Rhawn Denniston of Cornell College leads a study published in PNAS that links flood layers in Australian speleothems (shown here) to cyclones, floods, and El Niño. The link to the study can be found (here). The link to the paper can be found (here).
PP42A-04 Linking North Atlantic Climate Dynamics with Shell Growth and Geochemistry in Northern Norway Very few long-term, continuous, high-resolution records of marine environmental conditions, such as seawater temperature and/or salinity, exist within the Arctic, hence, proxy-based records are needed to fully elucidate past marine climatic conditions. Our study uses the long-lived marine bivalve proxy, Arctica … Continue reading Congratulations to Maddie Mette for winning a best paper award at the AGU 2014 Fall Meeting
The trip last week into Buraca Glorioso was a success! We collected drip water (almost 4 liters!) and were able to collect drip count data. The drip count data will help us determine the amount of time that it takes precipitation to go through the rocks and start dripping in the cave. Since central Portugal … Continue reading A successful trip to Portugal!
MS student Diana Thatcher is currently in Portugal doing fieldwork. Here is a message from her travels: Tuesday, November 18, 2014 I am heading to central Portugal, to the cave in which I am conducting my research, Buraca Glorioso. We are using stalagmites from this cave to look at the climate of the Iberian Peninsula … Continue reading Diana travels to Portugal to collect data
The last few days of fieldwork were reserved for finishing up mapping of marine terraces, organizing, labeling, and packing samples, and taking one last unsuccessful stab at collecting live deepwater clams. The weather has been warm and sunny with a light breeze – allowing some of us the unique experience of visiting Ingøya’s lighthouse. Much discussion took … Continue reading Wrapping up field work