David A Richards

2025

In memoria: Professor Peter Haggett (1933 – 2025)

Harris , R. J., Hoare, A. G., Jones, K., Richards, D. A. & Wylie, J., 31 Mar 2025, (Accepted/In press) In: The Geographical Journal.

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2024

Development of the IntCal database

Bronk Ramsey, C., Adolphi, F., Austin, W. E. N., Bard, E., Bayliss, A., Blaauw, M., Cheng, H., Edwards, R. L., Friedrich, M., Heaton, T. J., Hogg, A., Hua, Q., Hughen, K. A., Kromer, B., Manning, S. W., Muscheler, R., Palmer, J., Pearson, C., Reimer, P. J. & Reimer, R. W. & 5 others, Richards, D. A., Scott, E. M., Southon, J. R., Turney, C. & Wacker, L., 1 Dec 2024, In: Radiocarbon. 66, 6, p. 1852-1868 17 p.

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2022

Exploring exogenous controls on short- versus long-term erosion rates globally

Chen, A., Michaelides, K., Richards, D. A. & Bliss Singer, M., 1 Nov 2022, In: Earth Surface Dynamics.

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2021

Sr isotope-salinity modelling constraints on Quaternary Black Sea connectivity

Bista, D., Hoyle, T. M., Simon, D., Sangiorgi, F., Richards, D. A. & Flecker, R. M., 1 Dec 2021, In: Quaternary Science Reviews. 273, 18 p., 107254.

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Uranium isotope variation within vein-type uranium ore deposits

Keatley, A. C., Dunne, J. A., Martin, T. L., Nita, D. C., Andersen, M. B., Scott , T. B., Richards, D. A. & Awbery, R., 1 Aug 2021, In: Applied Geochemistry. 131, 10 p., 104977.

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2020

Compositional and structural analysis of Fukushima-derived particulates using high-resolution x-ray imaging and synchrotron characterisation techniques

Martin, P. G., Jones, C. P., Cipiccia, S., Batey, D., Hallam, K. R., Satou, Y., Griffiths, I. J., Rau, C., Richards, D. A., Sueki, K., Ishii, T. & Scott, T. B., 31 Jan 2020, In: Scientific Reports. 10, 11 p., 1636 (2020).

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The IntCal20 Northern Hemisphere radiocarbon age calibration curve (0-55 cal kBP)

Reimer, P. J., Austin, W. E. N., Bard, E., Bayliss, A., Blackwell, P. G., Bronk Ramsey, C., Butzin, M., Cheng, H., Edwards, R. L., Friedrich, M., Grootes, P. M., Guilderson, T. P., Hajdas, I., Heaton, T. J., Hogg, A. G., Hughen, K. A., Kromer, B., Manning, S. W., Muscheler, R. & Palmer, J. G. & 22 others, Pearson, C., van der Plicht, H., Reimer, R. W., Richards, D. A., Scott, E. M., Southon, J. R., Turney, C. S. M., Wacker, L., Adolphi, F., Büntgen, U., Capano, M., Fahrni, S., Fogtmann-Schulz, A., Friedrich, R., Köhler, P., Kudsk, S., Miyake, F., Olsen, J., Reinig, F., Sakamoto, M., Sookdeo, A. & Talamo, S., 12 Aug 2020, In: Radiocarbon. 62, 4, p. 725 - 757 33 p.

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2019

Analysis of particulate distributed across Fukushima Prefecture: Attributing provenance to the 2011 Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant accident or an alternate emission source

Martin, P., Davies-Milner, M., Nicholson, J., Richards, D., Yamashiki, Y. & Scott, T., 1 Sept 2019, In: Atmospheric Environment. 212, p. 142-152 11 p.

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North Iberian temperature and rainfall seasonality over the Younger Dryas and Holocene

Baldini, L. M., Baldini, J. U. L., McDermott, F., Arias, P., Cueto, M., Fairchild, I. J., Hoffmann, D. L., Mattey, D. P., Müller, W., Nita, D. C., Ontañón, R., Garciá-Moncó, C. & Richards, D. A., 15 Dec 2019, In: Quaternary Science Reviews. 226, 22 p., 105998.

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Provenance of uranium particulate contained within Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant Unit 1 ejecta material

Martin, P., Louvel, M., Cipiccia, S., Jones, C., Batey, D., Hallam, K., Ang Xing Yang, I., Satou, Y., Rau, C., Mosselmans, J. F. W., Richards, D. & Scott, T., 26 Jun 2019, In: Nature Communications. 10, 7 p., 2801 (2019).

