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Name: SST estimates for the Last Interglacial (129-116 ka BP) during the months of June, July and August
Published: 2019-07-31
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Keywords: global reconstruction; Last Interglacial; Sea Surface Temperatures; SST; Super-interglacial

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global reconstruction; Last Interglacial; Sea Surface Temperatures; SST; Super-interglacial

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Other version:

A global reconstruction of sea-surface temperatures for the Last Interglacial (129-116 kyr) - Excel file

Coverage:

Median Latitude: 12.802609 * Median Longitude: -6.852500 * South-bound Latitude: -54.550000 * West-bound Longitude: -140.050000 * North-bound Latitude: 72.180000 * East-bound Longitude: 177.920000

Date/Time Start: 1957-07-29T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 2003-06-12T04:32:00

Minimum Elevation: -6216.0 m * Maximum Elevation: -1108.0 m

Event(s):

108-658A * Latitude: 20.749200 * Longitude: -18.580800 * Date/Time Start: 1986-03-04T15:15:00 * Date/Time End: 1986-03-07T01:15:00 * Elevation: -2274.0 m * Penetration: 300.4 m * Recovery: 294.98 m * Location: Canarias Sea * Campaign: * Basis: Joides Resolution * Method/Device: Drilling/drill rig (DRILL) * Comment: 33 cores; 300.4 m cored; 0 m drilled; 98.2 % recovery

161-975 * Latitude: 38.896633 * Longitude: 4.509883 * Date/Time Start: 1995-05-14T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1995-08-19T00:00:00 * Elevation: -2415.8 m * Penetration: 790.2 m * Recovery: 773.6 m * Location: Western Basin * Campaign: * Basis: Joides Resolution * Method/Device: Composite Core (COMPCORE) * Comment: 85 cores; 790.2 m cored; 0 m drilled; 97.9% recovery

161-976 * Latitude: 36.205367 * Longitude: -4.312667 * Date/Time Start: 1995-05-21T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1995-06-08T00:00:00 * Elevation: -1108.0 m * Penetration: 2080.6 m * Recovery: 977.3 m * Location: Alboran Sea * Campaign: * Basis: Joides Resolution * Method/Device: Composite Core (COMPCORE) * Comment: 179 cores; 1536.8 m cored; 0 m drilled; 63.6% recovery

Comment:

Drift correction has not been applied to the two coral sites!

Drift correction could not be applied to four sites in a land box when located using OFES.

Parameter(s):

#	Name	Short Name	Unit	Principal Investigator	Comment
1	Event label	Event		Turney, Chris S M
2	Site	Site		Turney, Chris S M
3	LATITUDE	Latitude		Turney, Chris S M	Geocode
4	LONGITUDE	Longitude		Turney, Chris S M	Geocode
5	Method comment	Method comm		Turney, Chris S M	Method of temperature estimate
6	Sea surface temperature, June-August	SST (6-8)	°C	Turney, Chris S M	LIG JJA temp estimate
7	Sea surface temperature, June-August, standard deviation	SST (6-8) std dev	±	Turney, Chris S M	1 sd, LIG JJA temp estimate
8	Number of points	Points	#	Turney, Chris S M	Number of datapoints contributing to SST estimate
9	Sea surface temperature, June-August	SST (6-8)	°C	Turney, Chris S M	30 days mean temp along trajectory minus mean temp at site
10	Sea surface temperature, June-August	SST (6-8)	°C	Turney, Chris S M	SST 1981-2010 JJA ('Modern')
11	Sea surface temperature, June-August	SST (6-8)	°C	Turney, Chris S M	JJA LIG - modern (no drift)
12	Sea surface temperature, June-August, standard deviation	SST (6-8) std dev	±	Turney, Chris S M	1 sd, JJA LIG - modern (no drift)
13	Sea surface temperature, June-August	SST (6-8)	°C	Turney, Chris S M	JJA LIG - modern - 30 day drift
14	Sea surface temperature, June-August, standard deviation	SST (6-8) std dev	±	Turney, Chris S M	1 sd, JJA LIG - modern - 30 day drift
15	Reference/source	Reference		Turney, Chris S M

