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NOAA/WDS Paleoclimatology - Tasmaloum - Fossil Coral d18O, Sr/Ca, and SST Reconstruction

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 climate reconstructions|corals and sclerosponges with a geographic location of Vanuatu, Melanesia. The time period coverage is from 12399 to 11906 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: Corrège, T.; Gagan, M.K.; Beck, J.W.; Burr, G.S.; Cabioch, G.; Le Cornec, F. (2004-07-01): NOAA/WDS Paleoclimatology - Tasmaloum - Fossil Coral d18O, Sr/Ca, and SST Reconstruction. [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. https://doi.org/10.25921/vz5q-4n67. Accessed [date].
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Coverage Description Date Range: -10449 CE to -9956 CE; Date Range: 12399 cal yr BP to 11906 cal yr BP;
Time Period -10449 to -9956
Spatial Bounding Box Coordinates
West: 167
East: 167
South: -15.67
North: -15.67
Spatial Coverage Map
General Documentation
Associated Resources
  • Interdecadal variation in the extent of South Pacific tropical waters during the Younger Dryas event
    • Associated Reference published 2004
      Corrège, T., M.K. Gagan, J.W. Beck, G.S. Burr, G. Cabioch, and F. Le Cornec, 2004: Interdecadal variation in the extent of South Pacific tropical waters during the Younger Dryas event. Nature, 428, 927-929, 10.1038/nature02506
Publication Dates
  • publication: 2004-07-01
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: During the Younger Dryas event, about 12,000 years ago, the Northern Hemisphere cooled by between 2 and 10 degrees C, whereas East Antarctica experienced warming. But the spatial signature of the event in the southern mid-latitudes and tropics is less well known, as records are sparse and inconclusive. Here we present high-resolution analyses of skeletal Sr/Ca and 18O/16O ratios for a giant fossil Diploastrea heliopora coral that was preserved in growth position on the raised reef terraces of Espiritu Santo Island, Vanuatu, in the southwestern tropical Pacific Ocean. Our data indicate that sea surface temperatures in Vanuatu were on average 4.5ą1.3 deg. C cooler during the Younger Dryas event than today, with a significant interdecadal modulation. The amplified annual cycle of sea surface temperatures, relative to today, indicates that cooling was caused by the compression of tropical waters towards the Equator. The positive correlation in our record between the oxygen isotope ratios of seawater and sea surface temperatures suggests that the South Pacific convergence zone, which brings 18O-depleted precipitation to the area today, was not active during the Younger Dryas period.
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: Corrège, T.; Gagan, M.K.; Beck, J.W.; Burr, G.S.; Cabioch, G.; Le Cornec, F. (2004-07-01): NOAA/WDS Paleoclimatology - Tasmaloum - Fossil Coral d18O, Sr/Ca, and SST Reconstruction. [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. https://doi.org/10.25921/vz5q-4n67. Accessed [date].
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Cited Authors
  • Corrège, T.
  • Gagan, M.K.
  • Beck, J.W.
  • Burr, G.S.
  • Cabioch, G.
  • Le Cornec, F.
Originators
  • Corrège, T.
  • Gagan, M.K.
  • Beck, J.W.
  • Burr, G.S.
  • Cabioch, G.
  • Le Cornec, F.
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 > climate reconstructions|corals and sclerosponges
  • earth science > paleoclimate > climate reconstructions|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 > climate reconstructions|corals and sclerosponges
  • earth science > paleoclimate > corals and sclerosponges > trace metals
  • earth science > paleoclimate > corals and sclerosponges > physical properties
  • earth science > paleoclimate > corals and sclerosponges > oxygen isotopes
  • Sea Surface Temperature Reconstruction
Paleoenvironmental Standard Terms (PaST) Thesaurus
  • What: age; Material: null
  • What: sea surface temperature; Material: strontium/calcium
  • What: delta 18O; Material: delta 18O|sea water|strontium/calcium
  • What: delta 18O; Material: Diploastrea heliopora
  • What: strontium/calcium; Material: Diploastrea heliopora
  • What: delta 18O; Material: Diploastrea heliopora
  • What: strontium/calcium; Material: Diploastrea heliopora
  • What: sea surface temperature; Material: delta 18O
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
  • Ocean > Pacific Ocean > South Pacific Ocean > Melanesia > Vanuatu > Tasmaloum > LATITUDE -15.67 > LONGITUDE 167
Use Constraints
  • Cite as: Corrège, T.; Gagan, M.K.; Beck, J.W.; Burr, G.S.; Cabioch, G.; Le Cornec, F. (2004-07-01): NOAA/WDS Paleoclimatology - Tasmaloum - Fossil Coral d18O, Sr/Ca, and SST Reconstruction. [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. https://doi.org/10.25921/vz5q-4n67. Accessed [date].
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