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Caribbean sea water temperatures of the last 500 years as derived from Sclerosponges

dc.contributor.advisor Winter, Amos
dc.contributor.author Estrella-Martínez, Juan A.
dc.contributor.college College of Arts and Sciences - Sciences en_US
dc.contributor.committee Sherman, Clark
dc.contributor.committee Ramírez, Wilson R.
dc.contributor.committee Kubaryk, John M.
dc.contributor.department Department of Marine Sciences en_US
dc.contributor.representative Irizarry-Soto, Emmanuel
dc.date.accessioned 2018-06-06T16:40:22Z
dc.date.available 2018-06-06T16:40:22Z
dc.date.issued 2013
dc.description.abstract A high-resolution record of the Caribbean mixed layer temperature at different depths derived from oxygen isotopic ratios obtained from the sclerosponge Ceratoporella nicholsoni is presented. Sclerosponges precipitate calcium carbonate skeletons in equilibrium with their surrounding environment and can live at depths down to 200m. The sponges were collected off the coasts of Puerto Rico and St. Croix in northeastern Caribbean Sea. The records obtained extend from the early 1500’s to the present and suggest that the northeastern Caribbean was 1-2°C cooler than present during the Little Ice Age. Wavelet analysis of the sclerosponge records indicate that when the total solar irradiance (TSI) reaches a threshold value of 1365.29Wm-2 there is a coupling of the eleven-year sunspot cycle with the decadal sclerosponge-derived temperature variability. The findings suggest a local temperature response to TSI of 0.62°C(W/m2)-1 for the 20th century, similar to previously published global values of climate solar sensitivity. en_US
dc.description.abstract Un récord de alta resolución de la temperatura de la capa mixta del Caribe a diferentes profundidades derivadas de proporciones isotópicas de oxígeno obtenidos de la escleroesponja Ceratoporella nicholsoni es presentado. Las escleroesponjas precipitan esqueletos de carbonato de calcio en equilibrio con su medio ambiente y pueden vivir a profundidades de hasta 200m. Las esponjas fueron recolectadas en las costas de Puerto Rico y Santa Cruz, en el noreste del Mar Caribe. Los registros obtenidos se extienden desde los años 1500 hasta el presente y sugieren que el noreste del Caribe fue de 1-2°C más frío que el presente durante la Pequeña Edad de Hielo. Análisis wavelet de los registros indican que cuando la irradiancia solar total (IST) alcanza un valor umbral de 1365.29Wm-2 existe un acoplamiento del ciclo de once años de manchas solares con la variabilidad decadal de la temperatura derivada de las escleroesponjas. Los resultados sugieren una respuesta de la temperatura local a IST de 0.62°C(W/m2)-1 para el siglo 20, similar a valores mundiales de sensibilidad solar climática anteriormente publicados. en_US
dc.description.graduationSemester Spring en_US
dc.description.graduationYear 2013 en_US
dc.description.sponsorship Deep Reef Ecosystems Studies (Deep CRES) project; en_US
dc.identifier.uri https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11801/734
dc.language.iso en en_US
dc.rights.holder (c) 2013 Juan A. Estrella Martínez en_US
dc.rights.license All rights reserved en_US
dc.subject Ceratoporella nicholsoni--Puerto Rico en_US
dc.subject Wavelet analysis en_US
dc.subject Ocean temperature--Caribbean Sea en_US
dc.subject Sclerosponges--Isotopic indicators--Puerto Rico en_US
dc.subject.lcsh Ocean temperature--Caribbean Sea--Observations en_US
dc.subject.lcsh Wavelets (Mathematics) en_US
dc.subject.lcsh Climatic changes--Caribbean Sea en_US
dc.title Caribbean sea water temperatures of the last 500 years as derived from Sclerosponges en_US
dc.type Thesis en_US
dspace.entity.type Publication
thesis.degree.discipline Marine Sciences en_US
thesis.degree.level M.S. en_US
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