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Missing sea level rise in southeastern Greenland during and since the Little Ice Age (2023)
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Woodroffe, S. A., Wake, L. M., Kjeldsen, K. K., Barlow, N. L. M., Long, A. J., & Kjær, K. H. (2023). Missing sea level rise in southeastern Greenland during and since the Little Ice Age. Climate of the Past, 19(8), 1585-1606. https://doi.org/10.5194/cp-19-1585-2023

The Greenland Ice Sheet has been losing mass at an accelerating rate over the past 2 decades. Understanding ice mass and glacier changes during the preceding several hundred years prior to geodetic measurements is more difficult because evidence of p... Read More about Missing sea level rise in southeastern Greenland during and since the Little Ice Age.

Integrating new sea-level scenarios into coastal risk and adaptation assessments: An on-going process (2021)
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Nicholls, R. J., Hanson, S. E., Lowe, J. A., Slangen, A. B., Wahl, T., Hinkel, J., & Long, A. J. (2021). Integrating new sea-level scenarios into coastal risk and adaptation assessments: An on-going process. Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: Climate Change, 12(3), Article e706. https://doi.org/10.1002/wcc.706

The release of new and updated sea-level rise information, such as from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Assessment Reports, needs to be better anticipated in coastal risk and adaptation assessments. This requires risk and adaptat... Read More about Integrating new sea-level scenarios into coastal risk and adaptation assessments: An on-going process.

Arctic chironomids of the northwest North Atlantic reflect environmental and biogeographic gradients (2020)
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Medeiros, A. S., Milošević, Đ., Francis, D. R., Maddison, E., Woodroffe, S., Long, A., …Axford, Y. (2021). Arctic chironomids of the northwest North Atlantic reflect environmental and biogeographic gradients. Journal of Biogeography, 48(3), 511-525. https://doi.org/10.1111/jbi.14015

Aim: While we understand broad climate drivers of insect distributions throughout the Arctic, less is known about the role of spatial processes in determining these relationships. As such, there is a need to understand how spatial controls may influe... Read More about Arctic chironomids of the northwest North Atlantic reflect environmental and biogeographic gradients.

A pre‐industrial sea‐level rise hotspot along the Atlantic coast of North America (2020)
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Gehrels, W., Dangendorf, S., Barlow, N., Saher, M., Long, A., Woodworth, P., …Berk, K. (2020). A pre‐industrial sea‐level rise hotspot along the Atlantic coast of North America. Geophysical Research Letters, 47(4), Article e2019GL085814. https://doi.org/10.1029/2019gl085814

The Atlantic coast of North America north of Cape Hatteras has been proposed as a “hotspot” of late 20th century sea‐level rise. Here we test, using salt‐marsh proxy sea‐level records, if this coast experienced enhanced sea‐level rise over earlier mu... Read More about A pre‐industrial sea‐level rise hotspot along the Atlantic coast of North America.

The Falkland Islands palaeoecological response to millennial scale climate perturbations during the Pleistocene-Holocene transition: implications for future vegetation stability in Southern Ocean islands (2019)
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Scaife, R., Long, A., Monteath, A., Hughes, P., Bentley, M., & Stone, P. (2019). The Falkland Islands palaeoecological response to millennial scale climate perturbations during the Pleistocene-Holocene transition: implications for future vegetation stability in Southern Ocean islands. Journal of Quaternary Science, 34(8), 609-620. https://doi.org/10.1002/jqs.3150

Oceanic island flora is vulnerable to future climate warming, which is likely to promote changes in vegetation composition, and invasion of non‐native species. Sub‐Antarctic islands are predicted to experience rapid warming during the next century; t... Read More about The Falkland Islands palaeoecological response to millennial scale climate perturbations during the Pleistocene-Holocene transition: implications for future vegetation stability in Southern Ocean islands.

PALeo constraints on SEA level rise (PALSEA): Ice-sheet and sea-level responses to past climate warming (2019)
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Carlson, A. E., Dutton, A., Long, A. J., & Milne, G. A. (2019). PALeo constraints on SEA level rise (PALSEA): Ice-sheet and sea-level responses to past climate warming. Quaternary Science Reviews, 212, 28-32. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.quascirev.2019.03.032

Here we summarize the motivation and issues surrounding the responses of ice sheets and sea level to past climate warming as part of the PALeo constraints on SEA level rise (PALSEA) working group. Papers in this special issue of Quaternary Science Re... Read More about PALeo constraints on SEA level rise (PALSEA): Ice-sheet and sea-level responses to past climate warming.

Formal ratification of the subdivision of the Holocene Series/Epoch (Quaternary System/Period): two new Global Boundary Stratotype Sections and Points (GSSPs) and three new stages/subseries (2018)
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Walker, M., Head, M. H., Berklehammer, M., Bjorck, S., Cheng, H., Cwynar, L., …Weiss, H. (2018). Formal ratification of the subdivision of the Holocene Series/Epoch (Quaternary System/Period): two new Global Boundary Stratotype Sections and Points (GSSPs) and three new stages/subseries. Episodes, 41(4), https://doi.org/10.18814/epiiugs/2018/018016

The Holocene is probably the most intensively studied series/epoch within the geological record, and embodies a wide array of geomorphological, climatic, biotic and archaeological evidence; yet little attention has hitherto been paid to a formal subd... Read More about Formal ratification of the subdivision of the Holocene Series/Epoch (Quaternary System/Period): two new Global Boundary Stratotype Sections and Points (GSSPs) and three new stages/subseries.

