Texture of sediments on the shelf off Murcia (SE Spain)
Data set information
| Query EDMED |
| General | |
| Data holding centre | IEO-CSIC, Spanish Oceanographic Institute |
| Country | Spain  |
| Time period | From 1 to 30 September 1978 |
| Ongoing | No |
| Geographical area | Murcia Basin and Mazarron Escarpment |
| Observations | |
| Parameters | Sediment grain size parameters |
| Description | |
| Summary | The samples of upper sediments were taken on the internal shelf on board the R/V 'Cornide de Saavedra'. Granulometric studies have been carried out on the sand fraction, while lime+mud are expressed as a total percentage. A total of 47 stations were sampled by the Spanish Institute of Oceanography. The location of the stations is extremely precise, using radiopositioning systems. |
| Originators | IEO-CSIC, Malaga Oceanographic Centre |
| Availability | |
| Organisation | IEO-CSIC, Spanish Oceanographic Institute |
| Availability | Unrestricted |
| Contact | Alvaro Fernandez (Director) |
| Address | IEO-CSIC, Spanish Oceanographic Institute |
| Telephone | +34 91 5974443 |
| Facsimile | +34 915 974770 |
| director@md.ieo.es | |
| Administration | |
| Collating centre | IEO-CSIC, Spanish Oceanographic Institute |
| Local identifier | 8036078 |
| Global identifier | 2727 |
| Last revised | 2009-01-12 |
