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©2020 Biological and Chemical Oceanography Data Management Office.A CT scan makes use of computer-processed combinations of many X-ray measurements taken from different angles to produce cross-sectional (tomographic) images (virtual "slices") of specific areas of a scanned object.
| Dataset Name | PI-Supplied Description | PI-Supplied Name |
|---|---|---|
| Raw coral extension, density, and calcification data from Castillo lab research in Belize, 2009, 2012, and 2015 | Used to collect coral slice densities measurements. | Siemens Biograph mCT (120 kV, 250 mAs, 0.6 mm slice thickness) at UNC Biomedical Research Imaging Center (BRIC) |
| Annual linear extension, skeletal density, and calcification rate data from coral cores collected across Bermuda in 2016 | The cores were analyzed via the CT system at San Diego Imaging and all DICOM files were exported for subsequent analyses in Horos, CoralXDS, and R. | GE LightSpeed VCT CT System |
| Annual calcification histories for corals from ten Palau reef sites representing lagoon and barrier reef environments | Siemens Volume Zoom Helical Computerized Tomography (CT) Scanner | Siemens Volume Zoom Helical Computerized Tomography (CT) Scanner |
| Stress bands in coral cores for corals from Palau reefs | Siemens Volume Zoom Helical Computerized Tomography (CT) Scanner | Siemens Volume Zoom Helical Computerized Tomography (CT) Scanner |
| Skeletal density for crustose coralline algae reared in natural and experimental temperature and pCO2 conditions | Skeletal density quantified using Micro-CT imaging conducted at the Preclinical Imaging Research Centre (PIRC), Robarts Research Institute, University Of Western Ontario, using a micro-CT scanner (GE Healthcare, eXplore Locus RS-9) at a peak x-ray energy of 80 kVp and a tube current of 450 uA | micro-CT scanner |
| Porites calcification rates from Dongsha Atoll from cores collected on June 29, 2013 from 1954-2012 | The cores were passed through the Siemens Volume Zoom Spiral computed tomography (CT) scanner at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution. | Siemens Volume Zoom Spiral computed tomography (CT) scanner |
| Dongsha Atoll Coral 45 Years Bimonthly Stable Isotope Data from cores collected on June 29, 2013 from 1968-2012 | The cores were passed through the Siemens Volume Zoom Spiral computed tomography (CT) scanner at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution. | Siemens Volume Zoom Spiral computed tomography (CT) scanner |
| Annual growth chronologies of Siderastrea siderea and Pseudodiploria strigosa on the Florida Keys Reef Tract, 2015-2016 | Used to collect coral slice densities measurements. Settings: 120 kV, 250 mAs, 0.6 mm slice thickness with images reconstructed at 0.1 mm increments using the H70h “Very Sharp Spine” window. | Siemens Biograph CT scanner |
| The density (mg CaCO3/cm^3) of the skeleton of Clathromorphum nereostratum, when assessed as function of increasing seawater temperature and pCO2 concentration | To produce 3D imagery of specimens | GE Locus RS-9 (General Electric Health Care, London, Ontario) x-ray microCT |
| Average yearly extension rate, calcification rate, and density for each core sample from Porites cf. lobata coral at Palau's Rock Islands | Volume Zoom Helical Computerized Tomography (CT) Scanner | |
| Sampling information and presence/absence of stress bands (in 1998 and 2010) in Porites cf. lobata coral at Palau's Rock Islands | Volume Zoom Helical Computerized Tomography (CT) Scanner | |
| Stress band counts from coral cores taken in the central equatorial Pacific between 1982 and 2015 | ||
| Comparison of bleaching data to stress bands in Porites corals on Palau reefs | Siemens Volume Zoom Helical Computerized Tomography (CT) Scanner | Siemens Volume Zoom Helical Computerized Tomography (CT) Scanner |
| Stress bands in coral cores collected at Jarvis Island between 2008 and 2016 | Density banding and stress band presence was evaluated in 3-D CT scans of coral cores using a Matlab automated coralCT software from DeCarlo, T. & Cohen (2016) | |
| Vulnerability of coral reefs to bioerosion from land-based sources of pollution using parameters quantified by computerized tomography. | The cores were passed through the Siemens Volume Zoom Spiral computed tomography (CT) scanner at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution. | Siemens Volume Zoom Spiral computed tomography (CT) scanner |