OCTOPUS database (v.2)

Abstract 10 Be and 26 Al measurements in modern fluvial sediment and glacial samples respectively. Both collections have a global extent; however, in addition to geospatial vector layers, CRN Denudation also incorporates raster layers, including a digital elevation model, gradient raster, flow direction and flow accumulation rasters, atmospheric pressure raster, and CRN production scaling and topographic shielding factor rasters. SahulSed consists of published optically stimulated luminescence (OSL) and thermoluminescence (TL) ages for fluvial, aeolian, and lacustrine sedimentary records across the Australian mainland and Tasmania. SahulArch consists of published OSL, TL, and radiocarbon ages for archaeological records, and FosSahul consists of published late-Quaternary records of direct and indirect non-human vertebrate (mega) fauna fossil ages that have been systematically quality rated. Supporting data are comprehensive and include bibliographic, contextual, and sample-preparation- and measurement-related information. In the case of cosmogenic radionuclide data, OCTOPUS also includes all necessary information and input files for the recalculation of denudation rates using the open-source program CAIRN. OCTOPUS v.2 and its associated data curation framework allow for valuable legacy data to be harnessed that would otherwise be lost to the research community. The database can be accessed at https://octopusdata.org (last access: 1 July 2022). The individual data collections can also be accessed via their respective digital object identifiers (DOIs) (see Table ).

Object Details

• Location: Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
• Extent: Online-Ressource
• Language: Englisch

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: OCTOPUS database (v.2) ; volume:14 ; number:8 ; year:2022 ; pages:3695-3713 ; extent:19 ; Earth system science data ; 14, Heft 8 (2022), 3695-3713 (gesamt 19)

Contributors, Places and Time

• Creator: Codilean, Alexandru T. ; Munack, Henry ; Saktura, Wanchese M. ; Cohen, Tim J. ; Jacobs, Zenobia ; Ulm, Sean ; Hesse, Paul P. ; Heyman, Jakob ; Peters, Katharina J. ; Williams, Alan N. ; Saktura, Rosaria B. K. ; Rui, Xue ; Chishiro-Dennelly, Kai ; Panta, Adhish

Further information

• DOI: 10.5194/essd-14-3695-2022
• URN: urn:nbn:de:101:1-2022081805163118552312
• Rights: Open Access; Der Zugriff auf das Objekt ist unbeschränkt möglich.
• Last update: 15.08.2025, 7:29 AM CEST