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).