3D X-ray computed tomography gray value and age model datasets of coral cores Baler 2 and 3 (Philippines).

The datasets here contain the 3D X-ray computed tomography (3DXCT) gray values and age models of coral cores Baler 2 and 3, taken from Baler, Aurora, Philippines. 3DXCT was used to analyze 5 mm-thick slabs of the coral cores. From the resulting 3DXCT images, gray values were determined per pixel from top to bottom of the slabs.

A historical record of the impact of nuclear activities based on I in coral cores in Baler, Philippines: An update.

In a previous study in 2016, we presented how I in coral cores from the east (Baler) and west (Parola) sides of the Philippines recorded the impacts of human nuclear activities, including nuclear weapons testing, nuclear fuel reprocessing, and nuclear accidents. However, the 2016 Baler dataset only had a two-year time resolution and a crude age model based on growth band counting. Here we present a new 2020 Baler I/I atomic ratio dataset that features at least annual time resolution and a more accurate age model constructed using 3D X-ray Computed Tomography.