License:

Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC-BY-4.0)

Size:

1104 data points

Data

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1 Event	2 Site	3 Latitude	4 Longitude	5 Method comm (Method of temperature estimate)	6 SST (6-8) [°C] (LIG JJA temp estimate)	7 SST (6-8) std dev [±] (1 sd, LIG JJA temp estimate)	8 Points [#] (Number of datapoints contribu...)	9 SST (6-8) [°C] (30 days mean temp along traje...)	10 SST (6-8) [°C] (SST 1981-2010 JJA ('Modern'))	11 SST (6-8) [°C] (JJA LIG - modern (no drift))	12 SST (6-8) std dev [±] (1 sd, JJA LIG - modern (no dr...)	13 SST (6-8) [°C] (JJA LIG - modern - 30 day drift)	14 SST (6-8) std dev [±] (1 sd, JJA LIG - modern - 30 d...)	15 Reference
V18-68	V18 - 68	-54.55	-77.85	Radiolaria Assemblage (Transfer Function)	6.5	1.1	3	0.30	6.4	0.11	1.10	-0.20	1.10	CLIMAP (1984)
ELT49.017-PC	E49 - 17 /ELT49.017-PC	-48.28	-90.25	Planktonic Foraminifera Assemblage (Modern Analogue Technique)	7.0	1.5	4	-0.50	7.7	-0.72	1.50	-0.27	1.50	Howard & Prell (1992)
PS1754-1	PS1754-1	-46.77	7.61	Planktonic Foraminifera Assemblage (Modern Analogue Technique)	3.2	1.2	4	-1.30	5.8	-2.63	1.20	-1.37	1.20	Niebler (1995)
E49-18	E49-18	-46.05	-90.17	Planktonic Foraminifera Assemblage (Transfer Function)	8.3	1.1	4	-0.60	9.2	-0.89	1.10	-0.25	1.10	CLIMAP (1984)
E45-29	E45-29	-44.88	-106.52	Planktonic Foraminifera Assemblage (Modern Analogue Technique)	7.4	1.6	3	-0.70	9.7	-2.28	1.60	-1.57	1.60	Howard & Prell (1994); Howard & Prell (1992)
RC11-120	RC11 - 120	-43.87	80.45	Planktonic Foraminifera Assemblage (Transfer Function)	8.2	1.5	4	-1.30	10.7	-2.47	1.50	-1.15	1.50	CLIMAP (1984)
MD73025-2	MD73 - 025	-43.82	50.32	Radiolaria Assemblage (Transfer Function)	4.7	1.1	13	-1.90	7.6	-2.93	1.10	-1.02	1.10	CLIMAP (1984)
V22-108	V22-108	-43.18	-3.25	Radiolaria Assemblage (Transfer Function)	8.8	1.1	10	-0.90	8.9	-0.10	1.10	0.81	1.10	CLIMAP (1984)
RC08-39	RC8 - 39	-42.88	42.35	Planktonic Foraminifera Assemblage (Transfer Function)	8.5	1.3	16	-0.30	10.0	-1.55	1.30	-1.27	1.30	CLIMAP (1984)
PS2076-3	PS2076-1/3	-41.15	13.47	Planktonic Foraminifera Assemblage (Modern Analogue Technique)	13.5	1.0	3	-0.30	12.5	0.97	1.00	1.26	1.00	Niebler (1995)
RC15-61	RC15 - 61	-40.62	-77.20	Radiolaria Assemblage (Transfer Function)	4.8	2.4	3	-0.30	12.1	-7.28	2.40	-6.97	2.40	CLIMAP (1984)
