Dataset: C14_dating_sed

Name: C14 age estimates from sediment cores from R/V Thomas G. Thompson cruise TT013 in the Equatorial Pacific in 1992 during the U.S. JGOFS Equatorial Pacific (EqPac) project
Published: 2002-07-30
Keywords: oceans

Cite This Dataset

Project:

U.S. JGOFS Equatorial Pacific (EqPac)

Program:

U.S. Joint Global Ocean Flux Study (U.S. JGOFS)

Principal Investigator:

Dave J. DeMaster (North Carolina State University, NCSU MEAS)

BCO-DMO Data Manager:

Cynthia L. Chandler (Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, WHOI BCO-DMO)

Version:

July 30, 2002

Version Date:

2002-07-30

Validated:

Yes

Current State:

Final no updates expected

Data URL:

https://www.bco-dmo.org/dataset/2698/data

C14 age estimates from sediment cores from R/V Thomas G. Thompson cruise TT013 in the Equatorial Pacific in 1992 during the U.S. JGOFS Equatorial Pacific (EqPac) project

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Description

C14 ages, sediment cores

Acquisition Description

   PI:              D.J. DeMaster
   of:              North Carolina State University
   dataset:         C14 ages, sediment cores
   dates:           November 07, 1992 to November 30, 1992
   location:        N: 5.08  S: -4.9733  W: -140.15  E: -139.6363
   project/cruise:  EqPac/TT013, - Benthic survey
   ship:            R/V Thomas Thompson
 
   Methodology:
   Pope, R.H., D.J. DeMaster, C.R. Smith and H. Seltmann Jr, 1996.  Rapid
   bioturbation in equatorial Pacific sediments: evidence from excess
   234Th measurements.  Deep-Sea Research II, vol. 43, No. 4-6, pp 1339-1364.
 
   Summary Tables (MS Excel spread sheet files), as provided by the submitting PI,
   of core specific radiochemical data and derived sediment accumulation rates
   can be downloaded.

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Funding Sources

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Deployments

Deployment	Synonyms	Start Date	Platform	Investigator
TT013	EqPac Benthic Survey	1992-10-30	R/V Thomas G. Thompson	Margaret Leinen (Chief Scientist)	data info

Instruments

None available yet

Parameters

Supplied Name	Supplied description	Supplied Units	Standard Name
event	event number from event log	dimensionless<br>	event
sta	station number from event log	dimensionless	unknown
lat_n	nominal latitude, negative = south	degrees	unknown
lon_n	nominal longitude, negative = west	degrees	unknown
core_type	type and number of core, core type encoded as follows: BC means box core MC means multi core	dimensionless	unknown
tube_num	tube or subcore number(s) from a multi core device	dimensionless	unknown
depth_core	depth in core, mid-point of interval sampled	centimeters	unknown
depth_r	depth range/interval sampled	centimeters	unknown
CO3_C14_age	carbonate C14 age dating	years	unknown
CO3_C14_age_err	carbonate C14 age dating error	years	unknown
CO3_dC14	carbonate delta C14	per mil	unknown
CO3_dC14_err	carbonate delta C14 error	per mil	unknown

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Dataset: C14_dating_sed