Struve, Torben; Lamy, Frank; Gäng, Frederik; Klages, Johann Philipp; Kuhn, Gerhard; Esper, Oliver; Lembke-Jene, Lester; Winckler, Gisela (2025): Bulk properties of sediment core PS58/270-5 [dataset]. PANGAEA, https://doi.pangaea.de/10.1594/PANGAEA.982957 (DOI registration in progress), In: Struve, T et al. (2025): Sediment composition and particle flux reconstructions for the Southeast Pacific Antarctic Zone [dataset bundled publication]. PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.982690
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Published: 2025-12-19
Abstract:
This dataset contains organic and inorganic bulk sediment properties for core PS58/270-5.
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Related to:
Struve, Torben; et al. (accepted): South Pacific carbon uptake controlled by West Antarctic Ice Sheet dynamics.
References:
Geibert, Walter; Stimac, Ingrid; Rutgers van der Loeff, Michiel M; Kuhn, Gerhard (2019): Dating Deep-Sea Sediments With 230Th Excess Using a Constant Rate of Supply Model. Paleoceanography and Paleoclimatology, 34(12), 1895-1912, https://doi.org/10.1029/2019PA003663
Kuhn, Gerhard (2013): Don't forget the salty soup: Calculations for bulk marine geochemistry and radionuclide geochronology. Goldschmidt2013 Conference Abstracts, 1519, https://doi.org/10.1180/minmag.2013.077.5.11
Kuhn, Gerhard; Hillenbrand, Claus-Dieter; Kasten, Sabine; Smith, James A; Nitsche, Frank-Oliver; Frederichs, Thomas; Wiers, Steffen; Ehrmann, Werner; Klages, Johann Philipp; Mogollón, José M (2017): Evidence for a palaeo-subglacial lake on the Antarctic continental shelf. Nature Communications, 8, 15591, https://doi.org/10.1038/NCOMMS15591
Müller, Peter J; Schneider, Ralph R (1993): An automated leaching method for the determination of opal in sediments and particulate matter. Deep Sea Research Part I: Oceanographic Research Papers, 40(3), 425-444, https://doi.org/10.1016/0967-0637(93)90140-X
Niessen, Frank; Gebhardt, Andrea Catalina; Kuhn, Gerhard; Magens, Diana; Monien, Donata (2013): Porosity and density of the AND-1B sediment core, McMurdo Sound region, Antarctica: Field consolidation enhanced by grounded ice. Geosphere, 9(3), 489-509, https://doi.org/10.1130/GES00704.1
Funding:
German Research Foundation (DFG), grant/award no. 412785502: Glacial - Interglacial Changes in Dust Supply to the Pacific Southern Ocean
Coverage:
Latitude: -62.028000 * Longitude: -116.123000
Date/Time Start: 2001-03-19T18:34:00 * Date/Time End: 2001-03-19T20:01:00
Minimum DEPTH, sediment/rock: 0.015 m * Maximum DEPTH, sediment/rock: 22.815 m
Event(s):
PS58/270-5 * Latitude: -62.028000 * Longitude: -116.123000 * Date/Time Start: 2001-03-19T18:34:00 * Date/Time End: 2001-03-19T20:01:00 * Elevation: -4981.0 m * Recovery: 22.95 m * Location: Southeast Pacific * Campaign: ANT-XVIII/5a (PS58) * Basis: Polarstern * Method/Device: Piston corer (BGR type) (KL) * Comment: 23 core sections: 0-0.95, 0.95-1.95, 1.95-2.95, 2.95-3.97, 3.97-4.97, 4.97-5.97, 5.97-6.97, 6.97-7.97, 7.97-8.97, 8.97-9.97, 9.97-10.97, 10.97-11.97, 11.97-12.97, 12.97-13.95, 13.95-14.95, 14.95-15.95, 15.95-16.95, 16.95-17.95, 17.95-18.95, 18.95-19.95, 19.95-20.95, 21.95-22.95 m
Parameter(s):
| # | Name | Short Name | Unit | Principal Investigator | Method/Device | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Event label | Event | Kuhn, Gerhard | |||
| 2 | DEPTH, sediment/rock | Depth sed | m | Kuhn, Gerhard | Geocode | |
| 3 | Depth, top/min | Depth top | m | Kuhn, Gerhard | ||
| 4 | Depth, bottom/max | Depth bot | m | Kuhn, Gerhard | ||
| 5 | Water content, wet mass | Water wm | % | Kuhn, Gerhard | Calculated | dried, re-weight |
| 6 | Density | Density | g/cm3 | Kuhn, Gerhard | Pycnometer (Micromeritics) | |
| 7 | Density, wet bulk | WBD | g/cm3 | Kuhn, Gerhard | Calculated from mass/volume | Niessen et al. (2013); Kuhn et al. (2017) |
| 8 | Porosity | Poros | % vol | Kuhn, Gerhard | Calculated from mass/volume | Niessen et al. (2013); Kuhn et al. (2017) |
| 9 | Density, grain | Density grain | g/cm3 | Kuhn, Gerhard | Calculated from mass/volume | Niessen et al. (2013); Kuhn et al. (2017) |
| 10 | Density, dry bulk | DBD | g/cm3 | Kuhn, Gerhard | Calculated from mass/volume | Niessen et al. (2013); Kuhn et al. (2017) |
| 11 | Density, water-free | WFD | g/cm3 | Struve, Torben | Calculated after Geibert et al. (2019) | |
| 12 | Carbon, total | TC | % | Kuhn, Gerhard | Element analyser, LECO, CS-125 | measured after CaCO3 remooval with HCl |
| 13 | Opal, biogenic silica | bSiO2 | % | Kuhn, Gerhard | Opal, auto analysis (Müller & Schneider, 1993) | |
| 14 | Opal, biogenic silica | bSiO2 | % | Struve, Torben | Calculated, salt-corrected | Corrected for pore water salt (Kuhn, 2013) |
| 15 | Water content, wet mass | Water wm | % | Kuhn, Gerhard | Calculated, salt-corrected | Corrected for pore water salt (Kuhn, 2013) |
| 16 | Carbon, total | TC | % | Kuhn, Gerhard | Calculated, salt-corrected | Corrected for pore water salt (Kuhn, 2013) |
| 17 | Terrigenous | Terr | % | Struve, Torben | Calculated, salt-corrected | Subtracting biogenic opal and total carbon from 100 (carbonate = 0) |
| 18 | Salt content | Salt | % | Kuhn, Gerhard | Calculated | wt in dry sample; Calculated after Kuhn (2013) |
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Curation Level: Enhanced curation (CurationLevelC)
Size:
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