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Planktic foraminifer census data from Northwind Ridge core 5 Arctic Ocean

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Identification_Information
Data_Quality_Information
Spatial_Data_Organization_Information
Spatial_Reference_Information
Entity_and_Attribute_Information
Distribution_Information
Metadata_Reference_Information

Identification_Information:

Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: Kevin M. Foley

Originator: Richard Z. Poore

Publication_Date: 1993

Title:

Planktic foraminifer census data from Northwind Ridge core 5 Arctic Ocean

Series_Information:

Series_Name: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report
Issue_Identification: 91-346

Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: Reston, VA
Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey

Online_Linkage: <http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/1991/of91-346/>

Description:

Abstract:: The U.S. Geological Survey recovered 9 piston cores from the Northwind Ridge in the Canada Basin of the Arctic Ocean from a cruise of the USCGC Polar Star during 1988. Preliminary analysis of the cores suggests sediments deposited on Northwind Ridge preserve a detailed record of glacial and interglacial cycles for the last few hundred-thousand to one million years. This report includes quantitative data on foraminifers and selected sediment size-fraction data in samples from Northwind Ridge core PI-88AR P5.
Purpose:: These foraminifer data will be the basis for future interpretive studies of the climate history of the Arctic Ocean.

Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Single_Date/Time:

Calendar_Date: 1991

Currentness_Reference: publication date

Status:

Progress: Complete
Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: None planned

Spatial_Domain:

Bounding_Coordinates:

West_Bounding_Coordinate: -157.884
East_Bounding_Coordinate: -157.884
North_Bounding_Coordinate: 74.622
South_Bounding_Coordinate: 74.622

Keywords:

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: none
Theme_Keyword: Paleoclimate
Theme_Keyword: Paleoceanography
Theme_Keyword: Foraminifera

Place:

Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
Place_Keyword: Arctic Ocean
Place_Keyword: Canada Basin
Place_Keyword: Northwind Ridge

Temporal:

Temporal_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
Temporal_Keyword: Present

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: National Geologic Map Database Catalog themes, augmented
Theme_Keyword: 1300 - Marine Geology
Theme_Keyword: 1700 - Paleontology

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: ISO 19115 Topic Categories
Theme_Keyword: geoscientificInformation

Place:

Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: Augmented FIPS 10-4 and FIPS 6-4, version 1.0
Place_Keyword: OC10 = Arctic

Access_Constraints: none

Use_Constraints: none

Point_of_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: Kevin M. Foley

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing address
Address:: Mail Stop 970
U.S. Geological Survey
12201 Sunrise Valley Drive
City: Reston
State_or_Province: VA
Postal_Code: 20192
Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: (703) 648-5285

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (703) 648-5420

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: kfoley@geochange.er.usgs.gov

Data_Set_Credit:

We thank Larry Phillips for providing the washed residues and sedimentological data from the core 5 samples.

Cross_Reference:

Citation_Information:

Originator: Kevin M. Foley

Originator: Richard Z. Poore

Publication_Date: 1993

Title:

Planktic foraminifer census data from Northwind Ridge cores PI-88-AR P3, PI-88-AR P7, and PI-88-AR P9, Arctic Ocean

Series_Information:

Series_Name: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report
Issue_Identification: 93-218

Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: Reston, VA
Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey

Online_Linkage: <http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/1993/of93-218/>

Cross_Reference:

Citation_Information:

Originator: Phillips, R. Larry

Originator: Grantz, Arthur

Originator: Mullen, Michael W.

Originator: Rieck, Hugh J.

Originator: McLaughlin, M. W.

Originator: Selkirk, T. L.

Publication_Date: 1992

Title:

Summary of the lithostratigraphy and stratigraphic correlations in piston cores from Northwind Ridge, Arctic Ocean, from USCGC Polar Star, 1988.

Series_Information:

Series_Name: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report
Issue_Identification: 92-426

Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: Menlo Park, CA
Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey

Data_Quality_Information:

Attribute_Accuracy:

Attribute_Accuracy_Report:: Included in the attribute data for each sample is the fraction of the original sample from which the specimens were extracted.

