Identification_Information: 
  Citation: 
    Citation_Information: 
      Originator: Druffel, E.R.M.
      Publication_Date: 199506
      Title: Abraham Reef Stable Isotope Data (delta 13C, delta 18O, delta 14C) for 1635-1957
      Series_Information: 
        Series_name: World Data Center for Paleoclimatology Data Contribution Series
        Issue_Identification: 1994-022
      Publication_Information: 
        Publication_Place: Boulder
        Publisher: World Data Center for Paleoclimatology, Boulder
  Description: 
    Abstract: Site: Abraham Reef,  22ó 06'S, 153ó 00'E, Porites australiensus, Radiocarbon (delta 14C) and Stable Isotope (del 18O and del 13C) results from bi-annual samples from a 323 banded coral series from the southern Great Barrier Reef.
    Purpose: Paleoclimatic Research
  Time_Period_of_Content: 
    Time_Period_Information: 
      Range_of_Dates/Times: 
        Beginning_Date: 1635
        Ending_Date: 1957
    Currentness_Reference: Publication Date
  Status: 
    Progress: Complete
    Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: None Planned
  Spatial_Domain: 
    Bounding_Coordinates: 
      West_Bounding_Coordinate: 153.00
      East_Bounding_Coordinate: 153.00
      North_Bounding_Coordinate: -22.10
      South_Bounding_Coordinate: -22.10
  Keywords: 
    Theme: 
      Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: CoRIS Theme Thesaurus
      Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > Paleoclimate > Coral Records > Delta 18O
      Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > Paleoclimate > Coral Records > Delta 13C
      Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > Paleoclimate > Coral Records > Circulation
    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 > Coral Sea > Great Barrier Reef > Abrahams Reef ( Reef 22093 ) (22S152E0003)
      Place_Keyword: COUNTRY/TERRITORY > Australia > Queensland > Mackay / Capricorn Section > Abrahams Reef ( Reef 22093 ) (22S152E0003)
    Temporal: 
      Temporal_Keyword_Thesaurus: CoRIS Temporal Thesaurus
      Temporal_Keyword: Holocene, Modern
  Access_Constraints: None
  Use_Constraints: PLEASE CITE ORIGINAL REFERENCE WHEN USING THIS DATA
  Data_Set_Credit: Druffel, E.R.M. and S. Griffin, 1993, Large Variations of Surface Ocean Radiocarbon: Evidence of Circulation Changes in the Southwestern pacific, Journal of Geophysical Research v.98, no c11, pp 20246-20259.
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: del14C
      Attribute_Definition: delta 14C (per mil)
      Attribute_Definition_Source: Druffel, E. M., 1981, Radiocarbon in annual coral rings from the eastern tropical Pacific Ocean: Geophysical Research Letters, v. 8, p. 59-62.
      Attribute_Domain_Values: 
        Range_Domain: 
          Range_Domain_Minimum: unknown
          Range_Domain_Maximum: unknown
          Attribute_Units_of_Measure: per mil
          Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.01
    Attribute: 
      Attribute_Label: del13C
      Attribute_Definition: delta 13C (per mil)
      Attribute_Definition_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 coralMontastrea annularis, Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 43, 1979.
      Attribute_Domain_Values: 
        Range_Domain: 
          Range_Domain_Minimum: unknown
          Range_Domain_Maximum: unknown
          Attribute_Units_of_Measure: per mil
          Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.01
    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_Person: Bruce Bauer
      Contact_Position: Data Manager
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        Address: 325 Broadway, Code E/GC
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      Digital_Transfer_Information: 
        Format_Name: ASCII
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          Computer_Contact_Information: 
            Network_Address: 
              Network_Resource_Name: ftp://ftp.ncdc.noaa.gov/pub/data/paleo/coral/west_pacific/abraham_1994.txt
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Metadata_Reference_Information: 
  Metadata_Date: 20080812
  Metadata_Contact: 
    Contact_Information: 
      Contact_Organization_Primary: 
        Contact_Organization: NOAA Paleoclimatology Program
        Contact_Person: Carissa Carter
      Contact_Position: c/o Data Manager
      Contact_Address: 
        Address_Type: Mailing Address
        Address: 325 Broadway, EGC
        City: Boulder
        State_or_Province: Colorado
        Postal_Code: 80305-3328
        Country: United States
      Contact_Voice_Telephone: (303) 497-6160
      Contact_TDD/TTY_Telephone: (303) 497-6958
      Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (303) 497-6513
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  Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998
  Metadata_Access_Constraints: No Constraints
  Metadata_Use_Constraints: No Constraints
CoRIS: 
  CoRIS_ID: 20020325082648
  CoRIS_Children: None
  CoRIS_Beginning_Date: 16350101
  CoRIS_Ending_Date: 19571231
  CoRIS_Metadata_Link: http://www.coris.noaa.gov/metadata/records/txt/paleoclimatology_abraham_1994.txt
  CoRIS_Tracking_ID: 1