The role of climate in settlement and landscape change in the North Atlantic islands : an assessment of cumulative deviations in high-resolution proxy climate records.
In order to assess possible contributions of climate change to the human ecology of the Faroe Islands, proxy climate data from the Greenland Icesheet Project 2 (GISP2) are evaluated in relation to settlement and landscape changes in the Faroes and other North Atlantic islands. Our aim is to identify...
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ftunivdurham:oai:dro.dur.ac.uk.OAI2:5229 2023-05-15T16:10:53+02:00 The role of climate in settlement and landscape change in the North Atlantic islands : an assessment of cumulative deviations in high-resolution proxy climate records. Dugmore, A. J. Borthwick, D. M. Church, M. J. Dawson, A. Edwards, K. J. Keller, C. Mayewski, P. McGovern, T. H. Mairs, K-A. Sveinbjarnardóttir, G. 2007-03-01 http://dro.dur.ac.uk/5229/ https://doi.org/10.1007/s10745-006-9051-z unknown Springer dro:5229 issn:0300-7839 issn: 1572-9915 doi:10.1007/s10745-006-9051-z http://dro.dur.ac.uk/5229/ http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10745-006-9051-z Human ecology, 2007, Vol.35(2), pp.169-178 [Peer Reviewed Journal] North Atlantic Palaeoclimate Human settlement Article PeerReviewed 2007 ftunivdurham https://doi.org/10.1007/s10745-006-9051-z 2020-05-28T22:27:10Z In order to assess possible contributions of climate change to the human ecology of the Faroe Islands, proxy climate data from the Greenland Icesheet Project 2 (GISP2) are evaluated in relation to settlement and landscape changes in the Faroes and other North Atlantic islands. Our aim is to identify times of unpredictable change in the context of cultural and environmental 'memories'. A pan-Atlantic perspective is used to assess the utility of cumulative deviations from the mean, calculated for the Greenland palaeotemperature proxy record (GISP2 δ180), the storm frequency proxy (GISP2 Na+) and the extent of sea ice proxy (GISP2 Chloride excess). Key changes are identified in the proxy climate records around 975/980 AD, 1025/1040 AD, 1180 AD, 1425/1450 AD, 1520/1525 AD. These changes are consistent with those inferred from new studies of the palaeoecological record of the Faroes. This indicates that the cumulative deviation measure could give greatest prominence to the most important climate changes affecting landscapes and settlement (such as the 'turnover' period of the 15th century and its immediate aftermath), rather than the period of the greatest cold (the 18th century). Article in Journal/Newspaper Faroe Islands Faroes Greenland North Atlantic Sea ice Durham University: Durham Research Online Faroe Islands Greenland Human Ecology 35 2 169 178 |
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In order to assess possible contributions of climate change to the human ecology of the Faroe Islands, proxy climate data from the Greenland Icesheet Project 2 (GISP2) are evaluated in relation to settlement and landscape changes in the Faroes and other North Atlantic islands. Our aim is to identify times of unpredictable change in the context of cultural and environmental 'memories'. A pan-Atlantic perspective is used to assess the utility of cumulative deviations from the mean, calculated for the Greenland palaeotemperature proxy record (GISP2 δ180), the storm frequency proxy (GISP2 Na+) and the extent of sea ice proxy (GISP2 Chloride excess). Key changes are identified in the proxy climate records around 975/980 AD, 1025/1040 AD, 1180 AD, 1425/1450 AD, 1520/1525 AD. These changes are consistent with those inferred from new studies of the palaeoecological record of the Faroes. This indicates that the cumulative deviation measure could give greatest prominence to the most important climate changes affecting landscapes and settlement (such as the 'turnover' period of the 15th century and its immediate aftermath), rather than the period of the greatest cold (the 18th century). |
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Dugmore, A. J. Borthwick, D. M. Church, M. J. Dawson, A. Edwards, K. J. Keller, C. Mayewski, P. McGovern, T. H. Mairs, K-A. Sveinbjarnardóttir, G. |
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Dugmore, A. J. Borthwick, D. M. Church, M. J. Dawson, A. Edwards, K. J. Keller, C. Mayewski, P. McGovern, T. H. Mairs, K-A. Sveinbjarnardóttir, G. |
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The role of climate in settlement and landscape change in the North Atlantic islands : an assessment of cumulative deviations in high-resolution proxy climate records. |
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The role of climate in settlement and landscape change in the North Atlantic islands : an assessment of cumulative deviations in high-resolution proxy climate records. |
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The role of climate in settlement and landscape change in the North Atlantic islands : an assessment of cumulative deviations in high-resolution proxy climate records. |
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The role of climate in settlement and landscape change in the North Atlantic islands : an assessment of cumulative deviations in high-resolution proxy climate records. |
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The role of climate in settlement and landscape change in the North Atlantic islands : an assessment of cumulative deviations in high-resolution proxy climate records. |
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role of climate in settlement and landscape change in the north atlantic islands : an assessment of cumulative deviations in high-resolution proxy climate records. |
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