The data shows Mg/Ca ratios of single specimens of the planktonic foraminifera Globigerinoides ruber (pink and white variety) and Globorotalia Inflata from a sediment trap anchored off Cape Blanc (NW-Africa). Mg/Ca ratios were determined on an ICP-MS and ICP-OES at the University of Bremen, after flow-through cleaning. Additionally, shells sizes and calculated shell weights are provided.
Supplement to: Haarmann, Tim; Hathorne, Ed C; Mohtadi, Mahyar; Groeneveld, Jeroen; Kölling, Martin; Bickert, Torsten (2011): Mg/Ca ratios of single planktonic foraminifer shells and the potential to reconstruct the thermal seasonality of the water column. Paleoceanography, 26, PA3218