Geological samples collected as part of the U.S. Extended Continental Shelf (ECS) Project are curated by the U.S. Geological Survey, a partner in the ECS Project.
To date, dredges and cores have been collected from the Arctic Ocean floor, and small sediment samples have also been collected from the Bering Sea.
According to ECS policy, application can be made by qualified researchers to the ECS Samples Curator to obtain portions of these samples for study.
Related sample data, information, and images generated at sea, during ECS post-cruise working parties, and other research results
are available for public access via the ECS Information Management System (ECS IMS) website maintained by NOAA's NCEI.
Both ECS samples and related data are searchable through the Index to Marine and Lacustrine Geological Samples (IMLGS) database maintained by NCEI.
About this Dataset
| Title | Archive of Geosample Data and Information from the U.S. Extended Continental Shelf (ECS) Project. |
|---|---|
| Description | Geological samples collected as part of the U.S. Extended Continental Shelf (ECS) Project are curated by the U.S. Geological Survey, a partner in the ECS Project. To date, dredges and cores have been collected from the Arctic Ocean floor, and small sediment samples have also been collected from the Bering Sea. According to ECS policy, application can be made by qualified researchers to the ECS Samples Curator to obtain portions of these samples for study. Related sample data, information, and images generated at sea, during ECS post-cruise working parties, and other research results are available for public access via the ECS Information Management System (ECS IMS) website maintained by NOAA's NCEI. Both ECS samples and related data are searchable through the Index to Marine and Lacustrine Geological Samples (IMLGS) database maintained by NCEI. |
| Modified | 2025-11-19T16:00:21.160Z |
| Publisher Name | N/A |
| Contact | N/A |
| Keywords | Databases , Scientific archives , Electronic records , Ocean bottom , Geology , Submarine geology , Marine sediments , Marine geology , Rock and sediment lithology and mineralogy , Sea-floor characteristics , Earth Science > Oceans > Marine Sediments , Earth Science > Oceans > Marine Sediments > Sediment Composition , In Situ Ocean-based Platforms > Ships , In Situ/Laboratory Instruments > Samplers > Dredging Devices , In Situ/Laboratory Instruments > Corers > Coring Devices , In Situ/Laboratory Instruments > Corers > Sediment Corers , IMLGS , DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/NCEI > National Centers for Environmental Information, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce , DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/NGDC > National Geophysical Data Center, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce , Geographic Region > Global Ocean , Vertical Location >Sea Floor , Ocean > Arctic Ocean , geoscientificInformation , oceans |
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