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Benthic foraminiferal assemblages, stable isotopes, and short-lived radioisotope measurements from sediment cores collected during the multiple cruises in the northwestern margin of Cuba and Gulf of Mexico from 2010-06-13 to 2017-07-19 (NCEI Accession 0234331)

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This dataset contains a compilation of seafloor surface benthic foraminifera assemblages, baseline stable carbon and oxygen isotope measurements from benthic foraminifera, and short-lived radioisotope measurements from sediment cores collected on multiple cruises and field sampling throughout the Gulf of Mexico and the northwestern margin of Cuba from 2010-06-13 to 2017-07-19. Stable isotope measurements were performed on Cibicidoides spp. The dataset includes the sediment core information such as location, date, and depth; benthic foraminiferal stable carbon and oxygen isotopes; and the total density and diversity calculations using Fisher’s Alpha and Shannon indices from the surface-most sub-sample from each core (typically 0-2 mm). For short-lived radioisotope measurements, samples were analyzed by gamma spectrometry with High-Purity Germanium (HPGe) gamma-ray detectors (Canberra Coaxial Planar configuration) for total 210Pb (46.5 keV), 214Pb (295 keV and 351 keV), and 214Bi (609 keV) activities. The mean activity of the 214Pb (295 keV), 214Pb (351 keV), and 214Bi (609 keV) was used as a proxy for 226Ra activity and therefore the supported 210Pb that is produced in situ. The reported excess 210Pb (210Pbxs) is the difference of the total 210Pb and the supported 210Pb.
  • Cite as: Schwing, Patrick; Hollander, David J. (2021). Benthic foraminiferal assemblages, stable isotopes, and short-lived radioisotope measurements from sediment cores collected during the multiple cruises in the northwestern margin of Cuba and Gulf of Mexico from 2010-06-13 to 2017-07-19 (NCEI Accession 0234331). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0234331. Accessed [date].
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Time Period 2010-06-13 to 2017-07-19
Spatial Bounding Box Coordinates
West: -97.566
East: -82.339283
South: 18.631433
North: 29.701667
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General Documentation
Associated Resources
  • Schwing, Patrick; Hollander, David J. (2018). Gulf-wide seafloor surface benthic foraminifera stable isotopes from sediment cores collected on multiple cruises from 2010-06-13 to 2017-07-19 [Data set]. Harte Research Institute. https://doi.org/10.7266/n7-repn-q515
  • Schwing, Patrick; Hollander, David J. (2018). Short-lived radioisotope (excess Pb210) measurements from sediment cores collected throughout the Gulf of Mexico from 2010-11-07 to 2017-07-20 [Data set]. Harte Research Institute. https://doi.org/10.7266/n7-122c-pa67
  • Benthic foraminiferal assemblages from sediment cores collected on multiple cruises in the Gulf of Mexico from 2010-11-18 to 2017-05-22
Publication Dates
  • publication: 2021-06-23
  • creation: 2021-05-26
Data Presentation Form Digital table - digital representation of facts or figures systematically displayed, especially in columns
Dataset Progress Status Complete - production of the data has been completed
Historical archive - data has been stored in an offline storage facility
Data Update Frequency As needed
Supplemental Information
1. GRIIDC dataset R6.x805.000:0006 contains Gulf-wide seafloor surface benthic foraminifera stable isotopes data and the parameters included are: Site/station name, latitude and longitude (decimal degrees), collection date (mm/dd/yyyy), water depth (m), core name or ID, top depth of interval within the core (mm), core interval, benthic foraminiferal stable carbon delta-13C (per mil), stable oxygen delta-18O (per mil), delta-C13 standard deviation (per mil), delta-O18 standard deviation (per mil).

2. GRIIDC dataset R6.x805.000:0007 contains short-lived radioisotope (excess Pb210) measurements from sediment cores and the parameters included are: Station ID, latitude and longitude (decimal degrees), Excess Pb210 (disintegrations per minute, dpm), date of core collection (mm/dd/yyyy).

