Strait of Juan de Fuca Geoduck Clam Growth Data and SST Reconstruction Strom, A.S.; Francis, R.C.; Mantua, N.J.; Miles, E.L.; Peterson, D.L. Strom, A.S. Francis, R.C. Mantua, N.J. Miles, E.L. Peterson, D.L. Sea Surface Temperature Reconstruction earth science/paleoclimate/climate reconstructions|paleoceanography (sea surface temperature,growth rate,null,degree Celsius,null,climate reconstructions|paleoceanography,null,null,N,Sea Surface Temperature from geoduck clam growth) earth science/paleoclimate/instrumental (sea surface temperature,null,null,degree Celsius,null,instrumental,null,null,N,null) earth science/paleoclimate/paleoceanography (growth rate,bivalve,null,dimensionless,null,paleoceanography,null,null,N,geoduck clams) earth science/paleoclimate/paleoceanography (age,null,null,year,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 (Protection Island>LATITUDE 48.12>LONGITUDE -122.95) To better understand North Pacific climate variability at interannual to interdecadal scales, we have developed a new tool for paleoenvironmental reconstruction. We show that growth rings in long-lived geoduck clams (Panopea abrupta) can provide high quality, annually resolved records of sea-surface temperature (SST). We used shell samples from the Strait of Juan de Fuca, in Washington State, to extend the coastal SST record back to 1877. The spatial correlation pattern between the growth index and gridded SSTs bears a strong resemblance to the leading pattern of interdecadal global SST variations and underscores the remarkable long-distance coherence evident among coastal SST records in the northeast Pacific. Our results also indicate that the 1990s was the warmest decade in this region since at least the 1850s. NCDC-Paleoclimatology https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/data-access/paleoclimatology-data - Bauer Bruce Investigator : Strom, A.S. Investigator : Francis, R.C. Investigator : Mantua, N.J. Investigator : Miles, E.L. Investigator : Peterson, D.L. 2004-07-01 ONLINE Files online, ASCII https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/paleo/study/2601 https://www1.ncdc.noaa.gov/pub/data/paleo/paleocean/sediment_files/complete/juanfuca-tab.txt https://www1.ncdc.noaa.gov/pub/data/paleo/contributions_by_author/strom2004 https://www1.ncdc.noaa.gov/pub/data/paleo/paleocean/sediment_files/complete/juanfuca-tab.txt https://www1.ncdc.noaa.gov/pub/data/paleo/contributions_by_author/strom2004 English https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/paleo/study/2601 https://www1.ncdc.noaa.gov/pub/data/paleo/paleocean/sediment_files/complete/juanfuca-tab.txt https://www1.ncdc.noaa.gov/pub/data/paleo/contributions_by_author/strom2004 Strom, A.S., R.C. Francis, N.J. Mantua, E.L. Miles, and D.L. Peterson. 2004. North Pacific climate recorded in growth rings of geoduck clams: A new tool for paleoenvironmental reconstruction. Geophysical Research Letters 31:L06206. START YEAR: 106 14C yr BP * END YEAR: -49 14C yr BP -122.95 48.12 -122.95 48.12