RC12-294	RC12 - 294	-37.27	-10.10	Planktonic Foraminifera Assemblage (Transfer Function)	13.9	2.0	17	-0.80	13.8	0.10	2.00	0.89	2.00	CLIMAP (1984)
RC11-86	RC11 - 86	-35.78	18.45	Planktonic Foraminifera Assemblage (Transfer Function)	15.0	1.4	9	0.60	16.8	-1.79	1.40	-2.34	1.40	CLIMAP (1984)
GeoB1312-2	GeoB 1312	-32.00	-30.00	Planktonic Foraminifera Assemblage (Modern Analogue Technique)	18.1	0.5	11	-0.40	18.6	-0.55	0.50	-0.16	0.50	Hale & Pflaumann (1999)
GeoB1309-2	GeoB 1309	-32.00	-29.00	Planktonic Foraminifera Assemblage (Modern Analogue Technique)	17.7	0.1	6	-0.30	18.6	-0.90	0.10	-0.61	0.10	Hale & Pflaumann (1999)
RC17-69	RC17 - 69	-31.50	32.60	Planktonic Foraminifera Assemblage (Transfer Function)	20.9	1.3	6	0.30	21.4	-0.50	1.30	-0.83	1.30	CLIMAP (1984)
MD96-2085	MD96-2085	-29.70	12.93	Planktonic Foraminifera Assemblage (Transfer Function)	16.3	1.0	9	-0.60	17.2	-0.88	1.00	-0.32	1.00	Chen et al. (2002)
RC13-229	RC13-229	-25.50	11.30	Planktonic Foraminifera Assemblage (Transfer Function)	15.8	1.4	9	-0.20	17.4	-1.56	1.40	-1.37	1.40	CLIMAP (1984)
RC13-228	RC13 - 228	-22.33	11.20	Radiolaria Assemblage (Transfer Function)	18.9	2.0	12	-0.30	17.1	1.76	2.00	2.05	2.00	CLIMAP (1984)
GL-77	GL-77	-21.21	-40.05	Planktonic Foraminifera Assemblage (Artificial Neural Network)	24.5	1.0	8	-1.10	23.6	0.87	1.00	1.94	1.00	Petro et al. (2016)
V28-345	V28-345	-17.67	117.95	Planktonic Foraminifera Assemblage (Transfer Function)	25.6	1.3	11	0.10	26.0	-0.39	1.30	-0.53	1.30	CLIMAP (1984)
V19-53	V19-53	-17.02	-113.52	Planktonic Foraminifera Assemblage (Transfer Function)	27.2	3.0	3	-0.10	24.2	2.99	3.00	3.07	3.00	CLIMAP (1984)
Y71-06-12	Y71-6-12	-16.45	-77.57	Radiolaria Assemblage (Transfer Function)	17.9	1.5	12	0.40	18.2	-0.30	1.50	-0.72	1.50	CLIMAP (1984)
RC17-98	RC17 - 98	-13.22	65.62	Planktonic Foraminifera Assemblage (Transfer Function)	25.3	1.3	6	0.30	25.6	-0.26	1.30	-0.56	1.30	CLIMAP (1984)
V22-174	V22-174	-10.07	-12.82	Planktonic Foraminifera Assemblage (Transfer Function)	23.7	1.3	15	0.20	24.9	-1.18	1.30	-1.41	1.30	CLIMAP (1984)
V22-38	V22-38	-9.55	-34.25	Planktonic Foraminifera Assemblage (Transfer Function)	24.9	2.0	12	-0.40	26.7	-1.83	2.00	-1.44	2.00	CLIMAP (1984)
RC11-230	RC11-230	-8.80	-110.80	Radiolaria Assemblage (Transfer Function)	26.1	2.4	6	-0.60	25.5	0.63	2.40	1.19	2.40	CLIMAP (1984)
GeoB2204-2	GeoB 2204	-8.53	-34.02	Planktonic Foraminifera Assemblage (Modern Analogue Technique)	25.6	0.7	6	-0.90	26.9	-1.29	0.70	-0.37	0.70	Hale & Pflaumann (1999)
