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A global database of radiogenic Nd and Sr isotopes in marine and terrestrial samples (V. 2.0)

The database presented here contains radiogenic neodymium and strontium isotope ratios measured on both terrestrial and marine sediments. It was compiled to help assessing sediment provenance and transport processes for various time intervals. This can be achieved by either mapping sediment isotopic signature and/or fingerprinting source areas using statistical tools (e.g. Blanchet, 2018b, 2018a).The database has been built by incorporating data from the literature and the SedDB database and harmonizing the metadata, especially units and geographical coordinates. The original data were processed in three steps. Firstly, a specific attention has been devoted to provide geographical coordinates to each sample in order to be able to map the data. When available, the original geographical coordinates from the reference (generally DMS coordinates, with different precision standard) were transferred into the decimal degrees system. When coordinates were not provided, an approximate location was derived from available information in the original publication. Secondly, all samples were assigned a set of standardized criteria that help splitting the dataset in specific categories. We defined categories associated with the sample location ("Region", "Sub-region", "Location", which relate to location at continental to city/river scale) or with the sample types (terrestrial samples – “aerosols”, “soil sediments”, “river sediments”, “rocks” - or marine samples –“marine sediment” or “trap sample”). Thirdly, samples were discriminated according to their deposition age, which allowed to compute average values for specific time intervals (see attached table "Age_determination_Sediment_Cores_V2.txt"). A first version of the database was published in September 2018 and presented data for the African sector. A second version was published in April 2019, in which the dataset has been extended to reach a global extent. The dataset will be further updated bi-annually to increase the geographical resolution and/or add other type of samples.This dataset consists of two tab separated tables: "Dataset_Nd_Sr_isotopes_V2.txt" and "Age_determination_Sediment_Cores_V2.txt". "Dataset_Nd_Sr_isotopes_V2.txt" contains the assembled dataset of marine and terrestrial Nd and/or Sr concentration and isotopes, together with sorting criteria and geographical locations. "Age_determination_Sediment_Cores_V2.txt" contains all background information concerning the determination of the isotopic signature of specific time intervals (depth interval, number of samples, mean and standard deviation). Column headers are explained in respective metadata comma-separated files. A full reference list is provided in the file “References_Database_Nd_Sr_isotopes_V2.rtf”. Finally, R code for mapping the data and running statistical analyses is also available for this dataset (Blanchet, 2018b, 2018a).

A global database of radiogenic Nd and Sr isotopes in marine and terrestrial samples

The database presented here contains radiogenic neodymium and strontium isotope ratios measured on both terrestrial and marine sediments. It was compiled to help assessing sediment provenance and transport processes for various time intervals. This can be achieved by either mapping sediment isotopic signature and/or fingerprinting source areas using statistical tools (see supplemental references).The database has been built by incorporating data from the literature and the SedDB database and harmonizing the metadata, especially units and geographical coordinates. The original data were processed in three steps. Firstly, a specific attention has been devoted to provide geographical coordinates to each sample in order to be able to map the data. When available, the original geographical coordinates from the reference (generally DMS coordinates, with different precision standard) were transferred into the decimal degrees system. When coordinates were not provided, an approximate location was derived from available information in the original publication. Secondly, all samples were assigned a set of standardized criteria that help splitting the dataset in specific categories. We defined categories associated with the sample location ("Region", "Sub-region", "Location", which relate to location at continental to city/river scale) or with the sample types (terrestrial samples – “aerosols”, “soil sediments”, “river sediments” - or marine samples –“marine sediment” or “trap sample”). Thirdly, samples were discriminated according to their deposition age, which allowed to compute average values for specific time intervals (see attached table "Age_determination_Sediment_Cores.csv"). The dataset will be updated bi-annually and might be extended to reach a global geographical extent and/or add other type of samples.This dataset contains two csv tables: "Dataset_Nd_Sr_isotopes.csv" and "Age_determination_Sediment_Cores.csv". "Dataset_Nd_Sr_isotopes.csv" contains the assembled dataset of marine and terrestrial Nd and/or Sr concentration and isotopes, together with sorting criteria and geographical locations. "Age_determination_Sediment_Cores.csv" contains all background information concerning the determination of the isotopic signature of specific time intervals (depth interval, number of samples, mean and standard deviation). Column headers are explained in respective metadata comma-separated files. A human readable data description is provided in portable document format, as well. Finally, R code for mapping the data and running statistical analyses is also available for this dataset (see supplemental references).

