South China Sea Alkenone Deglacial SST Estimates --------------------------------------------------------------------- World Data Center for Paleoclimatology, Boulder and NOAA Paleoclimatology Program --------------------------------------------------------------------- NOTE: PLEASE CITE ORIGINAL REFERENCE WHEN USING THIS DATA!!!!! NAME OF DATA SET: South China Sea Alkenone Deglacial SST Estimates LAST UPDATE: 05/2002 (Original Receipt by WDCA Paleo) CONTRIBUTORS: M. Kienast, S. Steinke, K. Stattegger, S.E. Calvert, University of British Columbia IGBP PAGES/WDCA CONTRIBUTION SERIES NUMBER: 2002-034 SUGGESTED DATA CITATION: Kienast, M., et al., 2002, South China Sea Alkenone Deglacial SST Estimates, IGBP PAGES/World Data Center A for Paleoclimatology Data Contribution Series #2002-034. NOAA/NGDC Paleoclimatology Program, Boulder CO, USA. ORIGINAL REFERENCE: Kienast M., S. Steinke, K. Stattegger, and S.E. Calvert, 2001, Synchronous tropical South China Sea SST change and Greenland warming during deglaciation. Science, 291: 2132-2134 FUNDING SOURCES: NSERC Canada, grant to S.E. Calvert BMBF Germany, grant to K. Stattegger GEOGRAPHIC REGION: South China Sea PERIOD OF RECORD: 3-16 KYrBP LIST OF FILES: Readme_Kienast2001c.txt (this file), kienast2001.xls (Microsoft Excel format), kienast2001c.txt (tab-delimited ASCII format). DESCRIPTION: Alkenone (UK37') sea surface temperature estimates and planktonic foraminiferal (G.ruber) d18O data from the southern South China Sea. Data sets presented versus depth, and as the averaged SST estimates of both cores versus cal. age as published in Science 291. Core locations, Latitude/Longitude/Water depth: core 18252-3: 9°14'N, 109°23'E, 1273 m water depth core 18287-3: 5°39'N, 110°39'E, 598 m water depth Variable names UK37' SST estimates in deg. C d18O (G.ruber) in permil vs. PDB DATA: Core 18287-3 UK37 and d18O vs. Depth 18287-3 [cm] UK37 SST repeat d18O G.ruber repeat 5 28.1 -3.08 10 -3.38 15 28.2 -3.26 20 -3.3 25 28.2 -3.4 30 -3.32 35 28.2 -3.16 40 -3.4 45 28.1 -3.33 50 -3.43 55 28.1 -3.13 60 -3.2 65 28.0 -3.13 70 -3.17 75 28.1 -3.14 80 -3 85 28.1 -3.13 90 -3.12 95 28.1 -2.92 100 -3.13 105 27.9 -3.02 110 -3.27 115 -3.02 120 -3.13 125 27.8 -3.08 130 -3.03 135 27.8 -3.1 140 -2.94 145 27.7 -2.94 150 -2.84 155 27.7 -2.91 160 -3.13 165 27.7 -3.25 170 -3.21 175 27.5 -2.97 180 27.4 -2.76 185 27.5 -3.04 190 -3.14 195 27.7 -3.13 200 -3.19 205 27.6 -3.12 210 -3.14 215 27.6 -2.86 220 -2.88 225 27.7 -2.99 230 27.5 -2.97 235 27.3 -2.5 240 27.4 -2.61 245 27.4 -2.59 250 -2.6 255 27.5 -2.63 260 27.3 -2.63 265 27.1 -1.91 -2.18 270 27.2 -2.44 275 26.9 -2.2 -1.89 280 -2.35 285 26.7 -1.96 -2 290 -2.15 295 26.7 -2.16 300 -2.24 305 26.8 -1.71 -1.94 310 26.7 -2.16 315 26.6 -2.12 320 -2.17 325 26.6 -2.19 330 -2.17 335 26.6 26.6 -2.2 -2.37 340 26.8 -2.15 345 26.8 -2.13 350 -2.2 355 26.8 -2.28 360 -2.17 365 26.7 -2.35 -2.58 370 -2.23 375 26.9 -2.35 380 -2.28 385 26.9 -2.36 390 26.8 -2.59 395 27.0 -2.42 400 27.1 -2.58 405 26.8 -2.59 410 26.8 -2.41 415 26.9 -2.39 420 26.9 -2.37 425 27.1 -2.34 430 26.9 -2.26 435 26.9 -2.34 440 26.4 -1.87 445 -1.31 450 26.0 -1.54 453 -1.85 455 26.1 -1.62 457 -1.47 460 26.1 -1.72 463 -1.65 465 25.9 -1.61 470 25.8 -1.14 476 -1.43 480 -1.6 483 -1.2 487 26.0 -1.32 490 -1.76 493 -1.41 497 25.9 -1.8 500 -1.53 503 -1.35 