Sortable silt and grain-size end-member data from the marine sediment core SANBIF-777 (Southwest Atlantic)

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This dataset supports a high-resolution paleoceanographic reconstruction of Antarctic Intermediate Water (AAIW) transport and Intermediate Western Boundary Current (IWBC) variability over the past 16,300 years based on sediment core SANBIF-777, retrieved from the southeastern Brazilian continental margin (1136 m depth). The data include sortable silt percentages, mean sortable silt grain size, end-members, and age-depth information derived from calibrated radiocarbon dates. Grain size distributions were measured at 1 cm resolution and used to infer changes in bottom current strength associated with the IWBC, which transports AAIW northward. These measurements provide insights into the response of intermediate water circulation to abrupt climate events such as the Younger Dryas and Bølling-Allerød. These data contribute to a better understanding of past intermediate-depth circulation and its role in millennial-scale climate variability.

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DOI https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.990379
Related Identifier IsSupplementTo https://doi.org/10.1002/lol2.70118
Related Identifier References https://doi.org/10.1029/94PA03039
Related Identifier References https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-24264-9
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Creator Sambugaro, Júlia (ORCID: 0000-0001-9104-126X); Barros, Rodrigo Baptista de; Goya, Samara Cazzoli y; Sousa, Silvia H M ORCID logo; Mahiques, Michel Michaelovitch ORCID logo
Publisher PANGAEA
Publication Year 2026
Funding Reference Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo https://doi.org/10.13039/501100001807 Crossref Funder ID 20/14356-5 https://bv.fapesp.br/en/auxilios/109544/the-santos-bifurcation-present-and-past/ The Santos Bifurcation: present and past; Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo https://doi.org/10.13039/501100001807 Crossref Funder ID 25/02658-0 https://bv.fapesp.br/en/bolsas/230966/variations-in-antarctic-intermediate-water-on-the-brazilian-south-southeast-continental-margin-durin/ Variations in Antarctic Intermediate Water on the Brazilian south-southeast continental margin during the last 16 krys
Rights Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International; https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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Resource Type Dataset
Format text/tab-separated-values
Size 1974 data points
Discipline Earth System Research
Spatial Coverage (-41.624 LON, -23.902 LAT); South Brazil Bight, Santos Basin