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Salt-marsh reconstructions of relative sea-level change in the North Atlantic during the last 2000 years (2014)
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Barlow, N., Long, A., Saher, M., Gehrels, W., Garnett, M., & Scaife, R. (2014). Salt-marsh reconstructions of relative sea-level change in the North Atlantic during the last 2000 years. Quaternary Science Reviews, 99, 1-16. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.quascirev.2014.06.008

Sea-level changes record changes in the mass balance of ice sheets and mountain glaciers, as well as dynamic ocean-atmosphere processes. Unravelling the contribution of each of these mechanisms on late Holocene timescales ideally requires observation... Read More about Salt-marsh reconstructions of relative sea-level change in the North Atlantic during the last 2000 years.

Contrasting records of sea-level change in the eastern and western North Atlantic during the last 300 years (2014)
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Long, A., Barlow, N., Gehrels, W., Saher, M., Woodworth, P., Scaife, R., …Cahill, N. (2014). Contrasting records of sea-level change in the eastern and western North Atlantic during the last 300 years. Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 388, 110-122. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.epsl.2013.11.012

We present a new 300-year sea-level reconstruction from a salt marsh on the Isle of Wight (central English Channel, UK) that we compare to other salt-marsh and long tide-gauge records to examine spatial and temporal variability in sea-level change in... Read More about Contrasting records of sea-level change in the eastern and western North Atlantic during the last 300 years.

Using relative sea-level data to constrain the deglacial and Holocene history of southern Greenland (2013)
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Woodroffe, S., Long, A., Lecavalier, B., Milne, G., & Bryant, C. (2014). Using relative sea-level data to constrain the deglacial and Holocene history of southern Greenland. Quaternary Science Reviews, 92, 345-356. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.quascirev.2013.09.008

This paper presents new Holocene relative sea-level (RSL) data collected from isolation basins close to the town of Paamiut in south west Greenland. The data shows a rapid fall from a marine limit of c. 52 m asl at c. 10.9 cal. ka BP to close to pres... Read More about Using relative sea-level data to constrain the deglacial and Holocene history of southern Greenland.

Salt marshes as late Holocene tide gauges (2013)
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Barlow, N., Shennan, I., Long, A., Gehrels, W., Saher, M., Woodroffe, S., & Hillier, C. (2013). Salt marshes as late Holocene tide gauges. Global and Planetary Change, 106, 90-110. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gloplacha.2013.03.003

Understanding late Holocene to present relative sea-level changes at centennial or sub-centennial scales requires geological records that dovetail with the instrumental era. Salt marsh sediments are one of the most reliable geological tide gauges. In... Read More about Salt marshes as late Holocene tide gauges.

Formal subdivision of the Holocene Series/Epoch: A Discussion Paper by a Working Group of INTIMATE (Integration of ice-core, marine and terrestrial records) and the Subcommission on Quaternary Stratigraphy (International Commission on Stratigraphy). (2012)
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Walker, M., Berkelhammer, M., Björck, S., Cwynar, L., Fisher, D., Long, A., …Weiss, H. (2012). Formal subdivision of the Holocene Series/Epoch: A Discussion Paper by a Working Group of INTIMATE (Integration of ice-core, marine and terrestrial records) and the Subcommission on Quaternary Stratigraphy (International Commission on Stratigraphy). Journal of Quaternary Science, 27(7), 649-659. https://doi.org/10.1002/jqs.2565

Modelling the effects of sediment compaction on salt marsh reconstructions of recent sea-level rise (2012)
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Brain, M., Long, A., Woodroffe, S., Petley, D., Milledge, D., & Parnell, A. (2012). Modelling the effects of sediment compaction on salt marsh reconstructions of recent sea-level rise. Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 345-348, 180-193. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.epsl.2012.06.045

This paper quantifies the potential influence of sediment compaction on the magnitude of nineteenth and twentieth century sea-level rise, as reconstructed from salt marsh sediments. We firstly develop a database of the physical and compression proper... Read More about Modelling the effects of sediment compaction on salt marsh reconstructions of recent sea-level rise.

Century-scale relative sea-level changes in West Greenland — A plausibility study to assess contributions from the cryosphere and the ocean (2012)
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Wake, L., Milne, G., Long, A., Woodroffe, S., Simpson, M., & Huybrechts, P. (2012). Century-scale relative sea-level changes in West Greenland — A plausibility study to assess contributions from the cryosphere and the ocean. Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 315-316, 86-93. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.epsl.2011.09.029

This paper interprets high resolution relative sea-level (RSL) reconstructions obtained from recently deposited salt-marsh sediments in Greenland. The primary aim of this study is to determine the relative contribution to the RSL observations from lo... Read More about Century-scale relative sea-level changes in West Greenland — A plausibility study to assess contributions from the cryosphere and the ocean.

