Published June 25, 2022 | Version v1
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Astronomically controlled aridity in the Sahara since at least 11 million years ago: Dataset

  • 1. University of Southampton
  • 2. University of Bristol
  • 3. MARUM, University of Bremen
  • 4. University of Sheffield

Description

This data is associated with the manuscript:

Crocker, A.J., Naafs, B.D.A., Westerhold, T. et al. Astronomically controlled aridity in the Sahara since at least 11 million years ago. Nat. Geosci. (2022). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41561-022-00990-7

All data are from Ocean Drilling Project (ODP) Site 659 and include:

  • Elemental compositions measured by X-ray fluorescence
  • Dust flux estimates
  • Carbon isotopic signatures of n-alkanes
  • Strontium and neodymium isotopic signatures of lithogenic material
  • Lithogenic grain size distributions and end member compositions
  • Splice and age model information

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Journal article: 10.1038/s41561-022-00990-7 (DOI)