Formation of aeolian dunes on Anholt, Denmark since AD 1560: A record of deforestation and increased storminess

Sedimentary Geology

Volumn 199, Issue 3-4, 2007, Pages 171-187

  Clemmensen, Lars B ^a   Bjørnsen, Mette ^a   Murray, Andrew ^b   Pedersen, Karsten ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Aeolian dunes; Denmark; Ground penetrating radar; Optically stimulated luminescence dating; Wind climate

Indexed keywords

DUNE; DUNE FORMATION; EOLIAN DEPOSIT; EOLIAN PROCESS; GROUND PENETRATING RADAR; LUMINESCENCE DATING; WIND;

AARHUS [DENMARK]; ANHOLT; DENMARK; EURASIA; EUROPE; NORTHERN EUROPE; SCANDINAVIA;

EID: 34249811489     PISSN: 00370738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sedgeo.2007.01.025     Document Type: Article

References (45)

1. Ballarini M., Wallingi J., Murray A.S., van Heteren S., Oost A.P., Bos A.J.J., and van Eijk C.W.E. Quartz OSL dating of young coastal dunes. Quaternary Science Reviews 22 (2003) 1011-1017
2. Bjørnsen, M., Clemmensen, L.B., Pedersen, K., Murray, A., in press. New evidence of the Littorina transgressions in Kattegat-OSL dating of a beach ridge system on Anholt, Denmark. Boreas.
3. Bond G., Showers W., Cheseby M., Lotti R., Almasi P., deMenocal P., Priore P., Cullen H., Hajdas I., and Bonani G. A pervasive millennial-scale cycle in North Atlantic Holocene and glacial climates. Science 278 (1997) 1257-1266
4. Bristow C.S., Bailey S.D., and Lancaster N. The sedimentary structures of linear dunes. Nature 406 (2000) 56-59
5. Bullard J.E. A note on the use of the "Fryberger method" for evaluating potential sand transport by wind. Journal of Sedimentary Research 67 (1997) 499-501
6. Cappelen J., and Jørgensen B. Observeret vindhastighed og - retning i Danmark - med klimanormaler 1961-1990. Daanish Meteorological Institute, Technical Report 99--13 (1999)
7. Christensen S.N., and Johnsen I. The licker-rich heath vegetation on the isle of Anholt, Denmark-description, history and development. Journal of Coastal Conservation 7 (2001) 1-12
8. Clarke M., Rendell H., Tastet J.-P., Clare B., and Massé L. Late-Holocene sand invasion and North Atlantic storminess along the Aquitaine Coast, southwest France. The Holocene 12 (2002) 231-238
9. Clemmensen L.B., and Murray A. The termination of the last major phase of aeolian sand movement, coastal dunefields, Denmark. Earth Surface Processes and Landforms 31 (2006) 795-808
10. Clemmensen L.B., Pye K., Murray A., and Heinemeier J. Sedimentology, stratigraphy and landscape evolution of a Holocene coastal dune system, Lodbjerg, NW Jutland, Denmark. Sedimentology 48 (2001) 3-27
11. Clemmensen L.B., Andreasen F., Heinemeier J., and Murray A. Holocene coastal aeolian system, Vejers, Denmark: landscape evolution and sequence stratigraphy. Terra Nova 13 (2001) 129-134
12. Clemmensen L.B., Murray A.S., Beck J.-H., and Clausen A. Large-scale aeolian sand movement on the west coast of Jutland, Denmark in late Subboreal to early Subatlantic time-a record of climate change or cultural impact?. GFF 123 (2001) 193-203
13. Clemmensen L.B., Pedersen K., Murray A., and Heinemeier J. A 7000-year record of coastal evolution, Vejers, SW Jutland, Denmark. Bulletin of the Geological Society of Denmark 53 (2006) 1-22
14. Dawson A.G., Hickey K., McKenna J., and Foster I.D.L. A 200-year record of gale frequency, Edingburgh, Scotland: a possible link with high-magnitude volcanic eruptions. The Holocene 7 (1997) 337-341
15. Dawson S., Smith D.E., Jordan J., and Dawson A.G. Late Holocene coastal sand movement in the outer Hebrides, N. W. Scotland. Marine Geology 210 (2004) 281-306
16. Folk R.L., and Ward W.C. Brazos River bar: a study in the significance of grain-size parameters. Journal of Sedimentary Petrology 27 (1957) 3-26
17. Fryberger S.G. Dune forms and wind regime. In: KcKee E.D. (Ed). A Study of Global Sand Seas. United States Geological Survey Professional Paper vol. 1052 (1979) 141-169
18. Grove J.M. The Little Ice Age (1988), Cambridge University Press, Cambridge
