, Andrew. Melles, Martin. Newman, Louise. Roberts, Donna. Roberts, Steve J. . Singh, Shiv M. Sterken, Mieke. Tavernier, Ines. Verkulich, Sergey. Van de Vyver, Evelien. Van Nieuwenhuyze, Wim. Wagner, Bernd. Vyverman, Wim. (2011) Post-glacial regional climate variability along the East Antarctic coastal margin – evidence from shallow marine and coastal terrestrial records.

2010

Roberts, Stephen J. . Hodgson, Dominic A. . Shelley, Samantha. Royles, Jessica . Griffiths, Huw J. . Deen, Tara J. Thorne, Michael A.S. . (2010) Establishing lichenometric ages for nineteenth- and twentieth-century glacier fluctuations on South Georgia (South Atlantic).

Fretwell, Peter Thomas . Hodgson, Dominic . Watcham, Emma. Bentley, Michael. Roberts, Stephen . (2010) Holocene isostatic uplift of the South Shetland Islands, Antarctic Peninsula, modelled from raised beaches.

Hodgson, Dominic A. . Roberts, Stephen J. . Bentley, Michael J. Smith, James A. . Johnson, Joanne S. . Verleyen, Elie. Vyverman, Wim. Hodson, Andy J. Leng, Melanie J. Cziferszky, Andreas . (2010) Exploring former subglacial Hodgson Lake, Antarctica Paper I: site description, geomorphology and limnology.

Bentley, M.J. Hodgson, D.A. . Smith, J.A. . Cofaigh, C.O. Domack, E.W. Larter, R.D. . Roberts, S.J. . Brachfeld, S. Leventer, A. Hjort, C. Hillenbrand, C-D. . Evans, J. (2010) Mechanisms of Holocene palaeoenvironmental change in the Antarctic Peninsula region.

Roberts, S.J. . Hodgson, D.A. . Bentley, M.J. Sanderson, D.C.W. Milne, G. Smith, J.A. . Verleyen, E. Balbo, A. (2010) Holocene relative sea-level change and deglaciation on Alexander Island, Antarctic Peninsula, from elevated lake deltas.

Hodgson, Dominic A. . Roberts, Stephen J. . Bentley, Michael J. Carmichael, Emma L. Smith, James A. . Verleyen, Elie. Vyverman, Wim. Geissler, Paul. Leng, Melanie J. Sanderson, David C.W. (2010) Exploring former subglacial Hodgson Lake, Antarctica. Paper II: palaeolimnology.

2009

Roberts, Stephen . Hodgson, Dominic . Bentley, M.J. Smith, James . Millar, Ian. Olive, V. Sugden, David E. (2009) The Holocene history of George VI ice shelf, Antarctic Peninsula from clast-provenance analysis of epishelf lake sediments.

2007

Bentley, M.J. Hodgson, D.A. . Sugden, D.E. Roberts, S.J. . Smith, J.A. Leng, M.J. . Bryant, C. (2007) Early Holocene retreat of the George VI Ice Shelf, Antarctic Peninsula.

Smith, James A. . Bentley, Michael J. Hodgson, Dominic A. . Roberts, Stephen J. . Leng, Melanie J. . Lloyd, Jeremy M. Barrett, Melissa S. Bryant, Charlotte. Sugden, David E. (2007) Oceanic and atmospheric forcing of early Holocene ice shelf retreat, George VI Ice Shelf, Antarctica Peninsula.

Smith, James A. . Hodgson, Dominic A. . Bentley, Michael J. Verleyen, Elie. Leng, Melanie J. Roberts, Steven J. . (2007) Limnology of two Antarctic epishelf lakes and their potential to record periods of ice shelf loss.

