rank: NA

scope: climate

rank: NA

scope: climate

rank: NA

scope: climate

direction: decrease/increase

interpDirection: decrease/increase

scope: climate

seasonality: subannual

variable: temperature

variableDetail: sea surface

variableGroup: temperature and salinity

scope: climate

scope: climate

basis: A correlation of seasonal mean rainfall anomalies derived from the NCEP/NCAR reanalysis data set (1948-1995; averaged over 3545E, 20-30S; http://www. cdc.noaa.gov/cdc/data.ncep.reanalysis.derived.html) with coral d18O shows a clear relationship during austral summer (NDJF) significant above the 90% level (Fig. 6). This also holds for a correlation with South African summer rainfall averaged over 25-30E and 15-25S (significant N95%) (Fig. 6). Thus, summer coral d18O is also related to changes in the regional hydrologic (P/E) balance

direction: negative

inferredMaterial: seawater

integrationTime: 2-Jan

integrationTimeBasis: We use the pronounced seasonal cycle in d18O and Sr/Ca to develop the final chronology of the coral core and assigned the highest d18O and Sr/Ca values to august 15 of each year, which is on average the coldest month. [...] The d18O and Sr/Ca time series were interpolated linearly into 6 and 12 equi- distant points for any given year between these anchor points using the Analyseries software,.083 to 0.167 yrs,chronological,months,on a seasonal scale coral d18O and Sr/Ca at this location primarily reflects SST variability (Fig. 5; Table 1). "

integrationTimeUncertaintyType: decrease

mathematicalRelation: linear

rank: 1

scope: isotope

seasonality: subannual

variable: temperature

variableGroup: Temperature

variableGroupDirection: negative

variableGroupOriginal: T_water

direction: 2

inferredMaterial: seawater

integrationTime: 2-Jan

integrationTimeBasis: We use the pronounced seasonal cycle in d18O and Sr/Ca to develop the final chronology of the coral core and assigned the highest d18O and Sr/Ca values to august 15 of each year, which is on average the coldest month. [...] The d18O and Sr/Ca time series were interpolated linearly into 6 and 12 equi- distant points for any given year between these anchor points using the Analyseries software|.083 to 0.167 yrs|chronological|months|on a seasonal scale coral d18O and Sr/Ca at this location primarily reflects SST variability (Fig. 5; Table 1). "

integrationTimeUncertaintyType: decrease

scope: isotope

inferredMaterial: seawater

integrationTime: 2-Jan

integrationTimeBasis: We use the pronounced seasonal cycle in d18O and Sr/Ca to develop the final chronology of the coral core and assigned the highest d18O and Sr/Ca values to august 15 of each year, which is on average the coldest month. [...] The d18O and Sr/Ca time series were interpolated linearly into 6 and 12 equi- distant points for any given year between these anchor points using the Analyseries software|.083 to 0.167 yrs|chronological|months|on a seasonal scale coral d18O and Sr/Ca at this location primarily reflects SST variability (Fig. 5; Table 1). "

integrationTimeUncertaintyType: decrease

mathematicalRelation: Sr/Ca avaiable for select intervals

scope: isotope

variable: temperature

variableGroup: JZ, NJA