Coral‐Derived Western Pacific Tropical Sea Surface Temperatures During the Last Millennium
Abstract Reconstructions of ocean temperatures prior to the industrial era serve to constrain natural climate variability on decadal to centennial timescales, yet relatively few such observations are available from the west Pacific Warm Pool. Here we present multiple coral‐based sea surface temperat...
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| author | Tianran Chen Kim M. Cobb George Roff Jianxin Zhao Hongqiang Yang Minhang Hu Kuan Zhao |
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| description | Abstract Reconstructions of ocean temperatures prior to the industrial era serve to constrain natural climate variability on decadal to centennial timescales, yet relatively few such observations are available from the west Pacific Warm Pool. Here we present multiple coral‐based sea surface temperature reconstructions from Yongle Atoll, in the South China Sea over the last ~1,250 years (762–2013 Common Era [CE]). Reconstructed coral Sr/Ca‐sea surface temperatures indicate that the “Little Ice Age (1711–1817 CE)” period was ~0.7°C cooler than the “Medieval Climate Anomaly (913‐1132 CE)” and that late 20th century warming of the western Pacific is likely unprecedented over the past millennium. Our findings suggest that the Western Pacific Warm Pool may have expanded (contracted) during the Medieval Climate Anomaly (Little Ice Age), leading to a strengthening (weakening) of the Asian summer monsoon, as recorded in Chinese stalagmites. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-d77ee0c45e794eefad6c055761cdaa5d2025-08-20T03:47:32ZengWileyGeophysical Research Letters0094-82761944-80072018-04-014583542354910.1002/2018GL077619Coral‐Derived Western Pacific Tropical Sea Surface Temperatures During the Last MillenniumTianran Chen0Kim M. Cobb1George Roff2Jianxin Zhao3Hongqiang Yang4Minhang Hu5Kuan Zhao6CAS Key Laboratory of Ocean and Marginal Sea Geology, South China Sea Institute of Oceanology Chinese Academy of Sciences Guangzhou ChinaSchool of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences Georgia Institute of Technology Atlanta GA USASchool of Biological Sciences University of Queensland St Lucia Queensland AustraliaRadiogenic Isotope Facility, School of Earth and Environmental Sciences University of Queensland St Lucia Queensland AustraliaCAS Key Laboratory of Ocean and Marginal Sea Geology, South China Sea Institute of Oceanology Chinese Academy of Sciences Guangzhou ChinaCAS Key Laboratory of Ocean and Marginal Sea Geology, South China Sea Institute of Oceanology Chinese Academy of Sciences Guangzhou ChinaCAS Key Laboratory of Ocean and Marginal Sea Geology, South China Sea Institute of Oceanology Chinese Academy of Sciences Guangzhou ChinaAbstract Reconstructions of ocean temperatures prior to the industrial era serve to constrain natural climate variability on decadal to centennial timescales, yet relatively few such observations are available from the west Pacific Warm Pool. Here we present multiple coral‐based sea surface temperature reconstructions from Yongle Atoll, in the South China Sea over the last ~1,250 years (762–2013 Common Era [CE]). Reconstructed coral Sr/Ca‐sea surface temperatures indicate that the “Little Ice Age (1711–1817 CE)” period was ~0.7°C cooler than the “Medieval Climate Anomaly (913‐1132 CE)” and that late 20th century warming of the western Pacific is likely unprecedented over the past millennium. Our findings suggest that the Western Pacific Warm Pool may have expanded (contracted) during the Medieval Climate Anomaly (Little Ice Age), leading to a strengthening (weakening) of the Asian summer monsoon, as recorded in Chinese stalagmites.https://doi.org/10.1002/2018GL077619Porites coralswestern Pacificsea surface temperaturesMCALIAthe last millennium |
| spellingShingle | Tianran Chen Kim M. Cobb George Roff Jianxin Zhao Hongqiang Yang Minhang Hu Kuan Zhao Coral‐Derived Western Pacific Tropical Sea Surface Temperatures During the Last Millennium Geophysical Research Letters Porites corals western Pacific sea surface temperatures MCA LIA the last millennium |
| title | Coral‐Derived Western Pacific Tropical Sea Surface Temperatures During the Last Millennium |
| title_full | Coral‐Derived Western Pacific Tropical Sea Surface Temperatures During the Last Millennium |
| title_fullStr | Coral‐Derived Western Pacific Tropical Sea Surface Temperatures During the Last Millennium |
| title_full_unstemmed | Coral‐Derived Western Pacific Tropical Sea Surface Temperatures During the Last Millennium |
| title_short | Coral‐Derived Western Pacific Tropical Sea Surface Temperatures During the Last Millennium |
| title_sort | coral derived western pacific tropical sea surface temperatures during the last millennium |
| topic | Porites corals western Pacific sea surface temperatures MCA LIA the last millennium |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1002/2018GL077619 |
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