Table 1.
Coordinates of the coring sites and general description of the cores.
| Site | Drilling hole/core name | Water depth (m) | Latitude | Longitude | Temp. (°C)* | Length of core (m) | Age (year)§ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Little Belt | SKA14-05-B25 | 38 | 55°00.258′ N | 10°06.519′E | 9 | 0.035 | 20 |
| Greenland Glacier Fjord | SA13-ST8-47G | 475 | 64°40.7078′ N | 50°17.4672′ W | 2 | 5.67 | 200 |
| Greenland Main Fjord | SA13-ST5-30G | 622 | 64°25.3479′ N | 51°30.6209′ W | 2 | 6.06 | 466 |
| Greenland Side Fjord | SA13-ST6-40G, SA13-ST6-35R | 389 | 64°29.0604′ N | 50°42.3240′ W | 2 | 5.61 | 4,600 |
| Iceland Basin | DA12-11-1-GC01 | 2120 | 61°37.04′ N | 20°43.26′ W | 3 | 4.20 | 12,500 |
| Greenland Continental Shelf | SA13-ST3-20G, SA13-ST3-17R | 498 | 64°26.742′ N | 52°47.6478′ W | 4 | 5.92 | 12,600 |
| Faroe Bank | DA12-11-ST2-GC03 | 742 | 60°46.94′ N | 009°47.62’W | 8 | 5.89 | 55,100 |
| South Azores | DA14-ST1-GC01 | 2515 | 37°17.773 N | 27°04.934 W | 3.2 | 5.96 | 300,000 |
| Bering Sea | IPDP Exp. 323, Hole U1342-B | 818 | 54° 49.7004′ N | 176° 55.0232′ E | 2–6 | 43 | 1,000,000 |
| Eastern Equatorial Pacific | ODP Leg 201, Hole 1,226-B | 3297 | 3°5.24′S | 90°49.12′ W | 1.7–25.6 | 417 | 15,600,000 |
*Bottom water temperature (or temperature gradient down through the sediment for Eastern Equatorial Pacific and Bering Sea long cores). § approximated age at the bottom of the cores.