Pliocene Warm Period Foraminifer Stable Isotope Data Draut, A.E.; Raymo, M.E.; McManus, J.F.; Oppo, D.W. Draut, A.E. Raymo, M.E. McManus, J.F. Oppo, D.W. earth science/paleoclimate/paleoceanography (delta 13C,Cibicidoides sp.,null,per mil PDB,null,paleoceanography,null,null,N,null) earth science/paleoclimate/paleoceanography (delta 18O,Neogloboquadrina pachyderma dextral,null,per mil PDB,null,paleoceanography,null,null,N,null) earth science/paleoclimate/paleoceanography (delta 18O,Cibicidoides wuellerstorfi,null,per mil PDB,null,paleoceanography,null,null,N,null) earth science/paleoclimate/paleoceanography (age,null,null,radiocarbon year before present,null,paleoceanography,null,null,N,null) earth science/paleoclimate/paleoceanography (delta 18O,Cibicidoides sp.,null,per mil PDB,null,paleoceanography,null,null,N,null) earth science/paleoclimate/paleoceanography (delta 13C,Neogloboquadrina pachyderma dextral,null,per mil PDB,null,paleoceanography,null,null,N,null) earth science/paleoclimate/paleoceanography (depth,null,null,centimeter,null,paleoceanography,null,null,N,null) earth science/paleoclimate/paleocean earth science/paleoclimate/paleocean earth science/paleoclimate/paleocean (ODP 981>LATITUDE 55.47>LONGITUDE -14.65) We present a high-resolution climate record from a sediment core spanning an 80-kyr interval of time during the mid-Pliocene epoch, when warmer conditions and lower global ice volume prevailed worldwide. Oxygen and carbon isotope analyses were made on benthic and planktonic foraminifera from ODP Site 981 in the North Atlantic. The amplitude and approximate recurrence interval of suborbital variations in these records are comparable to those of Holocene and marine isotope stage 11 (MIS 11) records from the North Atlantic. We conclude that the mid-Pliocene warm interval was a time of relative climatic stability. These results suggest that warmer climatic conditions alone may not necessarily enhance variability in the climate system, a finding that may facilitate predictions of 21st century climatic response to anthropogenic warming. NCDC-Paleoclimatology https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/data-access/paleoclimatology-data - Bauer Bruce Investigator : Draut, A.E. Investigator : Raymo, M.E. Investigator : McManus, J.F. Investigator : Oppo, D.W. 2003-07-01 ONLINE Files online, ASCII https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/paleo/study/2584 https://www1.ncdc.noaa.gov/pub/data/paleo/contributions_by_author/draut2003 https://www1.ncdc.noaa.gov/pub/data/paleo/paleocean/sediment_files/complete/odp981d-tab.txt https://www1.ncdc.noaa.gov/pub/data/paleo/contributions_by_author/draut2003 https://www1.ncdc.noaa.gov/pub/data/paleo/paleocean/sediment_files/complete/odp981d-tab.txt English https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/paleo/study/2584 https://www1.ncdc.noaa.gov/pub/data/paleo/contributions_by_author/draut2003 https://www1.ncdc.noaa.gov/pub/data/paleo/paleocean/sediment_files/complete/odp981d-tab.txt Draut, A.E., M.E. Raymo, J.F. McManus, and D.W. Oppo. 2003. Climate stability during the Pliocene warm period. Paleoceanography 18(4):1078. START YEAR: 3911620 14C yr BP * END YEAR: 888200 14C yr BP -14.65 55.47 -14.65 55.47