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Schmaljohann, Rolf; Piker, Levent; Imhoff, Johannes F (1998): (Table 2) Hydrogen sulphide and methane content, and loss on ignition in sediments obtained in the Gotland Deep, Baltic Sea [dataset]. PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.785511, Supplement to: Schmaljohann, R et al. (1998): The distribution of methane and hydrogen sulfide in basin sediments of the central and southern Baltic Sea. Meyniana, 50, 191-211, https://doi.org/10.2312/meyniana.1998.50.191

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Abstract:
The distribution of methane and hydrogen sulfide concentrations in sediments of various basins of the Baltic Sea was investigated during 4 cruises in 1995 and 1996. Significant differences in the concentrations of both compounds were recorded between the basins and also between different areas within the Gotland Deep. High-methane sediments with distinctly increasing concentrations from the surface to deeper layers were distinguished from low-methane sediments without a clear gradient. Methane concentrations exhibited a fair correlation with the sediment accumulation rate, determined by measuring the total thickness of the post-Ancylus Holocene sequence on echosounding profiles in the Gotland Deep. Only weak correlations were observed with the content of organic matter in the surface layers of the sediments. Hydrogen sulfide concentrations in the sediments showed a positive correlation with methane concentrations, but, in contrast to methane concentrations, were strongly influenced by the transition from oxic to anoxic conditions in the water column between 1995 and 1996. Sediments in the deepest part of the Gotland Basin (>237 m water depth), covering an area of approximately 35 km**2, were characterized by especially high accumulation rates (>70 cm/ka) and high methane and hydrogen sulfide contents. Concentrations of these compounds decreased rapidly towards the slope of the basin.
Coverage:
Median Latitude: 57.317433 * Median Longitude: 20.093100 * South-bound Latitude: 57.308300 * West-bound Longitude: 20.049300 * North-bound Latitude: 57.335700 * East-bound Longitude: 20.115000
Date/Time Start: 1996-01-01T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1996-01-01T00:00:00
Minimum DEPTH, sediment/rock: 0.025 m * Maximum DEPTH, sediment/rock: 0.425 m
Event(s):
AL93  * Latitude: 57.308300 * Longitude: 20.115000 * Date/Time: 1996-01-01T00:00:00 * Elevation: -240.0 m * Location: Arcona Basin * Method/Device: Gravity corer (GC)
BY15A  * Latitude: 57.335700 * Longitude: 20.049300 * Elevation: -238.0 m * Location: Arcona Basin * Method/Device: Gravity corer (GC)
GotlDeep  * Latitude: 57.308300 * Longitude: 20.115000 * Elevation Start: -236.0 m * Elevation End: -241.0 m * Location: Arcona Basin * Method/Device: Gravity corer (GC)
Parameter(s):
#NameShort NameUnitPrincipal InvestigatorMethod/DeviceComment
Event labelEvent
Sample code/labelSample labelLemke, Wolfram
DirectionDirectionLemke, Wolframof distance from station AL93
DistanceDistancekmLemke, Wolframfrom station AL93
Elevation 2Elev2m a.s.l.Lemke, Wolframwater depth
Layer thicknessThicknessmLemke, WolframPost-Ancylus deposits
DEPTH, sediment/rockDepth sedmGeocode
Depth, top/minDepth topmLemke, Wolfram
Depth, bottom/maxDepth botmLemke, Wolfram
10 DateDateLemke, Wolfram
11 Hydrogen sulfideH2Smmol/lLemke, Wolframmean of three soil horizons (0.05-0.1 m, 0.15-0.25 m, 0.4-0.45 m)
12 Methane, sedimentCH4 sedµmol/cm3Lemke, Wolfram
13 Loss on ignitionLOI%Lemke, Wolfram
Size:
613 data points

Data

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Event

Sample label

Direction

Distance [km]

Elev2 [m a.s.l.]

Thickness [m]

Depth sed [m]

Depth top [m]

