Sub-annual fluorescence measurements of coral skeleton : relationship between skeletal luminescence and terrestrial humic-like substances

• Main Authors: Kaushal, Nikita, Yang, Liudongqing, Tanzil, Jani Thuaibah Isa, Lee, Jen Nie, Goodkin, Nathalie Fairbank, Martin, Patrick
• Other Authors: Asian School of the Environment
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2020
• Subjects: Engineering::Environmental engineering; Fluorescent Dissolved Organic Matter; Coral Luminescence
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/143755; https://doi.org/10.21979/N9/NIFEYH
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Some massive coral core slices reveal luminescent bands under ultraviolet light, which have been attributed to terrestrial humic acids in the skeleton. Coral luminescence has therefore been used to reconstruct past climate and hydrological variability. However, it has remained unresolved how closely...