Table 2 Western Pacific SST records compared in this study for MIS 2–1 and MIS 20–18 (Fig. 7). *Ages for inception of MIS 20 and termination of MIS 18 are based on the oldest and youngest ages of our data

Site

Longitude (ºE)

Latitude (ºN)

Proxy

Mg/Ca Calibration

References

MIS 18 (747.0*–756.9 ka)

MIS 19a, 19b (756.9–773.9 ka)

MIS 19c (773.9–787.5ka)

MIS 20 (787.5–801.0*ka)

MIS 18

MIS 19a, 19b

MIS 19c

MIS 20

MIS18

MIS19a, 19b

MIS19c

MIS 20

ODP 871

172.35

5.55

Mg/Ca (Globigerinoides ruber)

Dyez and Ravelo (2013)

Dyez and Ravelo (2014)

28.1

28.6

29.1

27.9

0.3

0.4

0.3

0.2

4

6

5

5

ODP 1146

116.27

19.46

Alkenone

Herbert et al. (2010)

24.1

24.1

25.4

23.7

0.3

0.4

0.4

0.3

7

8

10

11

CbCS

140.13

35.28

Mg/Ca (Globigerina bulloides)

Mashiotta et al. (1999)

This study

18.4

18.8

17.7

15.2

1.0

0.5

2.1

3.1

17

5

4

16

ODP 882

167.58

50.35

Alkenone

Martínez-García et al. (2010)

8.8

9.6

9.8

3.0

1.1

1

1

3

1

Site

Longitude (ºE)

Latitude (ºN)

Proxy

Mg/Ca Calibration

References

MIS 1 (0–11 ka)

MIS 2 and deglaciation (11–29 ka)

MIS 1 (0–11 ka)

MIS 2 and deglaciation (11–29 ka)

MIS 1 (0–11 ka)

MIS 2 and deglaciation (11–29 ka)

MD98-2181

125.83

6.30

Mg/Ca (Globigerinoides ruber)

Nürnberg et al. (1996)

Stott et al. (2002)

29.5

28.1

0.7

1.4

196

93

ODP 1144

117.42

20.05

Mg/Ca (Globigerinoides sacculifer)

Nürnberg et al. (2000)

Wei et al. (2007)

26.3

23.9

1.0

1.1

21

47

MD01-2421

141.78

36.03

Alkenone

Yamamoto et al. (2005)

19.1

16.0

0.8

1.4

16

61

MD01-2420

141.82

36.07

Mg/Ca (Globigerina bulloides)

Mashiotta et al. (1999)

Sagawa et al. (2006)

16.3

7.2

1.9

2.5

27

41

MD01-2412

145.00

44.53

Alkenone

Harada et al. (2006)

11.8

12.2

0.8

2.0

136

113

ODP 882

167.58

50.35

Alkenone

Martínez-García et al. (2010)

9.0

7.4

1.6

2.4

2

4