@article{fdi:010054293, title = {{S}ea surface temperature variability in the subpolar {A}tlantic over the last two millennia}, author = {{S}icre, {M}. {A}. and {H}all, {I}. {R}. and {M}ignot, {J}uliette and {K}hodri, {M}yriam and {E}zat, {U}. and {T}ruong, {M}. {X}. and {E}iriksson, {J}. and {K}nudsen, {K}. {L}.}, editor = {}, language = {{ENG}}, abstract = {{A} decadal resolution time series of sea surface temperature ({SST}) spanning the last two millennia is reconstructed by combining a proxy record from a new sediment sequence with previously published data from core {MD}99-2275, north of {I}celand. {T}he alkenone based {SST} reconstruction is validated with historic observational data and compared to a new similar temporal resolution reconstruction obtained from sediment core {RAP}i{D}21-3{K}, in the subpolar {N}orth {A}tlantic. {T}he two {SST} paleorecords show consistent multidecadal scale coolings throughout the interval and similar expressions during the contrasted climatic periods 'colloquially known' as the {M}edieval {C}limatic {A}nomaly ({MCA}) and {L}ittle {I}ce {A}ge ({LIA}). {I}n order to further understand the temporal and spatial {SST} variations and investigate the influence of natural forcings on the observed {SST} changes during the last millennium, we compare our time series to simulations using the {I}nstitut {P}ierre-{S}imon {L}aplace {IPSLCM}4-v2 climate model. {T}his comparison highlights the potential importance of volcanism as a natural forcing driving coherent abrupt cooling events captured in the subpolar {N}orth {A}tlantic records.}, keywords = {{ATLANTIQUE} {NORD}}, booktitle = {}, journal = {{P}aleoceanography}, volume = {26}, numero = {}, pages = {{PA}4218}, ISSN = {0883-8305}, year = {2011}, DOI = {10.1029/2011pa002169}, URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010054293}, }