Date of Award
1-1-2011
Language
English
Document Type
Dissertation
Degree Name
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
College/School/Department
Department of Atmospheric and Environmental Sciences
Content Description
1 online resource (vii, 142 pages) : illustrations (some color), color map.
Dissertation/Thesis Chair
Braddock K Linsley
Committee Members
Yair Rosenthal, Miriam Katz, Mathias Vuille
Keywords
ENSO, foraminifera, ITCZ, Kau Bay, pteropods, Sulu Sea, Ocean temperature, Climatic changes
Subject Categories
Climate
Abstract
The surface ocean in the western equatorial Pacific contains some of the warmest water on the planet in the western Pacific warm pool (WPWP). Changes in the size and scope of the warm pool have a significant impact on global climate. With the concern of changes in the extent of this body of water as a result of anthropomorphic changes in atmospheric composition, it is vital to investigate prior changes to the WPWP, the causes of such changes, and resultant effects. For my dissertation, I used several proxies to analyze sediments from Kau Bay and the Sulu Sea in Indonesia to examine changes within the WPWP over century and glacial-interglacial time scales, respectively.
Recommended Citation
Langton, Samantha, "Western equatorial Pacific climate variability from restricted basins : century scale changes in Kau Bay to glacial-interglacial changes in the Sulu Sea" (2011). Legacy Theses & Dissertations (2009 - 2024). 379.
https://scholarsarchive.library.albany.edu/legacy-etd/379