Diploastrea heliopora Sr/Ca and δ18O records from northeast Luzon, Philippines: An assessment of interspecies coral proxy calibrations and climate controls of sea surface temperature and salinity

• Main Authors: Goodkin, Nathalie F., Siringan, Fernando P., Hughen, K. A., Ramos, Riovie Dela Pena
• Other Authors: Asian School of the Environment
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2017
• Subjects: Science::Geology; Oxygen Isotopes; Diploastrea Heliopora
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/81484; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/43473
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

The Indo-Pacific coral Diploastrea heliopora reveals regional multidecadal- to centennial- scale climate variability using coral carbonate δ18O (δ18Oc) as a combined proxy for sea surface temperature (SST) and sea surface salinity (SSS). However, to assess the coral's full potential in resolvin...