A multicentury stable isotope record from a New Caledonia coral: Interannual and decadal sea surface temperature variability in the southwest Pacific since 1657 A.D

Paleoceanography

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 412-426

  Quinn, Terrence M ^a   Crowley, Thomas J ^b   Taylor, Frederick W ^c   Henin, Christian ^d   Joannot, Pascale ^e   Join, Yvan ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS   (United States)

^d Ctr IRD (Inst Francais De Rech Scientifique Pour Le Developpement En Cooperation) De Noumea   (New Caledonia)

^e Noumea Aquarium   (New Caledonia)

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EID: 0000539089     PISSN: 08838305     EISSN: 19449186     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/98PA00401     Document Type: Article

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