Papua New Guinea living Porites coral Dur-2

	
Latitude	144º 53'E
Longitude	4º 09'S

Bathymetry/elevation	Top of coral ~3 m below sea-level.   
	
References	Tudhope et al., 2001, Science, 291, 1511-1517

Variable names	a)  'seasonal date' in years. 
b)  interpolated seasonal-resolution coral skeletal d18O 

Variable units	permil (‰) on the P.D.B. scale

Data precision	Long-term analytical precision of ± 0.16 ‰ d18O (2s) 
based on analysis of internal consistency standards 
		
Sample collected from living Porites coral colony, reef north of Laing Island.
	
Results of analysis of a core collected from a living massive Porites coral 
on a reef immediately north of Laing Island, Papua New Guinea.  The core was 
collected vertically down the axis of maximum growth of the colony.  
This core was subsampled into 1mm growth increments, resulting in an average 
of 9 samples/annual growth increment.  These samples were analysed for d18O, 
then the data interpolated to seasonal resolution (presented here).  
In this region, seasonal and interannual variations in skeletal d18O are due 
to the combined effects of changes in precipitation/evaporation balance and 
temperature; see Tudhope et al., 1995, Earth Planet. Sci. Lett., 136, 575, 
and Tudhope et al., 2001, Science, 291, 1511-1517 for further discussion of 
climatic interpretation.


