Staff profile

My research interests centre on ice sheet reconstruction, glacial sedimentary processes and understanding millenial-scale ice sheet response to climate forcing. I have worked in the UK, Ireland, Europe, Iceland and Greenland over the last 35 years exploring and investigating glacial environments and environmental change.

Greenland:  my work focuses on ice sheet evolution and ice stream dynamics during the last glacial cycle. I have studied ice sheet history in West, Southeast and Northeast Greenland, with a particular focus on the response of large palaeo-ice streams such as the Uummannaq Ice Stream, Jakobshavns Isbrae and the NEGIS to atmospheric and ocean forcing. Our work in NE Greenland (NEGIS Project 2016-2021) and in SE Greenland (KangGlac project 2024-2028) aims to shed light on the deglacial and Holocene history of the GrIS in order to explore the forcing mechanisms that will drive future ice sheet loss.

British Isles: my work in the North Sea, Irish Sea and Ireland has focussed on ice sheet reconstruction and the importance of understanding subglacial and ice marginal processes during ice sheet/stream advance and retreat. Understanding the controls on ice sheet dynamics and fast ice flow in the North Sea has been a major focus. Two recent projects; Britice-Chrono (NERC Consortium) and GLANAM (EU ITN Funded) have contributed to the British-Irish Ice Sheet being the best constrained palaeo-ice sheet in the world.

 

Recent Grants/Projects (PI/Co-I)

2024 - 2028:  NERC Grant (Highlight topic - Marine terminating Glaciers in the Earth System)

Title: Assessing ocean-forced, marine-terminating glacier change in Greenland during climatic warm periods and its impact on marine productivity (Kang-Glac) KANG-GLAC - British Antarctic Survey - Project

2024: NERC NEIF

Title: Assessing ocean-forced, marine-terminating glacier change inGreenland during climatic warm periods & its impact on marine productivity- 2875.1024

2020 - 2024: Seascapes project (Heritage Fund/National Lottery)

Title: Reading the Rocks Home - SeaScapes - Reading The Rocks

2016: NERC Standard Grant (2016-2021)

Title: Greenland in a warmer climate: what controls the advance and retreat of the Northeast Greenland Ice Stream (NEGIS)? Greenland in a warmer climate: What controls the advance & retreat of the NE Greenland Ice Stream – Arctic Office

2015: Alfred Wegener Institute Arctic programme RV POLARSTERN PS109 (2017 cruise)

Title: NEGIS + Greenland ice sheet/ocean interaction and Fram Strait fluxes (GRIFF II) The Expedition PS109 of the Research Vessel POLARSTERN to the Nordic Seas in 2017 | EPIC

2014: Alfred Wegener Institute Arctic programme RV POLARSTERN PS100 (2016 cruise)

Title: NEGIS + Greenland ice sheet/ocean interaction and Fram Strait fluxes (GRIFF I) The Expedition PS100 of the Research Vessel POLARSTERN to the Fram Strait in 2016 | EPIC

2013: EU - Marie Curie Initial Training Network:

Title: GLANAM Home - Glaciated North Atlantic Margins

2012: NERC Consortium Grant

Title: BRITICE Chrono BRITICE-CHRONO

 

 

 

Former PhD/MRes Students

 Cristina Balaban – Glacial history, Romanian Carpathians

Ailsa Guild – The structural responses of glaciers to accelerated flow in Iceland

Mihaela Tralee-Newton – The origin of glacial mega-grooves

Elena Grimold i- Glacial history of the western North Sea

Alex Clayton - Sediment response to subglacial deformation

Tim Lane - Ice sheet and ice stream history of NW Greenland

David McCarthy – Late Quaternary ice-ocean interactions, West Greenland

Bethan Davies – British and Fennosacandian Ice sheet interaction during the Quaternary

Chris Blake – The Holocene Ecology of Pinus sylvestris in Mountain Treelines of the Northern Cairngorms

Georgia Ware – Ice shelf and ice stream sedimentation, NE Greenland

Charlotte Johnson – Modelling the Uummannaq ice stream, Greenland

Geraint Jenkins - Drumlin formation, Lake District, UK

Ben Chandler - Ice margin response to climate change, Iceland

Katy Hutton - Forth ice stream dynamics

Jennifer Lodwick – Reconstructing the glacial history of Upgang

Kate Nye - Greenland ice sheet response to climate change

Simon Englehart - Mangrove pollen of Indonesia and its Suitability as a Sea-level Indicator

• Greenland ice sheet history
• British-Irish Ice sheet history
• Ice stream evolution and behaviour
• Subglacial processes and ice sheet dynamics
• Ice-sheet marginal dynamics
• Glaciomarine processes
• Sea-level change

Authored book

• Quaternary of Northumberland, Durham and Yorkshire.
  
  Davies, B., Yorke, L., Bridgland, D., & Roberts, D. (2013). Quaternary of Northumberland, Durham and Yorkshire. Quaternary Research Association.

Chapter in book

• Overview of the glacial sediments of County Durham
  
  Davies, B., & Roberts, D. (2013). Overview of the glacial sediments of County Durham. In B. Davies, L. Yorke, D. Bridgland, & D. Roberts (Eds.), Quaternary of Northumberland, Durham and Yorkshire. QRA.
• Macro and microstructural evidence for a deforming glacier bed: East Runton to West Runton.
  
  Roberts, D., & Hart, J. (2011). Macro and microstructural evidence for a deforming glacier bed: East Runton to West Runton. In E. Phillips, J. Lee, & H. Evans (Eds.), Glaciotectonic Field Guide. QRA.
• Emerging from the Ice Age.
  