Logical_Consistency_Report:

Samples numbered 1 through 88 are 10cc samples obtained for lithostatigraphy and biostratigraphy. Samples numbered 89 through 131 are cuttings obtained when paleomagnetics samples were taken and are approximately 10cc.
The samples were washed in distilled water, wet sieved to three size fractions; <62um, 62um - 2mm, and >2mm. The size fractions were dried and weighed. The 62um - 2mm and the >2mm fractions were combined after weighing. The >62um fraction was sieved at 150um and counting splits of 300 - 350 planktic foraminifers were obtained from the >150um fraction using a Carpco sample splitter.
In general, our taxonomic concepts follow Parker (1962, 1967).

Completeness_Report:

Planktic foraminifers were identified, sorted and glued to standard 60 square micropaleontological slides. Benthic foraminifers were also counted. All planktic foraminifers were removed from samples containing insufficient specimens for a counting split.

Positional_Accuracy:

Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy:

Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report:: Although horizontal position of thes cores is given to the nearest 0.01 minute of latitude and longitude, no information is presented in OFR 91-346 or in OFR 92-426 indicating the magnitude of likely errors in the core locations.

Vertical_Positional_Accuracy:

Vertical_Positional_Accuracy_Report:: Core intervals sampled are indicated in the attribute data to the nearest 0.1 cm, but there is no information in OFR 91-346 or OFR 92-426 concerning the fidelity of depth in core to depth below the sea floor. The samples were taken from piston cores; there is no indication that information from trigger cores or box cores was included.

Lineage:

Process_Step:

Process_Description:: Samples numbered 1 through 88 are 10cc samples obtained for lithostatigraphy and biostratigraphy. Samples numbered 89 through 131 are cuttings obtained when paleomagnetics samples were taken and are approximately 10cc. The samples were washed in distilled water, wet sieved to three size fractions; <62um, 62um - 2mm, and >2mm. The size fractions were dried and weighed. The 62um - 2mm and the >2mm fractions were combined after weighing. The >62um fraction was sieved at 150um and counting splits of 300 - 350 planktic foraminifers were obtained from the >150um fraction using a Carpco sample splitter. Planktic foraminifers were identified, sorted and glued to standard 60 square micropaleontological slides. Benthic foraminifers were also counted. All planktic foraminifers were removed from samples containing insufficient specimens for a counting split.
Process_Date: 1988 - 1991

Spatial_Data_Organization_Information:

Direct_Spatial_Reference_Method: Point

Point_and_Vector_Object_Information:

SDTS_Terms_Description:

SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type: Entity point
Point_and_Vector_Object_Count: 1

Spatial_Reference_Information:

Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition:

Geographic:

Latitude_Resolution: 0.001
Longitude_Resolution: 0.001
Geographic_Coordinate_Units: Decimal degrees

Vertical_Coordinate_System_Definition:

Depth_System_Definition:

Depth_Datum_Name: top of recovered core
Depth_Resolution: 0.005
Depth_Distance_Units: meters
Depth_Encoding_Method: Attribute values

Entity_and_Attribute_Information:

Detailed_Description:

Entity_Type:

Entity_Type_Label: data record
Entity_Type_Definition: All measurements reported from a core sample.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: depth1

Attribute_Definition:

Depth in cm of the top of the sampled interval. For samples 89 through 131 this value indicates instead the midpoint of the sampled interval.

Attribute_Definition_Source:

Foley, K.M., and Poore, R.Z., 1993, Planktic foraminifer census data from Northwind Ridge cores PI-88-AR P3, PI-88- AR P7, and PI-88-AR P9, Arctic Ocean: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 93-218, 11p.

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 0.0
Range_Domain_Maximum: 623.9
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: cm
Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.1

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: depth2

Attribute_Definition:

Depth in cm of the bottom of the sampled interval. For samples 89 through 131 this value is meaningless.

Attribute_Definition_Source:

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 2.0
Range_Domain_Maximum: 625.9
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: cm
Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.1

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: wt<62um

Attribute_Definition:

Weight in grams of that part of the sample passing through the 62um sieve.

Attribute_Definition_Source:

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 4.82
Range_Domain_Maximum: 23.71
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: grams
Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.01

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: wt%<62um

Attribute_Definition:

Percentage of the total sample weight represented by the material passing through the 62um sieve.

Attribute_Definition_Source:

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 34.9
Range_Domain_Maximum: 100
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: percent by weight
Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.1

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: wt62um-2mm

Attribute_Definition:

Weight in grams of that part of the sample passing through the 2mm sieve but retained on the 62um sieve.

