# NOAA Paleoclimatology Program - Paleocean Site Data # w8709a8t_sytr-tab.txt # SYNTRACE data only # File Created: 21-Jun-2011 # #********************************************************************************* # Please cite the contributor and the original publications when using these data #********************************************************************************* # # Missing Values indicated by '-999' # # PI: Fredrick G. Prahl # Core/Site: W8709A-8TC # Latitude: 42.32.30N ( 42.54167) # Longitude: 127.40.42W ( -127.6783) # Water Depth(m): 3111 # # Publications: # Prahl, F.G., N.G. Pisias, M.A. Sparrow, and A. Sabin. 1995. Assessment of sea-surface # temperature at 42 degrees north in the California current over the last 30,000 # years. Paleoceanography 10:763-773. #------------------ # # Description & Notes: # Sea-surface temperature in the California Current over the past 30,000 years. # # # W8709A-8TC C14 Dates # # yrBP radiocarbon years B.P. (Libby half-life; B.P. = 1950) # # Depth yrBP Error+ Error- Material Thickness Cal Age # 27.5 6940 -999 -999 organic carbon 1 3050 # 77.5 10440 -999 -999 organic carbon 1 7140 # 125.5 15300 -999 -999 organic carbon 1 12820 # 125 11560 -999 -999 planktonic forams 10 12750 # 155 15130 -999 -999 planktonic forams 10 16920 # # Variables: # depth Depth (cm) # calyrBP calendar years B.P. (B.P. = 1950) # sst-uk37 Sea Surface Temperature from Uk'37 (C) # uk37 Alkenone saturation index # # CORE: W8709A-8TC depth calyrBP sst-uk37 uk37 2.5 200 11.7 0.438 4.5 400 11.6 0.435 23.5 2100 13.1 0.484 26 2300 11 0.414 47.5 4500 11.2 0.421 65.5 6400 11.4 0.427 67.5 6600 11.4 0.427 88.5 8900 11.4 0.428 89.5 9000 12.9 0.477 97.5 9900 12 0.448 107.5 10900 11.1 0.417 117.5 12000 9.6 0.364 127.5 13100 10.4 0.391 128.5 13200 9.7 0.369 134.5 13900 7.9 0.308 137.5 14200 7.9 0.309 140.5 14600 8.2 0.317 141.5 14700 8.6 0.331 144.5 15000 8.8 0.339 146.5 15200 8.5 0.328 149.5 15500 8.4 0.326 152.5 15800 8.8 0.337 157 16300 7.9 0.308 163.5 17000 8.4 0.323 166.5 17400 8.6 0.333 175 18100 8.1 0.315 183.5 19000 8.2 0.319 185.5 19200 7.7 0.301