?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Fmiis.maths.ox.ac.uk%2Fmiis%2F96%2F&rft.title=Reconstruction+of+sea+surface+temperatures+from+the+oxygen+isotope+composition+of+fossil+planktic+foraminifera.&rft.creator=van+der+Berg%2C+Jan+Bouwe&rft.creator=Davydova%2C+Natalia&rft.creator=van+de+Fliert%2C+Barbera&rft.creator=Peeters%2C+Frank&rft.creator=Planqu%C3%A9%2C+Bob&rft.creator=van+der+Ploeg%2C+Harmen&rft.creator=Terra%2C+Guido&rft.subject=None%2FOther&rft.description=Knowledge+of+the+historic+surface+temperature+of+sea+water+is+of+importance+for+the+calibration+of+climate+models.+The+oxygen+isotope+composition+of+the+shells+of+several+species+of+planktic+foraminifera+can+be+used+as+a+measure+for+this+sea+surface+temperature.+In+this+paper+we+investigate+how+mathematical+models+can+contribute+to+the+process+of+extracting+information+about+the+temperature+at+which+the+foraminifera+lived+from+measurement+of+the+oxygen+isotope+composition+of++their+shells.+A+simple+model+is+proposed+which+captures+both+the+average+and+the+variability+of+the+temperature.+Preliminary+findings+suggest+that+this+model+forms+a+solid+basis+for+future+research.&rft.date=2002-02-22&rft.type=Study+Group+Report&rft.type=NonPeerReviewed&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.language=en&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Fmiis.maths.ox.ac.uk%2Fmiis%2F96%2F1%2FNIOZproc.pdf&rft.identifier=++van+der+Berg%2C+Jan+Bouwe+and+Davydova%2C+Natalia+and+van+de+Fliert%2C+Barbera+and+Peeters%2C+Frank+and+Planqu%C3%A9%2C+Bob+and+van+der+Ploeg%2C+Harmen+and+Terra%2C+Guido++(2002)+Reconstruction+of+sea+surface+temperatures+from+the+oxygen+isotope+composition+of+fossil+planktic+foraminifera.++%5BStudy+Group+Report%5D+++++