Radiocarbon age of organic carbon bound in diatom frustules
Entry ID: Diatom_bound_organic_C_14C_age

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Summary
Abstract: This data set is comprised of radiocarbon ages derived from organic
carbon that is bound in diatom frustules found in sediment cores from
the Southern Ocean. The sediments were analyzed using a accelerator
mass spectrometer (AMS) at the National Ocean Sciences Accelerator
Mass Spectrometry Facility, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution.
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Spatial coordinates   
  N: -44.0   S: -68.0   E: 180.0   W: -180.0
Min Depth: 0 CM I COR Max Depth: 252 CM I COR

Data Set Citation
Dataset Originator/Creator: Hayes, J. M., Donoghue, J. C., Manganini, S. J.
Dataset Title: Radiocarbon ages of diatoms from Southern Ocean sediments
Dataset Release Date: December, 2002
Dataset Release Place: Woods Hole, MA
Dataset Publisher: NOSAMS, WHOI
Data Presentation Form: Spreadsheet
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