Dur-2	
seasonal	Dur-2
date	seasonal
(midpoint)	del18O

1993.042	-4.875
1992.792	-4.981
1992.542	-5.166
1992.292	-5.060
1992.042	-4.942
1991.792	-4.919
1991.542	-4.994
1991.292	-5.058
1991.042	-4.915
1990.792	-5.007
1990.542	-5.030
1990.292	-5.162
1990.042	-5.132
1989.792	-5.168
1989.542	-5.269
1989.292	-5.403
1989.042	-5.138
1988.792	-5.185
1988.542	-5.242
1988.292	-5.384
1988.042	-5.129
1987.792	-4.879
1987.542	-4.800
1987.292	-4.985
1987.042	-4.922
1986.792	-4.941
1986.542	-5.046
1986.292	-5.190
1986.042	-5.210
1985.792	-5.191
1985.542	-5.087
1985.292	-5.195
1985.042	-4.902
1984.792	-4.969
1984.542	-4.771
1984.292	-5.057
1984.042	-5.009
1983.792	-4.846
1983.542	-4.830
1983.292	-5.092
1983.042	-4.759
1982.792	-4.679
1982.542	-4.803
1982.292	-5.230
1982.042	-5.122
1981.792	-5.114
1981.542	-4.990
1981.292	-5.134
1981.042	-5.066
1980.792	-5.035
1980.542	-5.014
1980.292	-5.201
1980.042	-4.989
1979.792	-4.853
1979.542	-4.881
1979.292	-5.087
1979.042	-4.907
1978.792	-4.997
1978.542	-4.994
1978.292	-5.214
1978.042	-5.059
1977.792	-4.987
1977.542	-4.980
1977.292	-5.137
1977.042	-4.973
1976.792	-4.886
1976.542	-4.837
1976.292	-5.042
1976.042	-5.023
1975.792	-5.040
1975.542	-5.032
1975.292	-5.397
1975.042	-5.067
1974.792	-4.982
1974.542	-4.960
1974.292	-5.232
1974.042	-5.112
1973.792	-5.094
1973.542	-5.044
1973.292	-5.230
1973.042	-4.921
1972.792	-4.784
1972.542	-4.831
1972.292	-5.145
1972.042	-5.000
1971.792	-5.049
1971.542	-5.123
1971.292	-5.484
1971.042	-5.177
1970.792	-5.168
1970.542	-5.035
1970.292	-5.332
1970.042	-5.038
1969.792	-4.934
1969.542	-4.918
1969.292	-5.082
1969.042	-4.928
1968.792	-4.921
1968.542	-4.858
1968.292	-5.143
1968.042	-4.985
1967.792	-4.995
1967.542	-4.952
1967.292	-5.014
1967.042	-4.900
1966.792	-4.678
1966.542	-4.695
1966.292	-4.864
1966.042	-4.757
1965.792	-4.515
1965.542	-4.534
1965.292	-4.807
1965.042	-4.799
1964.792	-4.965
1964.542	-4.862
1964.292	-5.041
1964.042	-4.727
1963.792	-4.733
1963.542	-4.714
1963.292	-4.802
1963.042	-4.927
1962.792	-5.018
1962.542	-4.890
1962.292	-4.974
1962.042	-5.015
1961.792	-4.945
1961.542	-4.994
1961.292	-5.293
1961.042	-5.106
1960.792	-5.065
1960.542	-5.012
1960.292	-5.390
1960.042	-4.954
1959.792	-4.935
1959.542	-4.822
1959.292	-5.063
1959.042	-4.863
1958.792	-4.946
1958.542	-4.947
1958.292	-4.950
1958.042	-4.685
1957.792	-4.594
1957.542	-4.599
1957.292	-4.709
1957.042	-4.818
1956.792	-4.836
1956.542	-4.804
1956.292	-4.846
1956.042	-4.737
1955.792	-4.653
1955.542	-4.686
1955.292	-4.882
1955.042	-4.800
1954.792	-4.840
1954.542	-4.840
1954.292	-4.969
1954.042	-5.054
1953.792	-4.841
1953.542	-4.763
1953.292	-5.169
1953.042	-5.020
1952.792	-4.948
1952.542	-4.917
1952.292	-5.007
1952.042	-4.815
1951.792	-4.702
1951.542	-4.727
1951.292	-4.757
1951.042	-4.642
1950.792	-4.672
1950.542	-4.762
1950.292	-4.863
1950.042	-4.796
1949.792	-5.028
1949.542	-4.997
1949.292	-4.981
1949.042	-4.845
1948.792	-4.926
1948.542	-4.794
1948.292	-4.877
1948.042	-4.878
1947.792	-4.833
1947.542	-4.740
1947.292	-5.096
1947.042	-5.047
1946.792	-4.950
1946.542	-4.904
1946.292	-5.147
1946.042	-5.059
1945.792	-5.021
1945.542	-5.035
1945.292	-5.298
1945.042	-5.135
1944.792	-5.061
1944.542	-5.320
1944.292	-5.240
1944.042	-5.145
1943.792	-5.317
1943.542	-5.231
1943.292	-5.450
1943.042	-5.398
1942.792	-5.056
1942.542	-4.921
1942.292	-5.018
1942.042	-4.786
1941.792	-4.580
1941.542	-4.538
1941.292	-4.777
1941.042	-4.742
1940.792	-4.720
1940.542	-4.761
1940.292	-5.015
1940.042	-4.922
1939.792	-4.940
1939.542	-4.909
1939.292	-5.007
