# NOAA Paleoclimatology Program - Paleocean Site Data # odp999a-fwc.txt # Complete Data # File Created: 16-Dec-2009 # #********************************************************************************* # Please cite the contributor and the original publications when using these data #********************************************************************************* # # Missing Values indicated by '-999' # # PI: Matthew W. Schmidt # Core/Site: ODP999A # Latitude: 12.45.00N ( 12.75) # Longitude: 78.44.00W ( -78.73333) # Water Depth(m): 2827 # # Publications: # Schmidt, M.W., H.J. Spero, and D.W. Lea. 2004. Links between salinity variation # in the Caribbean and North Atlantic thermohaline circulation. # Nature 428:160-163. #------------------ # # Description & Notes: # Caribbean Foraminiferal Mg/Ca, d18OCalcite, and Paleosalinity # Authors combine Mg/Ca paleothermometry with d18Ocalcite measurements on the planktic # foraminifera Globigerinoides ruber from two Caribbean cores and reconstruct d18Oseawater # variation (a proxy for salinity) during the last glacial cycle. We demonstrate # that Caribbean surface d18OSW oscillated between more positive values (saltier) # conditions during cold oxygen isotope stages (OIS) 2, 4, and 6 and modern values # during warm OIS 3 and 5. # # Variables: # depth Depth (cm) # calyrBP calendar years B.P. (B.P. = 1950) # d18Ocarb delta O18 PDB Calcium Carbonate # d18Owater delta O18 PDB (water) # Mg/Ca-g.rub-w Magnesium/Calcium ratio (Globigerinoides ruber, white) (mmol/mol) # sst-mg/ca Sea surface temperature from Mg/Ca (C) # # CORE: ODP999A depth calyrBP d18Ocarb d18Owater Mg/Ca-g.rub-w sst-mg/ca 1 3520 -1.86 0.84 4.14 28.2 4 3860 -1.85 0.87 4.161 28.3 6 4080 -1.81 0.85 4.062 28 9 4410 -1.77 0.89 4.057 28 11 4630 -2.01 0.76 4.253 28.5 13 4860 -1.91 0.84 4.229 28.5 16 5190 -1.83 0.77 3.967 27.8 21 5750 -1.87 0.84 4.147 28.3 26 6780 -1.65 1.06 4.155 28.3 31 7820 -1.75 0.95 4.145 28.3 38 9280 -1.41 1.15 3.891 27.6 43 10320 -1.2 1.34 3.854 27.4 48 11650 -0.95 1.48 3.672 26.9 53 12960 -0.83 1.63 3.718 27.1 56 13750 -0.62 1.89 3.808 27.3 61 15070 -0.56 1.96 3.819 27.3 66 16380 -0.3 2.15 3.712 27 71 17260 -0.18 2.17 3.537 26.5 76 18140 -0.05 2.18 3.373 26 81 19010 -0.1 2.11 3.347 25.9 86 19890 0.02 2.34 3.509 26.4 91 20770 -0.26 1.87 3.225 25.5 96 21650 0.07 2.29 3.351 25.9 101 22250 -0.23 2.11 3.537 26.5 106 23310 0.03 2.32 3.458 26.2 111 24370 -0.08 2.23 3.495 26.4 116 25430 -0.17 2.04 3.334 25.8 121 26490 -0.32 1.94 3.409 26.1 126 27550 -0.31 2.13 3.7 27 131 28610 -0.37 2.01 3.594 26.7 136 29670 -0.33 1.96 