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author Greve, Sahra
Frank, Norbert
Montagna, Paolo
Alonso-Hernandez, Carlos
Douville, Eric
Warken, Sophie
author_facet Greve, Sahra
Frank, Norbert
Montagna, Paolo
Alonso-Hernandez, Carlos
Douville, Eric
Warken, Sophie
collection Datos científicos de ciencias marinas y ambientales
contents The dataset presented here captures 114 uranium isotope ratio (234U/238U), expressed as δ234U, in a coral from northern Cuba, with data spanning the past 230 years. The primary objective was to analyze the variability in δ234U to evaluate freshwater fluxes and oceanographic changes in the northern Caribbean, particularly during the Little Ice Age (LIA). The highest fluctuations of ±8.1‰ are present at the end of the Little Ice Age, aligning with known climatic shifts. Elevated δ234U values reflect Mississippi River discharge, while lower values correspond to local precipitation along the Cuban coast. Annual variations of δ234U were measured using multi-collector inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (MC-ICP-MS) at the Institut of Environmental Physics Heidelberg, achieving an external precision of ±0.55‰.
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spellingShingle δ234U Values of the last 230 years in a Cuban coral ranging from 1777 to 2014
Greve, Sahra
Frank, Norbert
Montagna, Paolo
Alonso-Hernandez, Carlos
Douville, Eric
Warken, Sophie
AGE; COC; Coral_Orbicella_Faveolata; Coral core; CSM_1; Florida Strait; Internal coral chronology; Little Ice Age; MC-ICP-MS ThermoFisher Scientific Neptune Plus; Paleoceanography; Priority Programme SPP 2299: Tropical Climate Variability and Coral Reefs; Sample code/label; Sample ID; SPP2299; Tropical Corals; Uranium-234; Uranium-234, error; Uranium-238; Uranium-238, error; Uranium isotopes; Villa Clara Province, Cuba; δ234 Uranium; δ234 Uranium (0)
The dataset presented here captures 114 uranium isotope ratio (234U/238U), expressed as δ234U, in a coral from northern Cuba, with data spanning the past 230 years. The primary objective was to analyze the variability in δ234U to evaluate freshwater fluxes and oceanographic changes in the northern Caribbean, particularly during the Little Ice Age (LIA). The highest fluctuations of ±8.1‰ are present at the end of the Little Ice Age, aligning with known climatic shifts. Elevated δ234U values reflect Mississippi River discharge, while lower values correspond to local precipitation along the Cuban coast. Annual variations of δ234U were measured using multi-collector inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (MC-ICP-MS) at the Institut of Environmental Physics Heidelberg, achieving an external precision of ±0.55‰.
title δ234U Values of the last 230 years in a Cuban coral ranging from 1777 to 2014
topic AGE; COC; Coral_Orbicella_Faveolata; Coral core; CSM_1; Florida Strait; Internal coral chronology; Little Ice Age; MC-ICP-MS ThermoFisher Scientific Neptune Plus; Paleoceanography; Priority Programme SPP 2299: Tropical Climate Variability and Coral Reefs; Sample code/label; Sample ID; SPP2299; Tropical Corals; Uranium-234; Uranium-234, error; Uranium-238; Uranium-238, error; Uranium isotopes; Villa Clara Province, Cuba; δ234 Uranium; δ234 Uranium (0)
url https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.973159