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  <Entry_ID>noaa-ocean-24390</Entry_ID>
  <Entry_Title>Modern Bay of Bengal Foraminiferal Mg/Ca and d18O Data</Entry_Title>
  <Data_Set_Citation>
    <Dataset_Creator>Fritz-Endres, T.; Dekens, P.S.; Fehrenbacher, J.; Spero, H.J.; Stine, A.</Dataset_Creator>
    <Dataset_Title>Modern Bay of Bengal Foraminiferal Mg/Ca and d18O Data</Dataset_Title>
    <Dataset_Release_Date>2018-06-15</Dataset_Release_Date>
    <Dataset_Publisher>NCDC-Paleoclimatology</Dataset_Publisher>
    <Data_Presentation_Form>ONLINE Files</Data_Presentation_Form>
    <Dataset_DOI>Pending</Dataset_DOI>
    <Online_Resource>https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/paleo/study/24390</Online_Resource>
  </Data_Set_Citation>
  <Personnel>
    <Role>Investigator</Role>
    <First_Name>T.</First_Name>
    <Last_Name>Fritz-Endres</Last_Name>
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  <Personnel>
    <Role>Investigator</Role>
    <First_Name>P.S.</First_Name>
    <Last_Name>Dekens</Last_Name>
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  <Personnel>
    <Role>Investigator</Role>
    <First_Name>J.</First_Name>
    <Last_Name>Fehrenbacher</Last_Name>
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    <First_Name>H.J.</First_Name>
    <Last_Name>Spero</Last_Name>
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  <Personnel>
    <Role>Investigator</Role>
    <First_Name>A.</First_Name>
    <Last_Name>Stine</Last_Name>
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  <Parameters>
    <Category>earth science</Category>
    <Topic>paleoclimate</Topic>
    <Term>paleoceanography</Term>
    <Detailed_Variable>delta 18O,Globigerinoides ruber,one standard deviation,per mil PDB,null,paleoceanography,averaged,isotope ratio mass spectrometry,N,null</Detailed_Variable>
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  <Parameters>
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    <Topic>paleoclimate</Topic>
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  <Parameters>
    <Category>earth science</Category>
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    <Detailed_Variable>magnesium/calcium,Trilobatus sacculifer,one standard deviation,millimole per mole,null,paleoceanography,averaged,inductively-coupled plasma atomic emission spectroscopy,N,Globigerinoides sacculifer</Detailed_Variable>
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    <Term>paleoceanography</Term>
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    <Category>earth science</Category>
    <Topic>paleoclimate</Topic>
    <Term>paleoceanography</Term>
    <Detailed_Variable>magnesium/calcium,Trilobatus sacculifer,null,millimole per mole,null,paleoceanography,averaged,inductively-coupled plasma atomic emission spectroscopy,N,Globigerinoides sacculifer</Detailed_Variable>
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  <Parameters>
    <Category>earth science</Category>
    <Topic>paleoclimate</Topic>
    <Term>paleoceanography</Term>
    <Detailed_Variable>notes,null,null,null,null,paleoceanography,null,null,N,core name</Detailed_Variable>
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    <Category>earth science</Category>
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    <Term>paleoceanography</Term>
    <Detailed_Variable>age,null,null,year Common Era,null,paleoceanography,null,null,N,Trilobatus sacculifer</Detailed_Variable>
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    <Category>earth science</Category>
    <Topic>paleoclimate</Topic>
    <Term>paleoceanography</Term>
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    <Category>earth science</Category>
    <Topic>paleoclimate</Topic>
    <Term>paleoceanography</Term>
    <Detailed_Variable>delta 18O,Trilobatus sacculifer,null,per mil PDB,null,paleoceanography,averaged,isotope ratio mass spectrometry,N,Globigerinoides sacculifer</Detailed_Variable>
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  <Parameters>
    <Category>earth science</Category>
    <Topic>paleoclimate</Topic>
    <Term>paleocean</Term>
    <Variable_Level_1>trace metals in carbonates</Variable_Level_1>
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  <Parameters>
    <Category>earth science</Category>
    <Topic>paleoclimate</Topic>
    <Term>paleocean</Term>
    <Variable_Level_1>oxygen isotopes</Variable_Level_1>
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  <ISO_Topic_Category>geoscientificInformation</ISO_Topic_Category>
  <Paleo_Temporal_Coverage>
    <Paleo_Start_Date>982 AD</Paleo_Start_Date>
    <Paleo_Stop_Date>1154 AD</Paleo_Stop_Date>
  </Paleo_Temporal_Coverage>
  <Paleo_Temporal_Coverage>
    <Paleo_Start_Date>968 cal yr BP</Paleo_Start_Date>
    <Paleo_Stop_Date>796 cal yr BP</Paleo_Stop_Date>
  </Paleo_Temporal_Coverage>
  <Data_Set_Progress>Complete</Data_Set_Progress>