RC24-16	RC24-16	-5.04	-10.19	Planktonic Foraminifera Assemblage (Transfer Function)	23.6	1.3	6	-0.80	25.2	-1.60	1.25	-0.76	1.25	McIntyre et al. (1989); Imbrie et al (1989)
V19-29	V19-29	-3.57	-83.93	Radiolaria Assemblage (Transfer Function)	20.0	1.6	12	1.40	21.2	-1.20	1.60	-2.59	1.60	CLIMAP (1984)
V25-56	V25-56	-3.55	-35.23	Planktonic Foraminifera Assemblage (Revised Analog Method)	26.1	1.5	10	-0.90	27.3	-1.15	1.50	-0.25	1.50	Waelbroeck et al. (1998)
RC13-205	RC13 - 205	-2.28	5.18	Planktonic Foraminifera Assemblage (Transfer Function)	23.2	1.5	5	2.20	23.7	-0.58	1.50	-2.76	1.50	CLIMAP (1984)
V22-182	V22-182	-0.55	-17.27	Coccolithophore Assemblage (Transfer Function)	23.9	2.0	6	2.40	24.8	-0.93	2.00	-3.31	2.00	CLIMAP (1984)
A180-73	A180-73	0.00	-0.38	Planktonic Foraminifera Assemblage (Transfer Function)	25.0	1.0	3	3.30	25.6	-0.56	1.00	-3.84	1.00	CLIMAP (1984)
V30-40	V30-40	0.22	-23.07	Planktonic Foraminifera Assemblage (Transfer Function)	21.6	1.5	15	1.50	26.1	-4.54	1.50	-6.07	1.50	McIntyre et al. (1989); Imbrie et al (1989)
RC10-65	RC10 - 65	0.68	-108.62	Radiolaria Assemblage (Transfer Function)	23.6	1.8	6	3.20	24.1	-0.53	1.80	-3.71	1.80	CLIMAP (1984)
V28-238	V28-238	1.02	160.48	Planktonic Foraminifera Assemblage (Transfer Function)	27.1	2.5	18	-0.30	29.4	-2.32	2.50	-2.06	2.50	CLIMAP (1984)
V25-59	V25-59	1.22	-33.29	Planktonic Foraminifera Assemblage (Revised Analog Method)	23.6	0.8	42	-0.40	27.5	-3.86	0.80	-3.50	0.80	Waelbroeck et al. (1998)
RC11-210	RC11-210	1.82	-140.05	Radiolaria Assemblage (Transfer Function)	24.6	1.8	7	0.50	26.7	-2.13	1.80	-2.60	1.80	CLIMAP (1984)
GeoB1523-1	GeoB 1523-1	3.83	-41.62	Planktonic Foraminifera Assemblage (Modern Analogue Technique)	25.6	1.0	22	-1.20	28.0	-2.39	1.00	-1.17	1.00	Wolff et al. (1999)
V29-29	V29-29	5.12	77.58	Planktonic Foraminifera Assemblage (Transfer Function)	27.1	1.1	4	-0.90	28.4	-1.31	1.10	-0.40	1.10	CLIMAP (1984)
RC12-339	RC12 - 339	9.13	90.03	Planktonic Foraminifera Assemblage (Transfer Function)	26.7	1.1	10	-0.60	28.7	-2.04	1.10	-1.40	1.10	CLIMAP (1984)
V28-127	V28-127	11.65	-80.13	Planktonic Foraminifera Assemblage (Transfer Function)	28.3	1.4	10	-1.00	28.5	-0.23	1.40	0.72	1.40	CLIMAP (1984)
MD97-2142	MD97-2142	12.69	119.47	Planktonic Foraminifera Assemblage (Transfer Function)	29.0	1.4	6	-2.40	29.4	-0.34	1.40	2.06	1.40	Chen et al. (2003)
