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Thomas, Nicola C; Ford, Heather L; Greaves, Mervyn; Hodell, David A: Deep-Ocean temperature and δ¹⁸Oseawater estimates of DSDP Site 94-607 [dataset]. PANGAEA, https://doi.pangaea.de/10.1594/PANGAEA.994013 (dataset in review), In: Thomas, NC et al.: IODP Site U1385 paired benthic δ¹⁸Ο and Mg/Ca ratios for the past 1.5 Myr, and compiled North Atlantic, Pacific and Mean Deep Ocean stacks of reconstructed deep-water temperature and δ¹⁸Oseawater [dataset bundled publication]. PANGAEA, https://doi.pangaea.de/10.1594/PANGAEA.980075 (dataset in review)

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Abstract:
Deep-Ocean temperature and δ18Oseawater estimates of DSDP Site 94-607 generated with error propagation using PSU Solver in MATLAB (Thirumalai, Quinn and Marino, 2016). Calibration equations are listed in Thomas et al. (2026) Table 2.
Keyword(s):
Atlantic; benthic δ18O; Cibicidoides wuellerstorfi; deep-water temperature; DWT; Globobulimina affinis; IODP Site U1385; MDOT; Mean deep ocean temperature; Mg/Ca paleothermometry; Middle Pleistocene Transition; MPT; Pacific; Uvigerina peregrina; δ18Oseawater
Related to:
Thomas, Nicola C; Ford, Heather L; Greaves, Mervyn; Hodell, David A (preprint): Increased abyssal ocean density stratification across the Middle Pleistocene Transition. https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-2025-4566
References:
Ford, Heather L; Sosdian, Sindia M; Rosenthal, Yair; Raymo, Maureen E (2016): Gradual and abrupt changes during the Mid-Pleistocene Transition. Quaternary Science Reviews, 148, 222-233, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.quascirev.2016.07.005
Ford, Heather L; Sosdian, Sindia M; Rosenthal, Yair; Raymo, Maureen E (2016): Uvigerina spp. minor element and derived δ¹⁸Oseawater records over the Mid-Pleistocene Transition (500-1500 kyr), DSDP Hole 94-607 [dataset]. PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.864108
Sosdian, Sindia M; Rosenthal, Yair (2009): Deep-sea temperature and ice volume changes across the Pliocene-Pleistocene climate transitions. Science, 325(5938), 306-310, https://doi.org/10.1126/science.1169938
Thirumalai, Kaustubh; Quinn, Terrence Michael; Marino, Gianluca (2016): Constraining past seawater δ18O and temperature records developed from foraminiferal geochemistry. Paleoceanography, 31(10), 1409-1422, https://doi.org/10.1002/2016PA002970
Funding:
Natural Environment Research Council (NERC), grant/award no. NE/K005804/1
Natural Environment Research Council (NERC), grant/award no. NE/R000204/1
Coverage:
Latitude: 41.001200 * Longitude: -32.957300
Date/Time Start: 1983-07-06T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1983-07-06T00:00:00
Minimum Elevation: -3427.0 m * Maximum Elevation: -3427.0 m
Event(s):
94-607 * Latitude: 41.001200 * Longitude: -32.957300 * Date/Time: 1983-07-06T00:00:00 * Elevation: -3427.0 m * Penetration: 284.4 m * Recovery: 248.6 m * Location: North Atlantic/FLANK * Campaign: Leg94 * Basis: Glomar Challenger * Method/Device: Drilling/drill rig (DRILL) * Comment: 30 cores; 284.4 m cored; 0 m drilled; 87.4 % recovery
Parameter(s):
#NameShort NameUnitPrincipal InvestigatorMethod/DeviceComment
1AGEAgeka BPThomas, Nicola CGeocode
2Foraminifera, benthic δ18OForam benth δ18O‰ PDBThomas, Nicola Cvs. VPDB; offset to Uvig
3Deep water temperatureDWT°CThomas, Nicola CCalculated from Mg/Ca ratiosDWT from Mg/Ca ratios
4Deep water temperature, standard errorDWT std e±Thomas, Nicola CCalculated from Mg/Ca ratiosSigma, DWT from Mg/Ca ratios
5δ18O, seawater, reconstructedδ18Osw‰ SMOWThomas, Nicola Cvs. VSMOW
6δ18O, seawater, reconstructed, standard errorδ18Osw std e±Thomas, Nicola CSigma, δ18Osw
License:
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC-BY-4.0) (License comes into effect after moratorium ends)
Status:
Curation Level: Enhanced curation (CurationLevelC)
Size:
2175 data points

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