Gravity core 17940-1/2 (20°07'N, 117°23'E; 1727 m water depth; 13.30 m long)	
	
Silt median grain size (micron) in the sediment siliciclastic fraction <63 micron	
	

Additional site information: Sarnthein, M., U. Pflaumann, P. X. Wang, and H. K. Wong, 
Preliminary report on SONNE-95 cruise Monitor Monsoon to the South China Sea, 
Berichte-Reports, Geol.-Palaeont. Inst. Univ. Kiel, 48, 1-225, 1994.	
Oxygen isotopes are measured on 15-20 speceiment of Globigeriner ruber (withe) s.s.	
Standard method: Ganssen, G. and M. Sarnthein, Stable isotope composition of foraminifers: 
the surface and bottom water record of coastal upwelling, in: Coastal Upwelling: 
Its Sediment Record, Part A: Responses of the Sedimentary Regime to Present Coastal 
Upwelling, edited by E. Suess and J. Thiede, pp. 99-121, Plenum Press, 
New York and London, 1983.	
Chronostratigraphy: smooth spline fit of 40 AMS dates and direct correlation with 
DISP2 ice core d18O	
Date if data generation: 1994-1996	
	
Composit depth cm	cal. Age ka	Silt median griain size, michron	standard erorr %	
8.5	11.107	
10.5	0.213	11.105	
14.5	0.29	11.567	
15.5	0.308	10.987	
16.5	0.326	10.993	
17.5	0.344	11.211	
18.5	0.362	11.685	
20.5	0.396	11.332	
21.5	0.413	11.095	
22.5	0.429	11.454	0.653	
24.5	0.461	11.333	
26.5	0.492	10.992	
27.5	0.507	10.998	
28.5	0.521	11.683	
29.5	0.536	11.336	
30.5	0.55	11.333	
31.5	0.564	11.21	
32.5	0.579	10.748	
33.5	0.593	11.714	
34.5	0.607	11.63	
36.5	0.635	12.044	
38.5	0.663	10.997	
40.5	0.692	11.332	
41.5	0.707	11.802	
42.5	0.722	11.886	
43.5	0.737	12.418	
44.5	0.753	11.21	
45.5	0.769	11.331	
47.5	0.801	11.435	
48.5	0.818	11.209	
49.5	0.836	11.449	
50.5	0.854	11.225	
52.5	0.89	12.602	
54.5	0.928	13.289	
56.5	0.967	11.222	
58.5	1.007	11.331	
60.5	1.049	11.448	0.322	
62.5	1.091	10.991	
64.5	1.134	11.223	
66.5	1.178	11.447	0.348	
68.5	1.222	11.544	
70.5	1.267	11.334	
72.5	1.312	11.682	
74.5	1.357	11.576	
76.5	1.403	11.562	
78.5	1.449	11.8	
80.5	1.494	11.804	
82.5	1.539	11.564	
84.5	1.584	11.808	
86.5	1.629	11.562	
88.5	1.673	11.559	
90.5	1.717	12.159	
92.5	1.759	11.68	
94.5	1.801	12.346	
96.5	1.842	11.567	
98.5	1.882	11.515	
100.5	1.921	11.565	
101.5	1.94	11.336	
104.5	1.995	11.276	
106.5	2.03	11.563	
108.5	2.064	11.215	
110.5	2.097	11.678	
112.5	2.129	11.326	
113.5	2.144	12.535	
114.5	2.16	10.986	
116.5	2.191	11.68	
118.5	2.221	11.105	
119.5	2.235	11.327	
120.5	2.25	11.323	
122.5	2.279	11.378	
123.5	2.294	12.293	
124.5	2.308	11.095	
125.5	2.322	11.208	
126.5	2.337	11.674	
127.5	2.351	11.218	