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2018

Exceptional Pleistocene vermetid crusts preserved in a cave located 130 m above sea level near Taormina (NE Sicily)

Rosso, A., Sanfilippo, R., Bonfiglio, L., Richards, D. & Nita, D., 20 Sept 2018, In: Bollettino della Societa Paleontologica Italiana. 57, 2, p. 133-144 14 p.

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Orbital precession modulates interannual rainfall variability, as recorded in an Early Pleistocene speleothem

Hopley, P., Weedon, G., Brierley, C., Thrasivoulou, C., Herries, A., Dinckal, A., Richards, D., Nita, D., Parrish, R., Roberts, N., Sahy, D. & Smith, C., Aug 2018, In: Geology. 46, 8, p. 731-734 4 p.

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Spatial pattern of plutonium and radiocaesium contamination released during the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant disaster

Dunne, J., Martin, P., Yamashiki, Y., Ang Xing Yang, I., Scott, T. & Richards, D., 14 Nov 2018, In: Scientific Reports. 8, 1, 9 p., 16799.

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2017

Analysis of External Surface Irregularities on Fukushima-Derived Fallout Particles

Martin, P., Satou, Y., Griffiths, I., Richards, D. & Scott, T., 22 Sept 2017, In: Frontiers in Energy Research. 5, 9 p., 25.

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Autonomous Unmanned Aerial Vehicles for Examining Current and Evolving Distribution of Contamination from the FDNPP Accident

Martin, P., Yamashiki, Y., Scott, T., Payton, O., Richards, D. & Fardoulis, J., 3 Jul 2017, Waste Management Symposia 2017: Proceedings of a meeting held 5-9 March 2017, Phoenix, Arizona, USA. Waste Management Symposia, Inc., 13 p. 17020

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Cow Cave Heritage at Risk S17 Project at Cow Cave, Chudleigh Rocks, Teignbridge, Devon (Scheduled Monument 1010726)

Proctor, C., Dinnis, R., Stewart, J., Knul, M., Gleed-Owen, C., Hunt, C., Challinor, D., Richards, D. A., Fairbank, V. E., Boulton, J., Riley, H. & Whitton, C., Mar 2017, Historic England. 146 p.

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Data reporting standards for publication of U-series data for geochronology and timescale assessment in the earth sciences

Dutton, A., Rubin, K., McLean, N., Bowring, J., Bard, E., Edwards, R. L., Henderson, G. M., Reid, M. S., Richards, D., Sims, K. W. W., Walker , J. D. & Yokoyama, Y., Apr 2017, In: Quaternary Geochronology. 39, p. 142-149 8 p.

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Procedures for precise measurements of 135Cs/137Cs atom ratios in environmental samples at extreme dynamic ranges and ultra-trace levels by thermal ionization mass spectrometry

Dunne, J., Richards, D. & Chen, H., 1 Nov 2017, In: Talanta. 174, p. 347-356 10 p.

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2016

3D unmanned aerial vehicle radiation mapping for assessing contaminant distribution and mobility.

Martin, P. G., Kwong, S., Smith, N., Yamashiki, Y., Payton, O. D., Russell-Pavier, F. S., Fardoulis, J., Richards, D. & Scott, T., 1 Oct 2016, In: International Journal of Applied Earth Observation and Geoinformation. 52, 1, p. 12-19 8 p.

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High-resolution radiation mapping to investigate FDNPP derived contaminant migration

Martin, P. G., Payton, O. D., Yamashiki, Y., Richards, D. A. & Scott, T. B., Nov 2016, In: Journal of Environmental Radioactivity. 164, p. 26-35 10 p.

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In-situ removal and characterisation of uranium-containing particles from sediments surrounding the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant

Martin, P. G., Griffiths, I., Jones, C., Stitt, M., Davies-Milner, M., Mosselmans, J., Yamashiki, Y., Richards, D. & Scott, T., 1 Mar 2016, In: Spectrochimica Acta Part B: Atomic Spectroscopy. 117, p. 1-7 7 p.

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Low altitude unmanned aerial vehicle for characterising remediation effectiveness following the FDNPP accident

Martin, P. G., Payton, O. D., Fardoulis, J. S., Richards, D. A., Scott, T. B. & Yamashiki, Y., 1 Jan 2016, In: Journal of Environmental Radioactivity. 153, 1, p. 58-63 6 p.

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Low-Altitude Unmanned Aerial Vehicles as a Tool for the Remediation of Radiologically Contaminated Environments

Martin, P. G., Scott, T. B., Payton, O. D., Richards, D. A., Yamashiki, Y. & Fardoulis, J. S., 6 Mar 2016, p. 1-13. 13 p.

