Proxy records from corals and marine sediment core that reflect changes in vertical wind shear and sea surface temperature (the two main parameters that influence hurricane activity) are used to reconstruct the frequency of major hurricanes over the Atlantic since 1730. The results indicate that the frequency of major hurricanes was anomalously low during the 1970s and 1980s compared to the past 270 years.
- Johan Nyberg
- Björn A. Malmgren
- Terrence M. Quinn