128.5	2.365	11.11	
130.5	2.394	11.277	
132.5	2.423	11.33	
134.5	2.452	11.219	
136.5	2.481	11.563	
138.5	2.511	11.445	
140.5	2.541	11.561	
142.5	2.573	11.678	
144.5	2.605	12.167	
146.5	2.637	10.983	
148.5	2.671	11.45	
150.5	2.706	11.448	
152.5	2.743	10.991	
154.5	2.78	12.157	
156.5	2.819	11.104	
158.5	2.86	11.567	
160.5	2.902	11.446	
161.5	2.923	11.447	
162.5	2.945	11.868	
163.5	2.967	12.296	
164.5	2.99	11.094	
165.5	3.012	11.161	
166.5	3.035	11.222	
167.5	3.058	11.214	
168.5	3.081	11.437	
169.5	3.104	11.447	
170.5	3.127	11.097	
171.5	3.15	11.563	
172.5	3.173	11.208	
173.5	3.195	12.802	
174.5	3.218	11.324	
176.5	3.263	11.216	
178.5	3.307	11.561	
180.5	3.35	11.444	
182.5	3.393	11.559	
192.5	3.598	12.17	
200.5	3.756	12.033	
212.5	3.988	11.805	
222.5	4.183	11.207	
232.5	4.384	11.22	
242.5	4.596	12.29	
252.5	4.812	11.109	
258.5	4.94	11.791	
262.5	5.024	11.569	
272.5	5.229	12.17	
282.5	5.424	11.678	
292.5	5.609	12.169	
300.5	5.749	11.561	
306.5	5.85	11.45	
308.5	5.882	10.876	
310.5	5.914	10.986	
312.5	5.946	11.214	
314.5	5.977	10.98	
316.5	6.008	10.763	
318.5	6.038	11.737	
320.5	6.067	11.442	
322.5	6.096	11.097	
324.5	6.125	11.224	
332.5	6.234	11.442	
342.5	6.36	10.452	
350.5	6.458	11.336	
352.5	6.483	10.452	
354.5	6.508	10.989	
356.5	6.534	11.107	
358.5	6.56	11.335	
360.5	6.587	11.689	
362.5	6.615	10.884	
364.5	6.644	11.108	
366.5	6.673	11.223	
368.5	6.704	11.451	
370.5	6.736	10.56	
372.5	6.769	11.219	
374.5	6.803	11.445	
376.5	6.839	11.11	
378.5	6.876	10.777	
380.5	6.914	10.557	
382.5	6.953	10.875	
384.5	6.993	10.665	
386.5	7.034	11.097	
388.5	7.076	10.986	
390.5	7.119	10.654	
392.5	7.163	10.873	
394.5	7.207	11.916	
396.5	7.252	10.983	
398.5	7.298	11.339	0.038	
400.5	7.344	10.588	
402.5	7.39	10.653	
404.5	7.437	10.883	
406.5	7.485	10.888	
408.5	7.532	10.875	
410.5	7.58	10.871	
412.5	7.628	10.763	
414.5	7.676	10.985	
416.5	7.724	10.547	
418.5	7.772	10.983	
420.5	7.82	10.546	
422.5	7.868	10.762	
432.5	8.102	10.668	
442.5	8.323	10.874	
450.5	8.491	10.883	
452.5	8.531	13.336	
462.5	8.726	10.88	
472.5	8.909	11.334	
492.5	9.239	10.877	
502.5	9.388	10.876	
512.5	9.527	10.138	
532.5	9.782	10.232	
542.5	9.903	12.34	
552.5	10.021	10.664	
562.5	10.14	11.1	
572.5	10.26	10.24	
582.5	10.384	10.989	
592.5	10.515	10.558	
596.5	10.57	10.23	
598.5	10.597	10.558	
600.5	10.625	10.036	
602.5	10.653	10.556	
604.5	10.682	10.513	
606.5	10.712	10.138	
608.5	10.742	10.453	
610.5	10.772	10.745	
612.5	10.803	10.348	
614.5	10.834	9.831	
616.5	10.865	10.777	
618.5	10.897	9.933	
620.5	10.93	10.241	
