A 1,000-year, annually-resolved record of hurricane activity from Boston, Massachusetts.
The annually-laminated (i.e., varved) sediment record from the Lower Mystic Lake (near Boston, MA), contains a series of anomalous graded beds deposited by strong flooding events that have affected the basin over the last millennium. From the historic portion of the record, 10 out of 11 of the most...
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ftinrsquebec:oai:espace.inrs.ca:10875 2023-05-15T17:32:53+02:00 A 1,000-year, annually-resolved record of hurricane activity from Boston, Massachusetts. Besonen, Mark R. Bradley, Raymond S. Mudelsee, Manfred Abbott, Mark B. Francus, Pierre 2008 https://espace.inrs.ca/id/eprint/10875/ https://doi.org/10.1029/2008GL033950 unknown Besonen, Mark R., Bradley, Raymond S., Mudelsee, Manfred, Abbott, Mark B. et Francus, Pierre (2008). A 1,000-year, annually-resolved record of hurricane activity from Boston, Massachusetts. Geophysical Research Letters , vol. 35 , nº 14. L14705. DOI:10.1029/2008GL033950 <https://doi.org/10.1029/2008GL033950>. doi:10.1029/2008GL033950 climate science center graded beds New England climate paleotempestology varve record Article Évalué par les pairs 2008 ftinrsquebec https://doi.org/10.1029/2008GL033950 2023-02-10T11:46:22Z The annually-laminated (i.e., varved) sediment record from the Lower Mystic Lake (near Boston, MA), contains a series of anomalous graded beds deposited by strong flooding events that have affected the basin over the last millennium. From the historic portion of the record, 10 out of 11 of the most prominent graded beds correspond with years in which category 2–3 hurricanes are known to have struck the Boston area. Thus, we conclude that the graded beds represent deposition related to intense hurricane precipitation combined with wind-driven vegetation disturbance that exposes fresh, loose sediment. The hurricane signal shows strong, centennial-scale variations in frequency with a period of increased activity between the 12th–16th centuries, and decreased activity during the 11th and 17th–19th centuries. These frequency changes are consistent with other paleoclimate indicators from the tropical North Atlantic, in particular, sea surface temperature variations. Article in Journal/Newspaper North Atlantic Institut national de la recherche scientifique, Québec: Espace INRS Geophysical Research Letters 35 14 |
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climate science center graded beds New England climate paleotempestology varve record Besonen, Mark R. Bradley, Raymond S. Mudelsee, Manfred Abbott, Mark B. Francus, Pierre A 1,000-year, annually-resolved record of hurricane activity from Boston, Massachusetts. |
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The annually-laminated (i.e., varved) sediment record from the Lower Mystic Lake (near Boston, MA), contains a series of anomalous graded beds deposited by strong flooding events that have affected the basin over the last millennium. From the historic portion of the record, 10 out of 11 of the most prominent graded beds correspond with years in which category 2–3 hurricanes are known to have struck the Boston area. Thus, we conclude that the graded beds represent deposition related to intense hurricane precipitation combined with wind-driven vegetation disturbance that exposes fresh, loose sediment. The hurricane signal shows strong, centennial-scale variations in frequency with a period of increased activity between the 12th–16th centuries, and decreased activity during the 11th and 17th–19th centuries. These frequency changes are consistent with other paleoclimate indicators from the tropical North Atlantic, in particular, sea surface temperature variations. |
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Besonen, Mark R. Bradley, Raymond S. Mudelsee, Manfred Abbott, Mark B. Francus, Pierre |
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A 1,000-year, annually-resolved record of hurricane activity from Boston, Massachusetts. |
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A 1,000-year, annually-resolved record of hurricane activity from Boston, Massachusetts. |
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A 1,000-year, annually-resolved record of hurricane activity from Boston, Massachusetts. |
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A 1,000-year, annually-resolved record of hurricane activity from Boston, Massachusetts. |
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A 1,000-year, annually-resolved record of hurricane activity from Boston, Massachusetts. |
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1,000-year, annually-resolved record of hurricane activity from boston, massachusetts. |
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Besonen, Mark R., Bradley, Raymond S., Mudelsee, Manfred, Abbott, Mark B. et Francus, Pierre (2008). A 1,000-year, annually-resolved record of hurricane activity from Boston, Massachusetts. Geophysical Research Letters , vol. 35 , nº 14. L14705. DOI:10.1029/2008GL033950 <https://doi.org/10.1029/2008GL033950>. doi:10.1029/2008GL033950 |
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