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Population morphometrics of the Southern Ocean diatom Fragilariopsis kerguelensis related to sea surface temperature
Joseph A. Ruggiero
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Department of Earth, Atmosphere and Environment, Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, IL 60115, USA
present address: Department of Geology and Geological Engineering, Colorado School of Mines, Golden, CO 80401, USA
Reed P. Scherer
Department of Earth, Atmosphere and Environment, Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, IL 60115, USA
Joseph Mastro
Department of Earth, Atmosphere and Environment, Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, IL 60115, USA
Cesar G. Lopez
Department of Earth, Atmosphere and Environment, Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, IL 60115, USA
Department of Earth, Environmental, and Planetary Sciences, Washington University, St. Louis, MO 63130, USA
Marcus Angus
Department of Earth, Atmosphere and Environment, Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, IL 60115, USA
Department of Geology, University of Nevada, Reno, Reno, NV 89557, USA
Evie Unger-Harquail
Department of Earth and Environmental Geosciences, Colgate University, Hamilton, NY 13346, USA
Olivia Quartz
Department of Earth and Environmental Geosciences, Colgate University, Hamilton, NY 13346, USA
Amy Leventer
Department of Earth and Environmental Geosciences, Colgate University, Hamilton, NY 13346, USA
Claus-Dieter Hillenbrand
British Antarctic Survey, Cambridge, UK
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J. Micropalaeontol., 43, 269–282, https://doi.org/10.5194/jm-43-269-2024, https://doi.org/10.5194/jm-43-269-2024, 2024
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J. Micropalaeontol., 43, 187–209, https://doi.org/10.5194/jm-43-187-2024, https://doi.org/10.5194/jm-43-187-2024, 2024
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Sarah U. Neuhaus, Slawek M. Tulaczyk, Nathan D. Stansell, Jason J. Coenen, Reed P. Scherer, Jill A. Mikucki, and Ross D. Powell
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Charlotte L. Spencer-Jones, Erin L. McClymont, Nicole J. Bale, Ellen C. Hopmans, Stefan Schouten, Juliane Müller, E. Povl Abrahamsen, Claire Allen, Torsten Bickert, Claus-Dieter Hillenbrand, Elaine Mawbey, Victoria Peck, Aleksandra Svalova, and James A. Smith
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Long-term ocean temperature records are needed to fully understand the impact of West Antarctic Ice Sheet collapse. Glycerol dialkyl glycerol tetraethers (GDGTs) are powerful tools for reconstructing ocean temperature but can be difficult to apply to the Southern Ocean. Our results show active GDGT synthesis in relatively warm depths of the ocean. This research improves the application of GDGT palaeoceanographic proxies in the Southern Ocean.
Chris S. M. Turney, Richard T. Jones, Nicholas P. McKay, Erik van Sebille, Zoë A. Thomas, Claus-Dieter Hillenbrand, and Christopher J. Fogwill
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The Last Interglacial (129–116 ka) experienced global temperatures and sea levels higher than today. The direct contribution of warmer conditions to global sea level (thermosteric) are uncertain. We report a global network of sea surface temperatures. We find mean global annual temperature anomalies of 0.2 ± 0.1˚C and an early maximum peak of 0.9 ± 0.1˚C. Our reconstruction suggests warmer waters contributed on average 0.08 ± 0.1 m and a peak contribution of 0.39 ± 0.1 m to global sea level.
Kelly A. Hogan, Robert D. Larter, Alastair G. C. Graham, Robert Arthern, James D. Kirkham, Rebecca L. Totten, Tom A. Jordan, Rachel Clark, Victoria Fitzgerald, Anna K. Wåhlin, John B. Anderson, Claus-Dieter Hillenbrand, Frank O. Nitsche, Lauren Simkins, James A. Smith, Karsten Gohl, Jan Erik Arndt, Jongkuk Hong, and Julia Wellner
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We quantify sea surface temperature (SST) in the past Southern Ocean using the diatom Fragilariopsis kerguelensis that displays variable population with SST. We explore the use of this relatively new proxy by applying it to sediment assemblages from the Sabrina Coast and Amundsen Sea. We find that Amundsen Sea and Sabrina Coast F. kerguelensis populations are different from each other. An understanding of F. kerguelensis dynamics may help us generate an SST proxy to apply to ancient sediments.
We quantify sea surface temperature (SST) in the past Southern Ocean using the diatom...
