Evaluating climate indices and their geochemical proxies measured in corals

R. G. Fairbanks; M. N. Evans; J. L. Rubenstone; R. A. Mortlock; K. Broad; M. D. Moore; C. D. Charles

doi:10.1007/s003380050245

Evaluating climate indices and their geochemical proxies measured in corals

R. G. Fairbanks, M. N. Evans, J. L. Rubenstone, R. A. Mortlock, K. Broad, M. D. Moore, C. D. Charles

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Abstract

Standard ocean/climate indices such as the Niño-3 sea surface temperature (SST) index, based on sparse instrumental data, and atmospheric indices such as the Southern Oscillation Index (SOI), may now be substituted and/or extended by coral-based indices. Several elements or their isotopes are incorporated in coral aragonitic skeletons at predictable concentrations, some of which are temperature or salinity dependent. The availability of century-old corals, at key oceanographic sites, permits the establishment of a network of proxy climate indices.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	S93-S100
Journal	Coral Reefs
Volume	16
Issue number	SUPPL. 1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s003380050245
State	Published - 1997
Externally published	Yes

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