SEDDATA, data on unconsolidated sediments of the Portuguese continental margin (1989-92)
Data set information
| Query EDMED |
| General | |
| Data holding centre | University of Lisbon, National Museum of Natural History (DISEPLA Group) |
| Country | Portugal  |
| Time period | From 1989 to 1992 |
| Ongoing | No |
| Geographical area | Portuguese continental margin |
| Observations | |
| Parameters | Sea level; Mineralogical composition; Sediment grain size parameters; Sediment water content, porosity and surface area; Geological sample density; Coastal geomorphology |
| Instruments | Sea level recorders; optical microscopes; sediment settling tubes |
| Description | |
| Summary | Data are used to map the distributions of the shelf and slope unconsolidated cover, allowing the detection of different regional and local sedimentary deposits. At the same time these data enable the monitoring of the present evolution of some coastal stretches. Relationships between the different data in the database provide good support for studying the present and past sedimentary dynamics of the Portuguese margin. |
| Originators | University of Lisbon, National Museum of Natural History (DISEPLA Group) |
| Availability | |
| Organisation | University of Lisbon, National Museum of Natural History (DISEPLA Group) |
| Availability | Unrestricted |
| Contact | Prof. Galopim de Carvalho |
| Address | University of Lisbon, National Museum of Natural History (DISEPLA Group) |
| Telephone | +351 213921800 |
| Facsimile | +351 213970882 |
| jb@fc.ul.pt | |
| Administration | |
| Collating centre | Hydrographic Institute |
| Local identifier | 15016001 |
| Global identifier | 2217 |
| Last revised | 2010-05-04 |