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Uranium-series ages for speleothem and tufa deposits associated with Quaternary mammalian fossil evidence in England and Wales

Hodge, E., Hoffmann, D., Richards, D. & Smart, P., 1 Jun 2016, In: Proceedings of the University of Bristol Spelaeological Society. 27, 1, p. 73-80 8 p.

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2015

Carbonates, Speleothem Climatic, (U-Series)

Richards, D. A., 2015, Encyclopedia of Scientific Dating Methods. Rink, W. J. & Thompson, J. W. (eds.). Heidelberg, Germany: Springer Verlag, 8 p.

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Coastal caves and sinkholes

van Hengstum, P. J., Richards, D. A., Onac, B. P. & Dorale, J. A., 2015, Handbook of Sea-Level Research. Shennan, I., Long, A. J. & Horton, B. P. (eds.). Hoboken, NJ, USA: John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., p. 83-103 6

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24 Citations (Scopus)

CT scanning-derived stalagmite density data link subtropical high southward migration to the onset of Mediterranean climate in south-western Europe

Walczak, I. W., Baldini, J. U., Baldini, L. M., McDermott, F., Marsden, S., Standish, C. D., Richards, D. A., Andreo, B. & Slater, J., 22 Aug 2015, In: Quaternary Science Reviews. 127, p. 117-128

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47 Citations (Scopus)

Early-middle Holocene relative sea-level oscillation events recorded in a submerged speleothem from the Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico

Moseley, G. E., Richards, D. A., Smart, P. L., Standish, C. D., Hoffmann, D. L., ten Hove, H. & Vinn, O., 2015, In: Holocene. 25, p. 1511-1521

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26 Citations (Scopus)

Regional temperature, atmospheric circulation, and sea-ice variability within the Younger Dryas Event constrained using a speleothem from northern Iberia

Baldini, L. M., McDermott, F., Baldini, J. U., Arias, P., Cueto, M., Fairchild, I. J., Hoffmann, D. L., Mattey, D., Müller, W., Nita, D. C., Ontañon, R., Garciá-Moncó, C. & Richards, D. A., 25 Mar 2015, In: Earth and Planetary Science Letters. 419, p. 101-110

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84 Citations (Scopus)

The use of unmanned aerial systems for the mapping of legacy uranium mines

Martin, P. G., Payton, O. D., Fardoulis, J. S., Richards, D. A. & Scott, T. B., 1 May 2015, In: Journal of Environmental Radioactivity. 143, p. 135-140 6 p.

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2014

8.13 – Geochemical Evidence for Quaternary Sea-Level Changes

Edwards, R. L., Cheng, H., Cutler, K. B., Gallup, C. D. & Richards, D. A., 2014, Treatise on Geochemistry (Second Edition). Holland, H. D. & Turekian, K. K. (eds.). Oxford: Amsterdam:Elsevier, p. 355-372

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Speleogenetic evidence from Ogof Draenen for a pre-Devensian glaciation in the Brecon Beacons, South Wales, UK

Farrant, A. R., Smith, C. J. M., Noble, S. R., Simms, M. J. & Richards, D. A., 20 Nov 2014, In: Journal of Quaternary Science. p. 815-826

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9 Citations (Scopus)

2013

Age models for long lacustrine sediment records using multiple dating approaches – An example from Lake Bosumtwi, Ghana

Shanahan, T. M., Peck, J. A., McKay, N., Heil, C. W., King, J., Forman, S. L., Hoffmann, D. L., Richards, D. A., Overpeck, J. T. & Scholz, C., 2013, In: Quaternary Geochronology. 15, p. 47-60

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35 Citations (Scopus)

A Pb isotope tracer of ocean-ice sheet interaction: the record from the NE Atlantic during the Last Glacial/Interglacial cycle

Crocket, K. C., Foster, G. L., Vance, D., Richards, D. A. & Tranter, M., 2013, In: Quaternary Science Reviews. 82, p. 133-144

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12 Citations (Scopus)

Boreham Cave, Littondale, North Yorkshire, UK: some geomorphological observations

Murphy, P. J., Hodgson, D., Richards, D. A. & Standish, C. D., Dec 2013, In: Cave and Karst Science. 40, 3, p. 109-113 5 p.