  Chiverrell, R., Innes, J., Thomas, G., Gonzalez, S., Roberts, D., & Coope, R. (2006). Emerging from the Ice Age. In R. Chiverrell & G. Thomas (Eds.), A New History of the Isle of Man: Volume 1: Evolution of the natural landscape. (pp. 220-278). Liverpool University Press.
• The Holocene.
  
  Chiverrell, R., Innes, J., Roberts, D., Tomlinson, G., Pooley, E., Fullen, M., Hallett, M., & Harris, J. (2006). The Holocene. In R. Chiverrell & G. Thomas (Eds.), A New History of the Isle of Man. (pp. 126-219). Liverpool University Press.
• The Ice Age.
  
  Thomas, G., Chiverrell, R., Huddart, D., Long, D., & Roberts, D. (2006). The Ice Age. In R. Chiverrell & G. Thomas (Eds.), A New History of the Isle of Man. (pp. 126-219). Liverpool University Press.
• New data on Holocene sea-level changes on the Isle of Man.
  
  Roberts, D., Chiverrell, R., Innes, J., Gonzalez, S., Turner, S., & Horton, B. (2004). New data on Holocene sea-level changes on the Isle of Man. In R. Chiverrell, A. Plater, & G. Thomas (Eds.), The Quaternary of the Isle of Man and North West England. (pp. 112-124). Quaternary Research Association.
• The glacial landsystem signature of the south Isle of Man.
  
  Roberts, D., Dackombe, R., & Thomas, G. (2004). The glacial landsystem signature of the south Isle of Man. In R. Chiverrell, A. Plater, & G. Thomas (Eds.), The Quaternary of the Isle of Man and North West England. (pp. 44-53). Quaternary Research Association.
• Warning: Title Missing
  
  Roberts, D. (2001). Warning: Title Missing. In R. Chadwick, D. Jackson, G. Kimbell, H. Johnson, R. Chiverell, G. Thomas, N. Jones, N. Riley, E. Pickett, B. Young, D. Holliday, D. Ball, S. Molyneux, D. Long, G. Power, & D. Roberts (Eds.), The Geology of the Isle of Man and its offshore area. British Geological Survey.
• The glacial deposits of Trimingham.
  
  Roberts, D., & Hart, J. (2000). The glacial deposits of Trimingham. In S. Lewis, C. Whiteman, & R. Preece (Eds.), The Quaternary of Norfolk and Suffolk, QRA Field Guide. (pp. 103-111).
• The glacial deposits of West Runton.
  
  Roberts, D., & Hart, J. (2000). The glacial deposits of West Runton. In S. Lewis, C. Whiteman, & R. Preece (Eds.), The Quaternary of Norfolk and Suffolk. (pp. 77-85).
• Sea-level change.
  
  Long, A., & Roberts, D. (1997). Sea-level change. In M. Fulford, T. Champion, & A. Long (Eds.), England’s Coastal Heritage: A Survey for English Heritage and the RCHME. English Heritage and the Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England. (pp. 25-49). Archaeological Report.
• - Marfield Quarry
  
  Roberts, D., Mitchell, W., Bridgland, D., & Innes, J. (n.d.). - Marfield Quarry. In B. Davies, L. Yorke, D. Bridgland, & D. Roberts (Eds.), Quaternary of Northumberland, Durham and Yorkshire. [Contracted by publisher] QRA.
• - Warren House Gill
  
  Davies, B., Bridgland, D., Roberts, D., & O Cofaigh, C. (n.d.). - Warren House Gill. In B. Davies, L. Yorke, D. Bridgland, & D. Roberts (Eds.), Quaternary of Northumberland, Durham and Yorkshire [Contracted by publisher]. QRA.
• - Geology and Landscape
  
  Davies, B., Bridgland, D., & Roberts, D. (n.d.). - Geology and Landscape. In B. Davies, L. Yorke, D. Bridgland, & D. Roberts (Eds.), Quaternary of Northumberland, Durham and Yorkshire. [Contracted by publisher] QRA.
• - Whitburn Bay
  
  Davies, B., Bridgland, D., Roberts, D., & O Cofaigh, C. (n.d.). - Whitburn Bay. In B. Davies, L. Yorke, D. Bridgland, & D. Roberts (Eds.), Quaternary of Northumberland, Durham and Yorkshire [Contracted by publisher]. QRA.

Journal Article

• The glacial landsystem of Fjallsjökull, Iceland: Spatial and temporal evolution of process-form regimes at an active temperate glacier
  
  Chandler, B. M., Evans, D. J., Chandler, S. J., Ewertowski, M. W., Lovell, H., Roberts, D. H., Schaefer, M., & Tomczyk, A. M. (in press). The glacial landsystem of Fjallsjökull, Iceland: Spatial and temporal evolution of process-form regimes at an active temperate glacier. Geomorphology.
• A chronology for North Sea Lobe advance and recession on the Lincolnshire and Norfolk coasts during MIS 2 and 6
  
  Evans, D. J., Roberts, D. H., Bateman, M. D., Ely, J., Medialdea, A., Burke, M. J., Chiverrell, R. C., Clark, C. D., & Fabel, D. (in press). A chronology for North Sea Lobe advance and recession on the Lincolnshire and Norfolk coasts during MIS 2 and 6. Proceedings of the Geologists’ Association.
• Shelf-edge glaciation offshore of northeast Greenland during the last glacial maximum and timing of initial ice-sheet retreat
  
  Ó Cofaigh, C., Lloyd, J. M., Callard, S. L., Gebhardt, C., Streuff, K. T., Dorschel, B., Smith, J. A., Lane, T. P., Jamieson, S. S., Kanzow, T., & Roberts, D. H. (2025). Shelf-edge glaciation offshore of northeast Greenland during the last glacial maximum and timing of initial ice-sheet retreat. Quaternary Science Reviews, 359, 109326. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.quascirev.2025.109326
• Ocean driven retreat of the Northeast Greenland Ice Stream following the Last Glacial Maximum
  
