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) |
|---|---|
| Journal | Coral Reefs |
| Volume | 16 |
| Issue number | SUPPL. 1 |
| State | Published - 1997 |
| Externally published | Yes |
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Evaluating climate indices and their geochemical proxies measured in corals. / Fairbanks, R. G.; Evans, M. N.; Rubenstone, J. L.; Mortlock, R. A.; Broad, Kenneth; Moore, M. D.; Charles, C. D.
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T1 - Evaluating climate indices and their geochemical proxies measured in corals
AU - Fairbanks, R. G.
AU - Evans, M. N.
AU - Rubenstone, J. L.
AU - Mortlock, R. A.
AU - Broad, Kenneth
AU - Moore, M. D.
AU - Charles, C. D.
PY - 1997
Y1 - 1997
N2 - 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.
AB - 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.
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VL - 16
JO - Coral Reefs
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