3. GRIIDC dataset R6.x805.000:0056 contains benthic foraminiferal assemblages from sediment cores and the parameters included are: Station ID, latitude and longitude (decimal degrees), Date of core collection (mm/dd/yyyy), Fisher's Alpha Index (unitless), Shannon diversity index (unitless), density (individuals/cm^3), species name, mean sample depth in core (mm), number of species per sample, ID'ed mass (g), coarse fraction mass (g), 2 mm sample volume (cm^3), total individuals in sample (#), total sieved mass (>500um, g). Total Assemblages are stained and unstained individuals and stained Assemblages were stained with Rose bengal.
Purpose The purpose of these datasets was to provide Gulf of Mexico-wide baseline measurements of benthic foraminifera stable isotope and surface sediment Pb-210 activities 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.
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Dataset Citation
  • Cite as: Schwing, Patrick; Hollander, David J. (2021). Benthic foraminiferal assemblages, stable isotopes, and short-lived radioisotope measurements from sediment cores collected during the multiple cruises in the northwestern margin of Cuba and Gulf of Mexico from 2010-06-13 to 2017-07-19 (NCEI Accession 0234331). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0234331. Accessed [date].
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  • Funding Agency: Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative Information & Data Cooperative
Theme keywords NODC DATA TYPES THESAURUS NODC OBSERVATION TYPES THESAURUS WMO_CategoryCode
  • oceanography
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords Provider Keywords
  • Benthic foraminifera
  • Sediment cores
  • Short-lived radioisotopes (SLRad)
  • Stable isotopes
  • Surface sediment samples
Data Center keywords NODC COLLECTING INSTITUTION NAMES THESAURUS NODC SUBMITTING INSTITUTION NAMES THESAURUS
Platform keywords NODC PLATFORM NAMES THESAURUS Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Platform Keywords ICES/SeaDataNet Ship Codes
Instrument keywords NODC INSTRUMENT TYPES THESAURUS Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Instrument Keywords Provider Instruments
  • Ocean Instrument MC-800 Multicore
  • Series HPGe (High-Purity Germanium) Coaxial Planar Photon Detectors
  • ThermoFisher MAT253 stable isotope ratio mass spectrometer
Place keywords NODC SEA AREA NAMES THESAURUS Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Location Keywords Provider Places
  • Cuba
Project keywords NODC PROJECT NAMES THESAURUS Cruise ID
  • JS-0815
  • WB-0517
Keywords NCEI ACCESSION NUMBER
Keywords Send2NCEI Submission Package ID
  • 88B7RM
Use Constraints
  • Cite as: Schwing, Patrick; Hollander, David J. (2021). Benthic foraminiferal assemblages, stable isotopes, and short-lived radioisotope measurements from sediment cores collected during the multiple cruises in the northwestern margin of Cuba and Gulf of Mexico from 2010-06-13 to 2017-07-19 (NCEI Accession 0234331). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0234331. Accessed [date].
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  • 2021-06-23T17:00:12Z - NCEI Accession 0234331 v1.1 was published.
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  • Parameter or Variable: CHEMISTRY - SEDIMENT (measured); Units: percent; Observation Category: laboratory analysis; Sampling Instrument: sediment sampler - corer
  • Parameter or Variable: Short-lived radioisotopes (SLRad) (measured); Units: N/A; Observation Category: laboratory analysis; Sampling Instrument: Series HPGe (High-Purity Germanium) Coaxial Planar Photon Detectors
  • Parameter or Variable: OXYGEN ISOTOPES - OXYGEN-18 (measured); Units: N/A; Observation Category: laboratory analysis; Sampling Instrument: ThermoFisher MAT 253 stable isotope ratio mass spectrometer
  • Parameter or Variable: DELTA CARBON-13 (measured); Units: N/A; Observation Category: laboratory analysis; Sampling Instrument: ThermoFisher MAT253 stable isotope ratio mass spectrometer
  • Parameter or Variable: CARBON - CARBONATE (measured); Units: percent; Observation Category: laboratory analysis; Sampling Instrument: Ocean Instrument MC-800 Mulitcore
  • Parameter or Variable: Sediment cores (measured); Units: N/A; Observation Category: in situ; Sampling Instrument: Ocean Instrument MC-800 Multicore
  • Parameter or Variable: Surface sediment samples (measured); Units: N/A; Observation Category: in situ; Sampling Instrument: sediment sampler - grab
  • Parameter or Variable: FORAMINIFERA (measured); Units: individuals/cm^3; Observation Category: laboratory analysis; Sampling Instrument: sediment sampler - grab
  • Parameter or Variable: water depth (measured); Units: m; Observation Category: in situ; Sampling Instrument: N/A
Acquisition Information (collection)
Instrument
  • mass spectrometer
  • sediment sampler - corer
  • sediment sampler - grab
Platform
  • JUSTO SIERRA
  • WEATHERBIRD II
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