Attribute_Definition_Source:

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 0
Range_Domain_Maximum: 9
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: gram
Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.01

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: wt%62um-2mm

Attribute_Definition:

Percentage of the total sample weight represented by the material passing through the 2mm sieve but retained on the 62um sieve.

Attribute_Definition_Source:

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 0
Range_Domain_Maximum: 65.1
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: percent by weight
Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.1

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: wt>2mm

Attribute_Definition:

Weight in grams of that part of the sample retained on the 2mm sieve.

Attribute_Definition_Source:

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 0
Range_Domain_Maximum: 9.25
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: gram
Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.01

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: wt%>2mm

Attribute_Definition:

Percentage of the total sample weight represented by the material retained on the 2mm sieve.

Attribute_Definition_Source:

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 0
Range_Domain_Maximum: 46.6
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: percent by weight
Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.1

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: total wt

Attribute_Definition: Total weight of the sample.

Attribute_Definition_Source:

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 5.04
Range_Domain_Maximum: 30.78
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: gram
Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.01

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: 1/split

Attribute_Definition:

Proportion of the sample from which specimens were counted; a value of 1 indicates all of the sample was used to derive the counts, a value of 2 indicates half of the sample was used, and so on.

Attribute_Definition_Source:

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 1
Range_Domain_Maximum: 128
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: parts
Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 1

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: spach

Attribute_Definition: Neogloboquadrina pachyderma (Ehrenberg) left coiling.

Attribute_Definition_Source:

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 0
Range_Domain_Maximum: 1007
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: individuals
Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 1

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: dpach

Attribute_Definition:

Neogloboquadrina pachyderma (Ehrenberg) right-coiling. This category is restricted to specimens with 4 chambers in the ultimate whorl. Right-coiling specimens that have more than 4 chambers in the ultimate whorl are tabulated as "dupac".

Attribute_Definition_Source:

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 0
Range_Domain_Maximum: 20
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: individuals
Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 1

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: dupac

Attribute_Definition:

This category is used for specimens of right-coiling Neogloboquadrina with more than 4 chambers in the ultimate whorl.

Attribute_Definition_Source:

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 0
Range_Domain_Maximum: 23
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: individuals
Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 1

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: other

Attribute_Definition:

Deformed planktic specimens and specimens resembling Turborotalita quinqueloba.

Attribute_Definition_Source:

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 0
Range_Domain_Maximum: 22
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: individuals
Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 1

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: total plank

Attribute_Definition:

Total number of planktic foraminifers in the counting split.

Attribute_Definition_Source:

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 0
Range_Domain_Maximum: 1052
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: individuals
Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 1

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: total benth

Attribute_Definition: Total number of benthic foraminifers in the counting split.

Attribute_Definition_Source:

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 0
Range_Domain_Maximum: 191
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: individuals
Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 1

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: plank/gram>150um

Attribute_Definition:

The total number of planktic foraminifers >150um in the sample divided by the weight of the sample in grams.

Attribute_Definition_Source:

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 0
Range_Domain_Maximum: 7320
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: individuals per gram
Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 1

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: benth/gram>150um

Attribute_Definition:

The total number of benthic foraminifers >150um in the sample divided by the weight of the sample in grams.

Attribute_Definition_Source:

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 0
Range_Domain_Maximum: 336
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: individuals per gram
Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 1

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: %dextral

Attribute_Definition:

The percentage of specimens of Neogloboquadrina pachyderma in the sample that are dextral (i.e. right-coiling).

Attribute_Definition_Source:

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 0
Range_Domain_Maximum: 10
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: percent of total number of N. pachyderma specimens.
Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.01

Distribution_Information:

Distributor:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: Peter N. Schweitzer

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing address
Address:: Mail Stop 918 National Center
U.S. Geological Survey
12201 Sunrise Valley Drive
City: Reston
State_or_Province: VA
Postal_Code: 20192
Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: (703) 648-6533

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (703) 648-6560

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: pschweitzer@usgs.gov

Resource_Description: USGS Open-File Report 91-346

Distribution_Liability:

This report is preliminary and has not been reviewed for conformity with U.S. Geological Survey editorial standards (or with the North American Stratigraphic Code). Any use of trade, product, or firm names is for descriptive purposes only and does not imply endorsement by the U.S. Government.

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