  Callard, S. L., Ó Cofaigh, C., Lloyd, J. M., A. Smith, J., Gebhardt, C., Kanzow, T., & Roberts, D. H. (2025). Ocean driven retreat of the Northeast Greenland Ice Stream following the Last Glacial Maximum. Nature Communications, 16(1), Article 10961. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-025-66671-2
• The deglacial history of 79N glacier and the Northeast Greenland Ice Stream
  
  Roberts, D. H., Lane, T. P., Jones, R. S., Bentley, M. J., Darvill, C. M., Rodes, A., Smith, J. A., Jamieson, S. S., Rea, B. R., Fabel, D., Gheorghiu, D., Davidson, A., Cofaigh, C. Ó., Lloyd, J. M., Callard, S. L., & Humbert, A. (2024). The deglacial history of 79N glacier and the Northeast Greenland Ice Stream. Quaternary Science Reviews, 336, Article 108770. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.quascirev.2024.108770
• The late Quaternary glacial depositional environment at Filey Bay, eastern England: Accretionary mechanisms for thick sequences of tills and stratified diamictons
  
  Evans, D. J., Roberts, D. H., & Phillips, E. (2024). The late Quaternary glacial depositional environment at Filey Bay, eastern England: Accretionary mechanisms for thick sequences of tills and stratified diamictons. Proceedings of the Geologists’ Association, 135(3), 217-236. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pgeola.2024.01.003
• Past glaciation of temperate‐continental mountains: A model for a debris‐charged plateau icefield/cirque glacier landsystem in the Southern Carpathians, Romania
  
  Balaban, C., Roberts, D., Evans, D., & Jamieson, S. (2024). Past glaciation of temperate‐continental mountains: A model for a debris‐charged plateau icefield/cirque glacier landsystem in the Southern Carpathians, Romania. Earth Surface Processes and Landforms, 49(2), 601-621. https://doi.org/10.1002/esp.5723
• The geomorphological record of an ice stream to ice shelf transition in Northeast Greenland
  
  Lane, T., Darvill, C., Rea, B., Bentley, M., Smith, J., Jamieson, S., Ó Cofaigh, C., & Roberts, D. (2023). The geomorphological record of an ice stream to ice shelf transition in Northeast Greenland. Earth Surface Processes and Landforms, 48(7), 1321-1341. https://doi.org/10.1002/esp.5552
• Ice-ocean interactions at the Northeast Greenland Ice stream (NEGIS) over the past 11,000 years
  
  Lloyd, J., Ribeiro, S., Weckström, K., Callard, L., Ó Cofaigh, C., Leng, M., Gulliver, P., & Roberts, D. (2023). Ice-ocean interactions at the Northeast Greenland Ice stream (NEGIS) over the past 11,000 years. Quaternary Science Reviews, 308, Article 108068. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.quascirev.2023.108068
• Characteristics and formation of bedrock mega-grooves (BMGs) in glaciated terrain: 2 – conceptual models of BMG initiation
  
  Evans, D. J., Newton, M., Roberts, D. H., & Stokes, C. R. (2023). Characteristics and formation of bedrock mega-grooves (BMGs) in glaciated terrain: 2 – conceptual models of BMG initiation. Geomorphology, 427. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geomorph.2023.108620
• Characteristics and formation of bedrock mega-grooves (BMGs) in glaciated terrain: 1 - morphometric analyses
  
  Newton, M., Stokes, C. R., Roberts, D. H., & Evans, D. J. (2023). Characteristics and formation of bedrock mega-grooves (BMGs) in glaciated terrain: 1 - morphometric analyses. Geomorphology, 427. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geomorph.2023.108619
• Holocene history of the 79° N ice shelf reconstructed from epishelf lake and uplifted glaciomarine sediments
  
  Smith, J. A., Callard, L., Bentley, M. J., Jamieson, S. S., Sánchez-Montes, M. L., Lane, T. P., Lloyd, J. M., McClymont, E. L., Darvill, C. M., Rea, B. R., O’Cofaigh, C., Gulliver, P., Ehrmann, W., Jones, R. S., & Roberts, D. H. (2023). Holocene history of the 79° N ice shelf reconstructed from epishelf lake and uplifted glaciomarine sediments. The Cryosphere, 17(3). https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-17-1247-2023
• Direct measurement of warm Atlantic Intermediate Water close to the grounding line of Nioghalvfjerdsfjorden (79° N) Glacier, northeast Greenland
  
  Bentley, M. J., Smith, J. A., Jamieson, S. S., Lindeman, M. R., Rea, B. R., Humbert, A., Lane, T. P., Darvill, C. M., Lloyd, J. M., Straneo, F., Helm, V., & Roberts, D. H. (2023). Direct measurement of warm Atlantic Intermediate Water close to the grounding line of Nioghalvfjerdsfjorden (79° N) Glacier, northeast Greenland. The Cryosphere, 17(5), 1821-1837. https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-17-1821-2023
• Growth and retreat of the last British–Irish Ice Sheet, 31 000 to 15 000 years ago: the BRITICE‐CHRONO reconstruction
  
  Clark, C. D., Ely, J. C., Hindmarsh, R. C., Bradley, S., Ignéczi, A., Fabel, D., Ó Cofaigh, C., Chiverrell, R. C., Scourse, J., Benetti, S., Bradwell, T., Evans, D. J., Roberts, D. H., Burke, M., Callard, S. L., Medialdea, A., Saher, M., Small, D., Smedley, R. K., … Wilson, P. (2022). Growth and retreat of the last British–Irish Ice Sheet, 31 000 to 15 000 years ago: the BRITICE‐CHRONO reconstruction. Boreas, 51(4), 699-758. https://doi.org/10.1111/bor.12594
• The historical emergence of a geometric and sinuous ridge network at the Hørbyebreen polythermal glacier snout, Svalbard and its use in the interpretation of ancient glacial landforms
  
