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Pride, Carol; Thunell, Robert C; Sigman, Daniel M; Keigwin, Lloyd D; Altabet, Mark A; Tappa, Eric (1999): Nitrogen isotopic and opal record of sediments in the Gulf of California [dataset publication series]. PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.856821, Supplement to: Pride, C et al. (1999): Nitrogen isotopic variations in the Gulf of California since the Last Deglaciation: Response to global climate change. Paleoceanography, 14(3), 397-409, https://doi.org/10.1029/1999PA900004

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Abstract:
High-resolution records of the nitrogen isotopic composition of organic matter (d15Norg), opal content, and opal accumulation rates from the central Gulf of California reveal large and abrupt variations during deglaciation and gradual Holocene changes coincident with climatic changes recorded in the North Atlantic. Homogenous sediments with relatively low d15Norg values and low opal content were deposited at the end of the last glacial period, during the Younger-Dryas event, and during the middle to late Holocene. In contrast, laminated sediments deposited in the two deglacial stages are characterized by very high d15Norg values (>14 per mil) and opal accumulation rates (29-41 mg/cm**2/yr). Abrupt shifts in d15Norg were driven by widespread changes in the extent of suboxic subsurface waters supporting denitrification and were amplified in the central gulf record due to variations in upwelling, vertical mixing, and/or the latitudinal position of the Intertropical Convergence Zone.
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Median Latitude: 27.469830 * Median Longitude: -112.104915 * South-bound Latitude: 27.469330 * West-bound Longitude: -112.105500 * North-bound Latitude: 27.470330 * East-bound Longitude: -112.104330
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Datasets listed in this publication series

  1. Pride, C; Thunell, RC; Sigman, DM et al. (1999): Nitrogen isotopic record of organic carbon from sediment core GGC-55. https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.856817
  2. Pride, C; Thunell, RC; Sigman, DM et al. (1999): (Table 2) Age determination of sediment cores GGC-55 and JPC-56. https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.856806
  3. Pride, C; Thunell, RC; Sigman, DM et al. (1999): Opal content of sediment core GGC-55. https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.856819
  4. Pride, C; Thunell, RC; Sigman, DM et al. (1999): Nitrogen isotopic record of organic carbon from sediment core JPC-56. https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.856818
  5. Pride, C; Thunell, RC; Sigman, DM et al. (1999): Opal content of sediment core JPC-56. https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.856820