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https://doi.org/10.5194/cp-13-1355-2017
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https://doi.org/10.5194/cp-13-1355-2017
© Author(s) 2017. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.
the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.
Research article
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13 Oct 2017
Research article |
| 13 Oct 2017
Climatic history of the northeastern United States during the past 3000 years
Jennifer R. Marlon
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies, New Haven, CT 06511, USA
Neil Pederson
Harvard Forest, Harvard University, Petersham, MA 01366, USA
Connor Nolan
Department of Geosciences, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721, USA
Simon Goring
Department of Geography, Center for Climatic Research, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI 53706, USA
Bryan Shuman
Department of Geology and Geophysics, University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY 82071, USA
Ann Robertson
Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies, New Haven, CT 06511, USA
Robert Booth
Earth and Environmental Science Department, Lehigh University, Bethlehem, PA 18015, USA
Patrick J. Bartlein
Department of Geography, University of Oregon, Eugene, OR 97403, USA
Melissa A. Berke
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Earth Sciences, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN 46556, USA
Michael Clifford
Division of Earth and Ecosystem Sciences, Desert Research Institute, Las Vegas, NV 89119, USA
Edward Cook
Tree-Ring Laboratory, Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, Palisades, NY 10964, USA
Ann Dieffenbacher-Krall
School of Biology and Ecology, University of Maine, Orono, ME 04469, USA
Michael C. Dietze
Department of Earth and Environment, Boston University, Boston, MA 02215, USA
Amy Hessl
Department of Geology and Geography, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV 26501, USA
J. Bradford Hubeny
Department of Geological Sciences, Salem State University, Salem, MA 01970, USA
Stephen T. Jackson
Department of Geosciences, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721, USA
Southwest Climate Science Center, US Geological Survey, Tucson, AZ 85719, USA
Jeremiah Marsicek
Department of Geology and Geophysics, University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY 82071, USA
Jason McLachlan
Department of Biological Sciences, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN 46556, USA
Cary J. Mock
Department of Geography, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC 29208, USA
David J. P. Moore
Department of Geosciences and School of Natural Resources and Environment, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721, USA
Jonathan Nichols
Biology and Paleo Environment, Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, Palisades, NY 10964, USA
Dorothy Peteet
Biology and Paleo Environment, Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, Palisades, NY 10964, USA
Kevin Schaefer
National Snow and Ice Data Center, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO 80309, USA
Valerie Trouet
Laboratory of Tree-Ring Research, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721, USA
Charles Umbanhowar
Departments of Biology and Environmental Studies, St. Olaf College, Northfield, MN 55057, USA
John W. Williams
Department of Geography, Center for Climatic Research, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI 53706, USA
Zicheng Yu
Earth and Environmental Science Department, Lehigh University, Bethlehem, PA 18015, USA
Data sets
Climatic History of the Northeastern United States During the Past 3000 Years J. Marlon, N. Pederson, C. Nolan, S. Goring, B. Shuman, A. Robertson, R. Booth, P. Bartlein, M. Berke, M. Clifford, E. Cook, A. Dieffenbacher-Krall, M. Dietze, A. Hessl, J. Hubeny, S. Jackson, J. Marsicek, J. McLachlan, C. Mock, D. Moore, J. Nichols, D. Peteet, K. Schaefer, V. Trouet, C. Umbanhowar, J. Williams, and Z. Yu https://doi.org/10.6073/pasta/6ced33c5e07f9fa7f11efb259001bacb
Short summary
To improve our understanding of paleoclimate in the northeastern (NE) US, we compiled data from pollen, tree rings, lake levels, testate amoeba from bogs, and other proxies from the last 3000 years. The paleoclimate synthesis supports long-term cooling until the 1800s and reveals an abrupt transition from wet to dry conditions around 550–750 CE. Evidence suggests the region is now becoming warmer and wetter, but more calibrated data are needed, especially to capture multidecadal variability.
To improve our understanding of paleoclimate in the northeastern (NE) US, we compiled data from...