Lack of evidence for a substantial sea-level fluctuation within the Last Interglacial (2018)
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Barlow, N., McClymont, E., Whitehouse, P., Stokes, C., Jamieson, S., Woodroffe, S., …Sanchez-Montes, M. (2018). Lack of evidence for a substantial sea-level fluctuation within the Last Interglacial. Nature Geoscience, 11, 627-634. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41561-018-0195-4

During the Last Interglacial, global mean sea level reached approximately 6 to 9 m above the present level. This period of high sea level may have been punctuated by a fall of more than 4 m, but a cause for such a widespread sea-level fall has been e... Read More about Lack of evidence for a substantial sea-level fluctuation within the Last Interglacial.

Relative sea-level data from southwest Scotland constrain meltwater-driven sea-level jumps prior to the 8.2 kyr BP event (2016)
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Lawrence, T., Long, A., Gehrels, W., Jackson, L., & Smith, D. (2016). Relative sea-level data from southwest Scotland constrain meltwater-driven sea-level jumps prior to the 8.2 kyr BP event. Quaternary Science Reviews, 151, 292-308. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.quascirev.2016.06.013

The most significant climate cooling of the Holocene is centred on 8.2 kyr BP (the ‘8.2 event’). Its cause is widely attributed to an abrupt slowdown of the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC) associated with the sudden drainage of Lau... Read More about Relative sea-level data from southwest Scotland constrain meltwater-driven sea-level jumps prior to the 8.2 kyr BP event.

Lateglacial and Holocene relative sea-level changes and first evidence for the Storegga tsunami in Sutherland, Scotland (2016)
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Long, A., Barlow, N., Dawson, S., Hill, J., Innes, J., Kelham, C., …Dawson, A. (2016). Lateglacial and Holocene relative sea-level changes and first evidence for the Storegga tsunami in Sutherland, Scotland. Journal of Quaternary Science, 31(3), 239-255. https://doi.org/10.1002/jqs.2862

We reconstruct one of the longest relative sea-level (RSL) records in northwest Europe from the north coast of mainland Scotland, using data collected from three sites in Loch Eriboll (Sutherland) that we combine with other studies from the region. F... Read More about Lateglacial and Holocene relative sea-level changes and first evidence for the Storegga tsunami in Sutherland, Scotland.

Post-Little Ice Age development of a High Arctic paraglacial beach complex (2015)
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Strzelecki, M., Long, A., & Lloyd, J. (2017). Post-Little Ice Age development of a High Arctic paraglacial beach complex. Permafrost and Periglacial Processes, 28(1), 4-17. https://doi.org/10.1002/ppp.1879

We reconstruct the behaviour of a High Arctic gravel-dominated beach complex that has developed in central Spitsbergen, Svalbard, since the end of the Little Ice Age (LIA). The studied coastal environment in northern Billefjorden (Petuniabukta) is ch... Read More about Post-Little Ice Age development of a High Arctic paraglacial beach complex.

Sedimentary evidence for a mid-Holocene iceberg-generated tsunami in a coastal lake, west Greenland (2015)
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Long, A., Szczucinski, W., & Lawrence, T. (2015). Sedimentary evidence for a mid-Holocene iceberg-generated tsunami in a coastal lake, west Greenland. Arktos (Cham. Internet), 1(1), Article 6. https://doi.org/10.1007/s41063-015-0007-7

We report sedimentological evidence for a tsunami from a coastal lake at Innaarsuit, Disko Bugt (west Greenland), which was most likely generated by a rolling iceberg. The tsunami invaded the lake c. 6000 years ago, during a period of time when relat... Read More about Sedimentary evidence for a mid-Holocene iceberg-generated tsunami in a coastal lake, west Greenland.

Late Quaternary evolution and sea-level history of a glaciated marine embayment, Bantry Bay, SW Ireland (2015)
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Plets, R., Callard, S., Cooper, J., Long, A., Quinn, R., Belknap, D., …Monteys, X. (2015). Late Quaternary evolution and sea-level history of a glaciated marine embayment, Bantry Bay, SW Ireland. Marine Geology, 369, 251-272. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.margeo.2015.08.021

Ireland experienced a spatially complex pattern of relative sea-level (RSL) changes and shoreline development caused by the interplay of isostatic and eustatic (ice equivalent sea level) processes since the Last Glacial Maximum (LGM). Using a combina... Read More about Late Quaternary evolution and sea-level history of a glaciated marine embayment, Bantry Bay, SW Ireland.