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IntCal13 AND Marine13 radiocarbon age calibration curves 0–50,000 years cal BP

Reimer, P. J., Bard, E., Bayliss, A., Beck, J. W., Blackwell, P. G., Bronk Ramsey, C., Buck, C. E., Cheng, H., Edwards, R. L., Friedrich, M., Grootes, P. M., Guilderson, T. P., Haflidison, H., Hajdas, I., Hatté, C., Heaton, T. J., Hoffmann, D. L., Hogg, A. G., Hughen, K. A. & Kaiser, K. F. & 10 others, Kromer, B., Manning, S. W., Niu, M., Reimer, R. W., Richards, D. A., Scott, E. M., Southon, J. R., Staff, R. A., Turney, C. S. & van der Plicht, J., 2013, In: Radiocarbon. 55, 4, p. 1869-1887

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Selection and treatment of data for radiocarbon calibration: An update to the International Calibration (IntCal) criteria

Reimer, P., Bard, E., Bayliss, A., Beck, J. W., Blackwell, P. G., Bronk-Ramsey, C., Brown, D. M., Buck, C. E., Edwards, R. L., Friedrich, M., Grootes, P. M., Guilderson, T. P., Haflidason, H., Hajdas, I., Hatté, C., Heaton, T. J., Hogg, A. G., Hughen, K. A., Kaiser, K. F. & Kromer, B. & 7 others, Manning, S. W., Reimer, R. W., Richards, D. A., Scott, E. M., Southon, J. R., Turney, C. S. M. & van der Plicht, J., 2013, In: Radiocarbon. 55, 4, p. 1923-1945

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163 Citations (Scopus)

Speleothem constraints on marine isotope stage (MIS) 5 relative sea-levels, Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico

Moseley, G. E., Smart, P. L., Richards, D. A. & Hoffmann, D. L., 2013, In: Journal of Quaternary Science. 28, 3, p. 293 300 p.

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31 Citations (Scopus)

Time Constraints and Tie-Points in the Quaternary Period

Richards, D. A. & Andersen, M. B., 2013, In: Elements. 9, 1, p. 45-51

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U–Th dating of speleothems to investigate the evolution of limestone caves in the Gunung Mulu National Park, Sarawak, Malaysia

Moseley, G. E., Richards, D. A., Smith, C. J. M., Smart, P. L., Hoffmann, D. L. & Farrant, A. R., Apr 2013, In: Cave and Karst Science. 40, 1, p. 13-16 4 p.

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2012

Constraining the age of the Aveline's Hole 9 cranium based on U-Th isotopic analysis of its secondary calcite coating

Richards, D. A., Banerjee, R. & Mullan, G., 2012, In: Proceedings of the University of Bristol Spelaeological Society. 25, p. 295-302

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Continental weathering fluxes during the last glacial/interglacial cycle: insights from the marine sedimentary Pb isotope record at Orphan Knoll, NW Atlantic

Crocket, K. C., Vance, D., Foster, G., Richards, D. & Tranter, M., 2012, In: Quaternary Science Reviews. 38, p. 89 - 99

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34 Citations (Scopus)

Late Quaternary paleoenvironmental record from a sedimentary fill in Cucú cave, Almería, SE Spain

González-Ramón, A., Andreo, B., Ruiz-Bustos, A., Richards, D., López-Sáez, J. & Alba-Sánchez, F., 2012, In: Quaternary Research. 77, p. 264 - 272

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New advances in the dating of speleothems – An introduction

Drysdale, R. N., Spoetl, C., Hellstrom, J. C. & Richards, D. A., 2012, In: Quaternary Geochronology. 14, p. 1-4

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9 Citations (Scopus)

Quaternary Geochronology (6)

Richards, D., 2012, In: Quaternary Geochronology. 6

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The Aveline's Hole Cranium: A partial solution to a long standing enigma

Meiklejohn, C., Schulting, R., Musgrave, J., Babb, J., Higham, T., Richards, D. A. & Mullan, G., 2012, In: Proceedings of the University of Bristol Spelaeological Society. 25, p. 275-294

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2011

Hydrochemistry of drip waters in an intergranular flow carbonate aquifer: Turks and Caicos Islands. Carbonate Geochemistry

Smart, P., Richards, D., Beck, W. & Whitaker, F., 2011, Carbonate Geochemistry: Reactions and Processes in Aquifers and Reservoirs, Madison, Wyoming. p. 65 - 68 4 p.

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Persistent Nordic deep water overflow to the glacial North Atlantic

Crocket, K. C., Vance, D., Gutjahr, M., Foster, G. & Richards, D., 2011, In: Geology. 39, 6, p. 515 - 518

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38 Citations (Scopus)

2010

Quaternary Geochronology (5)

Richards, D., 2010, In: Quaternary Geochronology. 5

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Towards radiocarbon calibration beyond 28 ka based on speleothems from the Bahamas

Hoffmann, D., Beck, J., Richards, D., Smart, P., Singarayer, J., Ketchmark, T. & Hawkesworth, C., 2010, In: Earth and Planetary Science Letters. 289, 1-2, p. 1 - 10

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