Historical Climatology and coastal change associated with the ‘Great Storm’ of January 2005, South Uist and Benbecula, Scottish Outer Hebrides

Alastair G. Dawson; Sue Dawson; William Ritchie

doi:10.1080/14702540701623784

Historical Climatology and coastal change associated with the ‘Great Storm’ of January 2005, South Uist and Benbecula, Scottish Outer Hebrides

Alastair G. Dawson (Lead / Corresponding author)
, Sue Dawson
, William Ritchie

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This paper describes some of the changes that affected the coastlines of South Uist and Benbecula following the 'Great Storm' of 11 January 2005. The paper considers historical changes in patterns of winter storminess and addresses the issue of whether or not there has been a recent increase in regional storminess, manifested partly by this particular storm. The paper concludes on the basis of available Greenland ice core chemistry data and historical climate data, together with recent meteorological data, that no such increase has taken place. This surprising conclusion is further discussed in relation to current thinking on the nature of recent climate change.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	135-149
Number of pages	15
Journal	Scottish Geographical Journal
Volume	123
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/14702540701623784
Publication status	Published - Jun 2007

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SDG 14 Life Below Water

Keywords

Climate change
Coastal and marine studies
Environmental studies
Extreme coastal change
Geomorphology
Winter storminess

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Geography, Planning and Development
Earth-Surface Processes

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Historical Climatology and coastal change associated with the ‘Great Storm’ of January 2005, South Uist and Benbecula, Scottish Outer Hebrides. / Dawson, Alastair G. (Lead / Corresponding author); Dawson, Sue; Ritchie, William.
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