19. Hass H.C. Northern Europe climate variations during late Holocene: evidence from marine Skagerrak. Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology 123 (1996) 121-145
20. Hesp P.A. Foredunes and blowouts: initiation, geomorphology and dynamics. Geomorphology 48 (2002) 245-268
21. Hobolt E.A. Anholt i Fortid og Nutid (1946), Gyldendal, København
22. Jessen, A., 1897. Beskrivelse til Geologisk Kort over Danmark. Kortbladene Læsø og Anholt. Danmarks geologiske Undersøgelse 1, række 4.
23. Kristensen L., and Frydendahl K. Danmarks vindklima fra 1870 til nutiden. Havforskning fra Miljøstyrelsen vol. 2 (1991)
24. Lamb, H.H., 1988. Weather, Climate and Human Affairs: A Book of Essays and Other Papers. Routledge, Chapman and Hall, New York.
25. Lancaster N. Development of linear dunes in the southeastern Kalahari, southern Africa. Journal of Arid Environments 14 (1988) 233-244
26. Lancaster N. Geomorphology of Desert Dunes (1995), Routledge 290 pp.
27. Lancaster N., and Helm P. A test of a climatic index of dune mobility using measurements from the southwestern United States. Earth Surface Processes and Landforms 25 (2000) 197-207
28. Mann M.E., Bradley R.S., and Hughes M.K. Northern hemisphere temperatures during the past millennium: inferences, uncertainties and limitations. Geophysical Research Letters 26 (1999) 759-762
29. McKee E.D. Structures of dunes at White Sands National Monument, New Mexico (and a comparison with structures of dunes from other selected areas). Sedimentology 7 (1966) 1-69
30. McKee E.D. Sedimentary structures in dunes. In: McKee E.D. (Ed). A Study of Global Sand Seas. United States Geological Survey Professional Paper vol. 1052 (1979) 83-113
31. McKee E.D., and Tibbitts Jr. G.C. Primary structures of a seif dune and associated deposits in Libya. Journal of Sedimentary Petrology 34 (1964) 5-17
32. Murray A.S., and Clemmensen L.B. Luminescence dating of Holocene aeolian sand movement, Thy, Denmark. Quaternary Science Reviews (Quaternary Geochronology) 20 (2001) 751-754
33. Murray A.S., and Olley J.M. Precision and accuracy in the optically stimulated luminescence dating of sedimentary quartz. Geochonometria 21 (2002) 1-16
34. Murray A.S., and Wintle A.G. Luminescence dating of quartz using an improved single-aliquot regenerative-dose protocol. Radiation Measurements 32 (2000) 57-73
35. Murray A.S., Marten R., Johnston A., and Martin P. Analysis for naturally occurring radionuclides at environmental concentrations by gamma spectrometry. Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear chemistry 115 (1987) 263-288 (Articles)
36. Pedersen K., and Clemmensen L.B. Unveiling past aeolian landscapes: a ground-penetrating radar survey of a Holocene coastal dunefield system, Thy, Denmark. Sedimentary Geology 177 (2005) 57-86
37. Petersen P.V. Jagten på Anholts ukendte Ørken-folk. Aktuel Arkæologi 6 (2004) 22-26
38. Pye K., and Neal A. Late Holocene dune formation on the Sefton Coast, northwest England. Special Publication - Geological Society of London 72 (1993) 201-217
39. Rubin D.M., and Hunter R.E. Bedform alignment in directionally varying flow. Science 237 (1987) 276-278
40. Saye S.E., and Pye K. Variations in chemical composition and particle size of dune sediments along the west coast of Jutland, Denmark. Sedimentary Geology 183 (2006) 217-242
41. Steenstrup K.J.V. On Fyrreskovens forsvinden på Anholt. Tidsskrift for Skovvæsen 8 (1896) 82-89
42. Tsoar H. Internal structures and surface geometry of longitudinal (seif) dunes. Journal of Sedimentary Petrology 52 (1982) 823-832
43. Tsoar H. Dynamic processes acting on a longitudinal (seif) dune. Sedimentology 30 (1983) 567-578
44. Wheeler D., and Suarez-Dominguez J. Climatic reconstructions for the northeast Atlantic region AD 1685-1700: a new source of evidence from naval logbooks. The Holocene 11 (2006) 39-49
45. Wilson P., McGourty J., and Bateman M.D. Mid- to late-Holocene coastal dune event stratigraphy for the north coast of Northern Ireland. The Holocene 14 (2004) 406-416