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Brocas, William M; Felis, Thomas; Gierz, Paul; Lohmann, Gerrit; Werner, Martin; Obert, J Christina; Scholz, Denis; Kölling, Martin; Scheffers, Sander R (2017): Monthly Bonaire coral δ¹⁸O and d18Oseawater from the last interglacial, 120.5 -129.7 ka ago [dataset publication series]. PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.877852, Supplement to: Brocas, WM et al. (2018): Last interglacial hydroclimate seasonality reconstructed from tropical Atlantic corals. Paleoceanography and Paleoclimatology, 33(2), 198-213, https://doi.org/10.1002/2017PA003216

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Abstract:
The seasonality of hydroclimate during past periods of warmer than modern global temperatures is a critical component for understanding future climate change scenarios. Although partially analogous to these scenarios, the last interglacial (LIG, Marine Isotope Stage 5e, ~127-117 ka) is a popular test-bed. We present coral d18O monthly resolved records from multiple Bonaire (southern Caribbean) fossil corals (Diploria strigosa) that date to between 130 and 118 ka. These records represent up to 37 years and cover a total of 105 years, offering insights into the seasonality and characteristics of LIG tropical Atlantic hydroclimate. Our coral d18O records and available coral Sr/Ca- sea surface temperature (SST) records reveal new insights into the variable relationship between the seasonality of tropical Atlantic seawater d18O (d18Oseawater) and SST. Coral d18O seasonality is found to coevolve with SST and insolation seasonality throughout the LIG, culminating in significantly higher than modern values at 124 and 126 ka. At 124 ka, we reconstruct a 2-month lead of the coral d18O vs. the Sr/Ca-SST annual cycle and increased d18Oseawater seasonality. A fully-coupled climate model simulates a concomitant increase of southern Caribbean Sea summer precipitation and depletion of summer d18Oseawater. LIG regional hydroclimate differed from today's semiarid climate with a minor rainy season during winter. Cumulatively our coral d18O, d18Oseawater and model findings indicate a mid-LIG northward expansion of the South American Intertropical Convergence Zone into the southern Caribbean Sea, highlighting the importance of regional aspects within reconstructions of LIG hydroclimate seasonality.
Further details:
Brocas, William M; Felis, Thomas; Obert, J Christina; Gierz, Paul; Lohmann, Gerrit; Scholz, Denis; Kölling, Martin; Scheffers, Sander R (2016): Monthly Bonaire coral Sr/Ca from the last interglacial, 120.5 -129.7 ka ago. PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.862148
Project(s):
Center for Marine Environmental Sciences (MARUM)
Integrierte Analyse zwischeneiszeitlicher Klimadynamik (INTERDYNAMIK)
Funding:
German Research Foundation (DFG), grant/award no. 25575884: Integrierte Analyse zwischeneiszeitlicher Klimadynamik
Coverage:
Median Latitude: 12.230683 * Median Longitude: -68.281964 * South-bound Latitude: 12.137450 * West-bound Longitude: -68.341430 * North-bound Latitude: 12.274710 * East-bound Longitude: -68.196050
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Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported (CC-BY-3.0)
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  1. Brocas, WM; Felis, T; Gierz, P et al. (2017): (Figure 2) Monthly interpolated coral δ¹⁸O and d18Oseawater record from Bonaire coral BON-5-A, 120.5 ka. https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.877851
  2. Brocas, WM; Felis, T; Gierz, P et al. (2018): (Figure 2) Monthly interpolated coral δ¹⁸O and d18Oseawater record from Bonaire coral BON-12-A, 123.9 ka. https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.877856
  3. Brocas, WM; Felis, T; Gierz, P et al. (2017): (Figure 2) Monthly interpolated coral δ¹⁸O and d18Oseawater record from Bonaire coral BON-13-AI.1, 125.8 ka. https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.877857
  4. Brocas, WM; Felis, T; Gierz, P et al. (2017): (Figure 2) Monthly interpolated coral δ¹⁸O and d18Oseawater record from Bonaire coral BON-24-AII.2, 125.5 ka. https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.877858
  5. Brocas, WM; Felis, T; Gierz, P et al. (2017): (Figure 2) Monthly interpolated coral δ¹⁸O and d18Oseawater record from Bonaire coral BON-26-A, 124.9 ka. https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.877860
  6. Brocas, WM; Felis, T; Gierz, P et al. (2017): (Figure 2) Monthly interpolated coral δ¹⁸O and d18Oseawater record from Bonaire coral BON-28-AI, 123.3 ka. https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.877861
  7. Brocas, WM; Felis, T; Gierz, P et al. (2017): (Figure 2) Monthly interpolated coral δ¹⁸O and d18Oseawater record from Bonaire coral BON-33-BI.2, 129.7 ka. https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.877862