Comparison of terrestrial and marine temperature estimates for the past 135 kyr off southeast Africa: a test for GCM simulations of palaeoclimate

A comparison of estimated lowland terrestrial temperature and faunal sea surface temperatures from the southwestern Indian Ocean for the past 135,000 years is offered.

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Published in:Nature (London) 1990-11, Vol.348 (6298), p.209-212
Main Authors: Campo, E. Van, Duplessy, J. C, Prell, W. L, Barratt, N, Sabatier, R
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Boundary conditions
Climate
Continental interfaces, environment
Estimates
General circulation models
Geology
Marine
Maximum temperatures
Mean temperatures
Ocean, Atmosphere
Oceanography
Oxygen
Oxygen isotopes
Paleoclimate
Pollen
Precipitation
Prehistoric era
Salinity
Sciences of the Universe
Sea surface temperature
Surface temperature
Temperature
Temperature changes
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Summary:A comparison of estimated lowland terrestrial temperature and faunal sea surface temperatures from the southwestern Indian Ocean for the past 135,000 years is offered.
ISSN:0028-0836
1476-4687
DOI:10.1038/348209a0