Physical and visual effects of ocean acidification on cold-water coral (Lophelia pertusa) skeleton samples from the Southern California Bight, USA (2010-2015) and the Mingulay Reef Complex, UK (2012)

This dataset contains visual and physical analyses of the impacts of ocean acidification on the skeletons of the cold-water coral Lophelia pertusa. Visual analysis includes synchrotron images from the Diamond Light Source and electron back scatter diffraction images on polished coral skeletons. Physical analyses include Raman spectroscopy data. Skeletal samples analysed were from the Southern California Bight (SCB), USA, and the Mingulay Reef Complex (MRC), UK.

Hennige S.; Wolfram U.; Wickes L.; Murray F.; Schofield S.; Kamenos N.A.; Roberts J.M.; Groetsch A.; Spiesz E.; Aubin-Tam M.; Etnoyer P.(2020). Physical and visual effects of ocean acidification on cold-water coral (Lophelia pertusa) skeleton samples from the Southern California Bight, USA (2010-2015) and the Mingulay Reef Complex, UK (2012). British Oceanographic Data Centre, National Oceanography Centre, NERC, UK. doi:10/d5g9.