Caribbean Brain coral tracks the Atlantic Multidecadal Oscillation and Past Hurricane Intensity

S. Hetzinger, M. Pfeiffer, W.-C. Dullo, N. Keenlyside, M. Latif, J. Zinke

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    Abstract

    It is highly debated whether global warming contributed to the strong hurricane activity observed during the last decade. The crux of the recent debate is the limited length of the reliable instrumental record that exacerbates the detection of possible long-term changes in hurricane activity, which naturally exhibits strong multidecadal variations that are associated with the Atlantic Multidecadal Oscillation (AMO). The AMO, itself a major mode of climate variability, remains also poorly understood because of limited data. Here, we present the first coral-based proxy record (δ
    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)11-14
    JournalGeology
    Volume36
    Issue number1
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2008

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