(Table S1) Age determination of sediment core RAPiD-21-03K

A decadal resolution time series of sea surface temperature (SST) spanning the last two millennia is reconstructed by combining a proxy record from a new sediment sequence with previously published data from core MD99-2275, north of Iceland. The alkenone based SST reconstruction is validated with historic observational data and compared to a new similar temporal resolution reconstruction obtained from sediment core RAPiD21-3K, in the subpolar North Atlantic. The two SST paleorecords show consistent multidecadal scale coolings throughout the interval and similar expressions during the contrasted climatic periods 'colloquially known' as the Medieval Climatic Anomaly (MCA) and Little Ice Age (LIA). In order to further understand the temporal and spatial SST variations and investigate the influence of natural forcings on the observed SST changes during the last millennium, we compare our time series to simulations using the Institut Pierre-Simon Laplace IPSLCM4-v2 climate model. This comparison highlights the potential importance of volcanism as a natural forcing driving coherent abrupt cooling events captured in the subpolar North Atlantic records.

(Table 1) Paleomagnetic properties of specimens from DSDP Holes 69-504B and 70-504B

Paleomagnetic and rock magnetic measurements of basalt specimens from DSDP Hole 504B, associated with the Costa Rica Rift, have a mean natural remanence intensity (Jn) between 5 and 10 x 10**-3 gauss, consistent with the presence of a magnetized layer that is 0.5 to 1 km thick, which produces the observed magnetic anomalies. A mean Koenigsberger ratio (Qn) greater than 10 indicates that the remanence dominates the magnetic signal of the drilled section. The susceptibility (x) increases with depth, and the median demagnetizing field (MDF) decreases with increasing depth in Hole 504B, congruent with the downhole increase in the relative abundance of massive flow units. Hole 504B is composed of at least 12 units with distinct stable average inclinations (Is), which probably represent extrusion at times of different geomagnetic field directions and possibly also the effects of faulting. The thickness of basalt associated with these inclination units varies from less than 9 meters to possibly as much as 160 meters. Two relatively thick magnetic units (40 m and 45 m, separated by 100 m) have anomalously high Is values of -53° and -63°, in contrast with the near zero inclinations expected for the equatorial latitude of Site 504. For this reason and because the average inclination of all the magnetic units is skewed to a negative value, it might be that the entire section at Hole 504B was tilted by approximately 30°.

Crashworthiness analysis of the UMTA state-of-the-art cars. Final report.

Transportation Systems Center, Cambridge, Mass.

Estimating the injury-reducing benefits of ejection-mitigating glazing.

Mode of access: Internet.

Analysis of the future effects of the fuel shortage and increased small car usage upon traffic deaths and injuries. Final report. Executive summary.

Transportation Department, Office of Systems Engineering, Washington, D.C.

Compliance technicques for pedestrian protection; feasibility study. Final report.

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Washington, D.C.

An evaluation of head restraints - Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard 202.

Mode of access: Internet.

Evaluation of state motorcycle helmet laws using the National Electronic Injury Surveillance System. Final report.

Mode of access: Internet.

The effects of safety seat legislation on pediatric trauma. Final report.

Transportation Department, Office of University Research, Washington, D.C.

Rail safety/ equipment crashworthiness. Volume IV: Executive summary. Interim report.

Federal Railroad Administration, Office of Research and Development, Washington, D.C.

Rail safety/ equipment crashworthiness. Volume II: Design guide. Interim report.

Federal Railroad Administration, Office of Research and Development, Washington, D.C.

Rail safety/ equipment crashworthiness. Volume III: Proposed engineering standards. Interim report.

Federal Railroad Administration, Office of Research and Development, Washington, D.C.

Rail safety/ equipment crashworthiness. Volume I: A systems analysis of injury minimization in rail systems. Interim report.

Federal Railroad Administration, Office of Research and Development, Washington, D.C.