Late Pliocene sea-surface temperature record of DSDP Hole 80-548 from the Northeast Atlantic Ocean (Table 1), supplement to: Dowsett, Harry J; Loubere, Paul (1992): High resolution late Pliocene sea-surface temperature record from the Northeast Atlantic Ocean. Marine Micropaleontology, 20(2), 91-105

• Main Authors: Dowsett, Harry J, Loubere, Paul
• Format: Dataset
• Language: English
• Published: PANGAEA - Data Publisher for Earth & Environmental Science 1992
• Subjects: DEPTH, sediment/rock; AGE; Sample code/label; Factor 1; Factor 2; Factor 3; Factor 4; Factor 5; Communality; Sea surface temperature, winter; Sea surface temperature, summer; Drilling/drill rig; DSDP/ODP/IODP sample designation; Transfer function GSF18, Dowsett & Poore 1990; Leg80; Glomar Challenger; Deep Sea Drilling Project DSDP; North Atlantic; Northeast Atlantic
• Online Access: https://dx.doi.org/10.1594/pangaea.683526; https://doi.pangaea.de/10.1594/PANGAEA.683526

Application of quantitative micropaleontologic methods of sea-surface temperature (SST) estimation to the planktic foraminiferal faunas at Hole 548 in the northeast Atlantic between 3.5 and 2.0 Ma provide a detailed record of Pliocene surface temperature changes during the onset of major Northern Hemisphere glaciation. SST estimates indicate a relatively warm interval of "enhanced interglacials (warm peaks)" between 3.2 and 2.8 Ma followed by steady cooling with a significant step-like change toward colder temperatures occurring about 2.4 Ma. This record compares well with faunal and SST records from other North Atlantic sites. : Factor analysis (varimax) of planktic foraminiferal counts generated by Loubere and Moss (1986)