Paleotempestology

The paleotempestology is a science that deals with the reconstruction of past tropical cyclones is concerned, and as such a minor discipline of paleoclimatology is. The proxies used by paleotempestology include sedimentary deposits, microfossils (such as foraminifera ), stalactites, and corals .

Although the first paleotempestological investigations were already carried out in the 1970s , the research direction did not develop until after 2000.

Individual evidence

^ GBK Baines and RF McLean (1976): Sequential studies of hurricane deposit evolution at Funafuti Atoll . In: Marine Geology 21, M1-M8.

literature

Jonathan Nott (2004): Palaeotempestology: the study of prehistoric tropical cyclones - a review and implications for hazard assessment . In: Environment International Vol. 30, pp. 433-447. doi : 10.1016 / j.envint.2003.09.010

[1] GBK Baines and RF McLean (1976): Sequential studies of hurricane deposit evolution at Funafuti Atoll . In: Marine Geology 21, M1-M8.