The Scripps Institution of Oceanography compiled descriptions of sediment samples in the Alaskan Outer Continental Shelf area, funded through the NOAA Outer Continental Shelf Environmental Assessment Program (OCSEAP), with previous funding from the International Decade of Ocean Exploration (IDOE) by the National Science Foundation, as part of the SIO world sediment data bank. Descriptions and basic grain size analyses of 688 core, dredge, and grab samples from the Alaskan outer continental shelf are included, along with station and reference information. These data are in ASCII form. Nodule description data are for approximately 100 cores, 585 grabs, and 3 box cores from the Northern Pacific offshore Alaska. Data include lithology, percent CaCO3, constituents by grain size, organic material/fossils, ages, other features, and minerals. Station and inventory information are included. Headers in the data provide format information necessary to read the files, codes are translated in the references noted below. Bibliographic references to the data are included at the end of the file. The grain size data were too general for inclusion in the NGDC digital grain size database with other OCSEAP grain size analyses. They are available for direct download from NCEI's web site.
About this Dataset
| Title | Scripps Sediment Description File- OCSEAP Portion |
|---|---|
| Description | The Scripps Institution of Oceanography compiled descriptions of sediment samples in the Alaskan Outer Continental Shelf area, funded through the NOAA Outer Continental Shelf Environmental Assessment Program (OCSEAP), with previous funding from the International Decade of Ocean Exploration (IDOE) by the National Science Foundation, as part of the SIO world sediment data bank. Descriptions and basic grain size analyses of 688 core, dredge, and grab samples from the Alaskan outer continental shelf are included, along with station and reference information. These data are in ASCII form. Nodule description data are for approximately 100 cores, 585 grabs, and 3 box cores from the Northern Pacific offshore Alaska. Data include lithology, percent CaCO3, constituents by grain size, organic material/fossils, ages, other features, and minerals. Station and inventory information are included. Headers in the data provide format information necessary to read the files, codes are translated in the references noted below. Bibliographic references to the data are included at the end of the file. The grain size data were too general for inclusion in the NGDC digital grain size database with other OCSEAP grain size analyses. They are available for direct download from NCEI's web site. |
| Modified | 2025-11-19T16:00:51.264Z |
| Publisher Name | N/A |
| Contact | N/A |
| Keywords | IDOE > International Decade of Ocean Exploration , OCSEAP > Outer Continental Shelf Environmental Assessment Project , ICSU-WDS > International Council for Science - World Data System , OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT PROGRAM (OCSEAP) , OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT PROGRAM (OCSEAP) , Scientific archives , Electronic records , Oceanography , Ocean bottom , Geology , Submarine geology , Marine sediments , Marine geology , Sea-floor characteristics , Earth Science > Oceans > Marine Sediments , Earth Science > Paleoclimate > Ocean/Lake Records > Sediments , Earth Science > Oceans > Marine Sediments > Sediment Composition , Earth Science > Oceans > Marine Sediments > Sedimentary Textures , In Situ Ocean-based Platforms > Ships , In Situ/Laboratory Instruments > Corers > Coring Devices , In Situ/Laboratory Instruments > Samplers > Grabbers/Traps/Collectors > Grab Samplers , In Situ/Laboratory Instruments > Corers > Sediment Corers , CIESIN > Environmental Protection > Environmental Monitoring , 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 , Ocean > Pacific Ocean > NORTH PACIFIC OCEAN , Vertical Location >Sea Floor , geoscientificInformation , oceans |
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