Data report: X-ray fluorescence core scanning of IODP Site U1623, Expedition 403, Eastern Fram Strait Paleo-Archive

International Ocean Discovery Program Expedition 403Eastern Fram Strait Paleo-Archive successfully recovered continuous sedimentary sequences from contourite drifts shaped by the northward flow of the West Spitsbergen Current (WSC) along the western Svalbard margin in the eastern Fram Strait.A total of approximately 5 km of sediment with sedimentation rates appropriate for high-resolution paleoceanographic investigations was recovered from seven sites.Recovered sediments offer a unique opportunity to assess the role of this region during key climatic transitions, the onset of Arctic glaciation, and cryosphere development.Site U1623, located in the southernmost sector of the expedition area on the Bellsund drift, is particularly well suited for reconstructing past variability of the WSC.Here, we present quality-controlled, semiquantitative bulk elemental data obtained from X-ray fluorescence core scanning.This data is integrated with magnetic susceptibility and natural gamma radiation measured during Expedition 403 aboard the research vessel JOIDES Resolution.