TY - JOUR
T1 - Past hydrological events reflected in the Holocene fluvial record of Europe
AU - Macklin, M. G.
AU - Benito, G.
AU - Gregory, K. J.
AU - Johnstone, E.
AU - Lewin, John
AU - Michczynska, D. J.
AU - Soja, R.
AU - Starkel, L.
AU - Thornycraft, V. R.
N1 - Macklin, M.G., Benito, G., Gregory, K.J., Johnstone, E., Lewin, J., Michczynska, D.J., Soja, R., Starkel, L., Thomdycraft, V.R. (2006). Past hydrological events reflected in the Holocene fluvial record of Europe. Catena, 66: 145-154
PY - 2006/5/16
Y1 - 2006/5/16
N2 - A comprehensive database of radiocarbon dated fluvial units in Great Britain, Poland and Spain has been compiled to investigate the
relationship between environmental change, flooding and Holocene river dynamics. Following the methodology recently developed by
Macklin and Lewin [Macklin, M.G., Lewin, J., 2003. River sediments, great floods and centennial-scale Holocene climate change. Journal of
Quaternary Science 18, 101–105], radiocarbon dates in fluvial sequences that coincide with a modification in sedimentation rate, or style,
have been highlighted, allowing geomorphologically significant changes in Holocene river activity to be identified. Data analysis has been
undertaken at both national and sub-national scales, and on catchments of different size, type and land-use history. Multiple phases of higher
flood frequency, characterized by accelerated erosion and sediment deposition on floodplains, are recognized and compared with a range of
climate proxies. The relative and varying roles of climate and land-use on river dynamics are considered and the value of the database for
reconstructing past hydrological events, as well as for predicting river response to future environmental change, is assessed.
AB - A comprehensive database of radiocarbon dated fluvial units in Great Britain, Poland and Spain has been compiled to investigate the
relationship between environmental change, flooding and Holocene river dynamics. Following the methodology recently developed by
Macklin and Lewin [Macklin, M.G., Lewin, J., 2003. River sediments, great floods and centennial-scale Holocene climate change. Journal of
Quaternary Science 18, 101–105], radiocarbon dates in fluvial sequences that coincide with a modification in sedimentation rate, or style,
have been highlighted, allowing geomorphologically significant changes in Holocene river activity to be identified. Data analysis has been
undertaken at both national and sub-national scales, and on catchments of different size, type and land-use history. Multiple phases of higher
flood frequency, characterized by accelerated erosion and sediment deposition on floodplains, are recognized and compared with a range of
climate proxies. The relative and varying roles of climate and land-use on river dynamics are considered and the value of the database for
reconstructing past hydrological events, as well as for predicting river response to future environmental change, is assessed.
KW - river floods
KW - 14C dating
KW - fluvial sediments
KW - environmental change
KW - Europe
U2 - 10.1016/j.catena.2005.07.015
DO - 10.1016/j.catena.2005.07.015
M3 - Article
SN - 0341-8162
VL - 66
SP - 145
EP - 154
JO - Catena
JF - Catena
IS - 1-2
ER -
