Arctic paleoceanographic sediment coring. Ocean sediments, particularly those from fjords provide another valuable record of ocean and climate variability in the Arctic. Top of sediment piston-coring device (orange in photo) is attached to long steel pipe that recovers sediments when device is dropped to the ocean floor. Photo credit: Anne Jennings.
68°15'N 29°55'W

Reference: Jennings and Weiner, 1996

Proxy Type: fossil foraminifera

Standardized climate record reflecting surface air temperature. Red indicates temperatures greater than one standard deviation warmer than average for the reference period (1901-1960), whereas dark blue indicates at least one standard deviation colder than this average. All series presented as five-year averages (see paper for more explanation).