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d18O (CO13CAHN01A): interpretation3_scope: '' has been replaced by 'isotope'
d18O (CO13CAHN01A): interpretation4_scope: '' has been replaced by 'isotope'
d18O (CO13CAHN02A): interpretation3_scope: '' has been replaced by 'isotope'
d18O (CO13CAHN02A): interpretation4_scope: '' has been replaced by 'isotope'

Column 'addRESLfgkLdXn3iFUIE', with variable name 'yearEnsemble', was added to the dataset
Column 'addRHBoyWlBZzzH4BMJA', with variable name 'yearEnsemble', was added to the dataset
Column 'addRkrPlaA5U3EUnuaxK', with variable name 'yearEnsemble', was added to the dataset
Column 'addRRwWGVwubI8sF26ST', with variable name 'yearEnsemble', was added to the dataset

SEM screening used for one of the two cores in this composite

El Nino events bring warmer and rainier conditions to the Northern Line Islands, conditions which constructively act to decrease coral d18O. The opposite climatic effects occur during cool La Nina extremes, driving an increase in coral d18O. Modern Line Islands coral d18O records are high- ly correlated to the regional-scale NINO3.4 index (defined as the average of instrumental SSTs from 5S to 5N, and from 120 to 170W).

interannual d18O variability has a correlation of -0.85 with SST

d18O (CO13COTB00A): interpretation4_scope: '' has been replaced by 'isotope'

Column 'addRHd9At6LnvEucvNz3', with variable name 'yearEnsemble', was added to the dataset
Column 'addRQfIE3u4uzxXSrYQn', with variable name 'yearEnsemble', was added to the dataset

Thermo Delta V mass spectrometer with Kiel Carbonate IV device

Relative chronologies were constructed by assigning the maximum ?18O point for a given year to January 15th and linearly interpolating ?18O datapoints in between these tie points, following the procedure outlined in Cobb et al., 2002 for the Palmyra modern and fossil corals U/Th dates used to estimate absolute ages