A global database of radiogenic Nd and Sr isotopes in marine and terrestrial samples (V. 3.0)

The database presented here contains radiogenic neodymium and strontium isotope ratios measured on both terrestrial and marine sediments. It was compiled to help assessing sediment provenance and transport processes for various time intervals. This can be achieved by either mapping sediment isotopic signature and/or fingerprinting source areas using statistical tools (e.g. Blanchet, 2018b, 2018a). The database has been built by incorporating data from the literature and various databases and data compilations, and harmonizing the metadata, especially units and geographical coordinates. The original data were processed in three steps. Firstly, a specific attention has been devoted to provide geographical coordinates to each sample in order to be able to map the data. When available, the original geographical coordinates from the reference (generally DMS coordinates, with different precision standard) were transferred into the decimal degrees system. When coordinates were not provided, an approximate location was derived from available information in the original publication. Secondly, all samples were assigned a set of standardized criteria that help splitting the dataset in specific categories. We defined categories associated with the sample location, the type of sample, the sedimentary fraction measured, or the deposition age (as given in the original publication). This dataset consists of one spreadsheet: "Dataset_Nd_Sr_isotopes_V3.txt", which contains the assembled dataset of marine and terrestrial Nd and/or Sr concentration and isotopes, together with sorting criteria and geographical locations. A full reference list is provided in the file “References_Database_Nd_Sr_isotopes_V3.pdf”. R code for mapping the data and running statistical analyses is also available for this dataset (Blanchet, 2018b, 2018a).

Carbon and hydrogen isotope compositions of leaf wax n-alkanes, climate variables and age-depth models used to constrain hydrological regimes along Chile during the last 20,000 years.

This data publication is supplementary to a study reconstructing hydrological regimes along Chile since the Last Glacial Maximum to investigate the forcing mechanisms and teleconnections affecting the climate of the west coast of South America by Läuchli et al. (2025). The dataset contains (1) a compilation of previously published and newly acquired radiocarbon ages for the gravity cores GeoB7139-2 (R/V Sonne Cruise SO156, Hebbeln and Shipboard Scientists, 2001), GeoB 3304-5 (R/V Sonne Cruise SO102, Hebbeln and Shipboard Scientists, 1995) and 22SL (Sonne Cruise SO161-5, Wiedicke-Hombach and Shipboard Scientific Party, 2002), (2) age-depth models generated for the gravity cores GeoB7139-2, GeoB3304-5 and 22SL, (3) the carbon and hydrogen isotope compositions of leaf wax n-alkanes for sites GeoB3304-5 and 22SL, (4) the carbon isotope composition of fluvial and marine surface sediments along Chile previously reported by Gaviria-Lugo et al. (2023) and (5) catchment-averaged climate variables derived from global maps. The dataset is provided here as a single .xlsx file containing several data sheets. In addition, a CSV file is provided for each table. The data were acquired as part of the German Science Foundation (DFG) priority program SPP-1803 “EarthShape: Earth Surface Shaping by Biota” initiated and lead by Friedhelm von Blanckenburg and Todd Ehlers. The GeoB cores samples were provided by the MARUM Research Center (Bremen). The 22SL gravity core was stored and supplied by the Bundesanstalt für Geowissenschaften und Rohstoffe (BGR, Hannover).

Paleosediment- and model-derived data used for the reconstruction of environmental conditions during the Holocene at the Bulusan Lake, Philippines

This data publication contains the datasets generated in a study aiming at reconstructing paleoclimatic conditions during the late Holocene in northern Philippines. The data come from samples taken from sediment lakes retrieved from Bulusan Lake on the Luzon Island, Philippines. On these samples we measured the stable-hydrogen-isotopic composition of terrestrial-lipid biomarkers to reconstruct ENSO dynamics and past hydrological conditions, pollen data to reconstruct past vegetation, and magnetic susceptibility measurements of the sediment cores to reconstruct past erosion rates. This is complemented with isoGSM2 data to constrain modern hydrological conditions. The data was generated between 2013-04 and 2020-9. The data files are provided in Excel and tab-delimited text versions.

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