Melles, Martin (1991): Grain size distribution of sediment core PS1279-1 [dataset]. PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.626378, 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: -77.313300 * Longitude: -40.136700
Date/Time Start: 1985-02-07T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1985-02-07T00:00:00
Minimum DEPTH, sediment/rock: 0.01 m * Maximum DEPTH, sediment/rock: 0.34 m
Event(s):
PS1279-1 (PS06/306) * Latitude: -77.313300 * Longitude: -40.136700 * Date/Time: 1985-02-07T00:00:00 * Elevation: -729.0 m * Penetration: 0.35 m * Recovery: 0.35 m * Location: Filchner Trough * 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:
32 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 | 80 | 3.83 | 57.68 | 59.98 | 15.83 | 16.46 | 22.67 | 23.57 |
| 0.14 | 80 | 2.46 | 76.13 | 78.05 | 10.46 | 10.73 | 10.95 | 11.22 |
| 0.24 | 80 | 3.92 | 70.63 | 73.51 | 16.00 | 16.66 | 9.45 | 9.83 |
| 0.34 | 80 | 3.75 | 66.57 | 69.78 | 14.23 | 14.78 | 15.46 | 16.06 |