Quantifying errors in coral-based ENSO estimates: Toward improved forward modeling of δ18O

Paleoceanography

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 633-649

  Stevenson, S ^a   McGregor, H V ^b   Phipps, S J ^c   Fox Kemper, Baylor ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^d BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

coral; El Nino Southern Oscillation; forward modeling; oxygen isotopes; paleoclimate pseudoproxies

Indexed keywords

EL NINO-SOUTHERN OSCILLATION; ERROR ANALYSIS; ESTIMATION METHOD; FLOW MODELING; OXYGEN; PALEOCLIMATE; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; PROXY CLIMATE RECORD; SEASONAL VARIATION; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

PACIFIC OCEAN;

ANTHOZOA;

EID: 84885528485     PISSN: 08838305     EISSN: 19449186     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/palo.20059     Document Type: Article

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