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NOAA/WDS Paleoclimatology - Kurrimine Beach, Brook Island, Britomart Reef, Great Palm Island, Lodestone Reef, Pandora Reef, Havannah Island - del18O, Sr/Ca, and U/Ca Data

browse graphicPaleoclimatology - Coral and Sclerosponge
This archived Paleoclimatology Study is available from the NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI), under the World Data Service (WDS) for Paleoclimatology. The associated NCEI study type is Coral. The data include parameters of corals and sclerosponges with a geographic location of Australia. The time period coverage is from 388 to -38 in calendar years before present (BP). See metadata information for parameter and study location details. Please cite this study when using the data.
  • Cite as: Hendy, E.J.; Gagan, M.K.; Alibert, C.A.; McCulloch, M.T.; Lough, J.M.; Isdale, P.J. (2002-02-22): NOAA/WDS Paleoclimatology - Kurrimine Beach, Brook Island, Britomart Reef, Great Palm Island, Lodestone Reef, Pandora Reef, Havannah Island - del18O, Sr/Ca, and U/Ca Data. [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. https://doi.org/10.25921/wbae-7x06. Accessed [date].
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Distributor NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information
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Dataset Point of Contact NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information
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Dataset Point of Contact Data Center Contact
NOAA World Data Service for Paleoclimatology
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Coverage Description Date Range: 1562 CE to 1988 CE; Date Range: 388 cal yr BP to -38 cal yr BP;
Time Period 1562 to 1988
Spatial Bounding Box Coordinates
West: 146.13
East: 147.1
South: -18.85
North: -17.78
Spatial Coverage Map
General Documentation
Associated Resources
  • Abrupt decrease in tropical Pacific sea surface salinity at end of Little Ice Age
    • Associated Reference published 2002
      Hendy, E.J.; Gagan, M.K.; Alibert, C.A.; McCulloch, M.T.; Lough, J.M.; Isdale, P.J, 2002: Abrupt decrease in tropical Pacific sea surface salinity at end of Little Ice Age. Science, 291, 1511-1514, 10.1126/science.1067693
Publication Dates
  • publication: 2002-02-22
Data Presentation Form Digital table - digital representation of facts or figures systematically displayed, especially in columns
Dataset Progress Status Complete - production of the data has been completed
Data Update Frequency Data update frequency not available
Supplemental Information
ABSTRACT SUPPLIED BY ORIGINATOR: A 420-year history of strontium/calcium, uranium/calcium, and oxygen isotope ratios in eight coral cores from the Great Barrier Reef, Australia, indicates that sea surface temperature and salinity were higher in the 18th century than in the 20th century. An abrupt freshening after 1870 occurred simultaneously throughout the southwestern Pacific, coinciding with cooling tropical temperatures. Higher salinities between 1565 and 1870 are best explained by a combination of advection and wind-induced evaporation resulting from a strong latitudinal temperature gradient and intensified circulation. The global Little Ice Age glacial expansion may have been driven, in part, by greater poleward transport of water vapor from the tropical Pacific.
Purpose Records of past climate and ocean environment derived from stable isotope, trace metal, and other measurements made on corals and sclerosponges. Parameter keywords describe what was measured in this dataset. Additional summary information can be found in the abstracts of papers listed in the dataset citations.
Dataset Citation
  • Cite as: Hendy, E.J.; Gagan, M.K.; Alibert, C.A.; McCulloch, M.T.; Lough, J.M.; Isdale, P.J. (2002-02-22): NOAA/WDS Paleoclimatology - Kurrimine Beach, Brook Island, Britomart Reef, Great Palm Island, Lodestone Reef, Pandora Reef, Havannah Island - del18O, Sr/Ca, and U/Ca Data. [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. https://doi.org/10.25921/wbae-7x06. Accessed [date].
  • Please cite original publication, online resource, dataset and publication DOIs (where available), and date accessed when using downloaded data. If there is no publication information, please cite investigator, title, online resource, and date accessed. The appearance of external links associated with a dataset does not constitute endorsement by the Department of Commerce/National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration of external Web sites or the information, products or services contained therein. For other than authorized activities, the Department of Commerce/NOAA does not exercise any editorial control over the information you may find at these locations. These links are provided consistent with the stated purpose of this Department of Commerce/NOAA Web site.
