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Ostracod carbonate isotope data, Freshwater Pond, Barbuda (NERC grant NE/K00610X/1)

Publisher
British Geological Survey (BGS)
Updated
13 August 2026
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Summary

The dataset contains oxygen and carbon isotope measurements from multiple-shell samples of the ostracod Heterocypris punctata, from Core FP2 taken from Freshwater Pond, Barbuda. A chronology for the core is provided by radiocarbon dates. The data, which are further described in Burn et al. (2016) The Holocene, 26(8), 1237-47, provide a proxy for changing rainfall patterns for the period 2000-1555 CE.

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Source Metadata
XML, HTML
Date added
12 August 2026
Harvest GUID
70299b58-d913-036d-e054-002128a47908
Extent (Latitude)
17.5900° to 17.5800°
Extent (Longitude)
-61.8000° to -61.7900°
Dataset reference date (creation)
2016-10-13
Frequency of update
notApplicable
Access constraints
The copyright of materials derived from the British Geological Survey's work is vested in the Natural Environment Research Council [NERC]. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, or stored in a retrieval system of any nature, without the prior permission of the copyright holder, via the BGS Intellectual Property Rights Manager. Use by customers of information provided by the BGS, is at the customer's own risk. In view of the disparate sources of information at BGS's disposal, including such material donated to BGS, that BGS accepts in good faith as being accurate, the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) gives no warranty, expressed or implied, as to the quality or accuracy of the information supplied, or to the information's suitability for any use. NERC/BGS accepts no liability whatever in respect of loss, damage, injury or other occurence however caused.
Responsible party
University College London (pointOfContact, principalInvestigator)
ISO 19139 resource type
dataset
Metadata language
eng