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https://doi.org/10.5194/cp-18-1947-2022
https://doi.org/10.5194/cp-18-1947-2022
Research article
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26 Aug 2022
Research article |  | 26 Aug 2022

A 15-million-year surface- and subsurface-integrated TEX86 temperature record from the eastern equatorial Atlantic

Carolien M. H. van der Weijst, Koen J. van der Laan, Francien Peterse, Gert-Jan Reichart, Francesca Sangiorgi, Stefan Schouten, Tjerk J. T. Veenstra, and Appy Sluijs

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The TEX86 proxy is often used by paleoceanographers to reconstruct past sea-surface temperatures. However, the origin of the TEX86 signal in marine sediments has been debated since the proxy was first proposed. In our paper, we show that TEX86 carries a mixed sea-surface and subsurface temperature signal and should be calibrated accordingly. Using our 15-million-year record, we subsequently show how a TEX86 subsurface temperature record can be used to inform us on past sea-surface temperatures.
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