622.5	10.964	10.241	
625	11.006	10.561	
626.5	11.032	10.666	
628.5	11.067	10.664	
630.5	11.102	9.932	
632.5	11.138	10.443	
634.5	11.174	10.885	
636.5	11.211	10.777	
638.5	11.248	10.997	
640.5	11.286	10.883	
642.5	11.324	10.999	
644.5	11.363	11.568	
646.5	11.401	11.451	
648.5	11.44	11.221	
650.5	11.48	11.568	
652.5	11.52	11.568	
654.5	11.56	12.048	
656.5	11.6	11.567	0.084	
658.5	11.709	11.51	0.082	
660.5	11.748	11.394	
662.5	11.788	11.161	
664.5	11.827	12.366	
666.5	11.867	11.336	
668.5	11.906	11.804	
670.5	11.946	11.685	
672.5	11.985	11.69	
674.5	12.025	12.163	
676.5	12.064	11.677	
678.5	12.104	11.568	
680.5	12.143	12.542	
682.5	12.183	11.448	
684.5	12.222	11.801	
684.5	12.222	11.862	
686.5	12.262	11.108	
688.5	12.301	11.567	
690.5	12.341	11.11	
692.5	12.381	11.563	
694.5	12.42	12.661	0.168	
696.5	12.46	11.927	
698.5	12.499	13.199	
700.5	12.539	12.937	
702.5	12.578	12.676	
704.5	12.618	12.292	
706.5	12.657	12.869	
708.5	12.697	12.677	
710.5	12.736	12.539	
712.5	12.776	12.804	
714.5	12.815	13.722	
716.5	12.855	13.201	
718.5	12.894	12.804	0.184	
720.5	12.934	12.804	
722.5	12.973	12.803	
724.5	13.013	12.931	
726.5	13.052	12.05	
728.5	13.092	12.291	
730.5	13.132	11.57	
732.5	13.171	13.064	
734.5	13.211	15.682	
736.5	13.25	12.918	
740.5	13.329	13.47	
742.5	13.369	13.32	
744.5	13.408	13.743	
746.5	13.448	13.331	
748.5	13.487	13.596	
750.5	13.527	13.61	
752.5	13.566	13.184	
754.5	13.606	14.012	
756.5	13.645	14.153	
758.5	13.685	14.015	
760.5	13.724	13.611	
762.5	13.764	13.592	
764.5	13.803	13.884	
766.5	13.843	13.885	
768.5	13.882	12.79	
770.5	13.922	13.319	
772.5	13.962	13.463	
774.5	14.001	14.301	
776.5	14.041	13.733	
778.5	14.08	13.732	
780.5	14.12	14.301	
782.5	14.159	14.043	
784.5	14.199	13.89	
786.5	14.238	13.805	
788.5	14.278	13.41	
790.5	14.317	14.739	
792.5	14.357	12.662	
794.5	14.396	14.026	
796.5	14.436	12.283	
798.5	14.475	12.223	
800.5	14.515	13.462	
802.5	14.554	13.058	
804.5	14.594	13.746	
806.5	14.633	12.797	
808.5	14.673	13.734	
810.5	14.806	14.158	
812.5	14.94	14.156	
814.5	15.073	14.017	
816.5	15.206	13.465	
818.5	15.339	13.601	0.051	
820.5	15.473	14.199	0.052	
822.5	15.606	14.206	
824.5	15.739	14.166	
826.5	15.872	13.738	
828.5	16.006	13.665	
830.5	16.139	13.322	
832.5	16.272	13.187	
834.5	16.406	14.598	
836.5	16.539	14.677	
838.5	16.672	14.017	
840.5	16.805	14.231	
844.5	17.072	14.524	
846.5	17.205	14.894	
848.5	17.338	15.2	0	
850.5	17.472	14.596	
852.5	17.605	14.9	
854.5	17.738	14.587	
856.5	17.872	14.303	
858.5	18.005	14.595	
860.5	18.138	15.198	
