In this study we use the G&D-SSS data [Gouriou and Delcroix, 2002] rather than a hindcast model SSS such as that available from NCEP in 1 by 1 degree grid boxes (Behringer et al. [1998]; hereafter referred to as NCEP-SSS) because the former consists of actual salinity measurements.total salinity range over a 20-year period is >3 times larger in G&DSSS than in NCEP-SSS model output (cf., 1.91 versus 0.51). Such large differences in the SSS between these two data sets imply that the SSS data set used for calibrating a measured coral proxy can strongly affect the outcome of the calibration. Three different methods for reconstructing SSSrelated dw variations are compared in this paper.

; paleoData_variableName changed - was originally Sr_Ca; climateInterpretation_seasonality changed - was originally subannual; paleoData_variableName changed - was originally Sr_Ca

Kilbourne 2004 has two paper that report on the same modern data

Malo Channel, Espiritu Santo Island - Stable Isotope and Elemental Data

Column 'CO04KIVA-chron-NA1', with variable name 'yearEnsemble', was added to the dataset
Column 'CO04KIVA-chron-NA2', with variable name 'yearEnsemble', was added to the dataset

year (LPD614fec27): paleoData_isPrimary: '' has been replaced by 'TRUE'
year (LPD614fec27): paleoData_primaryAgeColumn: '' has been replaced by 'TRUE'
d18O (Ocean2kHR_174): paleoData_isPrimary: '' has been replaced by 'FALSE'
d18O (Ocean2kHR_174): paleoData_primaryAgeColumn: '' has been replaced by 'FALSE'
Sr/Ca (Ocean2kHR_175): paleoData_isPrimary: '' has been replaced by 'FALSE'
Sr/Ca (Ocean2kHR_175): paleoData_primaryAgeColumn: '' has been replaced by 'FALSE'
d13C (Ocean2kHR_176): paleoData_isPrimary: '' has been replaced by 'FALSE'
d13C (Ocean2kHR_176): paleoData_primaryAgeColumn: '' has been replaced by 'FALSE'

Column 'CO04KIVA-chron-NA1', with variable name 'yearEnsemble', was added to the dataset
Column 'CO04KIVA-chron-NA2', with variable name 'yearEnsemble', was added to the dataset

Column 'CO04KIVA-chron-NA1', with variable name 'yearEnsemble', was added to the dataset
Column 'CO04KIVA-chron-NA2', with variable name 'yearEnsemble', was added to the dataset