Hessler, Ines; Harrison, Sandy P; Kucera, Michal; Waelbroeck, Claire; Chen, Min-Te; Anderson, Carin; de Vernal, Anne; Fréchette, Bianca; Cloke-Hayes, Angela; Leduc, Guillaume; Londeix, Laurent (2014): Multi-sensor global compilation of mid-Holocene sea surface temperatures, based on Mg/Ca and alkenone palaeothermometry and reconstructions obtained using planktonic foraminifera and organic-walled dinoflagellate cyst [dataset publication series]. PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.830815, Supplement to: Hessler, Ines; Harrison, S P; Kucera, Michal; Waelbroeck, Claire; Chen, Min-Te; Anderson, Carin; de Vernal, Anne; Fréchette, Bianca; Cloke-Hayes, Angela; Leduc, Guillaume; Londeix, Laurent (2014): Implication of methodological uncertainties for mid-Holocene sea surface temperature reconstructions. Climate of the Past, 10(6), 2237-2252, https://doi.org/10.5194/cp-10-2237-2014
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Abstract:
We present and examine a multi-sensor global compilation of mid-Holocene (MH) sea surface temperatures (SST), based on Mg/Ca and alkenone palaeothermometry and reconstructions obtained using planktonic foraminifera and organic-walled dinoflagellate cyst census counts. We assess the uncertainties originating from using different methodologies and evaluate the potential of MH SST reconstructions as a benchmark for climate-model simulations. The comparison between different analytical approaches (time frame, baseline climate) shows the choice of time window for the MH has a negligible effect on the reconstructed SST pattern, but the choice of baseline climate affects both the magnitude and spatial pattern of the reconstructed SSTs. Comparison of the SST reconstructions made using different sensors shows significant discrepancies at a regional scale, with uncertainties often exceeding the reconstructed SST anomaly. Apparent patterns in SST may largely be a reflection of the use of different sensors in different regions. Overall, the uncertainties associated with the SST reconstructions are generally larger than the MH anomalies. Thus, the SST data currently available cannot serve as a target for benchmarking model simulations.
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Median Latitude: 13.195040 * Median Longitude: 150.433085 * South-bound Latitude: -50.000000 * West-bound Longitude: 3.773333 * North-bound Latitude: 77.270000 * East-bound Longitude: -36.636667
Date/Time Start: 1963-04-05T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 2008-06-20T04:07:00
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- Hessler, I; Harrison, SP; Kucera, M et al. (2014): Additional information for previously unpublished age records. https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.830814
- Hessler, I; Harrison, SP; Kucera, M et al. (2014): Multi-sensor global compilation of mid-Holocene (MH) sea surface temperatures (SST). https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.830811