Relative sea-level response to Little Ice Age ice mass change in south central Alaska: Reconciling model predictions and geological evidence (2012)
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Barlow, N., Shennan, I., & Long, A. (2012). Relative sea-level response to Little Ice Age ice mass change in south central Alaska: Reconciling model predictions and geological evidence. Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 315-316, 62-75. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.epsl.2011.09.048

Integration of geological data and glacio-isostatic adjustment (GIA) modelling shows that it is possible to decouple complex mechanisms of relative sea-level (RSL) change in a tectonically active glacial environment. We model a simplest solution in w... Read More about Relative sea-level response to Little Ice Age ice mass change in south central Alaska: Reconciling model predictions and geological evidence.

Relative sea-level change in Greenland during the last 700 years and ice sheet response to the Little Ice Age (2012)
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Long, A., Woodroffe, S., Milne, G., Bryant, C., Simpson, M., & Wake, L. (2012). Relative sea-level change in Greenland during the last 700 years and ice sheet response to the Little Ice Age. Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 315-316, 76-85. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.epsl.2011.06.027

This paper presents new evidence regarding relative sea-level (RSL) changes and vertical land motions at three sites in Greenland since 1300 A.D., a time interval that spans the later part of the Medieval Climate Anomaly (MCA) and the Little Ice Age... Read More about Relative sea-level change in Greenland during the last 700 years and ice sheet response to the Little Ice Age.

Seismic stratigraphy records the deglacial history of Jakobshavn Isbrae, West Greenland (2011)
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Hogan, K., Dix, J., Lloyd, J., Long, A., & Cotterill, C. (2011). Seismic stratigraphy records the deglacial history of Jakobshavn Isbrae, West Greenland. Journal of Quaternary Science, 26(7), 757-766. https://doi.org/10.1002/jqs.1500

Jakobshavn Isbræ is one of the largest ice streams in the Greenland Ice Sheet, presently draining c. 6.5% of the Inland Ice. Here we present high-resolution Chirp and Sparker sub-bottom profiles from a seismic survey conducted just outside of the Jak... Read More about Seismic stratigraphy records the deglacial history of Jakobshavn Isbrae, West Greenland.

Compression behaviour of minerogenic low energy intertidal sediments (2011)
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Brain, M., Long, A., Petley, D., Horton, B., & Allison, R. (2011). Compression behaviour of minerogenic low energy intertidal sediments. Sedimentary Geology, 233(1-4), 28-41. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sedgeo.2010.10.005

Existing geotechnical approaches that describe volumetric changes in intertidal sediments in response to applied vertical effective stresses are limited by a lack of empirical research into their one-dimensional compression behaviour. In this paper w... Read More about Compression behaviour of minerogenic low energy intertidal sediments.

New insights on Arctic Quaternary climate variability from palaeo-records and numerical modelling (2010)
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Jakobsson, M., Long, A., Ingólfsson, O., Kjær, K., & Spielhagen, R. (2010). New insights on Arctic Quaternary climate variability from palaeo-records and numerical modelling. Quaternary Science Reviews, 29(25-26), 3349-3358. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.quascirev.2010.08.016

Terrestrial and marine geological archives in the Arctic contain information on environmental change through Quaternary interglacial–glacial cycles. The Arctic Palaeoclimate and its Extremes (APEX) scientific network aims to better understand the mag... Read More about New insights on Arctic Quaternary climate variability from palaeo-records and numerical modelling.

Reconstructing recent relative sea-level changes in West Greenland: local diatom-based transfer functions are superior to regional models (2010)
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Woodroffe, S., & Long, A. (2010). Reconstructing recent relative sea-level changes in West Greenland: local diatom-based transfer functions are superior to regional models. Quaternary International, 222(1-2), 91-103. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.quaint.2009.06.005

We present the results of an investigation into the potential of salt marshes in the Aasiaat area, West Greenland, for recent relative sea-level (RSL) reconstruction. We use 64 modern diatom samples to develop a transfer function that has a RMSEP of... Read More about Reconstructing recent relative sea-level changes in West Greenland: local diatom-based transfer functions are superior to regional models.

Relative sea level change in west Greenland during the last millennium (2010)
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Long, A., Woodroffe, S., Milne, G., Bryant, C., & Wake, L. (2010). Relative sea level change in west Greenland during the last millennium. Quaternary Science Reviews, 29(3-4), 367-383. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.quascirev.2009.09.010

Relative sea level (RSL) data provide important long-term (century to millennial-scale) constraints on ice load history in Greenland. In this paper we present the results of a litho-, bio- and chronostratigraphic study designed to reconstruct RSL dur... Read More about Relative sea level change in west Greenland during the last millennium.

Ice sheet extent and early deglacial history of the southwestern sector of the Greenland Ice Sheet (2009)
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Roberts, D., Long, A., Schnabel, C., Davies, B., Simpson., M., Sheng, X., & Huybrechts, P. (2009). Ice sheet extent and early deglacial history of the southwestern sector of the Greenland Ice Sheet. Quaternary Science Reviews, 28(25-26), 2760-2773. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.quascirev.2009.07.002

The offshore and coastal geomorphology of southwest Greenland records evidence for the advance and decay of the Greenland Ice Sheet during the Last Glacial Maximum. Regional ice flow patterns in the vicinity of Sisimiut show an enlarged ice sheet tha... Read More about Ice sheet extent and early deglacial history of the southwestern sector of the Greenland Ice Sheet.