This file contains format information for data from the Atlantic Ocean and refers to files 35, 36, 37, 38 on the tape: File 35: ATLANTIC.INDEX File 36: ATLANTIC.DATA6K File 37: ATLANTIC.PUBINDEX File 38: ATLANTIC.REFERENC Label 35: ATLANTIC.INDEX This file contains information pertaining to the Atlantic Ocean. There is one line of information per site. Beginning Ending Field Field Name Column Column Description ---------- --------- ------ ----------- TAPE ID number 2 6 Dataset ID number 10 12 Site name 15 44 Latitude in degrees 47 48 Latitude in minutes 50 51 Latitude character 53 53 N=North, S=South Latitude in decimal 55 60 Longitude in degrees 63 65 Longitude in minutes 67 68 Longitude character 70 70 W=West, E=East Longitude in decimal 72 78 Elevation in meters 81 86 Postal code 89 90 Refer to Label 3: STATE.CODES Country code 93 94 Refer to Label 2: COUNTRY.CODES Sitetype code 97 98 Refer to Label 5: SITETYPE.CODES Type of data 101 102 Refer to Label 6: DATATYPE.CODES Publication number 105 109 Refer to Label 37: ATLANTIC.PUBINDEX Number of C-14 dates 112 115 Dating control code 120 121 Refer to Label 7: DATING.CONTROL Dating method code 124 125 Refer to Label 4: DATING.METHODS Label 36: ATLANTIC.DATA6K This file contains foraminifera data and sea-surface temperature estimates for 6000 yr. B.P. for each site in the Atlantic Ocean There are three (3) lines of information for each site in the file. Line 1: Field Name Column Column Description ---------- --------- ------ ----------- Site number 1 2 Site name 5 11 Ocean cores or cruises Latitude in degrees 15 16 Latitude in minutes 19 20 Latitude character 22 22 N=North, S=South Longitude in degrees 25 26 Longitude in minutes 29 30 Longitude character 32 32 W=West, E=East Water depth in meters 35 38 Line 2: Field Name Column Column Description ---------- --------- ------ ----------- Site number 1 2 Date 5 5 6 = 6000 yr B.P. Dating control code 8 8 See Label 7: DATING.CONTROL Depth of sample in cm 10 14 Depth closest to date Interpl'd age of sample 18 22 x 1000 yr B.P. Winter sea surface temp. 24 28 Estimated - in degrees C. Summer sea surface temp. 30 34 Estimated - in degrees C. % G.Menardii + G.Tumida 36 39 % G. Sacculifer 41 44 With and without sac % G. Ruber 46 50 Pink and white % G. Inflata 51 54 % G. Bulloides 56 59 % G. Pachyderma + P/D intergrade 61 64 Right-coiling % G. Pachyderma 66 69 Left-coiling Line 3: Field Name Column Column Description ---------- --------- ------ ----------- Site number 1 2 % Tetrathalalmus 36 39 % Tetras 41 44 % Bicornis 46 50 % Pylonium 51 54 % Glacialis + Venustum 56 59 % Denticulatum + Strelkovi 61 64 % Davisiana 66 69 Label 37: ATLANTIC.PUBINDEX This file contains the list of publications concerning Atlantic Ocean data. A unique publications index number is given to each publication. This file also gives reference numbers for each publication which refers to the actual references for that publication. The reference number corresponds to the reference numbers listed in the file ATLANTIC.REFERENC. Beginning Ending Field Field Name Column Column Description ---------- --------- ------ ----------- Publication number 1 4 Reference numbers 8 18 This file contains the actual bibliographic references to the publications listed in ATLANTIC.PUBINDEX. There is a unique reference number for each reference listed in this file. The number of lines needed for each reference varies. Beginning Ending Field Field Name Column Column Description ---------- --------- ------ ----------- Reference number 1 2 Author & Date 6 80 Title & reference 10 80 For as many lines as needed