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Williams, Thomas J; Standish, Christopher D; Archambault, Philippe; Godbold, Jasmin A; Solan, Martin; Katsamenis, Orestis; Basford, Philip; Foster, Gavin L (2023): Measured values of Ba/Ca in coral and coralline algae for seawater barium calibrations [dataset]. PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.962909, In: Williams, TJ et al. (2023): A global database of measured values of Li/Mg, Mg/Ca, Sr/Ca, Ba/Ca, U/Ca and Sr-U for coral and coralline algae paleoenvironment calibrations [dataset bundled publication]. PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.962897

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Published: 2023-10-19DOI registered: 2023-11-17

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Abstract:
A comprehensive georeferenced database of measured values of Ba/Ca in coral and coralline algae compiled from the scientific literature (1950-2021; http://www.webofknowledge.com, accessed 2022-09-30).
Keyword(s):
aragonite; Ba/Ca; coralline algae; Corals; high-Mg calcitic corals; Li/Mg; Mg/Ca; octocorals; paleotemperature proxy; seawater barium; Sr/Ca; Sr-U; U/Ca
Related to:
Williams, Thomas J; Standish, Christopher D; Archambault, Philippe; Godbold, Jasmin A; Solan, Martin; Katsamenis, Orestis L; Basford, Philip J; Foster, Gavin L (2024): Geochemical proxies for deep-sea temperature and nutrient content in cold-water bamboo corals. Chemical Geology, 654, 122053, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemgeo.2024.122053
Source:
Anagnostou, Eleni; Sherrell, Robert M; Gagnon, Alex; LaVigne, Michele; Field, M Paul; McDonough, William F (2011): Seawater nutrient and carbonate ion concentrations recorded as P/Ca, Ba/Ca, and U/Ca in the deep-sea coral Desmophyllum dianthus. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 75(9), 2529-2543, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gca.2011.02.019
Chaabane, Sonia; López Correa, Matthias; Ziveri, Patrizia; Trotter, Julie; Kallel, Nejib; Douville, Eric; McCulloch, M; Taviani, Marco; Linares, Cristina; Montagna, P (2019): Elemental systematics of the calcitic skeleton of Corallium rubrum and implications for the Mg/Ca temperature proxy. Chemical Geology, 524, 237-258, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemgeo.2019.06.008
Flöter, Sebastian; Fietzke, Jan; Gutjahr, Marcus; Farmer, Jesse R; Hönisch, Bärbel; Nehrke, Gernot; Eisenhauer, Anton (2019): The influence of skeletal micro-structures on potential proxy records in a bamboo coral. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 248, 43-60, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gca.2018.12.027
Hemsing, Freya; Goodkin, Nathalie F; Bridgestock, Luke; Spooner, Peter T; Robinson, Laura F; Frank, Norbert; Henderson, Gideon M (2018): Barium isotopes in cold-water corals. Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 491, 183-192, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.epsl.2018.03.040
Kershaw, James; Stewart, Joseph A; Strawson, Ivo; de Carvalho Ferreira, Maria Luiza; Robinson, Laura F; Hendry, Katharine R; Samperiz, Ana; Burke, Andrea; Rae, James W B; Day, Rusty D; Etnoyer, Peter J; Williams, Branwen; Häussermann, Verena (2023): Ba/Ca of stylasterid coral skeletons records dissolved seawater barium concentrations. Chemical Geology, 622, 121355, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemgeo.2023.121355
LaVigne, M; Hill, Tessa M; Spero, Howard J; Guilderson, Thomas P (2011): Bamboo coral Ba/Ca: Calibration of a new deep ocean refractory nutrient proxy. Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 312(3-4), 506-515, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.epsl.2011.10.013