862.5	18.271	15.515	
866.5	18.538	15.065	
868.5	18.671	16.318	
870.5	18.805	16.322	
872.5	18.938	15.2	
874.5	19.071	16.497	
876.5	19.204	16.495	
878.5	19.338	16.099	
880.5	19.471	15.51	
882.5	19.604	14.743	
884.5	19.737	16.005	
886.5	19.871	15.669	0	
888.5	20.004	15.2	
890.5	20.137	19.015	
892.5	20.271	15.83	
894.5	20.404	18.627	
896.5	20.537	16.822	
900.5	20.804	17.881	
902.5	20.937	18.434	
904.5	21.07	19.803	
906.5	21.203	18.452	1.31	
908.5	21.337	16.206	2.174	
910.5	21.47	16.814	
912.5	21.603	16.126	
913	21.637	19.992	0.106	
914.5	21.737	18.36	1.749	
916.5	21.87	15.265	0.128	
918.5	22.003	17.63	0.186	
920.5	22.136	17.32	0.385	
922.5	22.27	16.712	
924.5	22.403	18.447	0.001	
926.5	22.536	17.718	0.391	
928.5	22.669	18.362	0.002	
930.5	22.803	17.539	
932.5	22.936	16.84	
934.5	23.041	18.619	
936.5	23.145	17.895	
938.5	23.25	18.081	
940.5	23.354	18.266	
942.5	23.442	17.899	
944.5	23.529	19.217	
946.5	23.617	17.012	
948.5	23.704	16.671	
950.5	23.792	16.841	
952.5	23.879	16.502	
954.5	23.967	18.072	
956.5	24.054	16.172	
958.5	24.142	15.846	
960.5	24.229	15.686	
962.5	24.317	15.529	
964.5	24.405	17.358	
966.5	24.492	16.336	
968.5	24.58	15.686	
970.5	24.667	16.147	
972.5	24.755	16.645	
974.5	24.842	17.01	
976.5	24.93	15.848	
978.5	25.017	15.849	
980.5	25.105	15.984	
982.5	25.192	15.688	
984.5	25.28	16.667	
986.5	25.368	15.217	
988.5	25.455	15.348	
990.5	25.543	15.372	
992.5	25.63	15.348	
994.5	25.718	16.83	
996.5	25.805	16.147	
998.5	25.893	16.01	
1000.5	25.98	15.982	
1002.5	26.068	16.147	
1004.5	26.155	15.212	
1006.5	26.243	16.01	
1008.5	26.33	16.009	
1010.5	26.418	15.686	
1012.5	26.506	15.216	
1014.5	26.593	16.157	
1016.5	26.681	14.985	
1018.5	26.768	14.909	
1020.5	26.856	14.611	
1022.5	26.943	15.063	
1024.5	27.031	15.217	
1026.5	27.118	15.14	
1028.5	27.206	14.61	
1030.5	27.293	14.611	
1032.5	27.381	14.684	
1034.5	27.47	15.042	
1034.5	27.47	14.913	
1036.5	27.559	14.909	
1038.5	27.647	14.175	
1040.5	27.736	14.61	
1042.5	27.846	14.464	
1044.5	27.956	16.168	
1046.5	28.067	15.506	
1048.5	28.177	15.372	
1050.5	28.287	14.914	
1052.5	28.347	15.065	
1054.5	28.408	15.995	0.181	
1056.5	28.468	15.584	
1058.5	28.528	15.665	
1060.5	28.589	15.849	
1062.5	28.649	16.011	
1064.5	28.71	16.167	
1066.5	28.77	15.931	
1068.5	28.831	16.175	
1070.5	28.891	15.69	
1072.5	29.001	15.528	
1074.5	29.11	15.985	
1076.5	29.22	15.527	
1078.5	29.329	16.502	
1080.5	29.439	16.254	
1082.5	29.549	16.17	
1084.5	29.658	15.849	
1086.5	29.768	15.845	
1088.5	29.877	15.848	
1090.5	29.987	15.216	