Cited Authors
  • Hendy, E.J.
  • Gagan, M.K.
  • Alibert, C.A.
  • McCulloch, M.T.
  • Lough, J.M.
  • Isdale, P.J.
Originators
  • Hendy, E.J.
  • Gagan, M.K.
  • Alibert, C.A.
  • McCulloch, M.T.
  • Lough, J.M.
  • Isdale, P.J.
Publishers
  • NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information
Theme keywords Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords
  • Earth Science > Climate Indicators > Paleoclimate Indicators > Biological Records > Coral Deposits
  • Earth Science > Climate Indicators > Paleoclimate Indicators > Ocean/Lake Records > Coral Deposits
  • Earth Science > Paleoclimate > Ocean/Lake Records > Coral Deposits
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords
  • earth science > paleoclimate > corals and sclerosponges
  • earth science > paleoclimate > corals and sclerosponges
  • earth science > paleoclimate > corals and sclerosponges
  • earth science > paleoclimate > climate reconstructions|corals and sclerosponges
  • earth science > paleoclimate > corals and sclerosponges
  • earth science > paleoclimate > corals and sclerosponges
  • earth science > paleoclimate > corals and sclerosponges
  • earth science > paleoclimate > corals and sclerosponges
  • earth science > paleoclimate > corals and sclerosponges
  • earth science > paleoclimate > climate reconstructions|corals and sclerosponges
  • earth science > paleoclimate > corals and sclerosponges
  • earth science > paleoclimate > corals and sclerosponges
  • earth science > paleoclimate > corals and sclerosponges > trace metals
  • earth science > paleoclimate > corals and sclerosponges > oxygen isotopes
  • PAGES 2k Network
  • PAGES Australasia 2k
Paleoenvironmental Standard Terms (PaST) Thesaurus
  • What: delta 18O; Material: Porites sp.
  • What: strontium/calcium; Material: Porites sp.
  • What: strontium/calcium; Material: Porites sp.
  • What: delta 18O; Material: delta 18O|sea water|strontium/calcium
  • What: uranium/calcium; Material: Porites sp.
  • What: strontium/calcium; Material: Porites sp.
  • What: delta 18O; Material: Porites sp.
  • What: delta 18O; Material: Porites sp.
  • What: uranium/calcium; Material: Porites sp.
  • What: age; Material: null
  • What: number of samples; Material: null
  • What: uranium/calcium; Material: Porites sp.
Data Center keywords Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Data Center Keywords
  • DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/NCEI > National Centers for Environmental Information, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce
Place keywords
  • Continent > Australia/New Zealand > Australia > Havannah Island > LATITUDE -18.85 > LONGITUDE 146.55
  • Continent > Australia/New Zealand > Australia > Kurrimine Beach > LATITUDE -17.78 > LONGITUDE 146.13
  • Continent > Australia/New Zealand > Australia > Britomart Reef > LATITUDE -18.23 > LONGITUDE 146.73
  • Continent > Australia/New Zealand > Australia > Brook Island > LATITUDE -18.15 > LONGITUDE 146.28
  • Continent > Australia/New Zealand > Australia > Lodestone Reef > LATITUDE -18.7 > LONGITUDE 147.1
  • Continent > Australia/New Zealand > Australia > Great Palm Island > LATITUDE -18.72 > LONGITUDE 146.98
  • Continent > Australia/New Zealand > Australia > Pandora Reef > LATITUDE -18.81 > LONGITUDE 146.43
Use Constraints
  • Cite as: Hendy, E.J.; Gagan, M.K.; Alibert, C.A.; McCulloch, M.T.; Lough, J.M.; Isdale, P.J. (2002-02-22): NOAA/WDS Paleoclimatology - Kurrimine Beach, Brook Island, Britomart Reef, Great Palm Island, Lodestone Reef, Pandora Reef, Havannah Island - del18O, Sr/Ca, and U/Ca Data. [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. https://doi.org/10.25921/wbae-7x06. Accessed [date].
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