Abstract

This dataset includes baseline stable carbon and oxygen isotope measurements from benthic foraminifera throughout the Gulf of Mexico. Stable isotope measurements were performed on Cibicidoides spp. The dataset contains the sediment core information such as location, date, and depth; and benthic foraminiferal stable carbon and oxygen isotopes. Sediment cores were collected on multiple cruises from 2010-06-13 to 2017-07-19.

Comments

Data and metadata is made available by the Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative Information and Data Cooperative (GRIIDC) through a CC0 license in compliance with the Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative (GoMRI). The original dataset landing pages may be accessed at GRIIDC’s dataset monitoring webpage.

Data users are encouraged to contact the originating investigator prior to data use and provide appropriate credit.

Purpose

The purpose of this dataset was to provide Gulf of Mexico-wide baseline measurements of benthic foraminifera stable isotope in advance of future oil spills. These baseline measurements can be used in the event of future oil spills as a reference to quantitatively assess impact and recovery. They also have implications for the calibration and development of paleoceanographic proxies.

Keywords

stable isotopes, C13, O18, baseline, benthic foraminifera, sediment cores

UDI

R6.x805.000:0006

Date

10-26-2018

Point of Contact

Schwing, Patrick
University of South Florida
College of Marine Science
140 7th Ave South
St. Petersburg , FL 33701
USA
pschwing@mail.usf.edu

Funding Source

RFP-VI

Start of Data Collection

June 2010

End of Data Collection

July 2017

DOI

https://doi.org/10.7266/n7-repn-q515

Rights Information

Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Public Domain Dedication 1.0 License.

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