rank: NA

scope: climate

rank: NA

scope: climate

scope: climate

scope: climate

scope: climate

basis: monthly coral d18O data to reconstruct a KC transport record with annual to interannual resolution for the interval 1953–2004. The field site is located in southern Taiwan on the western flank of the upstream KC. Increased (reduced) KC transport would generate strong (weak) upwelling, resulting in relatively high (low) local coral d18O.

direction: negative

mathematicalRelation: linear

rank: 1

scope: isotope

seasonality: subannual

variable: temperature

variableDetail: tracking Kuroshio Current transport

variableGroup: Temperature

variableGroupDirection: negative

variableGroupOriginal: T_water

basis: On average, SSS values vary from 33.5 psu in the wet season to 34.4 psu in the dry season, yielding a small seasonal variability of only 0.9 psu or less [Shen et al., 2005b]. The seasonal change in bay water d18O was only 0.2060.05& in 1993 and 1995 [Shen et al., 2005b], accounting for <17% of the seasonal d18Ocoral variation. A negligible correlation (R520.03) between precipitation and d18Ocoral is observed (supporting information Figure S2). Hence, the d18Ocoral data primarily reflect seasonal SST changes of about 58C (IGOSS SST; Figure

direction: positive

rank: 2

scope: isotope

variable: seawaterIsotope

variableGroup: EffectiveMoisture

variableGroupDirection: negative

variableGroupOriginal: d18O_seawater

scope: isotope