Ostracod species assemblages from Core WAGP provide a proxy for hydroclimate and lake-level changes in Jamaica. Values are numbers of valves per gram of dry sediment, presented by depth, with a chronology from radiocarbon dates and short-lived radio-isotopes. The data was produced by the British Geological Survey under NERC Grant NE/K00610X/1.
Use Cases
- Reconstructing past lake levels based on ostracod assemblage changes.
- Modeling historical carbon cycling in lake catchments based on sediment data.
- Analyzing hydroclimate variability in the Caribbean over a 2200-year period.
- Calibrating paleoenvironmental proxies using the provided radiocarbon chronology.
Strengths
- Covers a 2200-year period from 2000 BCE to 200 CE.
- Includes a chronology based on radiocarbon dates and short-lived radio-isotopes.
- Data provides a multi-proxy record for hydroclimate, lake-level, and carbon cycling.
Limitations
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment for large-scale modeling.
- Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.
Provenance
- Source
- British Geological Survey (BGS)
- Collection Method
- Analysis of ostracod valves in sediment core samples.
- Time Range
- 2000 BCE to 200 CE
- Freshness
- Last updated 2026-05-28 14:05:21.428017; freshness should be verified.
- Geography
- Wallywash Great Pond, Jamaica