Identification_Information: 
  Citation: 
    Citation_Information: 
      Originator: Tudhope, A.W.
      Originator: G.B. Shimmield
      Originator: C.P. Chilcott
      Originator: M. Jebb
      Originator: A.E. Fallick
      Originator: A.N. Dalgleish
      Publication_Date: 1998
      Title: Papua New Guinea Stable Isotope (delta 18O) Data for 1922 to 1991
      Series_Information: 
        Series_name: World Data Center for Paleoclimatology Data Contribution Series
        Issue_Identification: 1998-019
      Publication_Information: 
        Publication_Place: Boulder
        Publisher: World Data Center for Paleoclimatology, Boulder
  Description: 
    Abstract: Samples were collected in 1991 and 1992 from massive Porites corals in Madang Lagoon (5 deg 13 minS; 145 deg 49 min E, .2M Depth) and at Duranguit Reef, Laing Island (4deg 9 min S; 144 deg 53 min E; 3M Depth), Bismark Sea coast, Papua New Guinea.  The isotope record displays a marked seasonality, with an average annual range of 0.3-0.4% and as much as 0.8% PDB.  Smoothed coral 18O records are correlated with both Madang rainfall and Tahiti-Darwin SOI.
    Purpose: Paleoclimatic Research
  Time_Period_of_Content: 
    Time_Period_Information: 
      Range_of_Dates/Times: 
        Beginning_Date: 1922
        Ending_Date: 1991
    Currentness_Reference: Publication Date
  Status: 
    Progress: Complete
    Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: None Planned
  Spatial_Domain: 
    Bounding_Coordinates: 
      West_Bounding_Coordinate: 144.88
      East_Bounding_Coordinate: 145.82
      North_Bounding_Coordinate: -4.15
      South_Bounding_Coordinate: -5.22
  Keywords: 
    Theme: 
      Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: CoRIS Theme Thesaurus
      Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > Paleoclimate > Coral Records > Delta 18O
    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 > South Pacific Ocean > Madang lagoon > Sek harbour 1 (05S145E0001)
      Place_Keyword: COUNTRY/TERRITORY > Papua New Guinea > Sek harbour 1 (05S145E0001)
      Place_Keyword: OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > South Pacific Ocean > New Guinea Great Fringing Reef > Laing Island (04S144E0001)
      Place_Keyword: COUNTRY/TERRITORY > Papua New Guinea > Laing Island (04S144E0001)
    Temporal: 
      Temporal_Keyword_Thesaurus: CoRIS Temporal Thesaurus
      Temporal_Keyword: Holocene, Modern
  Access_Constraints: None
  Use_Constraints: Please cite original reference when using this data
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
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        Postal_Code: 80305-3328
        Country: U.S.A.
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      Digital_Transfer_Information: 
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            Network_Address: 
              Network_Resource_Name: ftp://ftp.ncdc.noaa.gov/pub/data/paleo/coral/west_pacific/papua_new_guinea_1998.txt
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Metadata_Reference_Information: 
  Metadata_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: 20020403083444
  CoRIS_Children: None
  CoRIS_Beginning_Date: 19220101
  CoRIS_Ending_Date: 19911231
  CoRIS_Metadata_Link: http://www.coris.noaa.gov/metadata/records/html/paleoclimatology_papua_new_guinea_1998.html
  CoRIS_Tracking_ID: 64