InorgSedChem_PC72

 PI:              Richard W. Murray               
 of:              Boston University
 dataset:         Sediment Chemistry from piston core PC72
 dates:           August 1, 2002  (20020801)            
 location:        Equatorial Pacific (O N 40 W)
 project/cruise:  EqPac/TT013, Benthic survey 
 platform:        R/V Thomas Thompson


 Data were contributed May 2013 as two separate spread sheets.  
 The data were combined into a single data set.


  Parameter                Description                                             Units

event event number from event log dimensionless sta sta number from event log dimensionless lat latitude, negative denotes South decimal degrees lon longitude, negative denotes West decimal degrees depth_w depth of water meters core_type core type dimensionless depth_core depth in core, mid-point of interval sampled centimeters CaCO3 Calcium Carbonate weight percent d18O delta oxygen isotopes -18 and -16 SMOW opal opal in sediment weight in percent sed_rate_linear linear sedimentation rate calculated from d18O centimeters/kiloyear TOC Total Organic Carbon weight in percent Fe Fe (Iron) parts per million Al Al (Aluminum) parts per million P P (Phosphorus) parts per million Ti Ti (Titanium) parts per million Ba Ba (Barium) parts per million Ba_Ti_ratio Barium to Titanium ratio parts per million Al_Ti_ratio Aluminum Titanium ratio parts per million P_Ti_ratio Phorphorus to Tin ratio parts per million mass_acc_rate_delta_180 delta 18O-based Mass Accumulation Rate parts per million mass_acc_rate_230Th 230Th-based Mass Accumulation Rate parts per million density_dry_bulk Dry Bulk Density of sediment calculated from CaCO3 micrograms/centimeter^3 nd indicates no data or sample too small to analyze