@article{fdi:010061993, title = {{C}orals record long-term {L}eeuwin current variability including {N}ingaloo {N}ino/{N}ina since 1795}, author = {{Z}inke, {J}. and {R}ountrey, {A}. and {F}eng, {M}. and {X}ie, {S}. {P}. and {D}issard, {D}elphine and {R}ankenburg, {K}. and {L}ough, {J}. {M}. and {M}c{C}ulloch, {M}. {T}.}, editor = {}, language = {{ENG}}, abstract = {{V}ariability of the {L}eeuwin current ({LC}) off {W}estern {A}ustralia is a footprint of interannual and decadal climate variations in the tropical {I}ndo-{P}acific. {L}a {N}ina events often result in a strengthened {LC}, high coastal sea levels and unusually warm sea surface temperatures ({SST}s), termed {N}ingaloo {N}ino. {T}he rarity of such extreme events and the response of the southeastern {I}ndian {O}cean to regional and remote climate forcing are poorly understood owing to the lack of long-term records. {H}ere we use well-replicated coral {SST} records from within the path of the {LC}, together with a reconstruction of the {E}l {N}ino-{S}outhern {O}scillation to hindcast historical {SST} and {LC} strength from 1795 to 2010. {W}e show that interannual and decadal variations in {SST} and {LC} strength characterized the past 215 years and that the most extreme sea level and {SST} anomalies occurred post 1980. {T}hese recent events were unprecedented in severity and are likely aided by accelerated global ocean warming and sea-level rise.}, keywords = {{PACIFIQUE} ; {AUSTRALIE}}, booktitle = {}, journal = {{N}ature {C}ommunications}, volume = {5}, numero = {}, pages = {art. 3607}, ISSN = {2041-1723}, year = {2014}, DOI = {10.1038/ncomms4607}, URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010061993}, }