Figure F1. Present-day (A) SST and (B) SSS distribution for the tropical eastern Pacific with the major currents and their flow directions as well as the location of Site 1241 (5°50´N, 86°26´W). Paleolocation (open circle) of Site 1241 is backtracked to 3°N, 87.7°W (Mix, Tiedemann, Blum, et al., 2003). Arrows indicate the flow direction of the following currents: NEC = North Equatorial Current, NECC = North Equatorial Countercurrent, SEC = South Equatorial Current, EUC = Equatorial Undercurrent, PCC = Peru-Chile Current. SSTs and SSSs are according to Levitus and Boyer (1994) at a water depth of 30 m. Dotted lines indicate the average annual position of the Intertropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ).

Figure F1. Present-day (A) SST and (B) SSS distribution for the tropical eastern Pacific with the major currents and their flow directions as well as the location of Site 1241 (5°50´N, 86°26´W). Paleolocation (open circle) of Site 1241 is backtracked to 3°N, 87.7°W (Mix, Tiedemann, Blum, et al., 2003). Arrows indicate the flow direction of the following currents: NEC = North Equatorial Current, NECC = North Equatorial Countercurrent, SEC = South Equatorial Current, EUC = Equatorial Undercurrent, PCC = Peru-Chile Current. SSTs and SSSs are according to Levitus and Boyer (1994) at a water depth of 30 m. Dotted lines indicate the average annual position of the Intertropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ).