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Past hurricane activity reconstructed using cave deposits: Have humans increased storm risk?

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The proposed research would utilise various geochemical proxies (oxygen, carbon, and trace elements) in cave calcite deposits (stalagmites) to develop extraordinarily high-resolution North Atlantic hurricane activity records for the past five hundred years, extending existing historical datasets by hundreds of years. This new stalagmite record would be the first high resolution record to extend beyond 1850, thus permit more statistically robust comparisons of hurricane activity between pre- and post-anthropogenic greenhouse gas climatic states, and help to constrain any natural cyclicities inherent in North Atlantic hurricane activity. Additionally, the three study sites were chosen to test the hypothesis that variations in the North Atlantic Oscillation (NAO) index may influence hurricane track direction. The records will also be used to reconstruct El Nino-Southern Oscillation variability back through time, something that on its own would be an important result. The research would help evaluate the risk of stronger/more frequent future hurricanes associated with global climate change by allowing more rigorous testing of currently conflicting climate models.

Zaproszenie do składania wniosków

ERC-2009-StG
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System finansowania

ERC-SG - ERC Starting Grant

Instytucja przyjmująca

UNIVERSITY OF DURHAM
Wkład UE
€ 1 200 219,40
Adres
STOCKTON ROAD THE PALATINE CENTRE
DH1 3LE Durham
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Region
North East (England) Tees Valley and Durham Durham CC
Rodzaj działalności
Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
Kontakt administracyjny
Wendy Harle (Ms.)
Kierownik naukowy
James Baldini (Dr.)
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