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Table 2 Post-1960 trends estimated from SST and sclerosponge δ18O, Sr/Ca, U/Ca records

From: Reconstruction of ocean environment time series since the late nineteenth century using sclerosponge geochemistry in the northwestern subtropical Pacific

ID

Locality

SST (°C/year)

δ18O slope

(‰/year)

Dependence

(‰/°C)

Sr/Ca slope

(mmol/mol/year)

Dependence

(mmol/mol/°C)

U/Ca slope

(μmol/mol/year)

Dependence

(μmol/mol/°C)

MNZ-S1

Okinawa Is.

+0.0124

−0.00381

−0.307

−0.00118

−0.095

−0.000727

−0.059

R = 0.605

R = −0.444

 

R = −0.551

 

R = −0.683

 

SMJ-2-S1

Miyako Is.

+0.0162

−0.00362

−0.223

−0.00155

−0.096

−0.000271

−0.017

R = 0.672

R = −0.622

 

R = −0.360

 

R = −0.380

 
  1. The R value for the linear regression between age and variable (SST, δ18O, Sr/Ca, and U/Ca) is statistically significant at the 95% confidence limits