2006

Lea, D. W., D. K. Pak, C. L. Belanger, H. J. Spero, M. A. Hall, and N. J. Shackleton (2006), Paleoclimate history of Galápagos surface waters over the last 135,000 years, Quaternary Science Reviews 25, 1152-1167. pdf file

2005

Medina-Elizalde, M. and Lea, D.W. (2005) The mid-Pleistocene transition in the tropical Pacific, Science Express, published online 10/13/05: link to ms.

Martin, P., D. Archer, and D. W. Lea (2005), The role of deep sea temperature in the carbon cycle during the last glacial, Paleoceanography, 20, PA2015. pdf file

Lea, D.W., Pak, D.K. and Paradis, G., 2005. Influence of volcanic shards on foraminiferal Mg/Ca in a core from the Galápagos Region. Geochemistry Geophysics Geosystems, 6(11): Q11P04. pdf file

von Langen, P., Pak, D.K., Spero, H.J. and Lea, D.W., 2005. Effects of temperature on Mg/Ca in neogloboquadrinid shells determined by living culture. Geochemistry Geophysics Geosystems, 6(10): Q10P03. pdf file

2004

Lea, D. W. (2004) The 100,000 year cycle in tropical SST, greenhouse forcing, and climate sensitivity, Journal of Climate, 17, 2170-2179: pdf file.

Russell, A. D., B. Hönisch, H. J. Spero, and D. W. Lea (2004), Effects of seawater carbonate ion concentration and temperature on shell U, Mg, and Sr in cultured planktonic foraminifera, Geochimica et Cosmochima Acta, 68, 4347-4361. pdf file

Shevenell, A. E., J. P. Kennett, and D. W. Lea (2004), Middle Miocene Southern Ocean cooling and Antarctic cryosphere expansion, Science, 305, 1766-1770.

Schmidt, M. W., H. J. Spero, and D. W. Lea (2004), Links between salinity variation in the Caribbean and North Atlantic thermohaline circulation, Nature, 428, 160-163.

2003

Lea, D. W., D. K. Pak, and H. J. Spero (2003), Sea surface temperatures in the western equatorial Pacific during marine isotope stage 11. in Earth's Climate and Orbital Eccentricity: The Marine Isotope Stage 11 Question, edited by Droxler, A., R. Poore and L. Burckle, pp. 147-156, Geophysical Monograph Series 137, AGU, Washington, DC. preprint available: .pdf file

Lea, D. W., D. K. Pak, L. C. Peterson, and K. A. Hughen (2003), Synchroneity of tropical and high-latitude Atlantic temperatures over the last glacial termination, Science, 301, 1361-1364. link to ms.

Lea, D.W. (2003) Elemental and Isotopic Proxies of Marine Temperatures, pp. 365-390. In The Oceans and Marine Geochemistry (ed. H. Elderfield, ed.) Vol. 6 Treatise on Geochemistry (eds H.D. Holland and K.K. Tuerekian), Elsevier-Pergamon, Oxford. Preprint available: .pdf file

2002

Lea D. W., Martin P. A., Pak D. K., and Spero H. J. (2002) Reconstructing a 350 ky history of sea level using planktonic Mg/Ca and oxygen isotopic records from a Cocos Ridge core. Quat. Sci. Rev. 21(1-3), 283-293. .pdf file

Dekens P. S., Lea D. W., Pak D. K., and Spero H. J. (2002) Core top calibration of Mg/Ca in tropical foraminifera: refining paleo-temperature estimation. Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems 3(4), 10.1029/2001GC000200: .pdf file

Spero, H. J. and Lea, D. W. (2002) The cause of carbon isotope minimum events on glacial terminations. Science 296, 522-525. pdf file

Martin, P.A., Lea, D.W., Rosenthal, Y., Shackleton, N. J., Papenfuss, T.P. and Sarnthein, M. (2002) Quaternary deep sea temperature histories derived from benthic foraminiferal Mg/Ca. Earth. Planet. Sci. Lett. 198(1-2), 193-209 .pdf file

Lea, D. W. (2002) The Glacial Tropical Pacific: not just a West Side Story. Science 297, 202-203. link to ms.