1939.042	-4.750
1938.792	-4.962
1938.542	-4.892
1938.292	-4.967
1938.042	-4.830
1937.792	-4.848
1937.542	-4.817
1937.292	-5.091
1937.042	-4.865
1936.792	-4.980
1936.542	-4.956
1936.292	-5.125
1936.042	-4.843
1935.792	-4.906
1935.542	-4.890
1935.292	-5.132
1935.042	-4.941
1934.792	-4.845
1934.542	-4.858
1934.292	-5.012
1934.042	-5.235
1933.792	-5.029
1933.542	-4.969
1933.292	-5.117
1933.042	-5.097
1932.792	-4.973
1932.542	-4.952
1932.292	-5.093
1932.042	-4.973
1931.792	-4.902
1931.542	-4.870
1931.292	-5.002
1931.042	-4.966
1930.792	-4.849
1930.542	-4.822
1930.292	-5.144
1930.042	-4.993
1929.792	-4.916
1929.542	-4.897
1929.292	-5.174
1929.042	-5.049
1928.792	-4.913
1928.542	-4.894
1928.292	-5.288
1928.042	-4.983
1927.792	-4.989
1927.542	-4.965
1927.292	-5.180
1927.042	-5.103
1926.792	-5.108
1926.542	-4.941
1926.292	-4.987
1926.042	-4.736
1925.792	-4.714
1925.542	-4.683
1925.292	-4.827
1925.042	-4.812
1924.792	-4.848
1924.542	-4.882
1924.292	-5.101
1924.042	-4.847
1923.792	-4.894
1923.542	-4.847
1923.292	-5.194
1923.042	-4.977
1922.792	-4.970
1922.542	-4.961
1922.292	-5.154
1922.042	-4.964
1921.792	-4.871
1921.542	-4.722
1921.292	-4.937
1921.042	-4.924
1920.792	-4.931
1920.542	-5.024
1920.292	-4.932
1920.042	-5.103
1919.792	-4.718
1919.542	-4.722
1919.292	-4.967
1919.042	-4.818
1918.792	-4.634
1918.542	-4.590
1918.292	-4.821
1918.042	-4.793
1917.792	-4.719
1917.542	-4.709
1917.292	-4.866
1917.042	-5.010
1916.792	-4.812
1916.542	-4.852
1916.292	-4.976
1916.042	-4.986
1915.792	-4.810
1915.542	-4.710
1915.292	-4.695
1915.042	-4.597
1914.792	-4.518
1914.542	-4.548
1914.292	-4.778
1914.042	-4.688
1913.792	-4.780
1913.542	-4.908
1913.292	-5.104
1913.042	-5.005
1912.792	-4.744
1912.542	-4.718
1912.292	-4.693
1912.042	-4.578
1911.792	-4.622
1911.542	-4.574
1911.292	-4.635
1911.042	-4.548
1910.792	-4.668
1910.542	-4.690
1910.292	-4.946
1910.042	-4.933
1909.792	-4.861
1909.542	-4.735
1909.292	-4.744
1909.042	-4.607
1908.792	-4.765
1908.542	-4.795
1908.292	-5.147
1908.042	-4.925
1907.792	-4.871
1907.542	-4.852
1907.292	-4.816
1907.042	-4.913
1906.792	-4.875
1906.542	-4.676
1906.292	-4.743
1906.042	-4.571
1905.792	-4.533
1905.542	-4.691
1905.292	-4.655
1905.042	-4.645
1904.792	-4.648
1904.542	-4.652
1904.292	-4.698
1904.042	-4.707
1903.792	-4.780
1903.542	-4.754
1903.292	-4.856
1903.042	-4.678
1902.792	-4.422
1902.542	-4.385
1902.292	-4.732
1902.042	-4.779
1901.792	-4.941
1901.542	-4.865
1901.292	-5.086
1901.042	-4.858
1900.792	-5.091
1900.542	-4.899
1900.292	-4.854
1900.042	-4.782
1899.792	-4.726
1899.542	-4.778
1899.292	-4.902
1899.042	-5.013
1898.792	-4.941
1898.542	-4.874
1898.292	-4.999
1898.042	-4.929
1897.792	-4.876
1897.542	-4.893
1897.292	-4.967
1897.042	-4.852
1896.792	-4.729
1896.542	-4.691
1896.292	-4.932
1896.042	-4.761
1895.792	-4.659
1895.542	-4.791
1895.292	-4.963
1895.042	-4.748
1894.792	-4.799
1894.542	-4.855
1894.292	-4.808
1894.042	-4.683
1893.792	-4.862
1893.542	-4.891
1893.292	-4.991
1893.042	-4.759
1892.792	-4.693
1892.542	-4.731
1892.292	-4.907
1892.042	-4.730
1891.792	-4.857
1891.542	-4.765
1891.292	-4.564
1891.042	-4.519
1890.792	-4.714
1890.542	-4.804
1890.292	-4.857
1890.042	-4.865
1889.792	-4.827
1889.542	-4.718
1889.292	-4.741
1889.042	-4.512
1888.792	-4.437
1888.542	-4.448
1888.292	-4.675
1888.042	-4.607
1887.792	-4.648
1887.542	-4.667
1887.292	-4.801
1887.042	-4.733
1886.792	-4.894
1886.542	-4.771
1886.292	-4.834
1886.042	-4.709
1885.792	-4.464
1885.542	-4.132
1885.292	-4.417
1885.042	-4.618
1884.792	-4.457
1884.542	-4.237