1092.5	30.096	15.848	
1094.5	30.206	16.335	
1096.5	30.316	16.507	
1098.5	30.425	16.502	0.209	
1100.5	30.535	19.025	
1102.5	30.644	16.337	
1104.5	30.754	16.84	
1106.5	30.864	16.504	
1108.5	30.973	16.337	
1110.5	31.083	16.67	
1112.5	31.192	16.501	
1114.5	31.302	17.888	
1116.5	31.411	15.851	
1118.5	31.521	16.149	
1120.5	31.595	15.846	
1122.5	31.668	15.061	
1124.5	31.742	16.335	
1126.5	31.815	15.35	0.215	
1128.5	31.889	14.914	0.092	
1130.5	31.962	15.285	
1132.5	32.036	15.529	
1134.5	32.109	16.842	
1136.5	32.183	14.838	
1138.5	32.25	15.062	
1140.5	32.316	15.065	
1142.5	32.383	15.531	
1144.5	32.449	15.683	
1146.5	32.516	15.064	
1148.5	32.582	15.218	
1150.5	32.649	14.173	
1152.5	32.715	14.912	
1154.5	32.782	15.844	
1156.5	32.848	15.528	0.112	
1158.5	32.915	15.608	
1160.5	32.981	15.532	
1162.5	33.015	15.69	
1164.5	33.049	16.005	
1166.5	33.082	15.531	
1168.5	33.116	15.532	
1170.5	33.15	15.219	
1172.5	33.184	14.912	
1174.5	33.218	15.058	
1176.5	33.251	14.172	
1178.5	33.285	14.761	
1180.5	33.319	14.465	
1182.5	33.386	14.611	
1186.5	33.52	16.836	
1188.5	33.654	15.063	
1190.5	33.788	14.912	
1192.5	33.922	15.062	
1194.5	34.097	17.03	
1196.5	34.272	15.687	
1198.5	34.447	16.011	
1200.5	34.622	15.374	0.11	
1202.5	34.797	15.296	
1204.5	34.972	15.523	
1206.5	35.102	15.066	
1208.5	35.232	15.528	
1210.5	35.351	15.849	
1212.5	35.469	16.504	
1214.5	35.588	17.276	
1216.5	35.706	16.254	0.114	
1218.5	35.886	15.769	
1220.5	36.066	16.008	
1222.5	36.246	15.53	
1224.5	36.426	17.006	
1226.5	36.525	15.063	
1228.5	36.624	14.614	
1230.5	36.723	14.319	
1232.5	36.822	15.065	
1234.5	36.972	17.181	
1236.5	37.122	15.218	
1238.5	37.271	14.89	
1240.5	37.421	15.219	
1242.5	37.571	15.065	
1244.5	37.721	14.911	
1246.5	37.871	15.04	
1248.5	38.02	14.89	
1250.5	38.17	15.374	0.001	
1252.5	38.32	14.912	
1254.5	38.477	15.057	
1256.5	38.634	14.913	0.112	
1258.5	38.79	15.45	
1260.5	38.947	15.062	
1262.5	39.104	14.911	
1264.5	39.31	15.841	0.057	
1266.5	39.516	16.214	
1268.5	39.722	16.815	
1270.5	39.928	16.673	
1272.5	40.134	16.841	
1274.5	40.201	17.006	
1276.5	40.269	17.543	
1278.5	40.336	18.083	
1280.5	40.404	17.903	0.001	
1282.5	40.471	17.9	
1284.5	40.539	17.358	0.238	
1286.5	40.606	16.17	0.184	
1288.5	40.637	15.741	
1290.5	40.668	16.673	
1292.5	40.699	16.843	
1294.5	40.73	17.008	0	
1296.5	40.761	16.337	
1298.5	40.792	17.188	
1300.5	40.823	16.93	
1300.5	40.823	16.338	
1302.5	40.875	16.337	
1304.5	40.926	16.168	
1306.5	40.978	16.505	0.217	
1308.5	41.029	15.065	
1308.5	41.029	14.762	
1310.5	41.081	14.611	0.105	
	14.838