On the relationship between coral δ 13 C and Caribbean climate
A coral ( Orbicella faveolata ) δ 13 C isotope ratio record off the southwest coast of Puerto Rico is used to indicate regional ocean–atmosphere conditions over the 20th century. The coral δ 13 C record is correlated positively with North Atlantic sea surface temperature (SST) and local evaporation....
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crwiley:10.1002/joc.5772 2024-06-02T08:11:10+00:00 On the relationship between coral δ 13 C and Caribbean climate Winter, Amos Jury, Mark Sammarco, Paul W. Zanchettin, Davide 2018 http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/joc.5772 https://api.wiley.com/onlinelibrary/tdm/v1/articles/10.1002%2Fjoc.5772 https://rmets.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1002/joc.5772 en eng Wiley http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/termsAndConditions#vor International Journal of Climatology volume 38, issue 15, page 5689-5698 ISSN 0899-8418 1097-0088 journal-article 2018 crwiley https://doi.org/10.1002/joc.5772 2024-05-03T11:14:24Z A coral ( Orbicella faveolata ) δ 13 C isotope ratio record off the southwest coast of Puerto Rico is used to indicate regional ocean–atmosphere conditions over the 20th century. The coral δ 13 C record is correlated positively with North Atlantic sea surface temperature (SST) and local evaporation. Spatial correlation maps show a broad area of influence by SST, sea‐level pressure and evaporation to the northeast of Puerto Rico. The composite maps reflect a strengthening of the North Atlantic anticyclone and east Pacific counter‐currents during years of enhanced coral growth. The coral δ 13 C record presented here corresponds with a local cloud cover increase of ~10% in parallel with a 0.5 °C rise of local SST since 1900. Environmental conditions tend to lead coral growth in a knock‐on effect as seen in local SST, cloud cover and evaporation data. The coral community may thus be a sentinel of both multi‐year fluctuations and centennial trends in Central Caribbean climate. Article in Journal/Newspaper North Atlantic Wiley Online Library Pacific International Journal of Climatology 38 15 5689 5698 |
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A coral ( Orbicella faveolata ) δ 13 C isotope ratio record off the southwest coast of Puerto Rico is used to indicate regional ocean–atmosphere conditions over the 20th century. The coral δ 13 C record is correlated positively with North Atlantic sea surface temperature (SST) and local evaporation. Spatial correlation maps show a broad area of influence by SST, sea‐level pressure and evaporation to the northeast of Puerto Rico. The composite maps reflect a strengthening of the North Atlantic anticyclone and east Pacific counter‐currents during years of enhanced coral growth. The coral δ 13 C record presented here corresponds with a local cloud cover increase of ~10% in parallel with a 0.5 °C rise of local SST since 1900. Environmental conditions tend to lead coral growth in a knock‐on effect as seen in local SST, cloud cover and evaporation data. The coral community may thus be a sentinel of both multi‐year fluctuations and centennial trends in Central Caribbean climate. |
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Winter, Amos Jury, Mark Sammarco, Paul W. Zanchettin, Davide On the relationship between coral δ 13 C and Caribbean climate |
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On the relationship between coral δ 13 C and Caribbean climate |
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On the relationship between coral δ 13 C and Caribbean climate |
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On the relationship between coral δ 13 C and Caribbean climate |
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On the relationship between coral δ 13 C and Caribbean climate |
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On the relationship between coral δ 13 C and Caribbean climate |
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