Laboratory Culture Planktonic Foraminifera Isotopic Data from Eastern Pacific

Instrumental data on planktonic foraminifera cultured in a laboratory setting, archived by NOAA NCEI's World Data Service for Paleoclimatology. The time period coverage spans from 40 to 50 calendar years before present. This paleoceanography study was last updated in the year 2000.

Use Cases

• Calibrating stable isotope ratios (e.g., δ¹⁸O) from foraminifera as proxies for past ocean temperature and salinity using laboratory culture parameters.
• Analyzing the relationship between instrumental culture conditions and the resulting isotopic signatures recorded in foraminifera tests.
• Comparing laboratory-derived isotopic data from the Eastern Pacific Ocean location with field-collected core samples to assess environmental controls.

Strengths

• Data originates from the authoritative NOAA NCEI World Data Service for Paleoclimatology.
• Provides a controlled laboratory culture dataset for a specific time window of 40-50 years BP.

Limitations

• Dataset is temporally stale, with a last update date of 2000-01-01.
• Specific sample size, column names, and data granularity are unknown from the provided metadata.

Provenance

Source

NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI), World Data Service (WDS) for Paleoclimatology.

Collection Method

Laboratory culture of planktonic foraminifera, with subsequent isotopic analysis.

Time Range

40 to 50 calendar years before present (BP).

Freshness

2000-01-01

Geography

Eastern Pacific Ocean.