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d15N and d18O of air in the WAIS Divide ice core	0538657	2023-10-20	Severinghaus, Jeffrey P.	Nitrogen and Oxygen Gas Isotopes in the WAIS Divide Ice Core as Constraints on Chronology, Temperature, and Accumulation Rate	Major gas components of air data set, containing d15N, d18O of O2, dO2/N2, and dAr/N2 from the WAIS Divide ice core at high resolution. These data are used to constrain surface temperature, biosphere oxygen cycling, and firn thickness through the past >60 kyr.	["POINT(-112.05 -79.28)"]	["POINT(-112.05 -79.28)"]	false	false
Allan Hills CMC3 ice core d18Oatm, d15N, dO2/N2, dAr/N2, d40/36Ar, d40/38Ar 2021 & 2022	1744832	2022-11-22	Severinghaus, Jeffrey P.	Collaborative research: Snapshots of Early and Mid-Pleistocene Climate and Atmospheric Composition from the Allan Hills Blue Ice Area	These data cover the penultimate glacial period (MIS 6) and parts of MIS5, in Allan Hills ice. The d18Oatm data are useful for dating the core, and the 15N is useful for inferring firn thickness. Importantly, the data have only been corrected for gas loss using published methods (i.e. Baggenstos et al. 2017), but not for recently recognized (and unpublished) effects of declining contemporary atmospheric O2/N2 due to fossil fuel burning. These changes unfortunately affect the La Jolla Air standard gas O2/N2 ratio that is used in our lab to make the measurements. Users of this data are encouraged to contact Jeff Severinghaus for help in making these novel corrections to the standard gas.	["POINT(159.3562 -76.73243)"]	["POINT(159.3562 -76.73243)"]	false	false
Physical and geochemical data from shelf sediments near the Antartic Pennisula	2031442	2022-09-08	Learman, Deric	RAPID: Meta-genomic and Transcriptomic Investigation of Complex Organic Matter Degradation in Antarctic Benthic Sediments	Shelf sediment samples were collected around the Antarctic Peninsular with the mega corer in 2020 (Nov. to Dec.). The sample locations and water depths are recorded in this dataset. These samples were used to collect data on organic matter (total organic carbon, total nitrogen, delta 13C (organic), delta 15N, and C to N ratios). Nutrient data (nitrate, nitrite, sulfate, and ammonia) and grain size analysis were collected on a subsample set (10).	[]	[]	false	false
Stable isotope analysis of multiple tissues from chick carcasses of three pygoscelid penguins in Antarctica	1443386	2020-10-11	Ciriani, Yanina; Emslie, Steven	Collaborative Research: Investigating Holocene Shifts in the Diets and Paleohistory of Antarctic Krill Predators	Many types of animal tissues are increasingly being used for stable isotope analysis, with their application dependent on the time frame they reflect and their availability for collection. Here, we investigated the isotopic values (δ13C and δ15N) of four tissues (feather, skin, toenail, and bone) collected from fledgling-period chick carcasses of three species of pygoscelid penguins to compare the variability and accuracy of the data among tissues. Samples were collected at 25 de Mayo/King George Island during the 2017/18 austral summer. Chick carcasses are commonly found at active penguin colonies, and “opportunistic sampling” can easily be performed without disturbing nesting penguins. A total of 25–36 carcasses per species were sampled at active colonies of Adélie Pygoscelis adeliae, Gentoo P. papua, and Chinstrap P. antarcticus penguins. A linear mixed model showed that δ13C values varied significantly between tissues, presumably due to tissue-specific isotopic discrimination. In contrast, the only tissue with significantly different δ15N values was toenail. Stable isotope data revealed dietary differences among species, with Gentoo Penguins having higher average isotopic values in tissues compared to Adélie and Chinstrap penguins. In addition, Chinstrap Penguins showed a consistent, but not statistically significant, trend in having higher δ13C values compared to Adélie Penguins. Gentoo Penguins displayed the highest isotopic variability of any species for all tissues. Isotopic composition was most variable in skin in all three species making skin the least reliable tissue for isotope analysis, whereas isotopic values were least variable in toenails. Comparison of isotopic values between two bones (tibiotarsus and coracoid) showed no significant differences in isotopic values, indicating that when the same bone is not available for sampling from carcasses, sampling of any major skeletal element is likely to provide a meaningful comparison. These results allow for more informed opportunistic sampling to accurately estimate and compare penguin diet among species and between ancient and active colonies.	["POLYGON((-58.62 -62.257,-58.6199 -62.257,-58.6198 -62.257,-58.6197 -62.257,-58.6196 -62.257,-58.6195 -62.257,-58.6194 -62.257,-58.6193 -62.257,-58.6192 -62.257,-58.6191 -62.257,-58.619 -62.257,-58.619 -62.2571,-58.619 -62.2572,-58.619 -62.2573,-58.619 -62.2574,-58.619 -62.2575,-58.619 -62.2576,-58.619 -62.2577,-58.619 -62.2578,-58.619 -62.2579,-58.619 -62.258,-58.6191 -62.258,-58.6192 -62.258,-58.6193 -62.258,-58.6194 -62.258,-58.6195 -62.258,-58.6196 -62.258,-58.6197 -62.258,-58.6198 -62.258,-58.6199 -62.258,-58.62 -62.258,-58.62 -62.2579,-58.62 -62.2578,-58.62 -62.2577,-58.62 -62.2576,-58.62 -62.2575,-58.62 -62.2574,-58.62 -62.2573,-58.62 -62.2572,-58.62 -62.2571,-58.62 -62.257))"]	["POINT(-58.6195 -62.2575)"]	false	false

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