Organic matter deposited and buried under the seafloor is one of the major carbon sources for microbial life in the deep subsurface of the ocean. In this report, we present a compilation of all available total organic carbon (TOC) and total inorganic carbon (TIC) data for the sites drilled during Ocean Drilling Program (ODP) Leg 201. We include the TOC and TIC data from sites of Deep Sea Drilling (DSDP) Leg 34 and ODP Legs 112 and 138 (Yeats, Hart, et al., 1976, doi:10.2973/dsdp.proc.34.1976; Suess, von Huene, et al., 1988, doi:10.2973/odp.proc.ir.112.1988; Mayer, Pisias, Janecek, et al., 1992, doi:10.2973/odp.proc.ir.138.1992), which were reoccupied during ODP Leg 201. Additional data from Leg 201 shore-based analyses are also included in the compilation.
Supplement to: Meister, Patrick; Prokopenko, Maria G; Skilbeck, C Gregory; Watson, M; McKenzie, Judith A (2005): Data report: Compilation of total organic and inorganic carbon data from Peru margin and eastern equatorial Pacific drill sites (ODP Legs 112, 138, and 201). In: Jørgensen, BB; D'Hondt, SL; Miller, DJ (eds.) Proceedings of the Ocean Drilling Program, Scientific Results, College Station, TX (Ocean Drilling Program), 201, 1-20