Spooner, Peter T; Robinson, Laura F; Hemsing, Freya; Morris, Paul J; Stewart, Joseph A (2018): Extended calibration of cold-water coral Ba/Ca using multiple genera and co-located measurements of dissolved barium concentration. Chemical Geology, 499, 100-110, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemgeo.2018.09.012
Thresher, Ronald E; Fallon, Stewart J; Townsend, Ashley T (2016): A "core-top" screen for trace element proxies of environmental conditions and growth rates in the calcite skeletons of bamboo corals (Isididae). Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 193, 75-99, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gca.2016.07.033
Funding:
European Research Council (ERC), grant/award no. 884650: From microns to reefs: mechanistic insights into coral biomineralisation and the fate of coral reefs (Microns2Reefs)
Henry Royce Institute, grant/award no. EP/T02593X/1: National Research Facility for Lab X-ray CT
Natural Environment Research Council (NERC), grant/award no. NE/S007210/1: INSPIRE: Interdisciplinary Southampton Partnership for Investigators Researching the Environment
Coverage:
Median Latitude: -2.890920 * Median Longitude: -95.906588 * South-bound Latitude: -74.600000 * West-bound Longitude: 5.600000 * North-bound Latitude: 68.000000 * East-bound Longitude: -7.000000
Minimum DEPTH, water: m * Maximum DEPTH, water: 3950 m
Parameter(s):
#NameShort NameUnitPrincipal InvestigatorMethod/DeviceComment
1IdentificationIDWilliams, Thomas JDatasheet ID
2Sample IDSample IDWilliams, Thomas J
3Taxon/taxaTaxaWilliams, Thomas JTaxon_simplified
4Taxon/taxa, unique identificationTaxa UIDWilliams, Thomas JAphiaID
5Taxon/taxa, unique identification (Semantic URI)Taxa UID (Semantic URI)Williams, Thomas JAphiaID
6Taxon/taxa, unique identification (URI)Taxa UID (URI)Williams, Thomas JAphiaID
7Taxon/taxaTaxaWilliams, Thomas JTaxon_Type
8MineralsMineralsWilliams, Thomas JMinerology
9DEPTH, waterDepth watermWilliams, Thomas JGeocode
10Depth zoneDepth zoneWilliams, Thomas J
11LATITUDELatitudeWilliams, Thomas JGeocode
12LONGITUDELongitudeWilliams, Thomas JGeocode
13Ecoregion, codeEcoregion codeWilliams, Thomas J
14EcoregionEcoregionWilliams, Thomas J
15Ecoprovince, codeEcoprovince codeWilliams, Thomas J
16EcoprovinceEcoprovinceWilliams, Thomas J
17BariumBanmol/kgWilliams, Thomas Jsea water
18Barium, uncertaintyBa unc±Williams, Thomas Jsea water, analytical uncertainty
19Barium/Calcium ratioBa/Caµmol/molWilliams, Thomas J
20Barium/Calcium ratio, uncertaintyBa/Ca unc±Williams, Thomas Janalytical uncertainty
21Barium, partition coefficientBa DWilliams, Thomas JCoral DBa
22Barium, partition coefficient, uncertaintyBa D unc±Williams, Thomas JCoral DBa, analytical uncertainty
23Barium/Calcium ratio, residualBa/Ca resµmol/molWilliams, Thomas JCalculated as a difference between Ba/Ca(measured) – Ba/Ca(relationship)
24Strontium/Calcium ratioSr/Cammol/molWilliams, Thomas J
25Strontium/Calcium ratio, uncertaintySr/Ca unc±Williams, Thomas Janalytical uncertainty
26Strontium/Calcium ratio, residualSr/Ca resmmol/molWilliams, Thomas JCalculated as a difference between Sr/Ca(measured) – Sr/Ca(relationship)
27Temperature, waterTemp°CWilliams, Thomas J
28Temperature, water, standard deviationTemp std dev±Williams, Thomas J2SD
29SalinitySalWilliams, Thomas Jpsu
30pH, total scalepHTWilliams, Thomas Jtotal scale
31OxygenO2µmol/kgWilliams, Thomas J
32Phosphate[PO4]3-µmol/kgWilliams, Thomas J
33Silica, dissolvedDSiµmol/kgWilliams, Thomas J
34Reference/sourceReferenceWilliams, Thomas J
35Publication of dataPubl dataWilliams, Thomas JPreviously published
Status:
Curation Level: Enhanced curation (CurationLevelC) * Processing Level: PANGAEA data processing level 4 (ProcLevel4)
Size:
7706 data points

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