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NOAA/WDS Paleoclimatology - Fanning Island - Coral Radiocarbon Data

browse graphicPaleoclimatology - Coral and Sclerosponge
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 Kiribati, Central Pacific Ocean. The time period coverage is from 28 to -6 in calendar years before present (BP). See metadata information for parameter and study location details. Please cite this study when using the data.
  • Cite as: Grottoli, A.G.; Gille, S.T.; Druffel, E.R.M.; Dunbar, R.B. (2003-07-01): NOAA/WDS Paleoclimatology - Fanning Island - Coral Radiocarbon Data. [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. https://doi.org/10.25921/keg6-d835. Accessed [date].
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DistributorNOAA National Centers for Environmental Information
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Dataset Point of Contact NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information
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Dataset Point of Contact Data Center Contact
NOAA World Data Service for Paleoclimatology
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Coverage DescriptionDate Range: 1922 CE to 1956 CE; Date Range: 28 cal yr BP to -6 cal yr BP;
Time Period1922 to 1956
Spatial Bounding Box Coordinates
N: 3.9
S: 3.9
E: -159.2
W: -159.2
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General Documentation
Associated Resources
  • Decadal timescale shift in the 14C record of a central equatorial Pacific coral
    • Associated Reference published 2003
      Grottoli, A.G., S.T. Gille, E.R.M. Druffel, and R.B. Dunbar, 2003: Decadal timescale shift in the 14C record of a central equatorial Pacific coral. Radiocarbon, 45, 91-99, 10.1017/S0033822200032422
Publication Dates
  • publication: 2003-07-01
Data Presentation Form Digital table - digital representation of facts or figures systematically displayed, especially in columns
Dataset Progress StatusComplete - production of the data has been completed
Data Update Frequency Data update frequency not available
Supplemental Information
ABSTRACT SUPPLIED BY ORIGINATOR: Coral skeletal radiocarbon records reflect seawater d14C and are useful for reconstructing the history of water mass movement and ventilation in the tropical oceans. Here, we reconstructed the inter-annual variability in central equatorial Pacific surface water d14C from 1922-1956 using near-monthly radiocarbon measurements in a Porites sp. coral skeleton (FI5A) from the windward side of Fanning Island (3 deg 54'32""N, 159 deg 18'88""W). The most pronounced feature in this record is a large positive shift in d14C between 1947 and 1956 that coincides with the switch of the Pacific Decadal Oscillation (PDO) from a positive to a negative phase in the mid-1940s. Although the absolute d14C values from 1950 - 1955 in FI5A differ from the d14C values of another coral core collected from the opposite side of the island, both records show a large positive shift in their d14C records at that time. The relative increase in d14C of each record is consistent with the premise that a common mechanism is controlling the d14C records within each coral record. Overall, the Fanning d14C data support the notion that a significant amount of subtropical seawater is arriving at the equator but does not allow us to determine the mechanism for its transport.
PurposeRecords 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.
Dataset Citation
  • Cite as: Grottoli, A.G.; Gille, S.T.; Druffel, E.R.M.; Dunbar, R.B. (2003-07-01): NOAA/WDS Paleoclimatology - Fanning Island - Coral Radiocarbon Data. [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. https://doi.org/10.25921/keg6-d835. Accessed [date].
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Cited Authors
  • Grottoli, A.G.
  • Gille, S.T.
  • Druffel, E.R.M.
  • Dunbar, R.B.
Originators
  • Grottoli, A.G.
  • Gille, S.T.
  • Druffel, E.R.M.
  • Dunbar, R.B.
Publishers
  • NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information
Theme keywordsGlobal Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords
  • 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
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords
  • earth science > paleoclimate > corals and sclerosponges
  • earth science > paleoclimate > corals and sclerosponges
  • earth science > paleoclimate > corals and sclerosponges > carbon isotopes
Paleoenvironmental Standard Terms (PaST) Thesaurus
  • What: age; Material: null
  • What: Delta 14C; Material: Porites sp.
Data Center keywordsGlobal Change Master Directory (GCMD) Data Center Keywords
  • DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/NCEI > National Centers for Environmental Information, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce
Place keywords
  • Ocean > Pacific Ocean > Central Pacific Ocean > Kiribati > Fanning Island > LATITUDE 3.9 > LONGITUDE -159.2
Use Constraints
  • Cite as: Grottoli, A.G.; Gille, S.T.; Druffel, E.R.M.; Dunbar, R.B. (2003-07-01): NOAA/WDS Paleoclimatology - Fanning Island - Coral Radiocarbon Data. [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. https://doi.org/10.25921/keg6-d835. Accessed [date].
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