507 25.8 -1.36 510 -1.58 513 -1.28 517 -1.4 520 -1.12 530 -1.7 533 25.7 -1.54 537 25.9 -1.45 540 -1.54 547 25.6 -1.61 550 -1.56 560 25.8 -1.42 562 -1.69 Core 18252-3 UK37 and d18O vs. Depth 18252-3 [cm] UK37 SST repeat d18O G.ruber repeat 5 -3.08 10 -3.13 15 -3.05 20 -3.04 25 -3.13 30 -3.1 35 -3.02 40 -3.06 45 -3.08 50 28.1 27.9 -2.99 55 -3.23 60 -3.15 65 -3.09 70 27.9 -3.19 75 -3.26 80 27.6 -2.99 105 -3.01 110 27.7 -3.02 115 -3.06 120 27.5 27.5 125 -3 130 27.4 27.3 -2.93 135 -2.79 140 27.2 -3.1 145 -2.75 150 27.0 -2.95 155 -2.97 160 27.0 -2.83 165 -2.86 170 26.9 -2.85 175 -2.77 180 26.9 -3.08 185 -2.93 190 26.9 -3.05 195 -2.81 200 -3.09 205 -3.02 210 26.9 -2.67 215 -2.56 220 26.6 -2.79 225 -2.67 230 26.5 -2.54 235 26.5 -2.17 240 26.1 -2.24 245 -2.27 250 25.8 25.9 -2.36 255 26.2 -2.16 260 25.7 25.8 -2.35 265 26.0 -2.13 270 25.7 25.7 -2.01 275 26.1 26 -2.12 280 25.5 -2.03 285 25.9 -2.27 290 25.9 -2.29 295 -2.19 301 -2.2 305 26.4 -2.26 310 25.9 -2.29 315 -2.48 320 26.2 -2.52 325 -2.35 330 26.0 -2.12 335 -2.1 340 26.1 -2.19 345 -2.36 350 25.8 -2.18 355 -2.49 -2.38 360 26.3 -2.09 365 -2.19 370 26.0 -2.26 375 26.6 -2.17 380 26.2 -1.86 385 26.5 26.5 -2.12 390 25.7 -1.72 395 25.7 25.7 -1.87 401 -1.43 405 25.2 25.1 -1.51 410 25.4 -1.58 415 -1.53 420 25.1 25.2/25.5 -1.37 425 -1.59 430 25.3 -1.39 435 -1.63 440 25.4 -1.38 445 -1.51 -1.51 450 25.1 -1.54 455 -1.45 460 25.3 -1.61 465 -1.9 -1.56 475 -1.63 480 25.1 25.4 485 -1.67 490 -1.22 495 -1.54 501 -1.14 505 -1.52 510 25.2 -1.37 515 -1.53 520 -1.17 525 -1.69 530 -1.67 535 -1.58 540 -1.17 545 -1.63 550 25.1 -1.41 555 -1.25 560 -1.01 565 -1.51 570 -1.24 575 -1.32 580 25.1 585 -1.45 595 -1.24 Core 18287-3 UK37 SST vs. Age averaged SST estimates versus cal. age as published in Science 291. cal age ka Uk37-SST 3.389 28.1 3.751 28.2 4.114 28.2 4.476 28.2 4.838 28.1 5.200 28.1 5.563 28.0 5.925 28.1 6.287 28.1 6.650 28.1 7.012 27.9 7.737 27.8 8.099 27.8 8.433 27.7 8.740 27.7 9.047 27.7 9.303 27.5 9.407 27.4 9.510 27.5 9.717 27.7 9.923 27.6 10.130 27.6 10.337 27.7 10.440 27.5 10.543 27.3 10.647 27.4 10.750 27.4 10.957 27.5 11.060 27.3 11.163 27.1 11.267 27.2 11.370 26.9 11.577 26.7 11.780 26.7 11.981 26.8 12.082 26.7 12.182 26.6 12.383 26.6 12.584 26.6 12.584 26.6 12.684 26.8 12.785 26.8 12.985 26.8 13.186 26.7 13.387 26.9 13.588 26.9 13.688 26.8 13.789 27.0 13.889 27.1 13.990 26.8 14.090 26.8 14.170 26.9 14.249 26.9 14.328 27.1 14.408 26.9 14.488 26.9 14.567 26.4 14.726 26.0 14.806 26.1 14.885 26.1 14.965 25.9 15.044 25.8 15.314 26.0 15.473 25.9 15.632 25.8 16.046 25.7 16.109 25.9 16.268 25.6 16.475 25.8 Core 18252-3 UK37 SST vs. Age averaged SST estimates versus cal. age as published in Science 291. cal age ka UK37-SST 2.134 28.0 2.988 27.9 3.415 27.6 4.696 27.7 5.122 27.5 5.549 27.4 5.976 27.2 6.403 27.0 6.830 27.0 7.257 26.9 7.684 26.9 8.110 26.9 8.964 26.9 9.391 26.6 9.818 26.5 10.031 26.5 10.245 26.1 10.672 25.9 10.885 26.3 11.063 25.8 11.242 26.0 11.420 25.7 11.599 26.1 11.777 25.5 11.956 25.9 12.134 25.9 12.669 26.4 12.848 25.9 13.205 26.2 13.581 26.0 13.900 26.1 14.079 25.8 14.258 26.3 14.437 26.0 14.527 26.6 14.616 26.2 14.706 26.5 14.795 25.7 14.885 25.7 14.923 25.2 14.943 25.4 14.981 25.2 15.019 25.3 15.058 25.4 15.096 25.1 15.135 25.3 15.211 25.3 15.327 25.2 15.480 25.1 15.595 25.1 15.710 24.9 15.864 24.9