Roberts, S., De Vleeschouwer, F., Le Roux, G., Bishop, T., Davies, S., Gallego-Sala, A., Green, C., Perren, B., Saunders, K., Whittle, A., & Hodgson, D. (2025). Geochemical data from peat records collected from sub-Antarctic Marion Island, Site PB1 (Version 1.0) [Data set]. NERC EDS UK Polar Data Centre. https://doi.org/10.5285/931c6618-2755-4243-a0d6-f0d18f8ca9c6
Roberts, S., De Vleeschouwer, F., Le Roux, G., Bishop, T., Davies, S., Gallego-Sala, A., Green, C., Perren, B., Saunders, K., Whittle, A., & Hodgson, D. (2025). Geochemical data from peat records collected from sub-Antarctic Kerguelen Island, Site KER3 (Version 1.0) [Data set]. NERC EDS UK Polar Data Centre. https://doi.org/10.5285/dc11db5d-7a00-4239-8d8e-858b833698ef
Roberts, S., De Vleeschouwer, F., Le Roux, G., Bishop, T., Davies, S., Gallego-Sala, A., Green, C., Perren, B., Saunders, K., Whittle, A., & Hodgson, D. (2025). Geochemical data from peat records collected from sub-Antarctic Kerguelen Island, Site KER1 (Version 1.0) [Data set]. NERC EDS UK Polar Data Centre. https://doi.org/10.5285/d712633e-a534-4605-aa34-cc4a8fe16107
Roberts, S., De Vleeschouwer, F., Le Roux, G., Bishop, T., Davies, S., Gallego-Sala, A., Green, C., Perren, B., Saunders, K., Whittle, A., & Hodgson, D. (2025). Geochemical data from peat records collected from sub-Antarctic Isla Hermite, Site HER42PB (Version 1.0) [Data set]. NERC EDS UK Polar Data Centre. https://doi.org/10.5285/a0d0df71-f361-4967-a1dd-8dffdbf287b3
Roberts, S., De Vleeschouwer, F., Le Roux, G., Bishop, T., Davies, S., Gallego-Sala, A., Green, C., Perren, B., Saunders, K., Whittle, A., & Hodgson, D. (2025). Geochemical data from peat records collected from sub-Antarctic Bird Island, South Georgia, Site BI10 (Version 1.0) [Data set]. NERC EDS UK Polar Data Centre. https://doi.org/10.5285/85ee0438-731e-4e51-8d77-53d0ec30a26f
Adams, J., Johnson, J., Roberts, S., Mason, P., Rood, D., & Ramsay, R. (2024). Laboratory spectral reflectance measurements at VNIR-SWIR wavelengths of 17 rock samples from Mount Murphy, West Antarctica (Version 1.0) [Data set]. NERC EDS UK Polar Data Centre. https://doi.org/10.5285/fcd80bf1-bd69-4054-826c-a4727af8096a
Adams, J., Venturelli, R., Goehring, B., Johnson, J., Roberts, S., & Rood, D. (2024). Cosmogenic in situ 14C data and calculated surface exposure ages for 9 erratic cobbles collected from Mount Murphy, West Antarctica (Version 1.0) [Data set]. NERC EDS UK Polar Data Centre. https://doi.org/10.5285/dbb30962-bbf3-434a-9f27-6de2f61a86e2
Nichols, K., Roberts, S., Rood, D., Johnson, J., Wilcken, K., & Brown, K. (2024). Cosmogenic Be-10 and Al-26 data and calculated surface exposure ages for cobbles collected from a moraine adjacent to Mount Murphy, West Antarctica (Version 1.0) [Data set]. NERC EDS UK Polar Data Centre. https://doi.org/10.5285/1efc0048-5f0f-4ae7-a3a6-7728fe2ccf48
Roberts, S., Pearson, E., Davies, J., Jones, V., Gabriel, I., Blockley, S., Davies, S., & Roland, T. (2023). Sedimentological, geochemical, biological and chronological data from a sediment core record extracted from Kiteschsee Lake, Fildes Peninsula, South Shetland Islands, northern Antarctic Peninsula (Version 1.0) [Data set]. NERC EDS UK Polar Data Centre. https://doi.org/10.5285/e117045d-ab43-4d0d-9e14-5b6d9a03b301
Roberts, S., Pearson, E., Gabriel, I., Blockley, S., & Foster, L. (2023). Reconstructed temperature and tephra deposit age data from Yanou Lake, Fildes Peninsula, South Shetland Islands, northern Antarctic Peninsula (Version 1.0) [Data set]. NERC EDS UK Polar Data Centre. https://doi.org/10.5285/621cf434-1517-4b36-887d-4285315af695
Heredia Barion, P., Strelin, J., Spiegel, C., Binnie, S., Wacker, L., Pearson, E., Bentley, M., Hocking, E., & Roberts, S. (2023). Data compilation for Holocene glacial readvance from the Fildes Peninsula, South Shetland Islands, northern Antarctic Peninsula. (Version 1.0) [Data set]. NERC EDS UK Polar Data Centre. https://doi.org/10.5285/a89028f1-76d0-41f4-bee0-021633a8b0ed
Heredia Barion, P., Strelin, J., Spiegel, C., Binnie, S., Wacker, L., Pearson, E., Bentley, M., Hocking, E., & Roberts, S. (2023). Chronostratigraphic data constraining Holocene glacial readvance from the Fildes Peninsula, South Shetland Islands, northern Antarctic Peninsula. (Version 1.0) [Data set]. NERC EDS UK Polar Data Centre. https://doi.org/10.5285/b73794b8-5874-4c51-a2f2-fa895553dfcb
