Assessing the Tree-ring Oxygen Isotope Hurricane Proxy along the Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Seaboards, USA

A recent increase in hurricane activity has put coastal populations at risk. To better understand hurricane activity, it is necessary to look beyond the modern instrumental record, using proxy records to establish modes of past variability. The utility of a newly developed tree-ring oxygen isotope p...

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Main Author: Nelson, Whitney L
Published: Trace: Tennessee Research and Creative Exchange 2008
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Online Access:http://trace.tennessee.edu/utk_graddiss/578