Melles, Martin (1991): Grain size distribution of sediment core PS1278-1 [dataset]. PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.626377, 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: -77.540000 * Longitude: -42.126700
Date/Time Start: 1985-02-06T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1985-02-06T00:00:00
Minimum DEPTH, sediment/rock: 0.01 m * Maximum DEPTH, sediment/rock: 0.46 m
Event(s):
PS1278-1 (PS06/304) * Latitude: -77.540000 * Longitude: -42.126700 * Date/Time: 1985-02-06T00:00:00 * Elevation: -635.0 m * Penetration: 0.47 m * Recovery: 0.47 m * Location: Gould Bay * Campaign: ANT-III/3 (PS06 SIBEX) * 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 | 95 | 2.30 | 57.80 | 59.16 | 24.84 | 25.42 | 15.06 | 15.42 |
| 0.06 | 126 | 43.35 | 30.76 | 54.29 | 14.11 | 24.90 | 11.79 | 20.80 |
| 0.12 | 80 | 4.26 | 34.80 | 36.35 | 32.25 | 33.69 | 28.69 | 29.96 |
| 0.19 | 110 | 4.93 | 47.28 | 49.73 | 28.89 | 30.39 | 18.89 | 19.87 |
| 0.24 | 140 | 8.10 | 46.01 | 50.07 | 27.70 | 30.15 | 18.18 | 19.79 |
| 0.35 | 80 | 2.39 | 47.42 | 48.58 | 28.36 | 29.05 | 21.83 | 22.37 |
| 0.46 | 80 | 2.00 | 17.73 | 18.09 | 32.97 | 33.64 | 47.30 | 48.27 |