Table5 Content (% Dry Wt.) of Total Organic Carbon (TOC), Total Nitrogen (TN), Total Sulfur

Table5 Content (% dry wt.) of total organic carbon (TOC), total nitrogen (TN), total sulfur (TS), atomic TOC/TN and TOC/TS ratios, and δ13C, δ15N, and δ34S values of TOC, TN, and TS, respectively, of sedimentary organic matter in core MRJ03-3, offshore Mississippi River system

Depth / Date / TOC / TN / TS / C/N / C/S / δ34S / δ13C / δ15N
(cm) / (year) / (%) / (%) / (%) / (atomic ratio) / (atomic ratio) / (‰) / (‰) / (‰)
0–1 / 2003 / 1.40 / 0.16 / 0.19 / 10.51 / 21.61 / 16.46 / –22.21 / 5.62
1–2 / 2002 / 1.24 / 0.15 / 0.20 / 9.86 / 16.53 / 17.02 / –22.23 / 5.15
2–3 / 2001 / 1.23 / 0.15 / 0.25 / 9.68 / 13.12 / 17.89 / –22.03 / 5.42
3–4 / 2000 / 1.16 / 0.15 / 0.18 / 9.30 / 17.19 / 16.03 / –22.00 / 5.38
4–5 / 1999 / 1.29 / 0.15 / 0.18 / 9.99 / 19.11 / 14.87 / –22.19 / 4.26
5–6 / 1999 / 1.21 / 0.15 / 0.17 / 9.68 / 18.98 / 14.31 / –21.99 / 5.33
6–7 / 1998 / 1.15 / 0.14 / 0.18 / 9.46 / 17.04 / 13.67 / –22.02 / 5.12
7–8 / 1997 / 1.27 / 0.15 / 0.14 / 10.16 / 24.19 / 13.16 / –22.26 / 3.85
8–9 / 1996 / 1.16 / 0.14 / 0.19 / 9.93 / 16.28 / 14.86 / –22.20 / 5.32
9–10 / 1996 / 1.23 / 0.15 / 0.16 / 9.87 / 20.50 / 12.58 / –22.22 / 5.37
10–11 / 1995 / 1.20 / 0.15 / 0.17 / 9.67 / 18.82 / 11.60 / –22.06 / 9.01
11–12 / 1994 / 1.24 / 0.15 / 0.17 / 9.89 / 19.45 / 13.06 / –22.05 / 7.51
12–13 / 1993 / 1.23 / 0.15 / 0.19 / 9.79 / 17.26 / 12.32 / –22.14 / 7.78
13–14 / 1992 / 1.19 / 0.14 / 0.17 / 9.71 / 18.67 / 12.80 / –21.81 / 7.15
14–15 / 1992 / 1.16 / 0.14 / 0.17 / 9.44 / 18.20 / 11.58 / –21.88 / 7.10
15–16 / 1991 / 1.21 / 0.14 / 0.15 / 9.93 / 21.51 / 12.10 / –21.97 / 7.20
16–17 / 1990 / 1.15 / 0.14 / 0.16 / 9.89 / 19.17 / 14.94 / –21.96 / 7.31
17–18 / 1989 / 1.15 / 0.14 / 0.16 / 9.65 / 19.17 / 11.80 / –21.93 / 6.70
18–19 / 1989 / 1.18 / 0.14 / 0.19 / 10.01 / 16.56 / 11.28 / –22.01 / 6.30
19–20 / 1988 / 1.17 / 0.14 / 0.17 / 9.80 / 18.35 / 7.31 / –21.96 / 7.01
20–21 / 1987 / 1.19 / 0.14 / 0.20 / 9.97 / 15.80 / 4.73 / –21.85 / 6.93
21–22 / 1986 / 1.18 / 0.14 / 0.19 / 10.14 / 16.56 / 8.05 / –21.91 / 6.84
22–23 / 1985 / 1.15 / 0.14 / 0.19 / 9.92 / 16.14 / 6.34 / –21.81 / 6.41
23–24 / 1985 / 1.15 / 0.13 / 0.18 / 9.97 / 17.04 / 8.12 / –21.94 / 6.23
24–25 / 1984 / 1.16 / 0.14 / 0.20 / 9.86 / 15.47 / 6.95 / –22.06 / 6.36
25–26 / 1983 / 1.17 / 0.14 / 0.20 / 10.03 / 15.60 / 4.59 / –22.08 / 6.50
26–27 / 1982 / 1.13 / 0.13 / 0.20 / 10.00 / 15.07 / 11.52 / –21.97 / 6.60
27–28 / 1982 / 1.10 / 0.13 / 0.24 / 9.88 / 12.22 / 6.50 / –22.16 / 5.99
28–29 / 1981 / 1.13 / 0.13 / 0.23 / 9.94 / 13.10 / 6.53 / –21.73 / 5.71
29–30 / 1980 / 1.18 / 0.14 / 0.22 / 10.16 / 14.30 / 4.65 / –22.31 / 6.54
30–31 / 1979 / 1.11 / 0.14 / 0.21 / 9.60 / 14.10 / 3.51 / –22.00 / 6.47
31–32 / 1978 / 1.13 / 0.14 / 0.21 / 9.74 / 14.35 / 4.57 / –21.87 / 5.16
32–33 / 1978 / 1.14 / 0.14 / 0.21 / 9.82 / 14.48 / 6.87 / –22.07 / 5.33
33–34 / 1977 / 1.13 / 0.14 / 0.14 / 9.74 / 21.52 / 6.09 / –21.80 / 5.55
34–35 / 1976 / 1.11 / 0.13 / 0.21 / 9.73 / 14.10 / 5.54 / –21.79 / 5.73
35–36 / 1975 / 1.13 / 0.13 / 0.21 / 9.96 / 14.35 / 5.11 / –22.19 / 5.36
36–37 / 1974 / 0.98 / 0.13 / 0.23 / 9.15 / 11.36 / 2.99 / –21.98 / 5.47
37–38 / 1974 / 1.05 / 0.12 / 0.21 / 9.80 / 13.33 / 7.55 / –21.98 / 1.79
38–39 / 1973 / 1.06 / 0.13 / 0.20 / 9.71 / 14.13 / 5.58 / –21.94 / 4.46
39–40 / 1972 / 1.09 / 0.13 / 0.17 / 9.48 / 17.10 / 2.51 / –21.88 / 6.09
40–41 / 1971 / 1.14 / 0.13 / 0.21 / 9.93 / 14.48 / 4.25 / –22.10 / 5.21
41–42 / 1971 / 1.15 / 0.14 / 0.17 / 9.89 / 18.04 / 4.27 / –22.17 / 5.25
42–43 / 1970 / 1.06 / 0.13 / 0.20 / 9.65 / 14.13 / 3.39 / –22.41 / 5.15
43–44 / 1969 / 1.13 / 0.13 / 0.21 / 10.00 / 14.35 / 3.31 / –22.17 / 4.72
44–45 / 1968 / 0.99 / 0.12 / 0.19 / 9.35 / 13.89 / 4.54 / –22.02 / 4.77
45–46 / 1967 / 1.00 / 0.12 / 0.20 / 9.51 / 13.33 / 1.95 / –22.00 / 3.56
46–47 / 1967 / 1.07 / 0.12 / 0.18 / 10.15 / 15.93 / 1.54 / –21.93 / 3.53