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Maiana Atoll Isotope (delta 18O, delta 13C) Data for 1840 to 1995

Entry ID: G2051

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Summary

Abstract: Maiana bimonthly oxygen isotopic composition, 1840-1995. Notes on the data:
File includes columns for Year AD (bimonthly resolution = dec/jan,
feb/mar) and coral d18O (a). The coral used in this study grew (and still
does grow) at Maiana Atoll, Republic of Kiribati (1N, 173E). The colony
lies at a depth of ~6m (low tide) and is about 4m in height. Annual growth rate
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Description: Access to Maiana data

Geographic Coverage

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Spatial coordinates

N: 1.0

S: 1.0

E: 173.0

W: 173.0

Data Set Citation

Dataset Originator/Creator: Frank Urban Julia Cole Jonathan Overpeck

Dataset Title: Maiana Atoll Isotope (delta 18O, delta 13C) Data for 1840 to 1995

Dataset Series Name: World Data Center for Paleoclimatology Data Contribution Series

Dataset Release Date: 2000/10

Dataset Release Place: Boulder

Dataset Publisher: World Data Center for Paleoclimatology, Boulder

Issue Identification: 2000-063

Online Resource: http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/paleo/coral/maiana.html

Temporal Coverage

Start Date: 1840-01-01

Stop Date: 1995-12-31

Location Keywords

OCEAN > ARCTIC OCEAN

OCEAN > PACIFIC OCEAN

Data Resolution

Latitude Resolution: 1
Longitude Resolution: 1

Science Keywords

AGRICULTURE > ANIMAL SCIENCE > ANIMAL ECOLOGY AND BEHAVIOR

ISO Topic Category

FARMING

Platform

ZODIACS

Instrument

GPS > Global Positioning System

FIELD SCOPE > FIELD SCOPE
BINOCULAR > BINOCULAR

SPRING BALANCE > SPRING BALANCE

Project

MECKAAS > MONITORING ON ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGES AT THE KOREAN ARCTIC AND ANTARCTIC STATIONS

Originating Center

Data Center

Korea Polar Research Institute, Republic of Korea

Data Center URL: http://www.kopri.re.kr/

Data Center Personnel
Name: BANG YONG LEE Phone: +82-32-260-6200 Fax: +82-32-260-6109 Email: bylee at kopri.re.kr Contact Address: Songdo Techno Park, 7-50 Songdo-dong, Yeonsu-gu City: Incheon Postal Code: 406-840 Country: Republic of Korea