A molluscan perspective on hydrological cycle dynamics in northwestern Europe
Abstract Shell aragonite δ 18 0 values of unionid freshwater mussels are applied as a proxy for past river discharges in the rivers Rhine and Meuse, using a set of nine shells from selected climatic intervals during the late Holocene. A single Meuse shell derives from the Subboreal and its δ 18 0 va...
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crcambridgeupr:10.1017/s0016774600000810 2024-03-03T08:47:06+00:00 A molluscan perspective on hydrological cycle dynamics in northwestern Europe Versteegh, E.A.A. Vonhof, H.B. Troelstra, S.R. Kroon, D. 2010 http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0016774600000810 https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0016774600000810 en eng Cambridge University Press (CUP) https://www.cambridge.org/core/terms Netherlands Journal of Geosciences - Geologie en Mijnbouw volume 89, issue 1, page 51-60 ISSN 0016-7746 1573-9708 Geology journal-article 2010 crcambridgeupr https://doi.org/10.1017/s0016774600000810 2024-02-08T08:34:39Z Abstract Shell aragonite δ 18 0 values of unionid freshwater mussels are applied as a proxy for past river discharges in the rivers Rhine and Meuse, using a set of nine shells from selected climatic intervals during the late Holocene. A single Meuse shell derives from the Subboreal and its δ 18 0 values are similar to modern values. The Rhine specimens represent the Subboreal, the Roman Warm Period and the Medieval Warm Period (MWP). These shells also show averages and ranges of aragonite δ 18 0 values similar to modern specimens. This indicates that environmental conditions such as Rhine river dynamics, Alpine meltwater input and drought severity during these intervals were similar to the 20th century. These shells do not record subtle centennial to millennial climatic variation due to their relatively short lifespan and the large inter-annual and intra-seasonal variation in environmental conditions. However, they are very suitable for studying seasonal to decadal scale climate variability. The two shells with the longest lifespan appear to show decadal scale variability in reconstructed water δ 18 0 values during the MWP, possibly forced by the North Atlantic Oscillation (NAO), which is the dominant mode of variability influencing precipitation regimes over Europe. Article in Journal/Newspaper North Atlantic North Atlantic oscillation Cambridge University Press Netherlands Journal of Geosciences - Geologie en Mijnbouw 89 1 51 60 |
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Abstract Shell aragonite δ 18 0 values of unionid freshwater mussels are applied as a proxy for past river discharges in the rivers Rhine and Meuse, using a set of nine shells from selected climatic intervals during the late Holocene. A single Meuse shell derives from the Subboreal and its δ 18 0 values are similar to modern values. The Rhine specimens represent the Subboreal, the Roman Warm Period and the Medieval Warm Period (MWP). These shells also show averages and ranges of aragonite δ 18 0 values similar to modern specimens. This indicates that environmental conditions such as Rhine river dynamics, Alpine meltwater input and drought severity during these intervals were similar to the 20th century. These shells do not record subtle centennial to millennial climatic variation due to their relatively short lifespan and the large inter-annual and intra-seasonal variation in environmental conditions. However, they are very suitable for studying seasonal to decadal scale climate variability. The two shells with the longest lifespan appear to show decadal scale variability in reconstructed water δ 18 0 values during the MWP, possibly forced by the North Atlantic Oscillation (NAO), which is the dominant mode of variability influencing precipitation regimes over Europe. |
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A molluscan perspective on hydrological cycle dynamics in northwestern Europe |
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A molluscan perspective on hydrological cycle dynamics in northwestern Europe |
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A molluscan perspective on hydrological cycle dynamics in northwestern Europe |
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A molluscan perspective on hydrological cycle dynamics in northwestern Europe |
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A molluscan perspective on hydrological cycle dynamics in northwestern Europe |
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molluscan perspective on hydrological cycle dynamics in northwestern europe |
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