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Abstract. We present a global atlas of downcore foraminiferal oxygen and carbon isotope ratios available at https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.936747(Mulitza et al., 2021a). The database contains 2106 published and previously unpublished stable isotope downcore records with 361 949 stable isotopevalues of various planktic and benthic species of Foraminifera from 1265 sediment cores. Age constraints are provided by 6153 uncalibratedradiocarbon ages from 598 (47 %) of the cores. Each stable isotope and radiocarbon series is provided in a separate netCDF file containingfundamental metadata as attributes. The data set can be managed and explored with the free software tool PaleoDataView. The atlas will provideimportant data for paleoceanographic analyses and compilations, site surveys, or for teaching marine stratigraphy. The database can be updated withnew records as they are generated, providing a live ongoing resource into the future.
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World Atlas of late Quaternary Foraminiferal Oxygen and Carbon Isotope Ratios (WA_Foraminiferal_Isotopes_2022)
The atlas contains a collection of 2,106 published and previously unpublished downcore stable isotope records of various planktonic and benthic species of foraminifera from 1,265 globally distributed sediment cores. Uncalibrated radiocarbon dates are provided for 598 cores in the collection. Each stable isotope and radiocarbon series is stored in a separate netCDF file containing fundamental meta data as attributes. The data set can be further explored and analyzed with the free software tool PaleoDataView (Langner, M. and Mulitza, S.: Clim. Past, 15, 2067–2072, https://doi.org/10.5194/cp-15-2067-2019). WA_Foraminiferal_Isotopes_2022.zip contains 2006 stable isotope records (in netCDF format) and 598 radiocarbon records (in netCDF format). The folder structure in the file should be preserved and is required to use the collection with the software PaleoDataView.
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- carbon isotopes foraminifera oxygen isotopes PaleoDataView radiocarbon PAGES - OC3 - Ocean Circulation and Carbon Cycling (PAGES_OC3) Paleo Modelling (PalMod)
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