Paleo Data Assimilation of Coral δ18O Part 2: 20th‐Century Trends and Variability of the Tropical Pacific
Limited instrumental observations have created uncertainties in the rates and patterns of historical variations in tropical sea‐surface temperature, precipitation, and salinity. Coral archives are well suited to monitor past variations in the tropical oceans; in particular, the oxygen isotope composition (δ18O) has the...