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Calibrating a glaciological model of the Greenland ice sheet from the Last Glacial Maximum to present-day using field observations of relative sea level and ice extent (2009)
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Simpson, M., Milne, G., Huybrechts, P., & Long, A. (2009). Calibrating a glaciological model of the Greenland ice sheet from the Last Glacial Maximum to present-day using field observations of relative sea level and ice extent. Quaternary Science Reviews, 28(17-18), 1631-1657. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.quascirev.2009.03.004

We constrain a three-dimensional thermomechanical model of Greenland ice sheet (GrIS) evolution from the Last Glacial Maximum (LGM, 21 ka BP) to the present-day using, primarily, observations of relative sea level (RSL) as well as field data on past... Read More about Calibrating a glaciological model of the Greenland ice sheet from the Last Glacial Maximum to present-day using field observations of relative sea level and ice extent.

Back to the future: Greenland's contribution to sea-level change (2009)
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Long, A. (2009). Back to the future: Greenland's contribution to sea-level change. GSA Today, 19(6), 4-10. https://doi.org/10.1130/gsatg40a.1

The Greenland Ice Sheet is presently making a signifi cant contribution to global sea-level rise. Predictions for the future suggest that this will continue and likely accelerate during the remainder of this century. However, a comprehensive understa... Read More about Back to the future: Greenland's contribution to sea-level change.

Late Holocene relative sea level rise and the Neoglacial history of the Greenland Ice Sheet (2009)
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Long, A., Woodroffe, S., Dawson, S., Roberts, D., & Bryant, L. (2009). Late Holocene relative sea level rise and the Neoglacial history of the Greenland Ice Sheet. Journal of Quaternary Science, 24(4), 345-359. https://doi.org/10.1002/jqs.1235

In West Greenland, early and mid Holocene relative sea level (RSL) fall was replaced by late Holocene RSL rise during the Neoglacial, after 4-3 cal. ka BP (thousand calibrated years before present). Here we present the results of an isolation basin R... Read More about Late Holocene relative sea level rise and the Neoglacial history of the Greenland Ice Sheet.

Ice marginal dynamics during surge activity, Kuannersuit Glacier, Disko Island, West Greenland (2009)
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Roberts, D., Yde, J., Long, A., Knudsen, N., & Lloyd, J. (2009). Ice marginal dynamics during surge activity, Kuannersuit Glacier, Disko Island, West Greenland. Quaternary Science Reviews, 28(3-4), 209-222. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.quascirev.2008.10.022

The Kuannersuit Glacier surged 11 km between 1995 and 1998. The surge resulted in the formation of an ice cored thrust moraine complex constructed by subglacial and proglacial glaciotectonic processes. Four main thrust zones are evident in the glacie... Read More about Ice marginal dynamics during surge activity, Kuannersuit Glacier, Disko Island, West Greenland.

Late Weichselian relative sea-level changes and ice sheet history in southeast Greenland (2008)
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Long, A., Roberts, D., Simpson, M., Dawson, S., Milne, G., & Huybrechts, P. (2008). Late Weichselian relative sea-level changes and ice sheet history in southeast Greenland. Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 272(1-2), 8-18. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.epsl.2008.03.042

Relative sea-level (RSL) observations from the margins of the Greenland Ice Sheet (GIS) provide information regarding the timing and rate of deglaciation and constraints on geophysical models of ice sheet evolution. In this paper we present the first... Read More about Late Weichselian relative sea-level changes and ice sheet history in southeast Greenland.

Holocene climate variability in northernmost Europe (2007)
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Allen, J., Long, A., Ottley, C., Pearson, D., & Huntley, B. (2007). Holocene climate variability in northernmost Europe. Quaternary Science Reviews, 26(9-10), 1432-1453. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.quascirev.2007.02.009

The sediments of a small lake on Nordkinnhalvøya, Finnmark, Norway, were investigated in order to test the hypothesis that this region was sensitive to centennial–millennial climatic fluctuations during the Holocene related to changes in ocean circul... Read More about Holocene climate variability in northernmost Europe.

Coastal resilience and late Holocene tidal inlet history: The evolution of Dungeness Foreland and the Romney Marsh depositional complex (U.K.) (2006)
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Long, A., Waller, M., & Plater, A. (2006). Coastal resilience and late Holocene tidal inlet history: The evolution of Dungeness Foreland and the Romney Marsh depositional complex (U.K.). Geomorphology, 82(3-4), 309-330. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geomorph.2006.05.010

Dungeness Foreland is a large sand and gravel barrier located in the eastern English Channel that during the last 5000 years has demonstrated remarkable geomorphological resilience in accommodating changes in relative sea-level, storm magnitude and f... Read More about Coastal resilience and late Holocene tidal inlet history: The evolution of Dungeness Foreland and the Romney Marsh depositional complex (U.K.).

