Stable oxygen isotopes in Porites corals monitor weekly temperature variations in the northern Gulf of Aqaba, Red Sea

Coral Reefs

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 346-356

  Al Rousan, S ^a,b   Al Moghrabi, S ^c   Patzold J ^b   Wefer, G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JORDAN   (Jordan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BREMEN   (Germany)

^c Aqaba Spec Economic Zone Authority   (Jordan)

Author keywords

Corals; Gulf of Aqaba; High resolution; Porites; Red Sea; Seawater 18O; Seawater temperature; Stable oxygen isotopes

Indexed keywords

CORAL; MONITORING; OXYGEN ISOTOPE; SEASONAL VARIATION; STABLE ISOTOPE;

GULF OF AQABA; INDIAN OCEAN; RED SEA [INDIAN OCEAN];

ANTHOZOA; PORITES;

EID: 0345767225     PISSN: 07224028     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00338-003-0321-6     Document Type: Article

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