Episodes of aeolian sand movement on a large spit system (Skagen Odde, Denmark) and North Atlantic storminess during the Little Ice Age

• Published in: Bulletin of the Geological Society of Denmark
• Main Authors: Clemmensen, Lars B., Glad, Aslaug C., Hansen, Kristian W. T., Murray, Andrew S.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2015
• Subjects: Aeolian sand movement; Storminess; Climate change; Little Ice Age; Skagen Odde; /dk/atira/pure/sustainabledevelopmentgoals/climate_action; SDG 13 - Climate Action; Skagen; North Atlantic; North Atlantic oscillation
• Online Access: https://orbit.dtu.dk/en/publications/8885dd11-331c-463a-b0e2-2729ef15df21; https://doi.org/10.37570/bgsd-2015-63-03

Late Holocene coastal dune successions in north-western Europe contain evidence of episodic aeolian sand movement in the recent past. If previous periods of increased sand movement can be dated sufficiently precisely and placed in a correct cultural and geomorphological context, they may add to our...