@article{fdi:010063715,
  title = {{A} {F}iji multi-coral delta {O}-18 composite approach to obtaining a more accurate reconstruction of the last two-centuries of the ocean-climate variability in the {S}outh {P}acific {C}onvergence {Z}one region},
  author = {{D}assi{\'e}, {E}. {P}. and {L}insley, {B}. {K}. and {C}orrege, {T}. and {W}u, {H}. {C}. and {L}emley, {G}. {M}. and {H}owe, {S}. and {C}abioch, {G}uy},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{T}he limited availability of oceanographic data in the tropical {P}acific {O}cean prior to the satellite era makes coral-based climate reconstructions a key tool for extending the instrumental record back in time, thereby providing a much needed test for climate models and projections. {W}e have generated a unique regional network consisting of five {P}orites coral {O}-18 time series from different locations in the {F}ijian archipelago. {O}ur results indicate that using a minimum of three {P}orites coral {O}-18 records from {F}iji is statistically sufficient to obtain a reliable signal for climate reconstruction, and that application of an approach used in tree ring studies is a suitable tool to determine this number. {T}he coral {O}-18 composite indicates that while sea surface temperature ({SST}) variability is the primary driver of seasonal {O}-18 variability in these {F}iji corals, annual average coral {O}-18 is more closely correlated to sea surface salinity ({SSS}) as previously reported. {O}ur results highlight the importance of water mass advection in controlling {F}iji coral {O}-18 and salinity variability at interannual and decadal time scales despite being located in the heavy rainfall region of the {S}outh {P}acific {C}onvergence {Z}one ({SPCZ}). {T}he {F}iji {O}-18 composite presents a secular freshening and warming trend since the 1850s coupled with changes in both interannual ({IA}) and decadal/interdecadal ({D}/{I}) variance. {T}he changes in {IA} and {D}/{I} variance suggest a re-organization of climatic variability in the {SPCZ} region beginning in the late 1800s to period of a more dominant interannual variability, which could correspond to a southeast expansion of the {SPCZ}.},
  keywords = {coral oxygen isotope ; {S}outh {P}acific {C}onvergence {Z}one ; coral composite ; interannual decadal and interdecadal variability ; {PACIFIQUE} {SUD} ; {FIJI} {ARCHIPEL}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{P}aleoceanography},
  volume = {29},
  numero = {12},
  pages = {1196--1213},
  ISSN = {0883-8305},
  year = {2014},
  DOI = {10.1002/2013pa002591},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010063715},
}