  Evans, D. J., Ewertowski, M., Roberts, D. H., & Tomczyk, A. M. (2022). The historical emergence of a geometric and sinuous ridge network at the Hørbyebreen polythermal glacier snout, Svalbard and its use in the interpretation of ancient glacial landforms. Geomorphology, 406, Article 108213. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geomorph.2022.108213
• Maximum extent and readvance dynamics of the Irish Sea Ice Stream and Irish Sea Glacier since the Last Glacial Maximum
  
  Scourse, J., Chiverrell, R., Smedley, R., Small, D., Burke, M., Saher, M., Van Landeghem, K., Duller, G., Cofaigh, C. Ó., Bateman, M., Benetti, S., Bradley, S., Callard, L., Evans, D., Fabel, D., Jenkins, G., McCarron, S., Medialdea, A., Moreton, S., … Clark, C. (2021). Maximum extent and readvance dynamics of the Irish Sea Ice Stream and Irish Sea Glacier since the Last Glacial Maximum. Journal of Quaternary Science, 36(5), 780-804. https://doi.org/10.1002/jqs.3313
• Pattern, style and timing of British–Irish Ice Sheet advance and retreat over the last 45 000 years: evidence from NW Scotland and the adjacent continental shelf
  
  Bradwell, T., Fabel, D., Clark, C. D., Chiverrell, R. C., Small, D., Smedley, R. K., Saher, M. H., Moreton, S. G., Dove, D., Callard, S. L., Duller, G. A., Medialdea, A., Bateman, M. D., Burke, M. J., McDonald, N., Gilgannon, S., Morgan, S., Roberts, D. H., & Ó Cofaigh, C. (2021). Pattern, style and timing of British–Irish Ice Sheet advance and retreat over the last 45 000 years: evidence from NW Scotland and the adjacent continental shelf. Journal of Quaternary Science, 36(5), 871-933. https://doi.org/10.1002/jqs.3296
• Timing and pace of ice-sheet withdrawal across the marine-terrestrial transition west of Ireland during the last glaciation
  
  Ó Cofaigh, C., Callrd, S., Roberts, D., Chiverrell, R., Ballantyne, C., Evans, D., Saher, M., Van Landeghem, K., Smedley, R., Benetti, S., Burke, M., Clark, C., Duller, G., Fabel, D., Livingstone, S., McCarron, S., Medialdea, A., Moreton, S., & Sacchetti, F. (2021). Timing and pace of ice-sheet withdrawal across the marine-terrestrial transition west of Ireland during the last glaciation. Journal of Quaternary Science, 36(5), 805-832. https://doi.org/10.1002/jqs.3295
• Retreat dynamics of the eastern sector of the British–Irish Ice Sheet during the last glaciation
  
  Evans, D. J., Roberts, D. H., Bateman, M. D., Clark, C. D., Medialdea, A., Callard, L., Grimoldi, E., Chiverrell, R. C., Ely, J., Dove, D., Ó Cofaigh, C., Saher, M., Bradwell, T., Moreton, S. G., Fabel, D., & Bradley, S. L. (2021). Retreat dynamics of the eastern sector of the British–Irish Ice Sheet during the last glaciation. Journal of Quaternary Science, 36(5), 723-751. https://doi.org/10.1002/jqs.3275
• Pattern, style and timing of British–Irish Ice Sheet retreat: Shetland and northern North Sea sector
  
  Bradwell, T., Small, D., Fabel, D., Clark, C. D., Chiverrell, R. C., Saher, M. H., Dove, D., Callard, S. L., Burke, M. J., Moreton, S. G., Medialdea, A., Bateman, M. D., Roberts, D. H., Golledge, N. R., Finlayson, A., Morgan, S., & Ó Cofaigh, C. (2021). Pattern, style and timing of British–Irish Ice Sheet retreat: Shetland and northern North Sea sector. Journal of Quaternary Science, 36(5), 681-722. https://doi.org/10.1002/jqs.3163
• A Detailed Record of Deglacial and Early Post-Glacial Fluvial Evolution: The River Ure in North Yorkshire, UK
  
  Innes, J., Mitchell, W., O’Brien, C., Roberts, D., Rutherford, M., & Bridgland, D. (2021). A Detailed Record of Deglacial and Early Post-Glacial Fluvial Evolution: The River Ure in North Yorkshire, UK. Quaternary, 4(1), Article 9. https://doi.org/10.3390/quat4010009
• The deglaciation of the western sector of the Irish Ice Sheet from the inner continental shelf to its terrestrial margin
  
  Roberts, D., Ó Cofaigh, C., Ballantyne, C., Burke, M., Chiverrell, R., Evans, D., Clark, C., Duller, G., Ely, J., Fabel, D., Small, D., Smedley, R., & Callard, S. (2020). The deglaciation of the western sector of the Irish Ice Sheet from the inner continental shelf to its terrestrial margin. Boreas, 49(3), 438-460. https://doi.org/10.1111/bor.12448
• Sub‐annual moraine formation at an active temperate Icelandic glacier
  
  Chandler, B. M., Chandler, S. J., Evans, D. J., Ewertowski, M. W., Lovell, H., Roberts, D. H., Schaefer, M., & Tomczyk, A. M. (2020). Sub‐annual moraine formation at an active temperate Icelandic glacier. Earth Surface Processes and Landforms, 45(7), 1622-1643. https://doi.org/10.1002/esp.4835
• Bathymetry constrains ocean heat supply to Greenland’s largest glacier tongue
  