3.471 26.3 141 30070 -0.39 1.87 3.415 26.1 146 30480 -0.3 2.02 3.5 26.4 153 32210 -0.51 1.86 3.576 26.6 156 32950 -0.37 1.93 3.48 26.3 161 34190 -0.61 1.8 3.638 26.8 166 35430 -0.63 1.7 3.526 26.5 171 36670 -0.64 1.7 3.542 26.5 176 37900 -0.64 1.49 3.225 25.5 181 39140 -0.56 1.8 3.571 26.6 188 40880 -0.52 1.69 3.335 25.8 193 42110 -0.69 1.58 3.429 26.1 196 42860 -0.62 1.49 3.204 25.4 201 44100 -0.66 1.46 3.209 25.4 206 45330 -0.75 1.44 3.315 25.8 211 46570 -0.65 1.61 3.409 26.1 216 47810 -0.72 1.57 3.456 26.2 221 49050 -0.71 1.57 3.444 26.2 226 50290 -0.69 1.6 3.47 26.3 231 51520 -0.7 1.45 3.259 25.6 236 52760 -0.76 1.63 3.62 26.8 241 54000 -0.85 1.43 3.447 26.2 246 55240 -0.93 1.43 3.56 26.6 251 56480 -0.74 1.55 3.463 26.3 256 57710 -0.47 1.82 3.47 26.3 261 58950 -0.52 1.73 3.401 26.1 266 60190 -0.54 1.79 3.529 26.5 271 61430 -0.58 1.78 3.568 26.6 276 62670 -0.55 1.92 3.752 27.2 281 63900 -0.44 2.04 3.765 27.2 286 65140 -0.43 2.13 3.892 27.6 291 66380 -0.37 2.09 3.727 27.1 296 67620 -0.79 1.69 3.756 27.2 303 69350 -0.69 1.75 3.689 27 306 70100 -0.87 1.56 3.686 27 311 71330 -0.89 1.5 3.62 26.8 316 72570 -1.1 1.3 3.632 26.8 321 73810 -1.19 1.09 3.44 26.2 326 75050 -1.24 1.27 3.807 27.3 331 76290 -1.16 1.2 3.57 26.6 338 78020 -1.15 1.06 3.348 25.9 343 79260 -1.16 1.06 3.35 25.9 346 80000 -1.32 0.91 3.365 25.9 351 81500 -1.35 0.98 3.514 26.4 356 83000 -1.27 1.1 3.581 26.6 361 84500 -1.45 0.87 3.498 26.4 366 86000 -1.15 1.25 3.635 26.8 371 87500 -1.23 1.22 3.71 27 376 89000 -0.9 1.63 3.839 27.4 381 90650 -1.09 1.35 3.698 27 386 92300 -1.08 1.23 3.496 26.4 392 93920 -1.25 1.06 3.487 26.3 396 95000 -1.24 1.16 3.634 26.8 401 96500 -1.34 1.09 3.683 26.9 406 98000 -1.37 1.05 3.666 26.9 411 99180 -1.34 1.04 3.594 26.7 416 100350 -1.35 1.23 3.927 27.7 421 101530 -1.31 1.08 3.614 26.7 426 102710 -1.32 1.29 3.974 27.8 431 103880 -1.35 1 3.554 26.5 436 105060 -1.33 1.09 3.662 26.9 441 106240 -1.58 0.72 3.477 26.3 453 109060 -1.29 0.96 3.406 26.1 457 110000 -1.05 1.32 3.584 26.6 461 110980 -1.31 0.95 3.409 26.1 465 111960 -1.34 1.04 3.601 26.7 470 113180 -1.33 0.97 3.477 26.3 476 114650 -1.53 0.85 3.593 26.7 481 115880 -1.7 0.76 3.722 27.1 488 117590 -1.85 0.73 3.931 27.7 493 118820 -1.96 0.51 3.746 27.1 498 120040 -1.88 0.78 4.053 28 503 121440 -1.74 0.95 4.107 28.2 506 123890 -2.07 0.8 4.453 29.1 511 126100 -1.83 0.97 4.311 28.7 517 128600 -1.68 1.3 4.655 29.5 522 130750 -1.76 1.15 4.516 29.2 526 131800 -1.51 1.26 4.26 28.6 531 132800 -0.89 1.67 3.88 27.5 537 133200 -0.55 2.08 4.01 27.9 542 135100 -0.54 1.97 3.81 27.3 547 135900 -0.24 1.95 3.32 25.8