A climate history of the Gulf of St. Lawrence region: a climatic reconstruction of the nineteenth century and discussion of its implications

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dc.contributor.advisorParenteau, William
dc.contributor.advisorBitterman, Rusty
dc.contributor.authorDevor, Teresa
dc.date.accessioned2023-03-01T16:25:01Z
dc.date.available2023-03-01T16:25:01Z
dc.date.issued2012
dc.date.updated2020-08-04T00:00:00Z
dc.description.abstractThe nineteenth-century settlement and development of the Gulf of St. Lawrence region took place during the end of a climatic epoch referred to by climate historians and scientists as the Little Ice Age, the temporal and geographic contours of which have been questioned by recent scholarship. This thesis examines the sources that help us to understand the climate of the Gulf of St Lawrence region in recent centuries. It suggests that in this region, the Little Ice Age ended around 1880. Data on annual temperatures and growing season temperatures reveal that the climate of the nineteenth century was characterized by a warming trend and by significant short-term fluctuations in the climate of the Gulf of St. Lawrence region. The vicissitudes of regional climate influenced the historic experience of settlement and development. This study explores the consequences of climatic variability for agriculture and transportation, and points to additional avenues of inquiry.
dc.description.copyrightCopyright Teresa Devor, 2012.
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dc.format.extentxiii, 214 pages
dc.format.mediumelectronic
dc.identifier.otherThesis 9020
dc.identifier.urihttps://unbscholar.lib.unb.ca/handle/1882/13786
dc.language.isoen_CA
dc.publisherUniversity of New Brunswick
dc.rightshttp://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_abf2
dc.subject.disciplineHistory
dc.titleA climate history of the Gulf of St. Lawrence region: a climatic reconstruction of the nineteenth century and discussion of its implications
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thesis.degree.disciplineHistory
thesis.degree.fullnameMaster of Arts
thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of New Brunswick
thesis.degree.levelmasters
thesis.degree.nameM.A.

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