noaa-coral-22642 eng; USA utf8 dataset NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information ncei.info@noaa.gov https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/contact NCEI Contact Information Information for contacts at NCEI. information pointOfContact NOAA World Data Service for Paleoclimatology Data Center Contact 828-271-4800 303-497-6513 325 Broadway, E/NE31 Boulder CO 80305-3328 USA paleo@noaa.gov pointOfContact 2025-08-28 ISO 19115-2 Geographic Information - Metadata - Part 2: Extensions for Imagery and Gridded Data ISO 19115-2:2009(E) NOAA/WDS Paleoclimatology - Location and Elevation of fossil coral reefs deposited during the Last Interglacial in the Bahamas 2017-09-05 publication doi:10.25921/dehq-4w43 noaa-coral-22642 NCEI DSI 1200_02 NCEI DSI 1200_01 Dutton, A.L. originator Dutton, A.L. author NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information publisher tableDigital 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 Coral. The data include parameters of corals and sclerosponges with a geographic location of Bahamas, Caribbean Sea. The time period coverage is from Unavailable begin date to Unavailable end date in calendar years before present (BP). See metadata information for parameter and study location details. Please cite this study when using the data. Records of past climate and ocean environment derived from stable isotope, trace metal, and other measurements made on corals and sclerosponges. Parameter keywords describe what was measured in this dataset. Additional summary information can be found in the abstracts of papers listed in the dataset citations. completed NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information ncei.info@noaa.gov https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/contact NCEI Contact Information Information for contacts at NCEI. information pointOfContact NOAA World Data Service for Paleoclimatology Data Center Contact 828-271-4800 303-497-6513 325 Broadway, E/NE31 Boulder CO 80305-3328 USA paleo@noaa.gov pointOfContact https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/pub/data/paleo/webimages/pc-default-coral.png Paleoclimatology - Coral and Sclerosponge PNG Earth Science > Climate Indicators > Paleoclimate Indicators > Biological Records > Coral Deposits Earth Science > Climate Indicators > Paleoclimate Indicators > Ocean/Lake Records > Coral Deposits Earth Science > Paleoclimate > Ocean/Lake Records > Coral Deposits theme Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords 2025 revision 22 Earth Science Data and Information System, Earth Science Projects Division, Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD%2BKeywords GCMD Keyword Forum Page Global Change Master Directory (GCMD). 2025. 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URL (GCMD Keyword Forum Page): https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD+Keywords information custodian Sea Level Reconstruction theme What: notes; Material: null What: sample identification; Material: null What: latitude; Material: null What: relative sea level; Material: null What: longitude; Material: null What: notes; Material: null What: sample identification; Material: null theme Paleoenvironmental Standard Terms (PaST) Thesaurus NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/products/paleoclimatology/paleoenvironmental-standard-terms-thesaurus PaST Thesaurus information publisher Ocean > Atlantic Ocean > North Atlantic Ocean > Caribbean Sea > Bahamas > Cockburn Town, San Salvador and Devil's Point, Great Inagua > LATITUDE > LONGITUDE place DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/NCEI > National Centers for Environmental Information, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce dataCentre Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Data Center Keywords 2025 revision 22 Earth Science Data and Information System, Earth Science Projects Division, Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD%2BKeywords GCMD Keyword Forum Page Global Change Master Directory (GCMD). 2025. 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The appearance of external links associated with a dataset does not constitute endorsement by the Department of Commerce/National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration of external Web sites or the information, products or services contained therein. For other than authorized activities, the Department of Commerce/NOAA does not exercise any editorial control over the information you may find at these locations. These links are provided consistent with the stated purpose of this Department of Commerce/NOAA Web site. Relative sea-level change during the Last Interglacial as recorded in Bahamian fossil reefs 2018 publication Skrivanek, A.; Li, J.; Dutton, A. author Quaternary Science Reviews publisher https://doi.org/10.1016/j.quascirev.2018.09.033 HTTPS Web Browser Associated Reference published 2018 Skrivanek, A.; Li, J.; Dutton, A., 2018: Relative sea-level change during the Last Interglacial as recorded in Bahamian fossil reefs. Quaternary Science Reviews, 200, 160-177, 10.1016/j.quascirev.2018.09.033 information crossReference sciencePaper eng; USA geoscientificInformation Paleo date information not available. -74.53 -73.69 21 24.05 1950 STUDY NOTES: Coral elevation and location information that can be combined with pre-existing age-data from these reefs to reconstruct last interglacial sea-level change. Provided Keywords: Last interglacial, sea-level reconstruction, paleosea-level proxy, sea level. Note: This file updated 2018-06-06. Changes made are 1) updated collection elevations of the sample measurements, 2) updated notes for the sample measurements, 3) the addition of 5 new measurements, 4) adjusted the Additional Information cell for the "collection elevation" variable. ABSTRACT SUPPLIED BY ORIGINATOR: Despite an abundance of Usingle bondTh age data for Last Interglacial fossil corals in the Bahamas, the accuracy and precision of corresponding elevation data are poor, casting uncertainty on existing estimates of peak relative sea level and rates of sea-level change inferred from these deposits. We revisited two key sites at Great Inagua (GI) and San Salvador (SS) Island to test existing hypotheses about (1) the rate of sea level changes during the Last Interglacial period and (2) a possible gradient in peak sea level between these sites. Here, we provide precise elevation survey results for discrete stratigraphic horizons preserved at both locations, where two stages of reef growth are separated by a discontinuity that truncates corals in the lower reef. The discontinuity at Great Inagua manifests as a sharp wave-cut bench, with a maximum elevation of +1.14 m above mean sea level (MSL), that is sub-horizontal on the promontories and gradually slopes seaward in the embayments. At San Salvador, we observed a discontinuity that undulates between +0.85 and + 1.52 m. The uppermost surface of corals in growth position was measured at +1.94 m (GI) and +2.76 m (SS), although in situ collapse and truncation of large Acropora palmata colonies at the latter site implies that primary coral elevations were somewhat higher. Ultimately, assumptions regarding the amount of material truncated and paleowater depth of the observed reef facies at both sites dominate the uncertainty in calculating past sea level position and hence rates of sea-level change. Full consideration of errors associated with age and elevation data implies an ephemeral sea level drop of at least 1 m over a time frame of approximately one thousand years between two peaks in sea level. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information ncei.info@noaa.gov https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/contact NCEI Contact Information Information for contacts at NCEI. information distributor In most cases, electronic downloads of the data are free. However, fees may apply for custom orders, data certifications, copies of analog materials, and data distribution on physical media. Contact NCEI for other distribution options and instructions. 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