Peer reviewed publications
Stone, A. E. C. (2016) Squeezing a rainfall record out of desert sand dunes. Science Highlights: Pages Magazine 24(1), 24-25.
Stone, A. E. C., Edmunds, W. M. (2016) Unsaturated zone hydrostratigraphies: a novel archive of past climates in dryland continental regions. Earth Science Reviews 157, 121-144.
Stone, A. E. C., Bateman, M. D., Thomas, D. S. G. (2015) Rapid age assessment in the Namib Sand Sea using a portable luminescence reader. Quaternary Geochonology 30(B), 134-140.
Stone, A. E. C. (2014) Last Glacial Maximum conditions in southern Africa: Are we any closer to understanding the climate of this time period? Progress in Physical Geography 38(5), 519-542.
Stone, A. E. C., Edmunds, W. M. (2014) Naturally-high nitrate in the unsaturated zone sand dunes above the Stampriet Basin, Namibia. Journal of Arid Environments 105, 41-51.
Stone, A. E. C. (2013) Age and dynamics of the Namib Sand Sea: a review of chronological evidence and possible landscape development models. Journal of African Earth Sciences 82, 70-87.
Stone, A. E. C., and Thomas, D. S. G. (2012) Casting new light on late Quaternary environmental and palaeohydrological change in the Namib Desert: A review of the application of optically stimulated luminescence in the region.Journal of Arid Environments 93, 40-58.
Stone, A. E. C. andEdmunds, W. M. (2012) Sand, salt and water in the Stampriet Basin,Namibia: Calculating unsaturated zone (Kalahari dune-field) recharge using thechloride mass balance approach.Water SA 38(3), 367-377.
Stone, A. E. C. and Bailey, R. M. (2012) The effect of single grain luminescence charateristics on single aliquot equivalent dose estimates.Quaternary Geochronology 11, 68-78.
Stone, A. E. C., Viles, H. A., Thomas, L., van Calstern, P. (2010) Can 234U-230Th dating be used to date large semi-arid tufas? Challenges from a study in the Naukluft Mountains, Namibia.Journal of Quaternary Science 25(8), 1360-1372.
Telfer, M. W., Bailey, R. M., Burrough, S. Stone, A. E. C., Thomas, D. S. G., Wiggs, G. S. F. (2010) Understanding linear dune chronologies: Insights from a simple accumulation model.Geomorphology 120(3-4), 195-208.
Stone, A. E. C., Thomas, D. S. G., Viles, H. A. (2010) Late Quaternary palaeohydrological changes in the northern Namib Sand Sea: New chronologies using OSL dating of interdigitated aeolian and water-lain interdune deposits. Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology 288, 35-53.
Stone, A.E.C. and Thomas, D.S.G. (2008) Linear dune accumulation chronologies from the southwest Kalahari, Namibia: challenge of reconstructing Late Quaternary palaeoenvironments from aeolian landforms. Quaternary Science Reviews, 27: 1667-1681.
Blockely, S.P.E., Pyne-O’Donnell, S.D.F., Lowe, J.J., Matthews, I.P., Stone, A., Pollard, A.M., Turney, C.S.M., and Molyneux, E.G. (2005) A new and less destructive laboratory procedure for the physical separation of distal glass tephra shards from sediments. Quaternary Science Reviews, 24: 1952-1960.
Published Abstractsand Conference papers
Stone, A. E. C., Edmunds, W. M. (2016) Hydrostratigraphies in dryland sediments: three timescales of Quaternary climatic change recorded in the unsaturated zone. QRA annual discussion meeting: Quaternary Drivers and Responders, 6-8th January, Royal Holloway, University of London.
Demuro, M., Stone, A., Arnold, L. J., Creighton, D. F., Spooner, N. A. (2015) Initial results of 3D spectral measurements on handpicked sedimentary quartz grains with diverse OSL behaviours. 4th Asia Pacific Luminescence and Electron Spin Resonance Dating Conference (APLED 2015), November 23-25th. University of Adelaide.
Stone, A. E. C., Edmunds, W. M. (2015) Unsaturated zones as archives of past climates: a review of progress in providing a novel proxy for dryland continental regions. XIX INQUA Congress 2015, 26 July – 2 August 2015, Nagoya, Japan.
Stone, A. E. C., Bateman, M. D., Thomas, D. S. G. (2015) Rapid age assessment in the Namib Sand sea using a portable luminescence reader. XIX INQUA Congress 2015, 26 July – 2 August 2015, Nagoya, Japan.
Stone, A. E. C., Bateman, M. D., Thomas, D. S. G. (2015) Rapid preliminary age assessment in the Namib Sand Sea using a portable luminescence reader. UK Luminescence and ESR Meeting 2015, 8-10th July, 2015, SUERC, University of Glasgow. (Oral presentation)
Stone, A. E. C., Edmunds, W. M. (2015) Unsaturated zones as archives of past climates: a review of progress in providing a novel approach for dryland continental regions. 3rd Oxford Deserts Conference, 16-17th April, 2015, Oxford, UK. (Oral presentation)
Stone, A. E. C., Bateman, M. D., Thomas, D. S. G. (2015) Rapid assessment of luminescence ages: Testing a portable luminescence reader against full OSL dating (Poster presentation)(Session conveners. Stone, A. E. C, Armitage, S., Lane, C. S. session FS2 Dating and correlation of African archives of environmental change and archaeology) The African Quaternary (AFQUA): environments, ecology and humans, 30th January – 7th February 2015, Cape Town, South Africa.