Near-field sea-level variability in northwest Europe and ice sheet stability during the last interglacial (2015)
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Long, A., Barlow, N., Busschers, F., Cohen, K., Gehrels, W., & Wake, L. (2015). Near-field sea-level variability in northwest Europe and ice sheet stability during the last interglacial. Quaternary Science Reviews, 126, 26-40. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.quascirev.2015.08.021

Global sea level during the Last Interglacial (LIG, Marine Isotope Sub-stage 5e) peaked between c. 5.5 and 9 m above present, implying significant melt from Greenland and Antarctica. Relative sea level (RSL) observations from several far- and interme... Read More about Near-field sea-level variability in northwest Europe and ice sheet stability during the last interglacial.

Sea-level rise due to polar ice-sheet mass loss during past warm periods (2015)
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Dutton, A., Carlson, A., Long, A., Milne, G., Clark, P., DeConto, R., …Raymo, M. (2015). Sea-level rise due to polar ice-sheet mass loss during past warm periods. Science, 349(6244), Article aaa4019. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.aaa4019

Interdisciplinary studies of geologic archives have ushered in a new era of deciphering magnitudes, rates, and sources of sea-level rise from polar ice-sheet loss during past warm periods. Accounting for glacial isostatic processes helps to reconcile... Read More about Sea-level rise due to polar ice-sheet mass loss during past warm periods.

Radiocarbon dating of mangrove sediments to constrain Holocene relative sea-level change on Zanzibar in the Southwest Indian Ocean (2015)
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Woodroffe, S., Long, A., Punwong, P., Selby, K., Bryant, C., & Marchant, R. (2015). Radiocarbon dating of mangrove sediments to constrain Holocene relative sea-level change on Zanzibar in the Southwest Indian Ocean. Holocene, 25(5), 820-831. https://doi.org/10.1177/0959683615571422

Mangrove sedimentary deposits are sensitive to changes in sea level and can be used to reconstruct mid- to late Holocene sea-level fluctuations in intermediate and far-field locations, distant to the former polar ice sheets. However, they can be diff... Read More about Radiocarbon dating of mangrove sediments to constrain Holocene relative sea-level change on Zanzibar in the Southwest Indian Ocean.

New insights into the 21 November 2000 tsunami in west Greenland from analyses of the tree-ring structure of Salix glauca (2015)
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Buchwal, A., Szczucinski, W., Strzelecki, M., & Long, A. (2015). New insights into the 21 November 2000 tsunami in west Greenland from analyses of the tree-ring structure of Salix glauca. Polish Polar Research, 36(1), 51-65. https://doi.org/10.1515/popore-2015-0005

We test the application of dendrochronological methods for dating and assessing the environmental impacts of tsunamis in polar regions, using an example of the 21 Novem− ber 2000 landslide−generated tsunami in Vaigat Strait (Sullorsuaq Strait), West... Read More about New insights into the 21 November 2000 tsunami in west Greenland from analyses of the tree-ring structure of Salix glauca.

New constraints on late Holocene eustatic sea-level changes from Mahé, Seychelles (2015)
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Woodroffe, S., Long, A., Milne, G., Bryant, C., & Thomas, A. (2015). New constraints on late Holocene eustatic sea-level changes from Mahé, Seychelles. Quaternary Science Reviews, 115, 1-16. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.quascirev.2015.02.011

This study provides new estimates of globally integrated ice sheet melt during the late Holocene (since 4 ka BP) from Seychelles in the western Indian Ocean, a tectonically stable, far field location where the necessary Glacial-Isostatic Adjustment (... Read More about New constraints on late Holocene eustatic sea-level changes from Mahé, Seychelles.

Sea-level changes in Iceland and the influence of the North Atlantic Oscillation during the last half millennium (2015)
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Saher, M., Gehrels, W., Barlow, N., Long, A., Haigh, I., & Blaauw, M. (2015). Sea-level changes in Iceland and the influence of the North Atlantic Oscillation during the last half millennium. Quaternary Science Reviews, 108, 23-36. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.quascirev.2014.11.005

We present a new, diatom-based sea-level reconstruction for Iceland spanning the last ~500 years, and investigate the possible mechanisms driving the sea-level changes. A sea-level reconstruction from near the Icelandic low pressure system is importa... Read More about Sea-level changes in Iceland and the influence of the North Atlantic Oscillation during the last half millennium.

A model of Greenland ice sheet deglaciation constrained by observations of relative sea level and ice extent (2014)
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Lecavalier, B., Milne, G., Simpson, M., Wake, L., Huybrechts, P., Tarasov, L., …Larsen, N. (2014). A model of Greenland ice sheet deglaciation constrained by observations of relative sea level and ice extent. Quaternary Science Reviews, 102, 54-84. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.quascirev.2014.07.018

An ice sheet model was constrained to reconstruct the evolution of the Greenland Ice Sheet (GrIS) from the Last Glacial Maximum (LGM) to present to improve our understanding of its response to climate change. The study involved applying a glaciologic... Read More about A model of Greenland ice sheet deglaciation constrained by observations of relative sea level and ice extent.