Development of coccolithophore-based transfer functions in the western Mediterranean sea: a sea surface salinity reconstruction for the last 15.5  kyr

Ausín, B.; Hernández-Almeida, I.; Flores, J.-A.; Sierro, F.-J.; Grosjean, M.; Francés, G.; Alonso, B.

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/cp-11-1635-2015

Articles | Volume 11, issue 12

https://doi.org/10.5194/cp-11-1635-2015

© Author(s) 2015. This work is distributed under
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https://doi.org/10.5194/cp-11-1635-2015

© Author(s) 2015. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.

Articles | Volume 11, issue 12

Research article

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09 Dec 2015

Research article |

| 09 Dec 2015

Development of coccolithophore-based transfer functions in the western Mediterranean sea: a sea surface salinity reconstruction for the last 15.5 kyr

B. Ausín, I. Hernández-Almeida, J.-A. Flores, F.-J. Sierro, M. Grosjean, G. Francés, and B. Alonso

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RC C1555: 'Referee comment to "DEVELOPMENT OF COCCOLITHOPHORE-BASED TRANSFER FUNCTIONS IN THE WESTERN MEDITERRANEAN SEA: A SEA SURFACE SALINITY RECONSTRUCTION FOR THE LAST 15.5 KYR" by B. Ausin et al.', Anonymous Referee #1, 02 Sep 2015
- AC C2051: 'Reply to Referee #1', Blanca Ausin, 20 Oct 2015
- AC C2070: 'Revised manuscript with track changes', Blanca Ausin, 20 Oct 2015
RC C1623: 'reviewer comment', Anonymous Referee #2, 11 Sep 2015
- AC C2057: 'Reply to Referee #2', Blanca Ausin, 20 Oct 2015
- AC C2071: 'Revised Manuscript with track changes', Blanca Ausin, 20 Oct 2015

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AR: Author's response | RR: Referee report | ED: Editor decision

ED: Publish subject to minor revisions (review by Editor) (26 Oct 2015) by Luc Beaufort

AR by Blanca Ausin on behalf of the Authors (26 Oct 2015) Author's response Manuscript

ED: Publish as is (25 Nov 2015) by Luc Beaufort

AR by Blanca Ausin on behalf of the Authors (25 Nov 2015)

Short summary

Coccolithophore distribution in 88 surface sediment samples in the Atlantic Ocean and western Mediterranean was mainly influenced by salinity at 10m depth. A quantitative coccolithophore-based transfer function was developed and applied to a fossil sediment core to estimate sea surface salinity (SSS). The quality of this function and the reliability of the SSS reconstruction were assessed by statistical analyses and discussed. Several centennial SSS changes are identified for the last 15.5 ka.