Chapman and Maslin, 1999) river runoff (Maslin and
Burns, 2000; Maslin et al., 2011), iceberg rafting (Maslin
et al., 1995), surface ocean circulation and upwelling
(Swann et al., 2006; Dickson et al., 2010; MartinezMendez et al., 2010), and monsoonal strength (Wang
et al., 1999). An example is shown in Figure 3, where
Dd local was isolated from planktonic foraminifera d
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data from the South China Sea to infer changes in the SE
Asian monsoon over the last 3000 years (Wang et al.,
1999).
Oxygen Isotopes, Figure 3 South China Sea: Comparison of the planktonic foraminifera oxygen isotopes, sea surface temperature
estimates and reconstructed sea surface salinity for the last 3000 years with documentary evidence from China of periods of
droughts, floods, peasant uprisings, construction phases of the Great Wall and changes in the ruling Dynasties (redrawn from Wang
et al., 1999).
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