READ ME File For 'Organic biomarker data generated from ODP Site 1010' Dataset DOI: 10.5258/SOTON/D1562 ReadMe Author: Gabriella Erin Jardine, University of Southampton ORCID ID 0000-0001-5778-6487 This dataset supports the thesis entitled 'Quaternary climate variability of North America from marine archives' AWARDED BY: University of Southampton DATE OF AWARD: 2020 DESCRIPTION OF THE DATA Organic biomarker data generated from ODP Site 1010A in csv format. This dataset contains: Sample Lab Code; Batch number; ODP Site Hole; Core; Section; Half; Sample interval; meters below sea floor (mbsf); Age (ka); Sedimentation Rate (cm/kyr); Sum odd numbered C27-C33 n-alkanes (ng/g); Accumulation rate of odd numbered C27-C33 n-alkanes (ng/cm2/kyr); Standard deviation of accumulation rate; Carbon Preference Index (CPI); Alkenone concentration (ng/g); Alkenone accumulation rate (ng/g); UK:37 Index; Sea Surface Temperature (C) Date of data collection: ODP Site 1010 drilled during ODP expedition 167, which sailed in 1996. Organic biomarker data collected 2018. Information about geographic location of data collection: National Oceanography Centre, University of Southampton Licence: CC-At Related projects/Funders: Mayflower Scholarship Date that the file was created: October, 2020