V22-196	V22-196	13.83	-18.97	Planktonic Foraminifera Assemblage (Transfer Function)	27.4	1.4	6	1.00	27.3	0.14	1.40	-0.87	1.40	CLIMAP (1984)
GIK17954-2	GIK17954-2	14.80	111.53	Planktonic Foraminifera Assemblage (Transfer Function)	29.2	1.5	4	0.20	29.2	0.04	1.50	-0.15	1.50	Wang et al. (1999)
V34-88	V34-88	16.52	59.53	Planktonic Foraminifera Assemblage (Transfer Function)	25.9	1.3	12	-0.60	26.1	-0.23	1.30	0.33	1.30	CLIMAP (1984)
V12-122	V12-122	17.00	-74.40	Planktonic Foraminifera Assemblage (Transfer Function)	26.8	1.7	7	-1.10	28.5	-1.73	1.70	-0.62	1.70	CLIMAP (1984)
M35027-1	M35027-1	17.65	-67.17	Planktonic Foraminifera Assemblage (Modern Analogue Technique)	25.8	1.0	20	-0.90	28.5	-2.71	1.00	-1.80	1.00	Hüls & Zahn (2000)
V30-49	V30-49	18.43	-21.08	Planktonic Foraminifera Assemblage (Transfer Function)	24.5	1.5	15	-0.50	24.0	0.48	1.50	0.93	1.50	McIntyre et al. (1989); Imbrie et al (1989)
TR126-23	TR126 - 23	20.48	-95.62	Planktonic Foraminifera Assemblage (Transfer Function)	28.5	0.9	6	-0.50	28.9	-0.40	0.90	0.14	0.90	CLIMAP (1984)
108-658A	ODP 658	20.75	-18.58	Planktonic Foraminifera Assemblage (Modern Analogue Technique)	20.8	1.5	14	0.30	22.8	-2.05	1.50	-2.33	1.50	Eglinton et al. (1992)
TR126-29	TR126 - 29	21.33	-93.95	Planktonic Foraminifera Assemblage (Transfer Function)	28.1	0.9	10	-0.60	28.9	-0.81	0.90	-0.24	0.90	CLIMAP (1984)
GIK12392-1	M12392 - 1	25.17	-16.85	Planktonic Foraminifera Assemblage (Transfer Function)	21.1	1.1	3	-0.50	22.0	-0.95	1.10	-0.50	1.10	CLIMAP (1984)
V25-21	V25-21	26.40	-45.45	Planktonic Foraminifera Assemblage (Transfer Function)	26.2	1.5	5	-0.20	26.4	-0.18	1.50	0.01	1.50	McIntyre et al. (1989); Imbrie et al (1989)
GIK15637-1	GIK15637	27.01	-18.99	Planktonic Foraminifera Assemblage (Modern Analogue Technique)	23.0	1.5	13	-0.30	22.9	0.15	1.50	0.45	1.50	Kiefer (1998)
V28-304	V28-304	28.53	134.13	Radiolaria Assemblage (Transfer Function)	27.2	0.9	4	0.70	27.5	-0.27	0.90	-1.00	0.90	Heusser & Morley (1997)
JPC37	JPC37	31.68	-75.42	Planktonic Foraminifera Assemblage (Modern Analogue Technique)	26.4	2.0	25	0.70	27.7	-1.35	2.00	-2.06	2.00	Cortijo et al. (1999)
RC08-145	RC8 - 145	33.58	-62.38	Planktonic Foraminifera Assemblage (Transfer Function)	24.5	1.4	9	1.20	25.9	-1.37	1.40	-2.60	1.40	CLIMAP (1984)
V32-126	V32-126	35.32	177.92	Planktonic Foraminifera Assemblage (Transfer Function)	26.6	1.5	5	0.60	22.1	4.53	1.50	3.92	1.50	CLIMAP (1984)
