Tasmaloum, Vanuatu Fossil Coral SST Reconstruction for 4200 YrBP

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Tasmaloum, Vanuatu Fossil Coral SST Reconstruction for 4200 YrBP
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Vanuatu Fossil Coral SST Reconstruction, 4200 YrBP. Paleobathymetry estimated at 10-15 m. SST reconstruction is based on the analysis of Sr/Ca and U/Ca ratios in corals. For the present study, precision on the Sr/Ca paleothermometer was +/- 1.3 deg C, and +/- 0.9 deg C for the U/Ca paleothermometer. The data consist of reconstructed Sea Surface Temperatures extrapolated from analyses of trace element ratios in a fossil coral head. A date of 4166 +/- 15 calendar yr BP was obtained by the U/Th series technique for the coral. This date corresponds to the cold episode centered around sample #464. A fossil coral from Tasmaloum (Vanuatu) was found between 0.80 and 1.20 m depth in drill core 9A, collected at an altitude of +4.66 m above sea level. Owing to the calculated uplift rate the paleodepth of the Porites can be estimated ~10-15 m. at 4150 years B.P. The surrounding coral assemblages indicate an open shallow marine environment. Sr/Ca and U/Ca analyses were converted to SST, using the following equations: Sr/Ca (10-3 M) = 10.73 - 0.0657SST R = 0.79 U/Ca (10-6 M) = 2.106 - 0.0367SST R = 0.89 In greater than 98% of the samples analyzed, Sr and U reconstructed SST agree well within error. A 47-year-long composite SST curve was then constructed, and monthly SST values were extrapolated. File vanuatu.4200bp.SrCaU.txt: Raw Sr/Ca and U/Ca data. - sample #1 is the youngest, i.e. the one with an estimated age of 4128 +/- 15 BP. - there are some data missing. For U/Ca, it is due to the sample size. When it is too small, we cannot measure U accurrately, and although we got U values, they usually have a %RSD attached to them which is higher than 1%, and I don't feel they are precise enough to be used. For Sr/Ca, we experienced several problems with our machine. When the Sr data looked dubious (i.e. when we had poor stability in the in-house coral standard we analyze during each run) we re-ran the Sr and Ca analyses. In most cases, the two runs agreed within error. When there was a discrepancy between the two runs, we ran the samples a third time (when sample size permitted). Missing Sr/Ca data are those samples too small to allow for a third run. These are raw data. They were then translated into temperature data using the equations presented in the article, averaged and resampled at monthly interval using the Analyseries program.
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    Correge, Thierry, Delcroix, Thierry, Recy, Jacques, Beck, Warren, Cabioch, Guy, and Cornec, Florence Le , 200009, Tasmaloum, Vanuatu Fossil Coral SST Reconstruction for 4200 YrBP: World Data Center for Paleoclimatology Data Contribution Series 2000-060, World Data Center for Paleoclimatology, Boulder, Boulder.

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    West_Bounding_Coordinate: 167
    East_Bounding_Coordinate: 167
    North_Bounding_Coordinate: -15.67
    South_Bounding_Coordinate: -15.67

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    Calendar_Date: bc2200
    Currentness_Reference: Publication Date

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    coral variable
    coral variable (Source: coral variable)

    SST
    Sea Surface Temperature (Source: unknown)

    Range of values
    Minimum:unknown
    Maximum:unknown
    Units:degree C
    Resolution:0.1

    SrCa
    Sr/Ca Ratio (Source: Beck, J. W., R. L. Edwards, E. Ito, F. Taylor, J. Recy, F. Rougerie, P. Joannot, and C. Henin, 1992, Sea surface temperature from coral strotium/calcium ratios: Science, v. 257, p. 644-647; DeVilliers, S., G. T. Shen, and B. K. Nelson, 1994, Sr/Ca paleothermometry in corals: method calibration and evaluation of Sr/Ca (seawater) and interspecies variability: Geochimica Cosmochimica Acta, v. 58, p. 197-208.)

    Range of values
    Minimum:unknown
    Maximum:unknown
    Units:ratio
    Resolution:1.0

    UCa
    U/Ca Ratio (Source: Shen, G. T., and R. B. Dunbar, 1995, Environmental controls on uranium in reef corals: Geochimica Cosmochimica Acta, v. 59, p. 2009-2024.)

    Range of values
    Minimum:unknown
    Maximum:unknown
    Units:ratio
    Resolution:1.0

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    Correge, T., Delcroix, T., Recy, J., Beck, W., Cabioch, G., and Le Cornec, F., 2000, Evidence for stronger El Nino-Southern Oscillation (ENSO) events in a mid-Holocene massive coral. Paleoceanography, 15(4), 465-470

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Last modified: 20-Dec-2012
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NOAA Paleoclimatology Program
Data Manager
325 Broadway, Code E/CC23
Boulder, Colorado 80305-3328
U.S.A.

(303) 497-6280 (voice)
(303) 497-6513 (FAX)
paleo@noaa.gov

Hours_of_Service: 9-5 MST Monday-Friday
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