Oceanic evidence of climate change in southern Australia over the last three centuries

• Published in: Geophysical Research Letters
• Main Authors: Thresher, Ronald, Rintoul, Stephen R., Koslow, J. Anthony, Weidman, Chris, Adkins, Jess, Proctor, Craig
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Published: American Geophysical Union 2004
• Subjects: Coral age validation; Australia; Coral chemistry; Southern Ocean; Sub-tropical ridge; Climate proxy; Antarctic; Hayes; MacRae; Pacific; Tropical Ridge; Antarc*
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1029/2003GL018869

Chemical analysis of deepwater octocorals collected at 1000 m depth off southern Australia indicates long-term cooling, beginning in the mid-18th century. This cooling appears to reflect shoaling of isotherms along the continental shelf, that can be related statistically, observationally and by mode...