Archer, David E (1999): Opal, quartz and calcium carbonate content in surface sediments of the ocean floor [dataset]. PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.56017
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Related to:
Archer, David E (1996): An atlas of the distribution of calcium carbonate in sediments of the deep sea. Global Biogeochemical Cycles, 10(1), 159-174, https://doi.org/10.1029/95GB03016
Project(s):
Silicon Cycling in the World Ocean (SINOPS)
Funding:
Coverage:
Median Latitude: -1.286588 * Median Longitude: -132.011122 * South-bound Latitude: -78.000000 * West-bound Longitude: 0.000000 * North-bound Latitude: 78.900000 * East-bound Longitude: -0.220000
Minimum DEPTH, sediment/rock: 0 m * Maximum DEPTH, sediment/rock: 0 m
Event(s):
SURArcher1996 * Elevation Start: 0.0 m * Elevation End: 0.0 m * Campaign: compiled data * Method/Device: Dummy (DUMMY) * Comment: This is a virtual site to link a compiled data set from ocean bottom sediments
Comment:
Data compiled from different sources, see column Reference for originator. This is a revised version of the original data set of 1999.
Parameter(s):
| # | Name | Short Name | Unit | Principal Investigator | Method/Device | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sample code/label | Sample label | ||||
| 2 | LATITUDE | Latitude | Geocode | |||
| 3 | LONGITUDE | Longitude | Geocode | |||
| 4 | DEPTH, sediment/rock | Depth sed | m | Geocode | ||
| 5 | Depth, bathymetric | Bathy depth | m | |||
| 6 | Calcium carbonate | CaCO3 | % | |||
| 7 | Opal, carbonate free fraction | SiO2 carb free | % | |||
| 8 | Opal, biogenic silica | bSiO2 | % | |||
| 9 | Quartz | Qz | % | |||
| 10 | Carbonate ion | [CO3]2- | µmol/l | |||
| 11 | Carbonate, critical | [CO3]2- crit | µmol/l | |||
| 12 | Δ carbonate ion content | Δ[CO3]2- | µmol/kg | |||
| 13 | Reference/source | Reference |
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