Palmyra Island Monthly Oxygen Isotope Data (delta 18O) for 1886-1998

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• Entity_and_Attribute_Information
• Distribution_Information
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• CoRIS

Identification_Information:

Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: Kim Cobb

Originator: Chris Charles

Publication_Date: 200105

Title:

Palmyra Island Monthly Oxygen Isotope Data (delta 18O) for 1886-1998

Series_Information:

Series_Name: World Data Center for Paleoclimatology Data Contribution Series

Issue_Identification: 2001-043

Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: Boulder

Publisher: World Data Center for Paleoclimatology, Boulder

Description:

Abstract:

Palmyra Island Monthly Coral Oxygen Isotope Data. 112-yr, monthly-resolved coral record from Palmyra Island (5 deg 52 min N, 162 deg 8 min W). The coral was drilled in ~30' of water from the reef flat extending off the west side of the island. The data are in two columns: date (in year) and oxygen isotopic value (per mill). The data are monthly samples of the raw dataset and have not been deseasoned or detrended. We calculate the analytical precision at less than 0.05 per mill, based on over 500 measurements of an internal aragonitic laboratory standard measured while running the Palmyra coral.

Purpose: Paleoclimatic Research

Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Range_of_Dates/Times:

Beginning_Date: 1886

Ending_Date: 1998

Currentness_Reference: Publication Date

Status:

Progress: Complete

Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: None Planned

Spatial_Domain:

Bounding_Coordinates:

West_Bounding_Coordinate: -162.13

East_Bounding_Coordinate: -162.13

North_Bounding_Coordinate: 5.87

South_Bounding_Coordinate: 5.87

Keywords:

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: CoRIS Theme Thesaurus

Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > Paleoclimate > Coral Records > Delta 18O

Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > Paleoclimate > Coral Records > Calibration

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: CoRIS Discovery Thesaurus

Theme_Keyword: Numeric Data Sets > Paleoclimatology

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: ISO 19115 Topic Category

Theme_Keyword: climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere

Theme_Keyword: 004

Place:

Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: CoRIS Place Thesaurus

Place_Keyword:

OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Central Pacific Ocean > Line Islands > Palmyra Atoll (05N162W0001)

Place_Keyword:

COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > USA Minor Outlying Islands > Palmyra Atoll (05N162W0001)

Place:

Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: CoRIS Region

Place_Keyword: PRIA

Temporal:

Temporal_Keyword_Thesaurus: CoRIS Theme Thesaurus

Temporal_Keyword: Holocene, Modern

Access_Constraints: None

Use_Constraints: PLEASE CITE ORIGINAL REFERENCE WHEN USING THIS DATA

Data_Set_Credit:

Cobb, K. M., C.D. Charles, and D.E. Hunter, 2001, A central tropical Pacific coral demonstrates Pacific, Indian, and Atlantic decadal climate connections. Geophys. Res. Lett., Vol. 28 , No. 11 , p. 2209, June 1, 2001.

Entity_and_Attribute_Information:

Detailed_Description:

Entity_Type:

Entity_Type_Label: coral variable

Entity_Type_Definition: coral variable

Entity_Type_Definition_Source: coral variable

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: del18O

Attribute_Definition: delta 18O (per mil) relative to PDB

Attribute_Definition_Source:

Craig, H., 1957. Isotopic standards for mass spectrometric analysis of carbon dioxide. Geochimica Cosmochimica Acta, 12:113-140

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: unknown

Range_Domain_Maximum: unknown

Attribute_Units_of_Measure: per mil

Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.01

Distribution_Information:

Distributor:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization: NOAA Paleoclimatology Program

Contact_Position: Data Manager

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: Mailing Address

Address: 325 Broadway, Code E/CC23

City: Boulder

State_or_Province: Colorado

Postal_Code: 80305-3328

Country: U.S.A.

Contact_Voice_Telephone: (303) 497-6280

Contact_TDD/TTY_Telephone: (303) 497-6958

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (303) 497-6513

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: paleo@noaa.gov

Hours_of_Service: 9-5 MST Monday-Friday

Resource_Description: Other Documents

Distribution_Liability:

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.

Standard_Order_Process:

Digital_Form:

Digital_Transfer_Information:

Format_Name: ASCII

Digital_Transfer_Option:

Online_Option:

Computer_Contact_Information:

Network_Address:

Network_Resource_Name:

<ftp://ftp.ncdc.noaa.gov/pub/data/paleo/coral/east_pacific/palmyra_2001.txt>

Access_Instructions:

Data can be obtained from <http://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/paleo> and via anonymous ftp to ftp.ngdc.noaa.gov. Diskette and paper copies may be obtained by mail.

Offline_Option:

Offline_Media: Diskette

Recording_Format: cpio

Fees:

On-line data are available free of charge, other forms are available for the cost of reproduction

Ordering_Instructions: Contact the Data Center to order paper copies of data

Turnaround: 4 days

Metadata_Reference_Information:

Metadata_Date: 20121220

Metadata_Review_Date: 20110401

Metadata_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization: NOAA Paleoclimatology Program

Contact_Position: Data Manager

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: Mailing Address

Address: 325 Broadway, Code E/CC23

City: Boulder

State_or_Province: Colorado

Postal_Code: 80305-3328

Country: U.S.A.

Contact_Voice_Telephone: (303) 497-6280

Contact_TDD/TTY_Telephone: (303) 497-6958

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (303) 497-6513

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: paleo@noaa.gov

Hours_of_Service: 9-5 MST Monday-Friday

Metadata_Standard_Name: FGDC Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata

Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998

Metadata_Access_Constraints: No Constraints

Metadata_Use_Constraints: No Constraints

CoRIS:

CoRIS_ID: 20020403083438

CoRIS_Children: None

CoRIS_Beginning_Date: 18860101

CoRIS_Ending_Date: 19981231

CoRIS_Metadata_Link:

<http://www.coris.noaa.gov/metadata/records/html/paleoclimatology_palmyra_2001.html>

CoRIS_Tracking_ID: 62