Surface water radiocarbon (Δ14C) measurements reconstructed from reef-building corals across the Arabian Sea, Bali Sea, Makassar Strait, North Pacific Ocean, Solomon Sea, and South Pacific Ocean. The data span from 1751 to 2004 and were collected by researchers from institutions including the Australian National University, Harvard University, and Stanford University. It is part of the Surface Water Radiocarbon from Coral Reefs dataset.
Use Cases
- Analyzing long-term trends in ocean surface radiocarbon based on coral-derived Δ14C measurements
- Calibrating or validating ocean carbon models based on reconstructed surface water Δ14C data
- Studying regional differences in ocean carbon dynamics across the Arabian Sea, Pacific Ocean, and other regions mentioned
- Investigating the reliability of reef-building corals as archives of ocean Σ14CO2 as referenced in the description
Strengths
- Data covers a 254-year time range from 1751 to 2004
- Sourced from multiple geographic regions including the Arabian Sea, Bali Sea, and North Pacific Ocean
- Data collection involved researchers from several authoritative institutions like Australian National University and Harvard University
Limitations
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment
- Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download
Provenance
- Source
- National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
- Collection Method
- Data derived from surface dwelling, reef-building hermatypic corals.
- Time Range
- 1751-01-01 to 2004-12-31
- Freshness
- Last updated 2026-03-05 23:47:14.824901; freshness should be verified
- Geography
- Arabian Sea, Bali Sea, Makassar Strait, North Pacific Ocean, Solomon Sea, South Pacific Ocean