@article{fdi:010057181,
  title = {{A} coral-based reconstruction of sea surface salinity at {S}abine {B}ank, {V}anuatu from 1842 to 2007 {CE}},
  author = {{G}orman, {M}. {K}. and {Q}uinn, {T}. {M}. and {T}aylor, {F}. {W}. and {P}artin, {J}. {W}. and {C}abioch, {G}uy and {A}ustin, {J}. {A}. and {P}elletier, {B}ernard and {B}allu, {V}. and {M}aes, {C}hristophe and {S}austrup, {S}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{C}limate variability associated with the {E}l {N}ino {S}outhern {O}scillation ({ENSO}) results in large sea-surface temperature ({SST}) and sea-surface salinity ({SSS}) anomalies in many regions of the tropical {P}acific {O}cean. {W}e investigate interannual changes in {SSS} driven by {ENSO} in the southwestern {P}acific at {S}abine {B}ank, {V}anuatu ({SBV}, 166.04 degrees {E}, 15.94 degrees {S}) using monthly variations in coral delta {O}-18 from 1842 to 2007 {CE}. {W}e develop and apply a coral delta {O}-18-{SSS} transfer function, which is assessed using a calibration-verification exercise (1970-2007 {CE}). {T}he 165-year reconstructed {SSS} record contains a prominent trend toward freshening from 1842 to 2007 {CE}; mean {SSS} for 1842-1872 {CE} is 35.46 +/- 0.28 psu, which contrasts with a mean value of 34.85 +/- 0.31 psu for 1977-2007 {CE}, with a freshening trend during the latter part of the 20th century that is not unprecedented with respect to the overall record. {V}ariance in the record is concentrated in the interannual (42%) and interdecadal (29%) bands. {T}he {SBV}-{SSS} record matches well with a similarly reconstructed {SSS} time series at {M}alo {C}hannel, {V}anuatu, which is located similar to 120 km to the east of {SBV}. {T}his regional signal is likely driven by {ENSO}-related changes in the {SPCZ} and interdecadal changes in surface water advection. {T}he pattern of interdecadal variability at {SBV} agrees reasonably well with coral records of interdecadal variability from {F}iji and {T}onga, especially in the pre-1940 portions of the records, further evidence for the regional extent of the salinity signal at {S}abine {B}ank, {V}anuatu.},
  keywords = {},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{P}aleoceanography},
  volume = {27},
  numero = {},
  pages = {{PA}3226},
  ISSN = {0883-8305},
  year = {2012},
  DOI = {10.1029/2012pa002302},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010057181},
}