Draschba, Sylke; Pätzold, Jürgen; Wefer, Gerold (2000): Triennial skeletal stable oxygen isotope ratios of Diploria labyrinthiformis [dataset publication series]. PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.711835, Supplement to: Draschba, S et al. (2000): North Atlantic climate variability since AD 1350 recorded in d18O and skeletal density of Bermuda corals. International Journal of Earth Sciences, 88(4), 733-741, https://doi.org/10.1007/s005310050301
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Abstract:
The reconstruction of the climatic history during the past several hundred years requires a sufficient geographical coverage of combined climate proxy series. Especially in order to identify causal connections between the atmosphere and the ocean, inclusion of marine records into composite climate time series is of fundamental importance. We present two skeletal delta18O chronologies of coral skeletons of Diploria labyrinthiformis from Bermuda fore-reef sites covering periods in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries and compare them with instrumental temperature data. Both time series are demonstrated to display sea-surface temperature (SST) variability on inter-annual to decadal time scales. On the basis of a specific modern delta18O vs instrumental SST calibration we reconstruct a time series of SST anomalies between AD 1350 and 1630 covering periods during the Little Ice Age. The application of the coral delta18O vs temperature relationship leads to estimates of past SST variability which are comparable to the magnitude of modern variations. Parallel to delta18O chronologies we present time series of skeletal bulk density. Coral delta18O and skeletal density reveal a strong similarity during Little Ice Age, confirming the reliability of both proxy climate indicators. The past coral records, presented in this study, share features with a previously published climate proxy record from Bermuda and a composite time series of reconstructed Northern Hemisphere summer temperatures. The coral proxy data presented here represent a valuable contribution to elucidate northern Atlantic subtropical climate variation during the past several centuries.
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Draschba, Sylke (1999): North Atlantic climate variability recorded in reef corals from Bermuda. Berichte aus dem Fachbereich Geowissenschaften der Universität Bremen, 134, 108 pp, urn:nbn:de:gbv:46-ep000102521
Coverage:
Median Latitude: 16.150000 * Median Longitude: -32.375000 * South-bound Latitude: 0.000000 * West-bound Longitude: -64.750000 * North-bound Latitude: 32.300000 * East-bound Longitude: 0.000000
Date/Time Start: 1993-07-07T12:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1993-07-22T12:00:00
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BDA210a * Latitude Start: 32.300000 * Longitude Start: -64.750000 * Latitude End: 0.000000 * Longitude End: 0.000000 * Date/Time: 1993-07-07T12:00:00 * Elevation Start: -25.0 m * Elevation End: 0.0 m * Location: Bermuda, Atlantic Ocean * Campaign: Bermuda93 * Basis: Bermuda Bio Station * Method/Device: Core wireline system (CWS) * Comment: Position not given
BDA221a * Latitude Start: 32.300000 * Longitude Start: -64.750000 * Latitude End: 0.000000 * Longitude End: 0.000000 * Date/Time: 1993-07-22T12:00:00 * Elevation Start: -25.0 m * Elevation End: 0.0 m * Location: Bermuda, Atlantic Ocean * Campaign: Bermuda93 * Basis: Bermuda Bio Station * Method/Device: Core wireline system (CWS) * Comment: Position not given
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Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported (CC-BY-3.0)
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- Draschba, S; Pätzold, J; Wefer, G (2000): Triennial skeletal stable oxygen isotope of Diploria labyrinthiformis (BDA 210 a). https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.88199
- Draschba, S; Pätzold, J; Wefer, G (2000): Triennial skeletal stable oxygen isotope of Diploria labyrinthiformis (BDA 221 a). https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.88200