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NOAA/WDS Paleoclimatology - Mayotte - Bimonthly Stable Isotope Data

browse graphicPaleoclimatology - Coral and Sclerosponge
This archived Paleoclimatology Study is available from the NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI), under the World Data Service (WDS) for Paleoclimatology. The associated NCEI study type is Coral. The data include parameters of corals and sclerosponges with a geographic location of Mayotte, Comoros. The time period coverage is from 85 to -44 in calendar years before present (BP). See metadata information for parameter and study location details. Please cite this study when using the data.
  • Cite as: Zinke, J.; Pfeiffer, M.; Timm, O.; Dullo, W.-C.; Brummer, G.J.A. (2009-04-14): NOAA/WDS Paleoclimatology - Mayotte - Bimonthly Stable Isotope Data. [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. https://doi.org/10.25921/38xb-a542. Accessed [date].
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Dataset Point of Contact NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information
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Dataset Point of Contact Data Center Contact
NOAA World Data Service for Paleoclimatology
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Coverage DescriptionDate Range: 1865 CE to 1994 CE; Date Range: 85 cal yr BP to -44 cal yr BP;
Time Period1865 to 1994
Spatial Bounding Box Coordinates
N: -12.65
S: -12.65
E: 45.1
W: 45.1
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General Documentation
Associated Resources
  • Western Indian Ocean marine and terrestrial records of climate variability: a review and new concepts on land-ocean interactions since AD 1660
    • Associated Reference published 2009
      Zinke, J., M. Pfeiffer, O. Timm, W.-Ch. Dullo, and G.J.A. Brummer, 2009: Western Indian Ocean marine and terrestrial records of climate variability: a review and new concepts on land-ocean interactions since AD 1660. International Journal of Earth Sciences, 98, 115-133, 10.1007/s00531-008-0365-5
Publication Dates
  • publication: 2009-04-14
Data Presentation Form Digital table - digital representation of facts or figures systematically displayed, especially in columns
Dataset Progress StatusComplete - production of the data has been completed
Data Update Frequency Data update frequency not available
Supplemental Information
STUDY NOTES: Stable isotope (d13C and d18O) measurements at bimonthly resolution from a Porites solida coral at Mayotte (Comoro Archipelago), 12°39'S, 45°06'E.
ABSTRACT SUPPLIED BY ORIGINATOR: We examine the relationship between three tropical and two subtropical western Indian Ocean coral oxygen isotope time series to surface air temperatures (SAT) and rainfall over India, tropical East Africa and southeast Africa. We review established relationships, provide new concepts with regard to distinct rainfall seasons, and mean annual temperatures. Tropical corals are coherent with SAT over western India and East Africa at interannual and multidecadal periodicities. The subtropical corals correlate with Southeast African SAT at periodicities of 16-30 years. The relationship between the coral records and land rainfall is more complex. Running correlations suggest varying strength of interannual teleconnections between the tropical coral oxygen isotope records and rainfall over equatorial East Africa. The relationship with rainfall over India changed in the 1970s. The subtropical oxygen isotope records are coherent with South African rainfall at interdecadal periodicities. Paleoclimatological reconstructions of land rainfall and SAT reveal that the inferred relationships generally hold during the last 350 years. Thus, the Indian Ocean corals prove invaluable for investigating land-ocean interactions during past centuries.
PurposeRecords of past climate and ocean environment derived from stable isotope, trace metal, and other measurements made on corals and sclerosponges. Parameter keywords describe what was measured in this dataset. Additional summary information can be found in the abstracts of papers listed in the dataset citations.
Dataset Citation
  • Cite as: Zinke, J.; Pfeiffer, M.; Timm, O.; Dullo, W.-C.; Brummer, G.J.A. (2009-04-14): NOAA/WDS Paleoclimatology - Mayotte - Bimonthly Stable Isotope Data. [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. https://doi.org/10.25921/38xb-a542. Accessed [date].
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Cited Authors
  • Zinke, J.
  • Pfeiffer, M.
  • Timm, O.
  • Dullo, W.-C.
  • Brummer, G.J.A.
Originators
  • Zinke, J.
  • Pfeiffer, M.
  • Timm, O.
  • Dullo, W.-C.
  • Brummer, G.J.A.
Publishers
  • NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information
Theme keywordsGlobal Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords
  • Earth Science > Climate Indicators > Paleoclimate Indicators > Biological Records > Coral Deposits
  • Earth Science > Climate Indicators > Paleoclimate Indicators > Ocean/Lake Records > Coral Deposits
  • Earth Science > Paleoclimate > Ocean/Lake Records > Coral Deposits
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords
  • earth science > paleoclimate > corals and sclerosponges
  • earth science > paleoclimate > corals and sclerosponges
  • earth science > paleoclimate > corals and sclerosponges
  • earth science > paleoclimate > corals and sclerosponges > oxygen isotopes
  • earth science > paleoclimate > corals and sclerosponges > carbon isotopes
  • PAGES 2k Network
  • PAGES Australasia 2k
Paleoenvironmental Standard Terms (PaST) Thesaurus
  • What: age; Material: null
  • What: delta 18O; Material: Porites solida
  • What: delta 13C; Material: Porites solida
Data Center keywordsGlobal Change Master Directory (GCMD) Data Center Keywords
  • DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/NCEI > National Centers for Environmental Information, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce
Place keywords
  • Ocean > Indian Ocean > Comoros > Mayotte > Mayotte > LATITUDE -12.65 > LONGITUDE 45.1
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  • Cite as: Zinke, J.; Pfeiffer, M.; Timm, O.; Dullo, W.-C.; Brummer, G.J.A. (2009-04-14): NOAA/WDS Paleoclimatology - Mayotte - Bimonthly Stable Isotope Data. [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. https://doi.org/10.25921/38xb-a542. Accessed [date].
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