Heightened hurricane activity on the Little Bahama Bank from 1350 to 1650 AD

Continental Shelf Research

Volumn 86, Issue C, 2014, Pages 103-115

  van Hengstum, Peter J ^a   Donnelly, Jeffrey P ^a   Toomey, Michael R ^a   Albury, Nancy A ^b   Lane, Philip ^a   Kakuk, Brian ^c  

^a WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION   (United States)

^b Monuments and Museum Corporation Marsh Harbour   (Bahamas)

^c Bahamas Caves Research Foundation   (Bahamas)

Author keywords

Abaco; Bahamas; Blue hole; Hurricanes; Paleotempestology

Indexed keywords

EID: 84877767082     PISSN: 02784343     EISSN: 18736955     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.csr.2013.04.032     Document Type: Article

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