A 200-year record of gale frequency, Edinburgh, Scotland: possible link with high-magnitude volcanic eruptions
Most research concerned with the relationship between volcanic activity and global climate change has focused on the impacts that volcanoes have on atmospheric temperature. Very little attention, however, has been given to the effect of volcanic eruptions on patterns of storminess. Here we present a...
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crsagepubl:10.1177/095968369700700310 2024-04-28T08:30:42+00:00 A 200-year record of gale frequency, Edinburgh, Scotland: possible link with high-magnitude volcanic eruptions Dawson, Alastair G. Hickey, Kieran McKenna, John Foster, D.L. 1997 http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/095968369700700310 http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/095968369700700310 en eng SAGE Publications http://journals.sagepub.com/page/policies/text-and-data-mining-license The Holocene volume 7, issue 3, page 337-341 ISSN 0959-6836 1477-0911 Paleontology Earth-Surface Processes Ecology Archeology Global and Planetary Change journal-article 1997 crsagepubl https://doi.org/10.1177/095968369700700310 2024-04-02T08:15:30Z Most research concerned with the relationship between volcanic activity and global climate change has focused on the impacts that volcanoes have on atmospheric temperature. Very little attention, however, has been given to the effect of volcanic eruptions on patterns of storminess. Here we present a historical record of gale-day frequency for Edinburgh, Scotland, extending from AD 1780 to 1988 (the Mossman-Hickey chronology), which we believe represents the longest historical record of gales in Europe. Calculation of gale- day frequency for this time interval shows three clear peaks in storminess that follow the volcanic eruptions of Tambora (1815), Krakatoa (1883) and El Chichon (1982). It appears that the greatest periods of storminess evident in the Edinburgh record during the last 200 years have taken place during relatively short intervals following major episodes of volcanism. If correct, the processes linking high-magnitude volcanic eruptions to storminess in the North Atlantic need to be included in IPCC research that presently focuses most attention on linkages between increased storminess and the effects of global warming. Article in Journal/Newspaper North Atlantic SAGE Publications The Holocene 7 3 337 341 |
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Most research concerned with the relationship between volcanic activity and global climate change has focused on the impacts that volcanoes have on atmospheric temperature. Very little attention, however, has been given to the effect of volcanic eruptions on patterns of storminess. Here we present a historical record of gale-day frequency for Edinburgh, Scotland, extending from AD 1780 to 1988 (the Mossman-Hickey chronology), which we believe represents the longest historical record of gales in Europe. Calculation of gale- day frequency for this time interval shows three clear peaks in storminess that follow the volcanic eruptions of Tambora (1815), Krakatoa (1883) and El Chichon (1982). It appears that the greatest periods of storminess evident in the Edinburgh record during the last 200 years have taken place during relatively short intervals following major episodes of volcanism. If correct, the processes linking high-magnitude volcanic eruptions to storminess in the North Atlantic need to be included in IPCC research that presently focuses most attention on linkages between increased storminess and the effects of global warming. |
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A 200-year record of gale frequency, Edinburgh, Scotland: possible link with high-magnitude volcanic eruptions |
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A 200-year record of gale frequency, Edinburgh, Scotland: possible link with high-magnitude volcanic eruptions |
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A 200-year record of gale frequency, Edinburgh, Scotland: possible link with high-magnitude volcanic eruptions |
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A 200-year record of gale frequency, Edinburgh, Scotland: possible link with high-magnitude volcanic eruptions |
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A 200-year record of gale frequency, Edinburgh, Scotland: possible link with high-magnitude volcanic eruptions |
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200-year record of gale frequency, edinburgh, scotland: possible link with high-magnitude volcanic eruptions |
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