Galapagos Coral Stable Oxygen Calibration Data: Readme file --------------------------------------------------------------------- NOAA Paleoclimatology Program and World Data Center A - for Paleoclimatology --------------------------------------------------------------------- NOTE: PLEASE CITE ORIGINAL REFERENCE WHEN USING THIS DATA!!!!! NAME OF DATA SET: Galapagos Coral Stable Oxygen Calibration Data LAST UPDATE: 8/1995 (Original Receipt by WDCA Paleo) CONTRIBUTORS: Wellington, G.M., R.B. Dunbar and G. Merlen IGBP PAGES/WDCA Data Contribution Series #: 1996-024 SUGGESTED DATA CITATION: Wellington, G.M., R.B. Dunbar and G. Merlen, 1996, Galapagos Coral Stable Oxygen Calibration Data. IGBP PAGES/World Data Center-A for Paleoclimatology Data Contribution Series # 1996-024. NOAA/NGDC Paleoclimatology Program, Boulder CO, USA. ORIGINAL REFERENCE: Wellington, G.M., R.B. Dunbar and G. Merlen (1996) Calibration of stable oxygen isotope signatures in Galapagos corals. Paleoceanography 11: 467-480. GEOGRAPHIC REGION: Galapagos Islands PERIOD OF RECORD: LIST OF FILES: cal.txt, cal.xls, cal.wb1 (Text, Excel, and QuatroPro versions of file) DESCRIPTION: Galapagos Coral Stable Oxygen Calibration Data Sites: Bartolome Island: 0 deg, 17'S, 90 deg 33' W. Champion Island: 1 deg, 15'S, 90 deg, 05' W. Urvina Bay (Isabela Island): 0 deg, 23'S, 91 deg, 14'W. Water depth: Bartolome - 3m; Champion - 10m; Urvina- 3m Species: Bartolome - bart1, bart2, Pavona clavus; bart3, Pavona gigantea; bart4, Porites lobata. Champion - champ1, Pavona gigantea. Urvina Bay - ur1, ur2, ur3, Pavona clavus. Study conducted at three sites in Archipelago: del18Ocoral refers to del18O (PDB) of coral skeleton. del18O h2O refers to del18O (SMOW) seawater. sst refers to monthly sea surface temperatures averaged from hourly instrumental data from each site. salinity values represent monthly means averaged from hourly instrumental data from each site. Reference: Wellington, G.M., R.B. Dunbar and G. Merlen (1996) Calibration of stable oxygen isotope signatures in Galapagos corals. Paleoceanography 11: 467-480. Study conducted at three sites in Archipelago: Bartolome = bart Champion = champ Uvina Bay = urvina del18Ocoral refers to del18O (PDB) of coral skeleton. del18O h2O refers to del18O (SMOW) seawater. sst refers to monthly sea surface temperatures averaged from hourly instrumental data from each site. salinity values represent monthly means averaged from hourly instrumental data from each site. see reference above for further details Year/ bart bart del18O del18O del18O del18O date del18O del18O champ champ del18O date del18O delO18 urvina urvina del18O Month sst salinity coral-bart1 coral-bart2 coral-bart3 coral-bart4 h2O-bart h2O-bart sst salinity coral-champ1 h2O-champ h20-champ sst salinity coral-ur1 1993.08 23.95 34.3 -3.99 -4.2 -3.87 -4.01 1993.04 0.251 22.584 34.6 -3.479 1993.02 0.28 25.15 34.1 -4.434 1993.16 26 34 -4.75 -4.46 -4.18 -4.46 1993.08 0.164 25.213 34.12 -3.558 1993.1 0.35 25.28 34.6 -4.47 1993.24 26.74 34.3 -4.87 -4.56 -4.36 -4.7 1993.09 0.13 26.476 33.9 -3.632 1993.16 0.2 26.32 33.8 -4.508 1993.33 27.81 34.3 -4.93 -4.62 -4.46 -4.85 1993.22 0.217 26.676 34.35 -3.877 1993.33 0.37 26.63 34 -4.516 1993.41 26.28 35 -4.72 -4.53 -4.19 -4.51 1993.32 0.401 25.645 34.63 -3.503 1993.41 0.52 25.96 34.8 -4.322 1993.49 25.16 34.6 -4.39 -4.24 -4.02 -4.22 1993.41 0.394 24.243 34.55 -3.571 1993.5 0.41 24.26 34.8 -4.317 1993.58 23.52 34.7 -3.92 -3.94 -4.04 -4.12 1993.49 0.458 22.673 34.46 -3.513 1993.57 0.49 22.79 34.5 -3.87 1993.66 22.62 34.2 -3.91 -3.79 -3.74 -3.94 1993.56 0.38 21.108 34.63 -3.4 1993.65 0.22 21.66 34.6 -3.749 1993.75 21.36 34.5 -3.89 -3.52 -3.5 -3.73 1993.66 0.192 21.374 34.49 -3.137 1993.83 0.23 22.23 34.5 -3.836 1993.83 22.77 34.7 -4 -3.65 -3.7 -3.9 1993.81 0.207 21.301 34.25 -2.95 1993.9 0.21 22.42 34.4 -3.91 1993.92 23.13 34.5 -4.05 -3.89 -3.56 -4 1993.91 0.314 21.672 34.24 -3.107 1994.02 0.26 23.78 34.5 -3.998 1994 23.21 34.2 -4.2 -3.98 -3.65 -4.1 1994.01 0.181 22.013 34.12 -3.17 1994.08 0.17 22.76 34.5 -3.937 1994.08 24.46 34.2 -4.3 -4.14 -3.75 -4.25 1994.1 0.076 23.475 34.4 -3.23 1994.17 0.05 24.62 34.07 -4.14 1994.16 25.91 33.6 -4.38 -4.32 -3.84 -4.62 1994.16 0.074 24.495 33.96 -3.458 1994.33 0.4 25.34 34.1 -4.15 1994.24 24.12 34.5 -4.14 -3.93 -3.73 -4.37 1994.33 0.315 23.796 34.45 -3.328 1994.58 0.31 23.43 34.7 -4.035 1994.33 22.41 35 -3.86 -3.5 -3.65 -3.92 1994.5 0.232 21.778 34.72 -3.022 1994.67 0.27 22.97 34.8 -3.877 1994.41 22.33 34.9 -3.85 -3.55 -3.62 -3.85 1994.58 0.459 21.871 34.84 -2.654 1994.94 0.25 22.78 34.8 -3.88 1994.49 22.52 34.7 -3.82 -3.47 -3.71 -3.93 1994.94 0.328 22.296 35.08 -2.745 1995.01 0.04 22.52 35 -3.899 1994.58 21.87 34.9 -3.51 -3.44 -3.78 21.073 34.88 -2.91 21.95 34.5 -3.813 1994.66 21.21 34.7 -3.54 -3.4 -3.7 20.178 34.61 -2.875 21.8 34.5 -3.788 1994.74 21.08 34.6 -3.69 -3.44 -3.62 19.449 34.66 -2.848 22.61 34.6 -3.915 1994.83 21.59 34.6 -3.79 -3.76 20.527 34.79 -3.019 24.14 34.7 -4.19 1994.92 22.94 34.5 -4.02 -4.23 22.406 34.57 -3.153 24.31 34.6 -4.168 1995 24.33 34.5 -4.45 23.824 34.28 -3.451 25.32 34 -4.196 del18O del18O date del18O del18h2O coral-ur2 coral-ur3 h2O-urvina urvina -4.07 -4.1 1993.03 0.28 -4.14 -4.14 1993.09 0.33 -4.15 -4.24 1993.15 0.46 -4.51 -4.277 1993.22 0.37 -4.05 -4.152 1993.32 0.51 -3.96 -3.901 1993.41 0.49 -3.82 -3.691 1993.57 0.28 -3.58 -3.669 1993.66 0.32 -3.71 -3.74 1993.82 0.3 -3.86 -3.788 1993.91 0.28 -3.88 -3.98 1994.02 0.22 -3.8 -3.966 1994.08 0.2 -3.93 -4.248 1994.16 0.33 -4.05 -4.288 1994.33 0.28 -3.84 -4.088 1994.57 0.37 -3.78 -3.854 1994.58 0.19 -3.53 -3.723 1994.95 0.25 -3.723 1995.02 0.16 -3.716 -3.788 -3.915 -4.19 -4.168 -4.196