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NOAA/WDS Paleoclimatology - Subantarctic Atlantic Ocean Foraminifera-bound d15N, Iron and Alkenone Flux Data for the last 160,000 years

Published by NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information | National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce | Catalog Last Checked: August 02, 2026 at 05:15 AM | Dataset Last Updated: April 02, 2015 at 12:00 AM
This archived Paleoclimatology Study is available from the NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI), under the World Data Service (WDS) for Paleoclimatology. The associated NCEI study type is Paleoceanography. The data include parameters of paleoceanography with a geographic location of South Atlantic Ocean. The time period coverage is from 160020 to 1380 in calendar years before present (BP). See metadata information for parameter and study location details. Please cite this study when using the data.

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  "earth science > paleoclimate > paleoceanography",
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  "earth science > paleoclimate > paleocean > nitrogen isotopes",
  "earth science > paleoclimate > paleocean > geochemistry",
  "What: age; Material: null",
  "What: alkenone; Material: sediment",
  "What: iron; Material: sediment",
  "What: delta 15N; Material: Globigerina bulloides",
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title NOAA/WDS Paleoclimatology - Subantarctic Atlantic Ocean Foraminifera-bound d15N, Iron and Alkenone Flux Data for the last 160,000 years

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