161-976	ODP 976	36.21	-4.31	Planktonic Foraminifera Assemblage (Modern Analogue Technique)	23.8	1.5	3	-0.80	21.5	2.34	1.50	3.12	1.50	González-Donoso et al. (2000)
V32-128	V32-128	36.46	177.16	Planktonic Foraminifera Assemblage (Transfer Function)	25.9	1.5	6	0.80	21.2	4.67	1.50	3.86	1.50	CLIMAP (1984)
RC14-99	RC14 - 99	36.97	147.93	Radiolaria Assemblage (Transfer Function)	26.5	0.9	6	1.90	23.5	3.02	0.90	1.15	0.90	Heusser & Morley (1997)
V21-146	V21-146	37.68	163.03	Radiolaria Assemblage (Transfer Function)	23.9	1.8	3	1.50	20.5	3.43	1.80	1.95	1.80	CLIMAP (1984)
161-975	ODP 975	38.52	4.52	Planktonic Foraminifera Assemblage (Modern Analogue Technique)	23.5	1.2	19	-0.60	24.2	-0.64	1.20	-0.07	1.20	Kandiano et al. (2014)
RC14-99	RC14 - 105	39.68	157.55	Radiolaria Assemblage (Transfer Function)	22.2	0.9	3	2.00	18.5	3.74	0.90	1.78	0.90	Heusser eMorley (1997)
SU90-03	SU90-03	40.50	-32.05	Planktonic Foraminifera Assemblage (Modern Analogue Technique)	20.6	1.3	35	0.30	21.5	-0.88	1.25	-1.16	1.25	Cortijo et al. (1999)
MD95-2040	V30 - 97	41.00	-32.93	Planktonic Foraminifera Assemblage (Transfer Function)	20.8	1.4	10	-0.10	21.5	-0.68	1.40	-0.57	1.40	CLIMAP (1984)
CH69-K09	CH69-09	41.75	-47.35	Planktonic Foraminifera Assemblage (Revised Analog Method)	18.1	1.9	23	0.60	20.5	-2.45	1.90	-3.09	1.90	Waelbroeck et al. (1998)
D117	D117	42.10	-52.75	Planktonic Foraminifera Assemblage (Transfer Function)	21.0	1.4	3	0.50	18.9	2.14	1.40	1.63	1.40	CLIMAP (1984)
Y7211-1	Y72-11-1	43.25	-126.38	Radiolaria Assemblage (Transfer Function)	17.6	1.8	7	-0.30	15.4	2.17	1.80	2.47	1.80	CLIMAP (1984)
V29-179	V29 - 179	44.00	-24.53	Planktonic Foraminifera Assemblage (Transfer Function)	21.1	1.4	8	0.30	19.1	2.04	1.40	1.73	1.40	CLIMAP (1984)
V20-120	V20-120	47.40	167.75	Radiolaria Assemblage (Transfer Function)	13.5	0.9	3	-0.10	9.0	4.45	0.90	4.59	0.90	Heusser & Morley (1997)
K708-001	K708-001	50.00	-23.73	Planktonic Foraminifera Assemblage (Transfer Function)	18.2	1.4	9	0.80	15.7	2.53	1.40	1.75	1.40	CLIMAP (1984); McIntyre et al. (1989); Imbrie et al. (1999)
V23-82	V23-82	52.58	-21.93	Planktonic Foraminifera Assemblage (Transfer Function)	14.7	1.7	16	0.80	14.2	0.46	1.70	-0.31	1.70	CLIMAP (1984)
NEAP-18K	NEAP18K	52.77	-30.35	Planktonic Foraminifera Assemblage (Modern Analogue Technique)	14.2	1.3	23	0.50	12.6	1.56	1.25	1.10	1.25	Cortijo et al. (1999)
