Laura K Cunningham
Reconstructions of surface ocean conditions from the northeast Atlantic and Nordic seas during the last millennium
Cunningham, Laura K; Austin, William EN; Knudsen, Karen Luise; Eiríksson, Jón; Scourse, James D; Wanamaker, Alan D; Butler, Paul G; Cage, Alix G; Richter, Thomas; Husum, Katrine; Hald, Morten; Andersson, Carin; Zorita, Eduardo; Linderholm, Hans W; Gunnarson, Björn E; Sicre, Marie-Alexandrine; Sejrup, Hans Petter; Jiang, Hui; Wilson, Rob JS
Authors
William EN Austin
Karen Luise Knudsen
Jón Eiríksson
James D Scourse
Alan D Wanamaker
Paul G Butler
Alix Cage a.g.cage@keele.ac.uk
Thomas Richter
Katrine Husum
Morten Hald
Carin Andersson
Eduardo Zorita
Hans W Linderholm
Björn E Gunnarson
Marie-Alexandrine Sicre
Hans Petter Sejrup
Hui Jiang
Rob JS Wilson
Abstract
We undertake the first comprehensive effort to integrate North Atlantic marine climate records for the last millennium, highlighting some key components common within this system at a range of temporal and spatial scales. In such an approach, careful consideration needs to be given to the complexities inherent to the marine system. Composites therefore need to be hydrographically constrained and sensitive to both surface water mass variability and three-dimensional ocean dynamics. This study focuses on the northeast (NE) North Atlantic Ocean, particularly sites influenced by the North Atlantic Current. A composite plus regression approach is used to create an inter-regional NE North Atlantic reconstruction of sea surface temperature (SST) for the last 1000 years. We highlight the loss of spatial information associated with large-scale composite reconstructions of the marine environment. Regional reconstructions of SSTs off the Norwegian and Icelandic margins are presented, along with a larger-scale reconstruction spanning the NE North Atlantic. The latter indicates that the ‘Medieval Climate Anomaly’ warming was most pronounced before ad 1200, with a long-term cooling trend apparent after ad 1250. This trend persisted until the early 20th century, while in recent decades temperatures have been similar to those inferred for the ‘Medieval Climate Anomaly’. The reconstructions are consistent with other independent records of sea-surface and surface air temperatures from the region, indicating that they are adequately capturing the climate dynamics of the last millennium. Consequently, this method could potentially be used to develop large-scale reconstructions of SSTs for other hydrographically constrained regions.
Citation
Cunningham, L. K., Austin, W. E., Knudsen, K. L., Eiríksson, J., Scourse, J. D., Wanamaker, A. D., …Wilson, R. J. (2013). Reconstructions of surface ocean conditions from the northeast Atlantic and Nordic seas during the last millennium. Holocene, 23(7), 921-935. https://doi.org/10.1177/0959683613479677
Journal Article Type | Article |
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Acceptance Date | Apr 10, 2013 |
Online Publication Date | Apr 10, 2013 |
Publication Date | 2013-07 |
Deposit Date | May 30, 2023 |
Journal | The Holocene |
Print ISSN | 0959-6836 |
Electronic ISSN | 1477-0911 |
Publisher | SAGE Publications |
Peer Reviewed | Peer Reviewed |
Volume | 23 |
Issue | 7 |
Pages | 921-935 |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1177/0959683613479677 |
Keywords | Paleontology; Earth-Surface Processes; Ecology; Archeology; Global and Planetary Change |
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