Stone, A. E. C., Edmunds, W. M. (2014) Naturally-high nitrate in unsaturated zone sand dunes above the Stampriet Basin Namibia. Workshop on The Nitrogen Cycle and the Anthropocene, 29th October 2014, British Geological Survey, Keyworth.
Stone, A. E. C., Bateman, M. D., Thomas, D. S. G. (2014) Rapid assessment of luminescence ages: Testing a portable luminescence reader against full OSL dating procedures. 20th Windy Day Meeting, 8th October, Univeristy of Oxford.
Stone, A. E. C., Edmunds, W. M. (2014) Using dune moisture chemistry to reconstruct late Quaternary climate change in Africa: records of changing moisture availability. EGU General Assembly Conference Abstracts 16, 711.
Stone, A. E. C., Bateman, M. D., Thomas, D. S. G. (2014) Dating large linear dunes in the southern Namib using OSL: single aliquot regeneration and portable reader measurements. EGU General Assembly Conference Abstracts 16, 13161.
Stone, A. E. C., Edmunds, W. M. (2013) Salty Desert Sand Dunes. 19th Windy Day Meeting, 23rd October, University of Southampton.
Stone, A. E. C. (2013) Age and dynamics of the Namib Sand Sea. British Society for Geomorphology Annual Conference, 9-11th September, Royal Holloway, University of London.
Stone, A. E. C., Limonta, M., Vezzoli, G., Garzanti, E. (2013) Age and provenance of the dunes of Rooisand, in the Great Escarpment region of western Namibia. Sea. 8th International conference (AIG) on Geomorphology, 27-31st August, 2013, Paris.
Stone, A. E. C. (2012) Dune generations and interdigitated aeolian and water-lain interdune deposits in the northern Namib Sand Sea. SASQU 2012, 13-16th September, Gobabeb, Namibia.
Stone, A. E. C. (2012) Age and dynamics of the Namib Sand Sea: a review of chronological evidence and possible landscape development models. 18th Windy Day Meeting, 17th October, University of Leicester.
Stone, A. E. C. (2012) Groundwater studies in drylands using salty sand. PAGES Focus 4 Biodiversity Theme Wokshop, 9-11th January 2012, Oxford.
Stone, A. E. C. (2012) Recharge investigations above the Stampriet Aquifer in semi-arid Namibia using geochemical methods and environmental tracers; sand, salt and water. Quaternary International 279, 470-471. XVIII INQUA Congress, 21-27th July, 2011, Bern, Switzerland.
Stone, A. E. C. (2012) Dune generations in the east of the northern Namib Sand Sea. Quaternary International 279, 470-471. XVIII INQUA Congress, 21-27th July, 2011, Bern, Switzerland.
Stone, A. E. C. (2012) The peaks and troughs of dune records: What do the frequency based distributions of luminescence ages from dunefields actually mean? Quaternary International 279, 470. XVIII INQUA Congress, 21-27th July, 2011, Bern, Switzerland.
Stone, A. E. , Edmunds, W. M., Thomas, D. S. G. (2011). Sand, Salt and Water: Groundwater recharge rates and histories in dunes above the Stampriet Aquifer. Proceedings of the International Conference on Groundwater: Our source of security in an uncertain future IAH/GSSA, 19-21 September 2011, Pretoria, South Africa.
Stone, A. E. C., Thomas, D. S. G., Viles, H. A., Bailey, R. M. (2010). Quaternary palaeoenvironments in Namibia: new records from optically stimulated dating of Kalahari linear dune accumulation and northern Namib Sand Sea interdune deposits. European Geosciences Union, General Assembly 2010, Vienna, Austria, 02 – 07 May, 2010.
Stone, A.E.C., Thomas, D.S.G. (2009) Former water courses in the northern Namib Desert: new chronologies using OSL. Quaternary Abstracts: The human dimension in rapid environmental change. Quaternary Research Association, Annual Discussion Meeting January 2009, Oxford. p64.
Telfer, M.W., Bailey, R.M., Thomas, D.S.G., Burrough, S., Stone, A.E.C. (2009) Dated aeolian dune sands: an archive of palaeoenvironments or a victim of stochastics? Quaternary Abstracts: The human dimension in rapid environmental change. Quaternary Research Association, Annual Discussion Meeting January 2009, Oxford. p.65.
Stone, A. E. C., Thomas, D. S. G., Viles, H. A. (2007) Multi-proxy reconstructions of Late Quaternary environments in western Southern Africa. INQUA 2007 Abstacts. Quaternary International 167-168: 399.
Book Chapters
Stone, A, E. C. (2012) Shedding light on the past: records of past conditions in the Namib Desert and the use of luminescence dating. Changing Deserts – integrating people and their environments. White Horse Press, Cambridge (will be launched, March 2012).
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