  Schaffer, J., Kanzow, T., von Appen, W., von Albedyll, L., Arndt, J. E., & Roberts, D. H. (2020). Bathymetry constrains ocean heat supply to Greenland’s largest glacier tongue. Nature Geoscience, 13(3), 227-231. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41561-019-0529-x
• Dynamic ice stream retreat in the central sector of the last British-Irish Ice Sheet
  
  Davies, B., Livingstone, S., Roberts, D., Evans, D., Gheorghiu, D., & Ó Cofaigh, C. (2019). Dynamic ice stream retreat in the central sector of the last British-Irish Ice Sheet. Quaternary Science Reviews, 225, Article 105989. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.quascirev.2019.105989
• Differential erosion of a Mesozoic rift flank: Establishing the source of topography across Karrat, central West Greenland
  
  Jess, S., Stephenson, R., Roberts, D. H., & Brown, R. (2019). Differential erosion of a Mesozoic rift flank: Establishing the source of topography across Karrat, central West Greenland. Geomorphology, 334, 138-150. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geomorph.2019.02.026
• The mixed‐bed glacial landform imprint of the North Sea Lobe in the western North Sea
  
  Roberts, D. H., Grimoldi, E., Callard, L., Evans, D. J., Clark, C. D., Stewart, H. A., Dove, D., Saher, M., Ó Cofaigh, C., Chiverrell, R. C., Bateman, M. D., Moreton, S. G., Bradwell, T., Fabel, D., & Medialdea, A. (2019). The mixed‐bed glacial landform imprint of the North Sea Lobe in the western North Sea. Earth Surface Processes and Landforms, 44(6), 1233-1258. https://doi.org/10.1002/esp.4569
• Ice-stream demise dynamically conditioned by trough shape and bed strength
  
  Bradwell, T., Small, D., Fabel, D., Smedley, R. K., Clark, C. C., Saher, M. H., Callard, S. L., Chiverrell, R. C., Dove, D., Moreton, S. G., Roberts, D. H., Duller, G. A., & Ó Cofaigh, C. (2019). Ice-stream demise dynamically conditioned by trough shape and bed strength. Science Advances, 5(4), Article eaau1380. https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.aau1380
• Quantification of historical landscape change on the foreland of a receding polythermal glacier, Hørbyebreen, Svalbard
  
  Ewertowski, M. W., Evans, D. J., Roberts, D. H., Tomczyk, A. M., Ewertowski, W., & Pleksot, K. (2019). Quantification of historical landscape change on the foreland of a receding polythermal glacier, Hørbyebreen, Svalbard. Geomorphology, 325, 40-54. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geomorph.2018.09.027
• Operational Framework for Rapid, Very-high Resolution Mapping of Glacial Geomorphology Using Low-cost Unmanned Aerial Vehicles and Structure-from-Motion Approach
  
  Ewertowski, M., Tomczyk, A., Evans, D. J., Roberts, D. H., & Ewertowski, W. (2019). Operational Framework for Rapid, Very-high Resolution Mapping of Glacial Geomorphology Using Low-cost Unmanned Aerial Vehicles and Structure-from-Motion Approach. Remote Sensing, 11(1), Article 65. https://doi.org/10.3390/rs11010065
• Glacial geomorphology of Teesdale, northern Pennines, England: Implications for upland styles of ice stream operation and deglaciation in the British-Irish Ice Sheet
  
  Evans, D. J., Dinnage, M., & Roberts, D. H. (2018). Glacial geomorphology of Teesdale, northern Pennines, England: Implications for upland styles of ice stream operation and deglaciation in the British-Irish Ice Sheet. Proceedings of the Geologists’ Association, 129(6), 697-735. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pgeola.2018.05.001
• Sedimentation during MIS 3 at the eastern margins of the Glacial Lake Humber basin, England
  
  Evans, D. J., Roberts, D. H., Bateman, M. D., Medialdea, A., Ely, J., Moreton, S. G., Clark, C. D., & Fabel, D. (2018). Sedimentation during MIS 3 at the eastern margins of the Glacial Lake Humber basin, England. Journal of Quaternary Science, 38(3), 871-891. https://doi.org/10.1002/jqs.3066
• Ice margin oscillations during deglaciation of the northern Irish Sea Basin
  
  Chiverrell, R., Smedley, R., Small, D., Ballantyne, C., Burke, M., Callard, S., Clark, C., Duller, G., Evans, D., Fabel, D., van Landeghem, K., Livingstone, S., Ó Cofaigh, C., Thomas, G., Roberts, D., Saher, M., Scourse, J., & Wilson, P. (2018). Ice margin oscillations during deglaciation of the northern Irish Sea Basin. Journal of Quaternary Science, 33(7), 739-762. https://doi.org/10.1002/jqs.3057
• Bedrock mega-grooves in glaciated terrain: a review
  
  Newton, M., Evans, D., Roberts, D., & Stokes, C. (2018). Bedrock mega-grooves in glaciated terrain: a review. Earth-Science Reviews, 185, 57-79. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.earscirev.2018.03.007
• Ice marginal dynamics of the last British-Irish Ice Sheet in the southern North Sea: Ice limits, timing and the influence of the Dogger Bank
  
  Roberts, D. H., Evans, D. J., Callard, S. L., Clark, C. D., Bateman, M. D., Medialdea, A., Dove, D., Cotterill, C. J., Saher, M., Ó Cofaigh, C., Chiverrell, R. C., Moreton, S. G., Fabel, D., & Bradwell, T. (2018). Ice marginal dynamics of the last British-Irish Ice Sheet in the southern North Sea: Ice limits, timing and the influence of the Dogger Bank. Quaternary Science Reviews, 198, 181-207. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.quascirev.2018.08.010
• Lack of evidence for a substantial sea-level fluctuation within the Last Interglacial
  
