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NOAA/WDS Paleoclimatology - North Western Mediterranean Sea (Gulf of Lion) Sea Surface Temperature Reconstruction during the Common Era

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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 Paleoceanography. The data include parameters of climate reconstructions|paleoceanography with a geographic location of Mediterranean Sea, North Atlantic Ocean. The time period coverage is from 1941 to -62 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: Sicre, M.-A.; Jalali, B.; Martrat, B.; Schmidt, S.; Bassetti, M.-A.; Kallel, N. (2017-04-25): NOAA/WDS Paleoclimatology - North Western Mediterranean Sea (Gulf of Lion) Sea Surface Temperature Reconstruction during the Common Era. [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. https://doi.org/10.25921/h09z-5713. Accessed [date].
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DistributorNOAA National Centers for Environmental Information
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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: 9 CE to 2012 CE; Date Range: 1941 cal yr BP to -62 cal yr BP;
Time Period9 to 2012
Spatial Bounding Box Coordinates
N: 43
S: 43
E: 3.28
W: 3.28
Spatial Coverage Map
General Documentation
Associated Resources
  • Sea surface temperature variability in the North Western Mediterranean Sea (Gulf of Lion) during the Common Era
    • Associated Reference published 2016
      Sicre, M.-A., B. Jalali, B. Martrat, S. Schmidt, M.-A. Bassetti, and N. Kallel, 2016: Sea surface temperature variability in the North Western Mediterranean Sea (Gulf of Lion) during the Common Era. Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 456, 124-133, 10.1016/j.epsl.2016.09.032
Publication Dates
  • publication: 2017-04-25
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: KSGC-31 was 7.01 m long and covered 10000 to -21 calyrBP; Gol-Ho1B was 19 cm long and covered -10 to -62 calyrBP. Provided Keywords: Mediterranean Sea, sea surface temperature, alkenones, Common Era, East Atlantic mode, atmospheric blocking
ABSTRACT SUPPLIED BY ORIGINATOR: This study investigates the multidecadal-scale variability of sea surface temperatures (SSTs) in the convection region of the Gulf of Lion (NW Mediterranean Sea) over the full past 2000 yr (Common Era) using alkenone biomarkers. Our data show colder SSTs by 1.7°C over most of the first millennium (200 - 800 AD) and by 1.3°C during the Little Ice Age (LIA; 1400-1850 AD) than the 20th century mean (17.9°C). Although on average warmer, those of the Medieval Climate Anomaly (MCA) (1000-1200 AD) were lower by 1°C. We found a mean SST warming of 2°C/100 yr over the last century in close agreement with the 0.22 and 0.26°C/decade values calculated for the western Mediterranean Sea from in situ and satellite data, respectively. Our results also reveal strongly fluctuating SSTs characterized by cold extremes followed by abrupt warming during the LIA. We suggest that the coldest decades of the LIA were likely caused by prevailing negative EA states and associated anticyclone blocking over the North Atlantic resulting in cold continental northeasterly winds to blow over Western Europe and the Mediterranean region.
PurposeRecords of past climate and ocean circulation derived from marine sediments. 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: Sicre, M.-A.; Jalali, B.; Martrat, B.; Schmidt, S.; Bassetti, M.-A.; Kallel, N. (2017-04-25): NOAA/WDS Paleoclimatology - North Western Mediterranean Sea (Gulf of Lion) Sea Surface Temperature Reconstruction during the Common Era. [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. https://doi.org/10.25921/h09z-5713. Accessed [date].
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Cited Authors
  • Sicre, M.-A.
  • Jalali, B.
  • Martrat, B.
  • Schmidt, S.
  • Bassetti, M.-A.
  • Kallel, N.
Originators
  • Sicre, M.-A.
  • Jalali, B.
  • Martrat, B.
  • Schmidt, S.
  • Bassetti, M.-A.
  • Kallel, N.
Publishers
  • NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information
Theme keywordsGlobal Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords
  • Earth Science > Paleoclimate > Ocean/Lake Records
  • Earth Science > Climate Indicators > Paleoclimate Indicators > Ocean/Lake Records
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords
  • earth science > paleoclimate > climate reconstructions|paleoceanography
  • earth science > paleoclimate > climate reconstructions|paleoceanography
  • earth science > paleoclimate > climate reconstructions|paleoceanography
  • earth science > paleoclimate > climate reconstructions|paleoceanography
  • earth science > paleoclimate > paleocean > reconstruction
  • Sea Surface Temperature Reconstruction
Paleoenvironmental Standard Terms (PaST) Thesaurus
  • What: sea surface temperature; Material: alkenone unsaturation index
  • What: depth; Material: null
  • What: notes; Material: null
  • What: age; Material: null
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 > Atlantic Ocean > North Atlantic Ocean > Mediterranean Sea > Gol-Ho1B and KSGC-31 > LATITUDE 43 > LONGITUDE 3.28
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  • Cite as: Sicre, M.-A.; Jalali, B.; Martrat, B.; Schmidt, S.; Bassetti, M.-A.; Kallel, N. (2017-04-25): NOAA/WDS Paleoclimatology - North Western Mediterranean Sea (Gulf of Lion) Sea Surface Temperature Reconstruction during the Common Era. [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. https://doi.org/10.25921/h09z-5713. Accessed [date].
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