Secas Island Stable Isotope Data (delta 18O) for 1707 to 1984

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Title: Secas Island Stable Isotope Data (delta 18O) for 1707 to 1984
Abstract:
Secas Island Coral d18O, used to reconstruct seasonal and interannual variability in the Intertropical Convergence Zone. Site Location: Secas Island, Gulf of Chiriqui, Panama, [7 deg 59 min N, 82 deg 3 min W]. Secas Island Coral (S1), collected live, June, 1984. 10/year and 12/year sampling with age model and isotope data as published in Linsley et al, 1994, JGR, vol 99, No. C5,pp 9977-9994, 1994. (10/year sampling was published).
  1. How should this data set be cited?

    Linsley, B.K., Dunbar, R.B., Wellington, G.M., and Mucciarone, D.A., 199508, Secas Island Stable Isotope Data (delta 18O) for 1707 to 1984: World Data Center for Paleoclimatology Data Contribution Series 1998-017, World Data Center for Paleoclimatology, Boulder, Boulder.

  2. What geographic area does the data set cover?

    West_Bounding_Coordinate: -82.05
    East_Bounding_Coordinate: -82.05
    North_Bounding_Coordinate: 7.98
    South_Bounding_Coordinate: 7.98

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    Beginning_Date:
    Ending_Date: 1984
    Currentness_Reference: Publication Date

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  7. How does the data set describe geographic features?

    coral variable
    coral variable (Source: coral variable)

    del13C
    delta 13C (per mil) (Source: Craig, H., 1957. Isotopic standards for mass spectrometric analysis of carbon dioxide. Geochimica Cosmochimica Acta, 12:113-140; Fairbanks, R.G., and R.E. Dodge, Annual periodicity of the O-18/O-16 and C-13/C-12 ratios in the coral Montastrea annularis, Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 43, 1979.)

    Range of values
    Minimum:unknown
    Maximum:unknown
    Units:per mil
    Resolution:0.01

    del18O
    delta 18O (per mil) relative to PDB (Source: Craig, H., 1957. Isotopic standards for mass spectrometric analysis of carbon dioxide. Geochimica Cosmochimica Acta, 12:113-140)

    Range of values
    Minimum:unknown
    Maximum:unknown
    Units:per mil
    Resolution:0.01

    d18O-10yr
    delta 18O (per mil) relative to PDB averaged over 10 years (Source: Linsley, B.K., R.B. Dunbar, G.M. Wellington, and D.A. Mucciarone, 1994, A coral-based reconstruction of Intertropical Convergence Zone variability over Central America since 1707, Journal of Geophysical Research, vol 99, No. C5, pp 9977-9994.)

    Range of values
    Minimum:unknown
    Maximum:unknown
    Units:per mil
    Resolution:0.01

    d13C-10yr
    delta 13C (per mil) averaged over 10 years (Source: Linsley, B.K., R.B. Dunbar, G.M. Wellington, and D.A. Mucciarone, 1994, A coral-based reconstruction of Intertropical Convergence Zone variability over Central America since 1707, Journal of Geophysical Research, vol 99, No. C5, pp 9977-9994.)

    Range of values
    Minimum:unknown
    Maximum:unknown
    Units:per mil
    Resolution:0.01

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    Linsley, B.K., R.B. Dunbar, G.M. Wellington, and D.A. Mucciarone, 1994, A coral-based reconstruction of Intertropical Convergence Zone variability over Central America since 1707, Journal of Geophysical Research, vol 99, No. C5, pp 9977-9994.

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Paleoclimatic Research

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Access_Constraints: None
Use_Constraints: PLEASE CITE ORIGINAL REFERENCE WHEN USING THIS DATA

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    NOAA Paleoclimatology Program
    Data Manager
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    Boulder, Colorado 80305-3328
    U.S.A.

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    Disclaimer- While every effort has been made to ensure that these data are accurate and reliable within the limits of the current state of the art, NOAA cannot assume liability for any damages caused by any errors or omissions in the data, nor as a result of the failure of the data to function on a particular system. NOAA makes no warranty, expressed or implied, nor does the fact of distribution constitute such a warranty.

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Dates:
Last modified: 31-Mar-2011
Last Reviewed: 31-Mar-2011
Metadata author:
NOAA Paleoclimatology Program
Data Manager
325 Broadway, Code E/CC23
Boulder, Colorado 80305-3328
U.S.A.

(303) 497-6280 (voice)
(303) 497-6513 (FAX)
paleo@noaa.gov

Hours_of_Service: 9-5 MST Monday-Friday
Metadata standard:
FGDC Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata (FGDC-STD-001-1998)

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