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Subpolar North Atlantic Foraminifer and IRD Data, 500-340 KYrBP

Map of data site
Oppo, D.W., J.F. McManus, and J.L. Cullen. 1998. Abrupt climate events 500,000-340,000 years ago: Evidence from subpolar North Atlantic sediments. Science 279:1335-1338.
Data Coverage North: 55.48 * South: 55.48
West: -14.7 * East: -14.7
Altitude: -2168 m

Start Year: 512 14C yr BP * End Year: 340 14C yr BP

Data:     Please Cite Data Contributors!
  oppo1998
  odp980op-tab.txt

Summary:

Records of past climate and ocean circulation derived from marine sediments. Parameter keywords describe what was measured in this data set. Additional summary information can be found in the abstracts of papers listed in the data set citations.
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Parameters:

delta C13 PDB (Cibicidoides wuellerstorfi); Neogloboquadrina pachyderma (left coiling) percent; Radiocarbon ages; delta O18 PDB (Cibicidoides wuellerstorfi); delta O18 PDB (Neogloboquadrina pachyderma (right coiling)150-250 micron); Lithic grains per gram; Ice Rafted Debris percent; radiocarbon years before 1950AD

Complete XML Record:

noaa-ocean-2573  (Last Revised: 2007-12-21 )

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