  Barlow, N., McClymont, E., Whitehouse, P., Stokes, C., Jamieson, S., Woodroffe, S., Bentley, M., Callard, S., Ó Cofaigh, C., Evans, D., Horrocks, J., Lloyd, J., Long, A., Margold, M., Roberts, D., & Sanchez-Montes, M. (2018). Lack of evidence for a substantial sea-level fluctuation within the Last Interglacial. Nature Geoscience, 11, 627-634. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41561-018-0195-4
• Glacial Lake Pickering: stratigraphy and chronology of a proglacial lake dammed by the North Sea Lobe of the British–Irish Ice Sheet
  
  Evans, D., Bateman, M., Roberts, D., Medialdea, A., Hayes, L., Duller, G., Fabel, D., & Clark, C. (2017). Glacial Lake Pickering: stratigraphy and chronology of a proglacial lake dammed by the North Sea Lobe of the British–Irish Ice Sheet. Journal of Quaternary Science, 32(2), 295-310. https://doi.org/10.1002/jqs.2833
• Glacial geomorphology of the terrestrial margins of the tidewater glacier, Nordenskiöldbreen, Svalbard
  
  Ewertowski, M., Evans, D., Roberts, D., & Tomczyk, A. (2016). Glacial geomorphology of the terrestrial margins of the tidewater glacier, Nordenskiöldbreen, Svalbard. Journal of Maps, 12(sup1), 476-487. https://doi.org/10.1080/17445647.2016.1192329
• Glacial geomorphology of the Skálafellsjökull foreland, Iceland: A case study of ‘annual’ moraines
  
  Chandler, B., Evans, D., Roberts, D., Ewertowski, M., & Clayton, A. (2016). Glacial geomorphology of the Skálafellsjökull foreland, Iceland: A case study of ‘annual’ moraines. Journal of Maps, 12(5), 904-916. https://doi.org/10.1080/17445647.2015.1096216
• Multiple subglacial till deposition: a modern exemplar for Quaternary palaeoglaciology
  
  Evans, D., Roberts, D., & Evans, S. (2016). Multiple subglacial till deposition: a modern exemplar for Quaternary palaeoglaciology. Quaternary Science Reviews, 145, 183-203. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.quascirev.2016.05.029
• Tracking millennial-scale Holocene glacial advance and retreat using osmium isotopes: Insights from the Greenland ice sheet
  
  Rooney, A., Selby, D., Lloyd, J., Roberts, D., Lückge, A., Sageman, B., & Prouty, N. (2016). Tracking millennial-scale Holocene glacial advance and retreat using osmium isotopes: Insights from the Greenland ice sheet. Quaternary Science Reviews, 138, 49-61. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.quascirev.2016.02.021
• Glacial landscape evolution in the Uummannaq region, West Greenland
  
  Lane, T., Roberts, D., Ó Cofaigh, C., Rea, B., & Vieli, A. (2016). Glacial landscape evolution in the Uummannaq region, West Greenland. Boreas, 45(2), 220-234. https://doi.org/10.1111/bor.12150
• Characteristics of recessional moraines at a temperate glacier in SE Iceland: Insights into patterns, rates and drivers of glacier retreat
  
  Chandler, B., Evans, D., & Roberts, D. (2016). Characteristics of recessional moraines at a temperate glacier in SE Iceland: Insights into patterns, rates and drivers of glacier retreat. Quaternary Science Reviews, 135, 171-205. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.quascirev.2016.01.025
• The glacial history of the southern Svartenhuk Halvø, West Greenland
  
  Lane, T., Roberts, D., Ó Cofaigh, C., Vieli, A., & Moreton, S. (2015). The glacial history of the southern Svartenhuk Halvø, West Greenland. Arktos, 1(1), Article 19. https://doi.org/10.1007/s41063-015-0017-5
• Late Devensian deglaciation of the Tyne Gap Palaeo-Ice Stream, northern England
  
  Livingstone, S., Roberts, D., Davies, B., Evans, D., Ó Cofaigh, C., & Gheorghiu, D. (2015). Late Devensian deglaciation of the Tyne Gap Palaeo-Ice Stream, northern England. Journal of Quaternary Science, 30(8), 790-804. https://doi.org/10.1002/jqs.2813
• On the Reconstruction of Palaeo-Ice Sheets: Recent Advances and Future Challenges
  
  Stokes, C., Tarasov, L., Blomdin, R., Cronin, T., Fisher, T., Gyllencreutz, R., Hättestrand, C., Heyman, J., Hindmarsh, R., Hughes, A., Jakobsson, M., Kirchner, N., Livingstone, S., Margold, M., Murton, J., Noormets, R., Peltier, W., Peteet, D., Piper, D., … Teller, J. (2015). On the Reconstruction of Palaeo-Ice Sheets: Recent Advances and Future Challenges. Quaternary Science Reviews, 125, 15-49. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.quascirev.2015.07.016
• Drumlin sedimentology in a hard-bed, lowland setting, Connemara, western Ireland: implications for subglacial bedform generation in areas of sparse till cover
  
  Evans, D., Roberts, D., & O’Cofaigh, C. (2015). Drumlin sedimentology in a hard-bed, lowland setting, Connemara, western Ireland: implications for subglacial bedform generation in areas of sparse till cover. Journal of Quaternary Science, 30(6), 537-557. https://doi.org/10.1002/jqs.2801
• Spatiotemporal variability of oxygen isotope compositions in three contrasting glacier river catchments in Greenland
  
  Yde, J., Knudsen, N., Steffensen, J., Carrivick, J., Hasholt, B., Ingeman-Nielsen, T., Kronborg, C., Larsen, N., Mernild, S., Oerter, H., Roberts, D., & Russell, A. (2015). Spatiotemporal variability of oxygen isotope compositions in three contrasting glacier river catchments in Greenland. Hydrology and Earth System Sciences, 12(6), 5841-5893. https://doi.org/10.5194/hessd-12-5841-2015
• Controls on subglacial bedrock bedform development at the base of the Uummannaq Ice Stream, West Greenland
  
  Lane, T., Roberts, D., Rea, B., Ó Cofaigh, C., & Vieli, A. (2015). Controls on subglacial bedrock bedform development at the base of the Uummannaq Ice Stream, West Greenland. Geomorphology, 231, 301-313. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geomorph.2014.12.019
• Controls upon the Last Glacial Maximum deglaciation of the northern Uummannaq Ice Stream System, West Greenland
  
  Lane, T., Roberts, D., Rea, B., Ó Cofaigh, C., Vieli, A., & Rodés, A. (2014). Controls upon the Last Glacial Maximum deglaciation of the northern Uummannaq Ice Stream System, West Greenland. Quaternary Science Reviews, 92, 324-344. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.quascirev.2013.09.013
• New constraints on Greenland ice sheet dynamics during the last glacial cycle: evidence from the Uummannaq ice stream system
  
  Roberts, D., Rea, B., Lane, T., Schnabel, C., & Rodés, A. (2013). New constraints on Greenland ice sheet dynamics during the last glacial cycle: evidence from the Uummannaq ice stream system. Journal of Geophysical Research: Earth Surface, 118(2), 519-541. https://doi.org/10.1002/jgrf.20032
• The subglacial and ice-marginal signature of the North Sea Lobe of the British–Irish Ice Sheet during the Last Glacial Maximum at Upgang, North Yorkshire, UK.
  
  Roberts, D., Evans, D., Lodwick, J., & Cox, N. (2013). The subglacial and ice-marginal signature of the North Sea Lobe of theBritish–Irish Ice Sheet during the Last Glacial Maximum at Upgang, North Yorkshire, UK. Proceedings of the Geologists’ Association, 124(3), 503-519. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pgeola.2012.08.009
• Timing and depositional environments of a Middle Pleistocene glaciation of northeast England: New evidence from Warren House Gill, County Durham
  
  Davies, B., Roberts, D., Bridgland, D., Ó Cofaigh, C., Riding, J., Demarchi, B., Penkman, K., & Pawley, S. (2012). Timing and depositional environments of a Middle Pleistocene glaciation of northeast England: New evidence from Warren House Gill, County Durham. Quaternary Science Reviews, 44, 180-212. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.quascirev.2010.02.003
• Glaciodynamics of the central sector of the last British–Irish Ice Sheet in Northern England.
  
  Livingstone, S., Evans, D., Ó Cofaigh, C., Davies, B., Merritt, J., Huddart, D., Mitchell, W., Roberts, D., & Yorke, L. (2012). Glaciodynamics of the central sector of the last British–Irish Ice Sheet in Northern England. Earth-Science Reviews, 111, 25-55. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.earscirev.2011.12.006
• Dynamic Devensian ice flow in NE England: a sedimentological reconstruction.
  
  Davies, B., Roberts, D., Bridgland, D., & Ó Cofaigh, C. (2011). Dynamic Devensian ice flow in NE England: a sedimentological reconstruction. Boreas, 41. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1502-3885.2011.00237.x
• Provenance and depositional environments of Quaternary sediments from the western North Sea Basin
  
  Davies, B., Roberts, D., Bridgland, D., Ó Cofaigh, C., & Riding, J. (2011). Provenance and depositional environments of Quaternary sediments from the western North Sea Basin. Journal of Quaternary Science, 26(1), 59-75. https://doi.org/10.1002/jqs.1426
• Ice stream influence on West Greenland Ice Sheet dynamics during the Last Glacial Maximum.
  
  Roberts, D., Long, A., Davies, B., Simpson., M., & Schnabel, C. (2010). Ice stream influence on West Greenland Ice Sheet dynamics during the Last Glacial Maximum. Journal of Quaternary Science, 25(6). https://doi.org/10.1002/jqs.1354
• Ice sheet extent and early deglacial history of the southwestern sector of the Greenland Ice Sheet
  
  Roberts, D., Long, A., Schnabel, C., Davies, B., Simpson., M., Sheng, X., & Huybrechts, P. (2009). Ice sheet extent and early deglacial history of the southwestern sector of the Greenland Ice Sheet. Quaternary Science Reviews, 28(25-26), 2760-2773. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.quascirev.2009.07.002
• The age and stratigraphic context of the Easington Raised Beach, County Durham, UK.
  
  Davies, B., Bridgland, D., Roberts, D., O´Cofaigh, C., Pawley, S., Candy, I., Demarchi, B., Penkman, K., & Austin, W. (2009). The age and stratigraphic context of the Easington Raised Beach, County Durham, UK. Proceedings of the Geologists’ Association., 120(4), 183-198. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pgeola.2009.04.001
• Late Holocene relative sea level rise and the Neoglacial history of the Greenland Ice Sheet
  
  Long, A., Woodroffe, S., Dawson, S., Roberts, D., & Bryant, L. (2009). Late Holocene relative sea level rise and the Neoglacial history of the Greenland Ice Sheet. Journal of Quaternary Science, 24(4), 345-359. https://doi.org/10.1002/jqs.1235
• Ice marginal dynamics during surge activity, Kuannersuit Glacier, Disko Island, West Greenland
  
  Roberts, D., Yde, J., Long, A., Knudsen, N., & Lloyd, J. (2009). Ice marginal dynamics during surge activity, Kuannersuit Glacier, Disko Island, West Greenland. Quaternary Science Reviews, 28(3-4), 209-222. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.quascirev.2008.10.022
• Late Weichselian relative sea-level changes and ice sheet history in southeast Greenland
  
  Long, A., Roberts, D., Simpson, M., Dawson, S., Milne, G., & Huybrechts, P. (2008). Late Weichselian relative sea-level changes and ice sheet history in southeast Greenland. Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 272(1-2), 8-18. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.epsl.2008.03.042
• The deglacial history of the southeast sector of the Greenland Ice Sheet during the Last Glacial Maximum.
  
  Roberts, D., Long, A., Schnabel, C., Simpson, M., & Freeman, S. (2008). The deglacial history of the southeast sector of the Greenland Ice Sheet during the Last Glacial Maximum. Quaternary Science Reviews, 27(15-16), 1505-1516. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.quascirev.2008.04.008
• Mangrove Pollen of Indonesia and its suitability as a sea-level indicator.
  
  Engelhart, S., Horton, B., Roberts, D., Bryant, C., & Reide Corbett, D. (2007). Mangrove Pollen of Indonesia and its suitability as a sea-level indicator. Marine Geology, 242, 65-81. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.margeo.2007.02.020
• Palaeo ice streaming in the central sector of the British-Irish Ice Sheet during the Last Glacial Maximum: evidence from the northern Irish Sea Basin
  
  Roberts, D., Dackombe, R., & Thomas, G. (2007). Palaeo ice streaming in the central sector of the British-Irish Ice Sheet during the Last Glacial Maximum: evidence from the northern Irish Sea Basin. Boreas, 36(2), 115-129. https://doi.org/10.1080/03009480600991219
• Holocene sea levels, Last Glacial Maximum glaciomarine environments and geophysical models in the northern Irish Sea Basin, UK
  
  Roberts, D., Chiverrell, R., Innes, J., Horton, B., Brooks, A., Thomas, G., Turner, S., & Gonzalez, S. (2006). Holocene sea levels, Last Glacial Maximum glaciomarine environments and geophysical models in the northern Irish Sea Basin, UK. Marine Geology, 231(1-4), 113-128. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.margeo.2006.05.005
• Early Holocene history of the west Greenland Ice Sheet and the GH-8.2 event
  
  Long, A., Roberts, D., & Dawson, S. (2006). Early Holocene history of the west Greenland Ice Sheet and the GH-8.2 event. Quaternary Science Reviews, 25(9-10), 904-922. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.quascirev.2005.07.002
• Streamlined bedrock terrain and fast ice flow, Jakobshavns Isbrae, West Greenland: implications for ice stream and ice sheet dynamics
  
  Roberts, D., & Long, A. (2005). Streamlined bedrock terrain and fast ice flow, Jakobshavns Isbrae, West Greenland: implications for ice stream and ice sheet dynamics. Boreas, 34(1), 25-42. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1502-3885.2005.tb01002.x
• The deforming bed characteristics of a stratified till assemblage in north East Anglia, UK: investigating controls on sediment rheology and strain signatures
  
  Roberts, D., & Hart, J. (2005). The deforming bed characteristics of a stratified till assemblage in north East Anglia, UK: investigating controls on sediment rheology and strain signatures. Quaternary Science Reviews, 24(1-2), 123-140. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.quascirev.2004.03.004
• New observations on the relative sea level and deglacial history of Greenland from Innaarsuit, Disko Bugt
  
  Long, A., Roberts, D., & Rasch, M. (2003). New observations on the relative sea level and deglacial history of Greenland from Innaarsuit, Disko Bugt. Quaternary Research, 60(2), 162-171. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0033-5894%2803%2900085-1
• Late Weichselian deglacial history of Disko Bugt, West Greenland, and the dynamics of the Jakobshavns Isbrae ice stream
  
  Long, A., & Roberts, D. (2003). Late Weichselian deglacial history of Disko Bugt, West Greenland, and the dynamics of the Jakobshavns Isbrae ice stream. Boreas, 32(1), 208-226. https://doi.org/10.1080/03009480310001119
• A revised chronology for the 'Fjord Stade' moraine in Disko Bugt, west Greenland
  
  Long, A., & Roberts, D. (2002). A revised chronology for the ’Fjord Stade’ moraine in Disko Bugt, west Greenland. Journal of Quaternary Science, 17(5-6), 561-579. https://doi.org/10.1002/jqs.705
• Isolation basin stratigraphy and Holocene relative sea-level change on Arveprinsen Ejland, Disko Bugt, West Greenland.
  
  Long, A., Roberts, D., & Wright, M. (1999). Isolation basin stratigraphy and Holocene relative sea-level change on Arveprinsen Ejland, Disko Bugt, West Greenland. Journal of Quaternary Science, 14(4), 323-345.
• Stratigraphy and sedimentology of Devensian (Dimlington-Stadial) glacial deposits, East Yorkshire, England.
  
  Evans, D., Owen, L., & Roberts, D. (1995). Stratigraphy and sedimentology of Devensian (Dimlington-Stadial) glacial deposits, East Yorkshire, England. Journal of Quaternary Science, 10(3), 241-265.
• Criteria to distinguish between glaciotectonic and glaciomarine sedimentation: I-Deformational styles and sedimentology.
  
  Hart, J., & Roberts, D. (1994). Criteria to distinguish between glaciotectonic and glaciomarine sedimentation: I-Deformational styles and sedimentology. Sedimentary Geology, 91, 191-213.
• Subglacial and ice marginal controls on sediment deposition during the last glacial maximum: interlobate ice sheet dynamics at Whitburn Bay, County Durham, England.
  
  Davies, B., Roberts, D., O Cofaigh, C., & Bridgland, D. (n.d.). Subglacial and ice marginal controls on sediment deposition during the last glacial maximum: interlobate ice sheet dynamics at Whitburn Bay, County Durham, England. Boreas. Advance online publication.