Melles, Martin (1991): Grain size distribution of sediment core PS1220-3 [dataset]. PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.626371, In supplement to: Melles, M (1991): Paläoglaziologie und Paläozeanographie im Spätquartär am Kontinentalrand des südlichen Weddellmeeres, Antarktis (Late Quaternary paleoglaciology and paleoceanography at the continental margin of the southern Weddell Sea, Antarctica). Berichte zur Polarforschung = Reports on Polar Research, 81, 190 pp, https://doi.org/10.2312/BzP_0081_1991
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Coverage:
Latitude: -76.751300 * Longitude: -36.315800
Date/Time Start: 1984-02-21T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1984-02-21T00:00:00
Minimum DEPTH, sediment/rock: 0.01 m * Maximum DEPTH, sediment/rock: 0.56 m
Event(s):
PS1220-3 (PS04/500) * Latitude: -76.751300 * Longitude: -36.315800 * Date/Time: 1984-02-21T00:00:00 * Elevation: -1021.0 m * Penetration: 0.57 m * Recovery: 0.57 m * Location: Filchner Trough * Campaign: ANT-II/4 (PS04) * Basis: Polarstern * Method/Device: Giant box corer (GKG)
Parameter(s):
| # | Name | Short Name | Unit | Principal Investigator | Method/Device | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DEPTH, sediment/rock | Depth sed | m | Geocode | ||
| 2 | Median, grain size | D50 | µm | Melles, Martin | Calculated | of sand+silt |
| 3 | Size fraction > 2 mm, gravel | >2 mm | % | Melles, Martin | Grain size, sieving | |
| 4 | Sand | Sand | % | Melles, Martin | Grain size, sieving | |
| 5 | Sand | Sand | % | Melles, Martin | Grain size, sieving | analysed in < 2 mm fraction |
| 6 | Silt | Silt | % | Melles, Martin | Grain size, sieving | |
| 7 | Silt | Silt | % | Melles, Martin | Grain size, sieving | analysed in < 2 mm fraction |
| 8 | Size fraction < 0.002 mm, clay | <2 µm | % | Melles, Martin | Grain size, sieving/settling tube | |
| 9 | Size fraction < 0.002 mm, clay | <2 µm | % | Melles, Martin | Grain size, sieving/settling tube | analysed in < 2 mm fraction |
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Size:
56 data points
Data
| 1 Depth sed [m] | 2 D50 [µm] (of sand+silt, Calculated) | 3 >2 mm [%] (Grain size, sieving) | 4 Sand [%] (Grain size, sieving) | 5 Sand [%] (analysed in < 2 mm fraction, ...) | 6 Silt [%] (Grain size, sieving) | 7 Silt [%] (analysed in < 2 mm fraction, ...) | 8 <2 µm [%] (Grain size, sieving/settling ...) | 9 <2 µm [%] (analysed in < 2 mm fraction, ...) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0.01 | 40 | 0.00 | 0.68 | 0.68 | 28.94 | 28.94 | 70.38 | 70.38 |
| 0.08 | 20 | 0.00 | 0.41 | 0.41 | 31.66 | 31.66 | 67.93 | 67.93 |
| 0.15 | 40 | 0.00 | 0.46 | 0.46 | 28.09 | 28.09 | 71.46 | 71.46 |
| 0.25 | 5 | 0.00 | 0.90 | 0.90 | 30.82 | 30.82 | 68.28 | 68.28 |
| 0.35 | 10 | 0.00 | 1.03 | 1.03 | 31.33 | 31.33 | 67.64 | 67.64 |
| 0.45 | 20 | 0.00 | 0.95 | 0.95 | 28.86 | 28.86 | 70.20 | 70.20 |
| 0.56 | 20 | 0.00 | 3.29 | 3.29 | 29.48 | 29.48 | 67.23 | 67.23 |