The Preservation of Hurricane Irma’s Overwash Deposit in Mangrove Forests from Southern Florida, USA: Implications for Paleo-storm Reconstructions

Kristen Joyse1,2, Nicole Khan3, Ryan P Moyer4,5, Kara Radabaugh4, Isabel Hong6,7, Amanda R Chappel8,9, Jennifer Sue Walker10, Christian J Sanders11, Simon Engelhart12, Robert E Kopp13 and Benjamin Peter Horton14,15, (1)Earth Observatory of Singapore, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, SINGAPORE, (2)Rutgers University New Brunswick, Earth & Planetary Sciences, New Brunswick, United States, (3)University of Hong Kong, Department of Earth Sciences, Hong Kong, Hong Kong, (4)FL Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, Fish and Wildlife Research Institute, St. Petersburg, FL, United States, (5)TerraCarbon, LLC, Saint Petersburg, United States, (6)Central Washington University, Ellensburg, WA, United States, (7)Villanova University, Department of Geography and the Environment, Villanova, United States, (8)University of Florida, Environmental Engineering Sciences, Gainesville, FL, United States, (9)Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, Saint Petersburg, United States, (10)Duke University, Durham, NC, United States, (11)National Marine Science Centre, School of Environment, Science and Engineering, Southern Cross University, Coffs Harbour, NSW, 2450, Australia, Coffs Harbour, Australia, (12)University of Durham, Department of Geography, Durham, United Kingdom, (13)Rutgers University New Brunswick, Institute of Earth, Ocean, and Atmospheric Sciences, New Brunswick, NJ, United States, (14)Earth Observatory of Singapore, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, Singapore, (15)Asian School of the Environment, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, Singapore