Temperature and precipitation history of the Arctic

GH Miller, J Brigham-Grette, RB Alley… - Quaternary Science …, 2010 - Elsevier
As the planet cooled from peak warmth in the early Cenozoic, extensive Northern
Hemisphere ice sheets developed by 2.6 Ma ago, leading to changes in the circulation of …

Pleistocene sea-surface temperature evolution: Early cooling, delayed glacial intensification, and implications for the mid-Pleistocene climate transition

EL McClymont, SM Sosdian, A Rosell-Melé… - Earth-Science …, 2013 - Elsevier
The mid-Pleistocene climate transition (MPT) is defined by the emergence of high amplitude,
quasi-100ka glacial–interglacial cycles from a prior regime of more subtle 41kacycles. This …

BAYSPLINE: A new calibration for the alkenone paleothermometer

JE Tierney, MP Tingley - Paleoceanography and …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
The alkenone‐based U proxy is a cornerstone of paleoclimatology, providing insight into the
temperature history of the Earth's surface ocean. Although the relationship between U and …

Global temperature calibration of the alkenone unsaturation index (UK′37) in surface waters and comparison with surface sediments

MH Conte, MA Sicre, C Rühlemann… - Geochemistry …, 2006 - Wiley Online Library
In this paper, we compile the current surface seawater C37 alkenone unsaturation (UK′ 37)
measurements (n= 629,− 1 to 30° C temperature range) to derive a global, field‐based …

Links between iron supply, marine productivity, sea surface temperature, and CO2 over the last 1.1 Ma

A Martínez‐Garcia, A Rosell‐Melé, W Geibert… - …, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
Paleoclimatic reconstructions have provided a unique data set to test the sensitivity of
climate system to changes in atmospheric CO2 concentrations. However, the mechanisms …

Group 2i Isochrysidales produce characteristic alkenones reflecting sea ice distribution

KJ Wang, Y Huang, M Majaneva, ST Belt… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
Alkenones are biomarkers produced solely by algae in the order Isochrysidales that have
been used to reconstruct sea surface temperature (SST) since the 1980s. However …

North Pacific deglacial hypoxic events linked to abrupt ocean warming

SK Praetorius, AC Mix, MH Walczak, MD Wolhowe… - Nature, 2015 - nature.com
Marine sediments from the North Pacific document two episodes of expansion and
strengthening of the subsurface oxygen minimum zone (OMZ) accompanied by seafloor …

Last Glacial Maximum to Holocene sea surface conditions at Umnak Plateau, Bering Sea, as inferred from diatom, alkenone, and stable isotope records

BE Caissie, J Brigham‐Grette, KT Lawrence… - …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
The Bering Sea gateway between the Pacific and Arctic oceans impacts global climate when
glacial‐interglacial shifts in shore line position and ice coverage change regional albedo …

A 1-Ma record of sea surface temperature and extreme cooling events in the North Atlantic: A perspective from the Iberian Margin

T Rodrigues, M Alonso-García, DA Hodell… - Quaternary Science …, 2017 - Elsevier
Abstract The Iberian Margin is a sensitive area to track high and low latitude processes, and
is a key location to understand major past climatic and oceanographic changes. Here we …

Early Holocene temperature variability in the Nordic Seas: The role of oceanic heat advection versus changes in orbital forcing

B Risebrobakken, T Dokken, LH Smedsrud… - …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
The separate roles of oceanic heat advection and orbital forcing on influencing early
Holocene temperature variability in the eastern Nordic Seas is investigated. The effect of …