SPECMAP: SPECMAP dataset of delta18O

In mcrucifix/pleistocene: Datasets of glacial cycles (ice and ocean)

Description

SPECMAP dataset of benthic delta18O.

Citation: Imbrie et al (1989)

Usage

data(SPECMAP)

Format

A data frame with 785 observations on the following 2 variables.

CE

Date (yr, CE)

delta18O

Standardised delta18O

Source

See the file http://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/mgg/geology/data/specmap/readme.txt for details.

References

"Oceanic Response to Orbital Forcing in the Late Quaternary: Observational and Experimental Strategies", by J. Imbrie, A. McIntyre, and A. C. Mix. in 'Climate and Geosciences, A Challenge for Science and Society in the 21st Century', A. Berger, S. H. Schneider, and J.-C. Duplessy, eds., D. Reidel Publishing Company.

"Surface water response of the equatorial Atlantic Ocean to orbital forcing" McIntyre et al., 1989, Paleoceanography, v. 4, p. 19-55.

Examples

data(SPECMAP)

mcrucifix/pleistocene documentation built on May 22, 2019, 3:20 p.m.