@article {2457, title = {Comparison of eastern tropical Pacific TEX 86 and Globigerinoides ruber Mg/Ca derived sea surface temperatures: Insights from the Holocene and Last Glacial Maximum}, journal = {Earth and Planetary Science Letters}, volume = {434}, year = {2016}, month = {Jan-01-2016}, pages = {320 - 332}, abstract = {The use of the TEX86TEX86 temperature proxy has thus far come to differing results as to whether TEX86TEX86 temperatures are representative of surface or subsurface conditions. In addition, although TEX86TEX86 temperatures might reflect sea surface temperatures based on core-top (Holocene) values, this relationship might not hold further back in time. Here, we investigate the TEX86TEX86 temperature proxy by comparing TEX86TEX86 temperatures to Mg/Ca temperatures of multiple species of planktonic foraminifera for two sites in the eastern tropical Pacific (on the Cocos and Carnegie Ridges) across the Holocene and Last Glacial Maximum. Core-top and Holocene View the MathML sourceTEX86H temperatures at both study regions agree well, within error, with the Mg/Ca temperatures of Globigerinoides ruber , a surface dwelling planktonic foraminifera. However, during the Last Glacial Maximum, View the MathML sourceTEX86H temperatures are more representative of upper thermocline temperatures, and are offset from G. ruber Mg/Ca temperatures by 5.8 {\textdegree}C and 2.9 {\textdegree}C on the Cocos Ridge and Carnegie Ridge, respectively. This offset between proxies cannot be reconciled by using different TEX86TEX86 temperature calibrations, and instead, we suggest that the offset is due to a deeper export depth of GDGTs at the LGM. We also compare the degree of glacial cooling at both sites based on both temperature proxies, and find that View the MathML sourceTEX86H temperatures greatly overestimate glacial cooling, especially on the Cocos Ridge. This study has important implications for applying the TEX86TEX86 paleothermometer in the eastern tropical Pacific.}, keywords = {Foraminifera, Holocene, LGM; Pacific Ocean, Mg/Ca, TEX86TEX86}, issn = {0012821X}, doi = {10.1016/j.epsl.2015.11.050}, url = {http://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0012821X15007542http://api.elsevier.com/content/article/PII:S0012821X15007542?httpAccept=text/xmlhttp://api.elsevier.com/content/article/PII:S0012821X15007542?httpAccept=text/plain}, author = {Hertzberg, Jennifer E. and Schmidt, Matthew W. and Bianchi, Thomas S. and Smith, Richard W. and Shields, Michael R. and Marcantonio, Franco} }