IOS Deacon Laboratory Marine Chemistry Data (1975-)
Data set information
| Query EDMED |
| General | |
| Data holding centre | National Oceanography Centre (Southampton) |
| Country | United Kingdom  |
| Time period | From 1975 onwards |
| Ongoing | Yes |
| Geographical area | Primarily eastern North Atlantic, but also Southern Oceans, Indian Ocean, English Channel, Bay of Biscay |
| Observations | |
| Parameters | Carbonate chemistry in sediment pore waters; Dissolved oxygen parameters for sediments; Dissolved oxygen parameters in the water column; Trace metalloid and inorganic selenium concentrations in sediment pore water; Mineral chemistry; Metal concentrations in sediment pore waters; Dissolved metal concentrations in the water column; Nutrient concentrations in sediment pore waters; Nitrate concentration parameters in the water column; Organometallic and organometalloid species concentration parameters in sediments; Phosphate concentration parameters in the water column; Dissolved concentration parameters for other gases in the water column; Stable isotopes in sediment; Concentration of organic matter in sediments; Stable isotopes in water bodies; Dissolved trace metalloid and inorganic selenium concentrations in water bodies; Nitrogen concentrations in sediment; Dissolved organic carbon concentrations in sediment pore waters; Dissolved concentration parameters for other gases in sediment pore waters; Stable isotopes in sediment pore waters; Silicate concentration parameters in the water column; Carbon concentrations in sediment; Inorganic chemical composition of sediment or rocks |
| Instruments | Discrete water samplers; unconsolidated sediment corers; sediment porewater samplers; rock corers |
| Description | |
| Summary | Marine chemistry data have been collected on a variety of research cruises, primarily to the eastern North Atlantic, but also to the Indian Ocean, Southern Oceans, Bay of Biscay and English Channel. In addition to measuring dissolved oxygen, nutrient, trace element, isotope and dissolved gas concentrations in the water column, chemical analyses of the sediment and the pore water have also been carried out using a variety of corers and a pore water sampler to collect the data. Some geochronology work has also been undertaken. Nutrient data collected for the NERC North Sea Project were the responsibility of IOS Deacon Laboratory; these data are available through BODC. |
| Originators | National Oceanography Centre (Southampton) |
| Availability | |
| Organisation | National Oceanography Centre (Southampton) |
| Availability | By negotiation |
| Contact | Director |
| Address | National Oceanography Centre (Southampton) |
| Telephone | +44 23 8059 6666 |
| Administration | |
| Collating centre | British Oceanographic Data Centre |
| Local identifier | 1017020 |
| Global identifier | 276 |
| Last revised | 2009-11-30 |