Martin, P.A. and Lea, D.W. (2002) A simple evaluation of cleaning procedures on fossil benthic foraminiferal Mg/Ca, Geochem Geophys Geosyst, 3, 8401, doi:8410.1029/2001GC000280. pdf file

2001

Tudhope, A.W., Chilcott, C.P., McCulloch, M.T., Cook, E.R., Chappell, J., Ellam, R.M., Lea, D.W., Lough, J. M., and Shimmield, G.B. (2001) Variability in the El Niño Southern Oscillation through a glacial-interglacial cycle. Science 291, 1511-1517 direct link to ms. .pdf file

Sanyal A., Bijma J., Spero H., and Lea D. W. (2001) Empirical relationship between pH and the boron isotopic composition of Globigerinoides sacculifer: Implications for the boron isotope paleo-pH proxy. Paleoceanography 16(5), 515-519. .pdf file

Goldstein S. J., Lea D. W., Chakraborty S., Kashgarian M., and Murrell M. T. (2001) Uranium-series and radiocarbon geochronology of deep-sea corals: implications for Southern Ocean ventilation rates and the oceanic carbon cycle. Earth. Planet. Sci. Lett. 193(1-2), 167-182. .pdf file

Lea D. W. (2001) Paleoclimate - Ice Ages, the California Current, and Devils Hole. Science 293(5527), 59-60. direct link to ms.

2000

Archer D., Winguth A., Lea D., and Mahowald N. (2000) What caused the glacial/interglacial atmospheric PCO2 cycles? Revs. Geophys. 38(2), 159-189. .pdf file

Bemis B. E., Spero H. J., Lea D. W., and Bijma J. (2000) Temperature influence on the carbon isotopic composition of Globigerina bulloides and Orbulina universa (planktonic foraminifera). Marine Micropaleontology 38, 213-228. .pdf file

Lea D. W., Pak D. K., and Spero H. J. (2000) Climate impact of late Quaternary equatorial Pacific sea surface temperature variations. Science 289, 1719-1724. direct link to ms .pdf file

1999

Lea, D. W. (1999) Trace elements in foraminiferal calcite. B. Sen Gupta, ed., Modern Foraminifera Dordrecht, Kluwer, 259-277.

Lea, D. W., Bijma, J., Spero, H. J., Archer, D. (1999) Implications of a carbonate ion effect on shell carbon and oxygen isotopes for glacial ocean conditions. G. Fischer, and G. Wefer, eds., Use of Proxies in Paleoceanography: Examples from the South Atlantic. Berlin, Heidelberg, Springer-Verlag, 513-522.

Mashiotta, T. A., Lea, D. W., Spero, H. J. (1999) Glacial-interglacial changes in Subantarctic sea surface temperature and d18 O-water using foraminiferal Mg. Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 170, 417-432. pdf file

Lea, D. W., Mashiotta, T. A., Spero, H. J. (1999) Controls on magnesium and strontium uptake in planktonic foraminifera determined by live culturing. Geochim. Cosmochim. Acta, 63, 2369-2379. .pdf file

Swearer, S. E., Caselle, J. E., Lea, D. W., Warner, R. R. (1999) Larval retention and recruitment in an island population of a coral-reef fish. Nature, 402, 799-802. .pdf file

Martin, P. A., Lea, D. W., Mashiotta, T. A., Papenfuss, T., Sarnthein, M. (1999) Variation of foraminiferal Sr/Ca over Quaternary glacial-interglacial cycles: evidence for changes in mean ocean Sr/Ca? Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems, 1, 1999GC000006. .pdf file

1998

Martin, P. A., Lea, D. W., (1998) Comparison of water mass changes derived from Cd/Ca and carbon isotope records: implications for changing Ba composition of Deep Atlantic Water Masses. Paleoceanography 13, 572-585. .pdf file

Bemis, B. E., Spero, H. J., Bijma, J., Lea, D. W. (1998) Reevaluation of the oxygen isotopic composition of planktonic foraminifera: experimental results and revised paleotemperature equations. Paleoceanography 13, 150-160. .pdf file

1997

Spero, H. J., Bigma, J., Lea, D. W., Bemis, B. (1997) Effect of seawater carbonate chemistry on planktonic foraminiferal carbon and oxygen isotope values. Nature 390, 497-500. .pdf file

Mashiotta, T. A., Lea, D. W., Spero H. J. (1997) Experimental determination of Cd uptake in shells of the planktonic foraminifera Orbulina universa and Globigerina bulloides: Implications for surface water paleoreconstructions. Geochim. Cosmochim. Acta 61(19), 4053-4065. .pdf file

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