V27-116	V27-116	52.83	-30.33	Planktonic Foraminifera Assemblage (Transfer Function)	14.8	1.5	7	0.50	12.6	2.16	1.50	1.64	1.50	McIntyre et al. (1989); Imbrie et al (1989)
GIK23414-5	M23414	53.54	-20.29	Planktonic Foraminifera Assemblage (Modern Analogue Technique)	14.5	1.5	12	0.70	14.0	0.57	1.50	-0.13	1.50	Bashirova et al. (2014)
K708-007	K708-7	53.93	-24.08	Planktonic Foraminifera Assemblage (Transfer Function)	16.7	1.5	7	1.00	13.3	3.41	1.50	2.42	1.50	CLIMAP (1984); McIntyre et al. (1989); Imbrie et al. (1999)
V27-20	V27-20	54.00	-46.20	Planktonic Foraminifera Assemblage (Transfer Function)	11.2	1.4	6	-0.20	9.5	1.70	1.40	1.87	1.40	CLIMAP (1984)
NA87-25	NA87-25	55.18	-14.73	Planktonic Foraminifera Assemblage (Modern Analogue Technique)	14.8	1.3	19	0.40	13.6	1.20	1.25	0.78	1.25	Cortijo et al. (1999)
MD03-2664	MD03-2664	57.44	-48.61	Planktonic Foraminifera Assemblage (Modern Analogue Technique)	9.3	0.8	23	0.70	7.1	2.19	0.80	1.54	0.80	Irvali et al. (2016)
162-980	ODP Site 980	55.48	-14.70	Planktonic Foraminifera Assemblage (Modern Analogue Technique)	15.0	2.0	42	0.40	13.6	1.40	2.00	0.99	2.00	Oppo et al. (2006)
P-013	P-013	58.93	-48.36	Dinoflagellate Cyst Assemblage (Transfer Function)	13.8	1.2	41	0.70	6.4	7.41	1.20	6.70	1.20	Hillaire-Marcel et al. (2001)
AMK-4438	AMK-4438	59.53	-17.93	Planktonic Foraminifera Assemblage (Modern Analogue Technique)	10.8	2.2	5	0.90	12.0	-1.23	2.20	-2.12	2.20	Bashirova et al. (2014)
AMK-4442	AMK-4442	59.53	-21.85	Planktonic Foraminifera Assemblage (Modern Analogue Technique)	14.7	1.3	8	0.90	11.7	3.02	1.28	2.12	1.28	Lukashina & Bashirova (2015)
EW9302-JPC8	EW9302- JPC8	61.00	-25.00	Planktonic Foraminifera Assemblage (Modern Analogue Technique)	13.6	1.5	27	0.60	10.7	2.88	1.50	2.30	1.50	Cortijo et al. (1999)
V28-14	V28 - 14	64.78	-29.57	Planktonic Foraminifera Assemblage (Transfer Function)	12.6	1.4	4	0.70	8.3	4.24	1.40	3.50	1.40	CLIMAP (1984)
V27-86	V27-86	66.60	1.12	Planktonic Foraminifera Assemblage (Transfer Function)	10.5	1.4	3	0.70	10.2	0.27	1.40	-0.40	1.40	CLIMAP (1984)
GIK23323-1	M23323	67.77	5.92	Planktonic Foraminifera Assemblage (Transfer Function)	8.8	0.8	46	0.60	10.3	-1.46	0.80	-2.03	0.80	Bauch et al. (2011)
V28-56	V28-56	68.03	-6.12	Planktonic Foraminifera Assemblage (Transfer Function)	6.7	1.4	12	0.50	6.9	-0.24	1.40	-0.70	1.40	CLIMAP (1984)
V27-60	V27-60	72.18	8.58	Planktonic Foraminifera Assemblage (Modern Analogue Technique)	4.6	1.5	6	0.60	7.6	-2.99	1.50	-3.62	1.50	Vogelsang et al. (2001)