Coral cores as environmental archives: growth bands, luminescence, run-off proxies and the climate record

What this note covers

1. Why coral cores are environmental archives
2. Annual growth bands
3. Luminescent bands and the run-off record
4. Cores as a proxy for the climate record
5. Reading core diagrams and graphs in the exam
6. Linking cores to the rest of the course

6 sections · 10 key terms & formulas · 6 common mistakes