• Sedimentology and Core Descriptions

• Lithologic symbol key and Core Log for MD99-2209

This core was originally described in the following publication:

• Baucom, P.C., Bratton, J.F., Colman, S.M., Fridell, J. and Rochon, A. 2000. Sedimentology and core descriptions, Marion-Dufresne cores MD99-2204 through 2209, U.S. Geological Survey Report 00-306, p. 49-71.

Data obtained from this core were used in the following publications:

• Colman, S.M., Baucom, P.C., Bratton, J., Cronin, T.M., McGeehin, J.P., Willard, D.A., Zimmerman, A. and Vogt, P.R. 2002. Radiocarbon dating of Holocene sediments in Chesapeake Bay. Quaternary Research, v. 57, p. 58-70.

• Cronin, T.M., Dwyer, G.S., Kamiya, T., Schwede, S., and Willard, D.A. 2003. Medieval Warm Period, Little Ice Age and 20th Century Temperature Variability from Chesapeake Bay. Global and Planetary Change, v. 36, n. 1-2, p. 17-29.

• Cronin, T.M., Vogt, P.D., Willard, D.A., Verardo, S., Lavenburg, A., Korejwo, D. In review. Rapid Early Holocene sea level rise from Chesapeake Bay sediments: Climate and Ice Sheet Implications. Earth and Planetary Science Letters.

• Halka, J.P., Vogt, P.R., Colman, S.M., Cronin, T.M. 2000. Geophysical environment: Site MD99-2209, U. S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 00-306, p. 40-48.

• Willard, D.A., Cronin, T.M., and Verardo, S. 2003. Late Holocene climate and ecosystem history from Chesapeake Bay sediment cores, USA. The Holocene, v. 13, p. 201-214.

• Willard, D.A., Bernhardt, C.E., Korejwo, D.A and Meyers, S.R. In review. Impact of millenial-scale Holocene climate variability on eastern North American terrestrial ecosystems: pollen-based climatic reconstruction. Global and Planetary Change.

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