Stratigraphy, morphology and composition of sediments in deep basins of the eastern Mediterranean
Data set information
| Query EDMED |
| General | |
| Data holding centre | University of Trieste, Department of Earth Science, Oceanography and Meteorology |
| Country | Italy  |
| Time period | Cruises from 1973 to 1987 |
| Ongoing | No |
| Geographical area | Ionian Sea (1973 and 1976 cruises); Southern Aegean Sea (1981 and 1986 cruises); Levantine Sea - Gulf of Antalya, South of Cyprus (1983 and 1986 cruises); Levantine Sea - Offshore of Nile Delta (1986 and 1987 cruises) |
| Observations | |
| Parameters | Mineralogical composition |
| Instruments | Sediment traps |
| Description | |
| Summary | The research of marine geology in the studied zones of the eastern Mediterranean allowed the definition of local prevailing mechanisms of supply, dispersion and deposition of recent sediments. |
| Originators | University of Trieste, Department of Earth Science, Oceanography and Meteorology |
| Data web site | http://www.univ.trieste.it/~dipsgaem/frm_ricerca.htm |
| Availability | |
| Organisation | University of Trieste, Department of Earth Science, Oceanography and Meteorology |
| Availability | Academic |
| Contact | Institute Director (Institute Director) |
| Address | University of Trieste, Department of Geological, Environmental and Marine Sciences |
| Administration | |
| Collating centre | National Institute of Oceanography and Applied Geophysics - OGS, Division of Oceanography |
| Local identifier | OGS-EDMED-1 |
| Global identifier | 3984 |
| Last revised | 2001-03-06 |