Depth bot [m]
10 
Date
11 
H2S [mmol/l]
12 
CH4 sed [µmol/cm3]
13 
LOI [%]
AL93 AL 930.000-240.55.40.2500.050.451996-05-012.47
AL93AL 930.000-240.55.40.4250.400.451996-05-010.614
AL93AL 930.000-240.55.40.0250.000.051996-10-0128.9
AL93AL 930.000-240.55.40.4250.400.451996-10-010.320
GotlDeep N 0.5north0.926-240.25.70.2500.050.451996-05-013.05
GotlDeepN 0.5north0.926-240.25.70.4250.400.451996-05-010.883
GotlDeepN 1.0north1.852-239.85.40.2500.050.451996-05-012.29
GotlDeepN 1.0north1.852-239.85.40.4250.400.451996-05-010.670
GotlDeepN 1.0north1.852-239.85.40.0250.000.051996-10-0123.9
GotlDeepN 1.0north1.852-239.85.40.2500.050.451996-10-017.00
GotlDeepN 1.0north1.852-239.85.40.4250.400.451996-10-010.381
GotlDeepN 2.0north3.704-238.04.60.2500.050.451996-05-012.43
GotlDeepN 2.0north3.704-238.04.60.4250.400.451996-05-010.183
GotlDeepNE 0.5northeast0.926-240.15.00.0250.000.051996-10-0125.7
GotlDeepNE 0.5northeast0.926-240.15.00.2500.050.451996-10-019.30
GotlDeepNE 0.5northeast0.926-240.15.00.4250.400.451996-10-010.423
GotlDeepNE 1.0northeast1.852-238.74.60.0250.000.051996-10-0122.3
GotlDeepNE 1.0northeast1.852-238.74.60.2500.050.451996-10-019.15
GotlDeepNE 1.0northeast1.852-238.74.60.4250.400.451996-10-010.318
GotlDeepNE 2.0northeast3.704-237.55.00.0250.000.051996-10-0125.1
GotlDeepNE 2.0northeast3.704-237.55.00.2500.050.451996-10-015.39
GotlDeepNE 2.0northeast3.704-237.55.00.4250.400.451996-10-010.134
GotlDeepE 0.5east0.926-239.84.60.2500.050.451996-05-013.06
GotlDeepE 0.5east0.926-239.84.60.4250.400.451996-05-010.085
GotlDeepE 1.0east1.852-239.05.00.2500.050.451996-05-012.08
GotlDeepE 1.0east1.852-239.05.00.4250.400.451996-05-010.714
GotlDeepE 1.0east1.852-239.05.00.0250.000.051996-10-0124.7
GotlDeepE 1.0east1.852-239.05.00.2500.050.451996-10-014.53
GotlDeepE 1.0east1.852-239.05.00.4250.400.451996-10-010.349
GotlDeepE 2.0east3.704-238.16.10.2500.050.451996-05-012.93
GotlDeepE 2.0east3.704-238.16.10.4250.400.451996-05-011.063
GotlDeepSE 0.5southeast0.926-240.05.30.0250.000.051996-10-0120.3
GotlDeepSE 0.5southeast0.926-240.05.30.2500.050.451996-10-019.82
GotlDeepSE 0.5southeast0.926-240.05.30.4250.400.451996-10-010.240
GotlDeepSE 1.0southeast1.852-240.06.00.0250.000.051996-10-0123.9
GotlDeepSE 1.0southeast1.852-240.06.00.2500.050.451996-10-015.48
GotlDeepSE 1.0southeast1.852-240.06.00.4250.400.451996-10-010.539
GotlDeepSE 2.0southeast3.704-239.25.30.0250.000.051996-10-0121.9
GotlDeepSE 2.0southeast3.704-239.25.30.2500.050.451996-10-015.24
GotlDeepS 0.5south0.926-240.75.40.2500.050.451996-05-012.04
GotlDeepS 0.5south0.926-240.75.40.4250.400.451996-05-010.578
GotlDeepS 1.0south1.852-241.06.10.2500.050.451996-05-012.61
GotlDeepS 1.0south1.852-241.06.10.4250.400.451996-05-011.007
GotlDeepS 1.0south1.852-241.06.10.0250.000.051996-10-0125.7
GotlDeepS 1.0south1.852-241.06.10.2500.050.451996-10-019.02
GotlDeepS 1.0south1.852-241.06.10.4250.400.451996-10-011.421
GotlDeepS 2.0south3.704-240.25.40.2500.050.451996-05-010.05
GotlDeepS 2.0south3.704-240.25.40.4250.400.451996-05-010.001
GotlDeepSE 2.0southeast3.704-239.25.30.4250.400.451996-10-010.457
GotlDeepSW 0.5southwest0.926-241.06.10.0250.000.051996-10-0124.1
GotlDeepSW 0.5southwest0.926-241.06.10.2500.050.451996-10-019.81
GotlDeepSW 0.5southwest0.926-241.06.10.4250.400.451996-10-011.092
GotlDeepSW 1.0southwest1.852-240.75.40.0250.000.051996-10-0127.3
GotlDeepSW 1.0southwest1.852-240.75.40.2500.050.451996-10-019.86
GotlDeepSW 1.0southwest1.852-240.75.40.4250.400.451996-10-010.406
GotlDeepSW 2.0southwest3.704-240.15.40.0250.000.051996-10-0126.4
GotlDeepSW 2.0southwest3.704-240.15.40.2500.050.451996-10-0111.44
GotlDeepSW 2.0southwest3.704-240.15.40.4250.400.451996-10-010.790
GotlDeepW 0.5west0.926-240.65.70.0250.000.051996-10-0124.8
GotlDeepW 0.5west0.926-240.65.70.2500.050.451996-10-0111.03
GotlDeepW 0.5west0.926-240.65.70.4250.400.451996-10-010.790
GotlDeepW 1.0west1.852-240.25.00.0250.000.051996-10-0125.7
GotlDeepW 1.0west1.852-240.25.00.2500.050.451996-10-015.96
GotlDeepW 1.0west1.852-240.25.00.4250.400.451996-10-010.441
GotlDeepW 2.0west3.704-238.53.60.0250.000.051996-10-0122.4
GotlDeepW 2.0west3.704-238.53.60.2500.050.451996-10-013.56
GotlDeepW 2.0west3.704-238.53.60.4250.400.451996-10-010.002
BY15A BY 15A-236.04.70.4250.400.451996-05-010.002
BY15ABY 15A-236.04.70.2500.050.451996-10-010.60