Roberts, S., & Saunders, K. (2022). Proxy data from the Emerald Lake sediment record on Macquarie Island (Version 1.0) [Data set]. NERC EDS UK Polar Data Centre. https://data.bas.ac.uk/full-record.php?id=GB/NERC/BAS/PDC/01699
Roberts, S., McCulloch, R., Emmings, J., & Davies, S. (2022). Geochemical X ray fluorescence log ratio time series data for two sediment cores, LP08 and LP16, extracted from Lago Pato, Torres del Paine, Southern Chile (Version 1.0) [Data set]. NERC EDS UK Polar Data Centre. https://doi.org/10.5285/6bd95602-f2e3-4968-8622-c4aeb71c214c
Roberts, S., Hocking, E., & Heredia Barion, P. (2022). Compilations of new and published age data constraining glacier advance, retreat and aquatic moss layers in lakes from the South Shetland Islands (Version 1.0) [Data set]. NERC EDS UK Polar Data Centre. https://doi.org/10.5285/9337f8f4-1a8f-4156-8f79-7a249f733117
Roberts, S., Pearson, E., Czalbowski, T., Davies, S., Grosjean, M., Arcusa, S., & Perren, B. (2022). Chronological, geochemical and sedimentological data from a lake sediment record extracted from Lake L5 (Matias Lake) on Potter Peninsula, South Shetland Islands in 2011. (Version 1.0) [Data set]. NERC EDS UK Polar Data Centre. https://doi.org/10.5285/6575cd7a-cfba-4820-9fa6-257161b4d24b
Roberts, S., Pearson, E., Czalbowski, T., Davies, S., Grosjean, M., Arcusa, S., & Perren, B. (2022). Chronological, geochemical and sedimentological data from a lake sediment record extracted from Lake L15 (GPS Lake) on Potter Peninsula, South Shetland Islands in 2011 (Version 1.0) [Data set]. NERC EDS UK Polar Data Centre. https://doi.org/10.5285/2031310d-1e35-4ea1-a1cc-cd318e82d394
Bentley, M., Roberts, S., Heredia Barion, P., Strelin, J., Spiegel, C., Niedermann, S., & Wacker, L. (2022). Chronological and sedimentological data from Potter Peninsula, South Shetland Islands. (Version 1.0) [Data set]. NERC EDS UK Polar Data Centre. https://doi.org/10.5285/4671a42f-7a2e-4883-948c-ef6b26dd41c9
Roberts, S., McCulloch, R., Emmings, J., Davies, S., Vyverman, W., Verleyen, E., & Hayward, C. (2022). Biological, chronological, geochemical and physical sedimentological data for the LP16 lake sediment record extracted from Lago Pato, Torres del Paine, Southern Chile in 2015 (Version 1.0) [Data set]. NERC EDS UK Polar Data Centre. https://doi.org/10.5285/f85ee4eb-8918-4aa4-8e51-6c46f4c812cb
Roberts, S., McCulloch, R., Davies, S., Emmings, J., Sterken, M., Van de Vyver, E., Van Nieuwenhuyze, W., Heirman, K., Van Wichelen, J., & Diaz, C. (2022). Biological, chronological, geochemical and physical sedimentological data for the LP08 lake sediment record extracted from Lago Pato, Torres del Paine, Chile in 2007-2008 (Version 1.0) [Data set]. NERC EDS UK Polar Data Centre. https://doi.org/10.5285/c75ea98b-080e-455e-a54f-a9e8cf07aa73
Roberts, S., Sterken, M., Heirman, K., Van Wichelen, J., Diaz, C., Vyverman, W., & Verleyen, E. (2022). Bathymetric and lake chemistry data for Lago Pato,Torres del Paine National Park, Chile (Version 1.0) [Data set]. NERC EDS UK Polar Data Centre. https://data.bas.ac.uk/full-record.php?id=GB/NERC/BAS/PDC/01611
Perren, B., Hodgson, D., Roberts, S., Sime, L., Van Nieuwenhuyze, W., Verleyen, E., & Vyverman, W. (2020). Fossil diatom and geochemistry data from a 700-year core from La Grange Cop, subantarctic Marion Island. (Version 1.0) [Data set]. UK Polar Data Centre, Natural Environment Research Council, UK Research & Innovation. https://doi.org/10.5285/49a1ec0e-ae5f-4df5-a59b-fa6dff614678
Roberts, S., Pearson, E., Foster, L., & Juggins, S. (2019). Chronological and biomarker reconstructed mean summer air temperatures (MSAT) for the past 6,000 years from lake sediments on Annenkov Island (near South Georgia) and the South Shetland Islands (Version 1.0) [Data set]. UK Polar Data Centre, Natural Environment Research Council, UK Research & Innovation. https://doi.org/10.5285/df50e30a-0672-461a-928e-aafafb45fd55
Johnson, J., Roberts, S., Rood, D., Schaefer, J., & Smith, J. (2019). 10Be surface exposure age data from Mt Murphy, Marie Byrd Land, Antarctica (Version 1.0) [Data set]. UK Polar Data Centre, Natural Environment Research Council, UK Research & Innovation. https://doi.org/10.5285/63bbaf4f-fe53-45a8-b2b5-d41adcf3d35f

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