Early Holocene history of the west Greenland Ice Sheet and the GH-8.2 event (2006)
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Long, A., Roberts, D., & Dawson, S. (2006). Early Holocene history of the west Greenland Ice Sheet and the GH-8.2 event. Quaternary Science Reviews, 25(9-10), 904-922. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.quascirev.2005.07.002

The margin of the Greenland Ice Sheet retreated rapidly during the first few thousand years of the Holocene. During this period of relative warmth, known as the Holocene thermal maximum, ice core records identify a significant short-lived cooling eve... Read More about Early Holocene history of the west Greenland Ice Sheet and the GH-8.2 event.

Driving mechanisms of coastal change: Peat compaction and the destruction of late Holocene coastal wetlands (2006)
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Long, A., Waller, M., & Stupples, P. (2006). Driving mechanisms of coastal change: Peat compaction and the destruction of late Holocene coastal wetlands. Marine Geology, 225(1-4), 63-84. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.margeo.2005.09.004

This paper examines the role of peat compaction as a driving mechanism behind the widespread inundation of a late Holocene coastal wetland in southeast England, UK. Detailed stratigraphic and dating evidence (lithology, grain size, foraminifera, poll... Read More about Driving mechanisms of coastal change: Peat compaction and the destruction of late Holocene coastal wetlands.

Combined digital photogrammetry and time-of-flight laser scanning for monitoring cliff evolution (2005)
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Lim, M., Petley, D., Rosser, N., Allison, R., Long, A., & Pybus, D. (2005). Combined digital photogrammetry and time-of-flight laser scanning for monitoring cliff evolution. The Photogrammetric Record, 20(110), 109-129. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1477-9730.2005.00315.x

Although cliffs form approximately 75% of the world's coastline, the understanding of the processes through which they evolve remains limited because of a lack of quantitative data on the morphological changes they undergo. In this paper the combinat... Read More about Combined digital photogrammetry and time-of-flight laser scanning for monitoring cliff evolution.

Modelling Holocene Relative Sea-Level Observations from the Caribbean and South America (2005)
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Milne, G., Long, A., & Bassett, S. (2005). Modelling Holocene Relative Sea-Level Observations from the Caribbean and South America. Quaternary Science Reviews, 24(10-11), 1183-1202. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.quascirev.2004.10.005

Holocene data from the Caribbean and the Atlantic coast of South America have been critically assessed and a subset of the best quality data are presented. These data cover a large north–south geographic extent and display a distinct spatial variatio... Read More about Modelling Holocene Relative Sea-Level Observations from the Caribbean and South America.

Streamlined bedrock terrain and fast ice flow, Jakobshavns Isbrae, West Greenland: implications for ice stream and ice sheet dynamics (2005)
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Roberts, D., & Long, A. (2005). Streamlined bedrock terrain and fast ice flow, Jakobshavns Isbrae, West Greenland: implications for ice stream and ice sheet dynamics. Boreas: An International Journal of Quaternary Research, 34(1), 25-42. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1502-3885.2005.tb01002.x

This study investigates the marginal subglacial bedrock bedforms of Jakobshavns Isbrae, West Greenland, in order to examine the processes governing bedform evolution in ice stream and ice sheet areas, and to reconstruct the interplay between ice stre... Read More about Streamlined bedrock terrain and fast ice flow, Jakobshavns Isbrae, West Greenland: implications for ice stream and ice sheet dynamics.

New observations on the relative sea level and deglacial history of Greenland from Innaarsuit, Disko Bugt (2003)
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Long, A., Roberts, D., & Rasch, M. (2003). New observations on the relative sea level and deglacial history of Greenland from Innaarsuit, Disko Bugt. Quaternary Research, 60(2), 162-171. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0033-5894%2803%2900085-1

Relative sea level (RSL) data derived from isolation basins at Innaarsuit, a site on the south shores of the large marine embayment of Disko Bugt, West Greenland, record rapid RSL fall from the marine limit (ca. 108 m) at 10,300–9900 cal yr B.P. to r... Read More about New observations on the relative sea level and deglacial history of Greenland from Innaarsuit, Disko Bugt.

Late Weichselian deglacial history of Disko Bugt, West Greenland, and the dynamics of the Jakobshavns Isbrae ice stream (2003)
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Long, A., & Roberts, D. (2003). Late Weichselian deglacial history of Disko Bugt, West Greenland, and the dynamics of the Jakobshavns Isbrae ice stream. Boreas: An International Journal of Quaternary Research, 32(1), 208-226. https://doi.org/10.1080/03009480310001119

New relative sea-level (RSL) data from Disko Bugt, a large marine embayment in West Greenland, are used to examine the deglacial history of the Jakobshavns Isbrae ice stream. RSL data show rapid deglaciation after 10.3rka cal. yr BP. Once deglaciatio... Read More about Late Weichselian deglacial history of Disko Bugt, West Greenland, and the dynamics of the Jakobshavns Isbrae ice stream.