  <Spatial_Coverage>
    <Southernmost_Latitude>8.4</Southernmost_Latitude>
    <Northernmost_Latitude>20.6</Northernmost_Latitude>
    <Westernmost_Longitude>85.5</Westernmost_Longitude>
    <Easternmost_Longitude>90.1</Easternmost_Longitude>
    <Minimum_Altitude>-3721</Minimum_Altitude>
    <Maximum_Altitude>-1256</Maximum_Altitude>
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    <Location_Category>Ocean</Location_Category>
    <Location_Type>Indian Ocean</Location_Type>
    <Location_Subregion1>Bay Of Bengal</Location_Subregion1>
    <Detailed_Location>U1454, U1449 and 342KL&gt;LATITUDE &gt;LONGITUDE </Detailed_Location>
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    <Location_Category>Ocean</Location_Category>
    <Location_Type>Indian Ocean</Location_Type>
    <Location_Subregion1>Bay Of Bengal</Location_Subregion1>
    <Detailed_Location>U1454&gt;LATITUDE 8.4&gt;LONGITUDE 85.5</Detailed_Location>
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  <Location>
    <Location_Category>Ocean</Location_Category>
    <Location_Type>Indian Ocean</Location_Type>
    <Location_Subregion1>Bay Of Bengal</Location_Subregion1>
    <Detailed_Location>U1449&gt;LATITUDE 8.4&gt;LONGITUDE 88.7</Detailed_Location>
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    <Location_Category>Ocean</Location_Category>
    <Location_Type>Indian Ocean</Location_Type>
    <Location_Subregion1>Bay Of Bengal</Location_Subregion1>
    <Detailed_Location>342KL&gt;LATITUDE 20.6&gt;LONGITUDE 90.1</Detailed_Location>
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  <Access_Constraints>None</Access_Constraints>
  <Use_Constraints>Please cite original publication, online resource, dataset and publication DOIs (where available), and date accessed when using downloaded data. If there is no publication information, please cite investigator, title, online resource, and date accessed. The appearance of external links associated with a dataset does not constitute endorsement by the Department of Commerce/National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration of external Web sites or the information, products or services contained therein. For other than authorized activities, the Department of Commerce/NOAA does not exercise any editorial control over the information you may find at these locations. These links are provided consistent with the stated purpose of this Department of Commerce/NOAA Web site.</Use_Constraints>
  <Data_Set_Language>English</Data_Set_Language>
  <Data_Center>
    <Data_Center_Name>
      <Short_Name>DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/NCEI</Short_Name>
      <Long_Name>National Centers for Environmental Information, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce </Long_Name>
    </Data_Center_Name>
    <Data_Center_URL>https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/data-access/paleoclimatology-data</Data_Center_URL>
    <Personnel>
      <Role>DATA Center Contact</Role>
      <First_Name>Bruce</First_Name>
      <Last_Name>Bauer</Last_Name>
      <Email>bruce.a.bauer@noaa.gov</Email>
      <Email>paleo@noaa.gov</Email>
      <Phone>303-497-6280</Phone>
      <Fax>303-497-6513</Fax>
      <Contact_Address>
        <Address>325 Broadway, E/NE31</Address>
        <City>Boulder</City>
        <Province_or_State>CO</Province_or_State>
        <Postal_Code>80305-3328</Postal_Code>
        <Country>USA</Country>
      </Contact_Address>
    </Personnel>
  </Data_Center>
  <Distribution>
    <Distribution_Media>online</Distribution_Media>
    <Distribution_Format>ASCII</Distribution_Format>
  </Distribution>
  <Reference/>
  <Summary>
    <Abstract>Records of past climate and ocean circulation derived from marine sediments. Parameter keywords describe what was measured in this data set.  Additional summary information can be found in the abstracts of papers listed in the data set citations. 
          STUDY NOTES: Data is from modern material. Sites used- U1454 (8.4 N, 85.5 E, -3721 m), U1449 (8.4 N, 88.7 E, -3653 m), 342KL (20.6 N, 90.1 E, -1256 m).
     Provided Keywords: Modern, delta-18O, Mg/Ca, Bay of Bengal</Abstract>
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  <Related_URL>
    <URL_Content_Type>
      <Type>GET DATA</Type>
    </URL_Content_Type>
    <URL>https://www1.ncdc.noaa.gov/pub/data/paleo/contributions_by_author/fritz-endres2018/fritz-endres2018.txt</URL>
    <Description>NOAA Template File; Bay of Bengal Mg/Ca and d18O Data</Description>
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    <Short_Name>USA/NOAA</Short_Name>
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  <Metadata_Name>DIF</Metadata_Name>
  <Metadata_Version>Version 9.8.4</Metadata_Version>
  <DIF_Creation_Date>2018-12-11</DIF_Creation_Date>
  <Last_DIF_Revision_Date>2018-12-11</Last_DIF_Revision_Date>
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