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Global Neutrally Averaged Radiocarbon Climatology 1972-2013 (NCEI Accession 0166518)

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This gridded product consists of a global (80°S-62°N) climatological estimate of radiocarbon content (∆14C) at half-degree horizontal resolution, provided both on neutral density and depth surfaces. It is based on the GLODAPv2 data compilation (Key et al. 2016, Olsen et al. 2016) and the neutral density (γn; Jackett and McDougall 1997) field of the WOCE global hydrographic climatology (Gouretski and Koltermann 2004). The mapping has been performed separately along 140 neutral density surfaces, using the distance look-up system described in the data product documentation, following the procedure described in de Lavergne et al. (2017).
  • Cite as: de Lavergne, Casimir; Madec, Gurvan; Roquet, Fabien; Holmes, Ryan M.; McDougall, Trevor J. (2017). Global Neutrally Averaged Radiocarbon Climatology 1972-2013 (NCEI Accession 0166518). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://doi.org/10.7289/v5833q7k. Accessed [date].
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Dataset Point of Contact NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information
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Time Period 1972-01-01 to 2013-12-31
Spatial Bounding Box Coordinates
West: -180
East: 180
South: -70
North: 90
Spatial Coverage Map
General Documentation
Associated Resources
  • Key, R. M. et al., 2016. Global Ocean Data Analysis Project, Version 2 (GLODAPv2), ORNL/CDIAC-162, NDP-093, Carbon Dioxide Information Analysis Center, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, US Department of Energy, Oak Ridge, Tennessee
  • Olsen, A. et al., 2016. The global ocean data analysis project version 2 (GLODAPv2) - an internally consistent data product for the world ocean. Earth Syst. Sci. Data 8, 297-323. https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-8-297-2016
  • Jackett, D. R. and McDougall, T. J., 1997. A neutral density variable for the world's oceans. J. Phys. Oceanogr. 27, 237-263. https://doi.org/10.1175/1520-0485(1997)027%3C0237:ANDVFT%3E2.0.CO;2
  • Gouretski, V. V. and Koltermann, K. P., 2004. WOCE global hydrographic climatology: a technical report. Berichte des Bundesamtes für Seeschifffahrt und Hydrographie 35/2004, 52 pp. http://icdc.cen.uni-hamburg.de/1/daten/ocean/woce-climatology.html
  • Olsen, Are; Key, Robert M.; Lauvset, Siv K.; Kozyr, Alex; Tanhua, Toste; Hoppema, Mario; Ishii, Masao; Jeansson, Emil; van Heuven, Steven M. A. C.; Jutterström, Sara; Schirnick, Carsten; Steinfeldt, Reiner; Suzuki, Toru; Lin, Xiaohua; Velo, Antón; Pérez, Fiz F. (2017). Global Ocean Data Analysis Project, Version 2 (GLODAPv2) (NCEI Accession 0162565). Version 2. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://doi.org/10.7289/v5kw5d97.
  • NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (2022). Ocean Carbon and Acidification Data System (OCADS). NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/products/ocean-carbon-acidification-data-system
Publication Dates
  • publication: 2017-09-15
  • revision: 2017-11-18
Data Presentation Form Digital table - digital representation of facts or figures systematically displayed, especially in columns
Dataset Progress Status Complete - production of the data has been completed
Historical archive - data has been stored in an offline storage facility
Data Update Frequency As needed
Supplemental Information
In this accession, NCEI has archived multiple versions of these data. The latest (and best) version of these data has the largest version number.
Purpose To calculate Delta C14 Climatology
Use Limitations
  • accessLevel: Public
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Dataset Citation
  • Cite as: de Lavergne, Casimir; Madec, Gurvan; Roquet, Fabien; Holmes, Ryan M.; McDougall, Trevor J. (2017). Global Neutrally Averaged Radiocarbon Climatology 1972-2013 (NCEI Accession 0166518). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://doi.org/10.7289/v5833q7k. Accessed [date].
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Theme keywords NODC DATA TYPES THESAURUS NODC OBSERVATION TYPES THESAURUS WMO_CategoryCode
  • oceanography
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords OCADS Study Type
  • Climatology
  • Data synthesis product
Provider Keywords
  • Delta C14 Climatology
  • GLODAPv2
  • Radiocarbon
Provider Variable Abbreviations
  • Gridded DEL_C14
  • Measured DEL_C14
Data Center keywords NODC COLLECTING INSTITUTION NAMES THESAURUS NODC SUBMITTING INSTITUTION NAMES THESAURUS
Platform keywords NODC PLATFORM NAMES THESAURUS Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Platform Keywords
Place keywords NODC SEA AREA NAMES THESAURUS Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Location Keywords Provider Geographic Names
  • Arctic Ocean
  • Atlantic Ocean
  • Indian Ocean
  • Pacific Ocean
  • Southern Ocean
Project keywords Ocean Acidification Search Keywords
  • Ocean Carbon and Acidification Data System (OCADS) Project
Keywords NCEI ACCESSION NUMBER
Use Constraints
  • Cite as: de Lavergne, Casimir; Madec, Gurvan; Roquet, Fabien; Holmes, Ryan M.; McDougall, Trevor J. (2017). Global Neutrally Averaged Radiocarbon Climatology 1972-2013 (NCEI Accession 0166518). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://doi.org/10.7289/v5833q7k. Accessed [date].
Access Constraints
  • Use liability: NOAA and NCEI cannot provide any warranty as to the accuracy, reliability, or completeness of furnished data. Users assume responsibility to determine the usability of these data. The user is responsible for the results of any application of this data for other than its intended purpose.
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Processing Steps
  • 2017-09-15T00:21:39Z - NCEI Accession 0166518 v1.1 was published.
  • 2017-11-18T03:10:52Z - NCEI Accession 0166518 was revised and v2.2 was published.
    Rationale: Updates were received for this dataset. These updates were copied into the data/0-data/ directory of this accession. These updates may provide additional files or replace obsolete files. This version contains the most complete and up-to-date representation of this archival information package. All of the files received prior to this update are available in the preceding version of this accession.
Output Datasets
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Processing Steps
  • Parameter or Variable: DELTA CARBON-14; Abbreviation: Gridded DEL_C14; Unit: PER_MILL; Controlled vocabulary name: DELTA CARBON-14.
  • Parameter or Variable: DELTA CARBON-14; Abbreviation: Measured DEL_C14; Unit: PER_MILL; Controlled vocabulary name: DELTA CARBON-14; In-situ / Manipulation / Response variable: in-situ .
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