8000 years of North Atlantic storminess reconstructed from a Scottish peat record: implications for Holocene atmospheric circulation patterns in Western Europe
North Atlantic storminess can affect human settlements, infrastructure and transport links, all of which strongly impact local, national and global economies. An increase in storm frequency and intensity is predicted over the Northeast Atlantic in the 21st century because of a northward shift in sto...
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ftloughboroughun:oai:figshare.com:article/9483635 2023-05-15T17:26:44+02:00 8000 years of North Atlantic storminess reconstructed from a Scottish peat record: implications for Holocene atmospheric circulation patterns in Western Europe Helena Stewart Tom Bradwell Joanna Bullard S.J. Davies Nicholas R. Golledge Robert McCulloch 2017-01-01T00:00:00Z https://figshare.com/articles/journal_contribution/8000_years_of_North_Atlantic_storminess_reconstructed_from_a_Scottish_peat_record_implications_for_Holocene_atmospheric_circulation_patterns_in_Western_Europe/9483635 unknown 2134/25983 https://figshare.com/articles/journal_contribution/8000_years_of_North_Atlantic_storminess_reconstructed_from_a_Scottish_peat_record_implications_for_Holocene_atmospheric_circulation_patterns_in_Western_Europe/9483635 CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 CC-BY-NC-ND Geology Archaeology Earth Sciences not elsewhere classified Holocene storminess NAO Micro‐XRF Mire surface Wetness Scotland Text Journal contribution 2017 ftloughboroughun 2022-01-01T20:01:48Z North Atlantic storminess can affect human settlements, infrastructure and transport links, all of which strongly impact local, national and global economies. An increase in storm frequency and intensity is predicted over the Northeast Atlantic in the 21st century because of a northward shift in storm tracks and a persistently positive North Atlantic Oscillation (NAO), driven by recent atmospheric warming. Although documentary records of North Atlantic storminess exist, these are generally limited to the last c. 1000‐2000 years. This paper presents a continuous high‐resolution proxy record of storminess spanning the last 8000 years from a 6 m long core taken from a peat bog in Northern Scotland. Bromine concentrations in the peat, derived from sea spray, are used to reconstruct storm frequency and storm intensity, and mire surface wetness is used as an indicator of longer‐term climate shifts. The results suggest a relationship between positive phases of the NAO and increased North Atlantic storminess. However, subtle differences between bromine concentrations and mire surface wetness suggest that high intensity but perhaps less frequent periods of storminess are not necessarily associated with a wetter climate. Other Non-Article Part of Journal/Newspaper North Atlantic North Atlantic oscillation Northeast Atlantic Loughborough University: Figshare |
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Geology Archaeology Earth Sciences not elsewhere classified Holocene storminess NAO Micro‐XRF Mire surface Wetness Scotland Helena Stewart Tom Bradwell Joanna Bullard S.J. Davies Nicholas R. Golledge Robert McCulloch 8000 years of North Atlantic storminess reconstructed from a Scottish peat record: implications for Holocene atmospheric circulation patterns in Western Europe |
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North Atlantic storminess can affect human settlements, infrastructure and transport links, all of which strongly impact local, national and global economies. An increase in storm frequency and intensity is predicted over the Northeast Atlantic in the 21st century because of a northward shift in storm tracks and a persistently positive North Atlantic Oscillation (NAO), driven by recent atmospheric warming. Although documentary records of North Atlantic storminess exist, these are generally limited to the last c. 1000‐2000 years. This paper presents a continuous high‐resolution proxy record of storminess spanning the last 8000 years from a 6 m long core taken from a peat bog in Northern Scotland. Bromine concentrations in the peat, derived from sea spray, are used to reconstruct storm frequency and storm intensity, and mire surface wetness is used as an indicator of longer‐term climate shifts. The results suggest a relationship between positive phases of the NAO and increased North Atlantic storminess. However, subtle differences between bromine concentrations and mire surface wetness suggest that high intensity but perhaps less frequent periods of storminess are not necessarily associated with a wetter climate. |
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Helena Stewart Tom Bradwell Joanna Bullard S.J. Davies Nicholas R. Golledge Robert McCulloch |
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Helena Stewart Tom Bradwell Joanna Bullard S.J. Davies Nicholas R. Golledge Robert McCulloch |
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8000 years of North Atlantic storminess reconstructed from a Scottish peat record: implications for Holocene atmospheric circulation patterns in Western Europe |
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8000 years of North Atlantic storminess reconstructed from a Scottish peat record: implications for Holocene atmospheric circulation patterns in Western Europe |
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8000 years of North Atlantic storminess reconstructed from a Scottish peat record: implications for Holocene atmospheric circulation patterns in Western Europe |
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8000 years of North Atlantic storminess reconstructed from a Scottish peat record: implications for Holocene atmospheric circulation patterns in Western Europe |
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8000 years of North Atlantic storminess reconstructed from a Scottish peat record: implications for Holocene atmospheric circulation patterns in Western Europe |
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8000 years of north atlantic storminess reconstructed from a scottish peat record: implications for holocene atmospheric circulation patterns in western europe |
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https://figshare.com/articles/journal_contribution/8000_years_of_North_Atlantic_storminess_reconstructed_from_a_Scottish_peat_record_implications_for_Holocene_atmospheric_circulation_patterns_in_Western_Europe/9483635 |
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North Atlantic North Atlantic oscillation Northeast Atlantic |
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North Atlantic North Atlantic oscillation Northeast Atlantic |
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