Deck41 Surficial Seafloor Sediment Description Database

Description

Deck41 is a digital summary of surficial sediment composition for 36,401 seafloor samples worldwide. Data include collecting source, ship, cruise, sample id, latitude/longitude, date of collection, water depth, sampling device, dominant lithology, secondary lithology, and a brief description of the surficial sediment at the location. Descriptions were abstracted largely from unpublished laboratory reports and core log sheets contributed to the National Oceanographic Data Center prior to 1975. Descriptions were assigned by Ms. Susie Bershad,and Dr. Martin Weiss of the Marine Geology and Geophysics Branch of NODC, which was transferred to the National Geophysical Data Center (NGDC) in 1976, at which time compilation ceased. Data are free for online search and download.

Resources

Name Format Description Link
0 Information for contacts at NCEI. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/contact
0 The information provided on this page seeks to define how the GCMD Keywords are structured, used and accessed. It also provides information on how users can participate in the further development of the keywords. https://earthdata.nasa.gov/about/gcmd/global-change-master-directory-gcmd-keywords
0 The information provided on this page seeks to define how the GCMD Keywords are structured, used and accessed. It also provides information on how users can participate in the further development of the keywords. https://earthdata.nasa.gov/about/gcmd/global-change-master-directory-gcmd-keywords
0 The information provided on this page seeks to define how the GCMD Keywords are structured, used and accessed. It also provides information on how users can participate in the further development of the keywords. https://earthdata.nasa.gov/about/gcmd/global-change-master-directory-gcmd-keywords
0 The information provided on this page seeks to define how the GCMD Keywords are structured, used and accessed. It also provides information on how users can participate in the further development of the keywords. https://earthdata.nasa.gov/about/gcmd/global-change-master-directory-gcmd-keywords
0 The information provided on this page seeks to define how the GCMD Keywords are structured, used and accessed. It also provides information on how users can participate in the further development of the keywords. https://earthdata.nasa.gov/about/gcmd/global-change-master-directory-gcmd-keywords
0 Information about the Marine Geology Data Archive at NCEI. https://data.noaa.gov/metaview/page?xml=NOAA/NESDIS/NGDC/Collection/iso/xml/Marine_Geology.xml&view=getDataView&header=none
0 https://data.noaa.gov/waf/NOAA/NESDIS/NGDC/MGG/Geology/iso/
0 Directory access to download individual data files and documentation https://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/mgg/geology/data/g02094/
0 View, subset, and download selected portions of Deck41. https://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/nndc/struts/form?dataset=102610&search_look=1&display_look=1&le_0=90&ge_0=-90&ge_1=-180&le_1=180
33 PDF Documentation for Deck41 https://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/mgg/geology/data/0399/03995013/deck41_documentation.pdf
0 How to cite this data set (doi:10.7289/V5VD6WCZ), all access options, and complete documentation. https://doi.org/10.7289/V5VD6WCZ
0 The information provided on this page seeks to define how the GCMD Keywords are structured, used and accessed. It also provides information on how users can participate in the further development of the keywords. https://earthdata.nasa.gov/about/gcmd/global-change-master-directory-gcmd-keywords
0 The Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH) are part of a Linked Data Service, actively maintained since 1898 to catalog materials held at the Library of Congress. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects
0 The SeaDataNet Vocabulary Server is populated with lists describing a wide range of entities relevant to marine metadata and data such as parameters, sea area names, platform classes, instrument types, and so on. http://www.seadatanet.org/Standards-Software/Common-Vocabularies
0 The USGS Thesaurus contains thematic terms for categorizing information resources intended to support finding and understanding scientific information. https://www2.usgs.gov/science/about/

Tags

  • ships
  • vertical location
  • sedimentary textures
  • scientific archives
  • coring devices
  • international council for science - world data system
  • ocean bottom
  • nesdis
  • icsu-wds
  • marine geology
  • in situ/laboratory instruments
  • oceans
  • marine sediments
  • ocean/lake records
  • national geophysical data center
  • noaa
  • global ocean
  • in situ ocean-based platforms
  • oceanography
  • paleoclimate
  • geology
  • rocks/minerals/crystals
  • u.s. department of commerce
  • earth science
  • geographic region
  • doc/noaa/nesdis/ngdc
  • sea-floor characteristics
  • solid earth
  • doc/noaa/nesdis/ncei
  • grabbers/traps/collectors
  • sea floor
  • submarine geology
  • dredging devices
  • sediment composition
  • unknown
  • sediments
  • samplers
  • coastal processes
  • corers
  • electronic records
  • sedimentation
  • grab samplers
  • national centers for environmental information

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