Data set name F2-92-P29 Latitude 32o 54.92' Longitude -119o 44.23' Bathymetry 51475m Contributor Gardner, J.V. Funding source US Geological Survey References Gardner, J.V., Dean, W.E., and Dartnell, P., 1997, Biogenic sedimentation beneath the California Current system for the past 30 kyr and its paleoceanographic significance. Paleoceanography, in press. Variable names: depth* depth in core (cm) age corrected radiocarbon age WBD measured wet bulk density (g cm-3) biopal biogenic opal (%) CaCO3 calcium carbonate (%) Corg organic carbon (%) DBD dry bulk density (g cm-3) sed rate linear sedimentation rate (cm kyr-1) bulk MAR bulk mass accumulation rate (g cm-2 kyr-1) biopal MAR biogenic opal mass accumulation rate (g cm-2 kyr-1) CaCO3 MAR calcium carbonate mass accumulation rate (g cm-2 kyr-1) Corg MAR organic carbon mass accumulation rate (g cm-2 kyr-1) terr MAR terrigenous mass accumulation rate (g cm-2 kyr-1) *NOTE: Three turbidites have been mathematically removed by subtracting their thicknesses from the stratigraphic section and then recalculating the depth. The subtracted turbidites occur at 140-173 cm, 218-235 cm, and 346-357 cm. Data precision: WBD 0.001 biopal 0.2% CaCO3 0.1% Corg 0.2% Data format tab delimited ASCII Contact: James V. Gardner, US Geological Survey, 345 Middlefield Road, Menlo Park, CA 94025, phone 415-354-3087, fax 415-354-3191, email jim@octopus.wr.usgs.gov.