PARTICULATE FLUX DATA FROM SEDIMENT TRAPS ATLANTIC & PACIFIC
Data set information
| Query EDMED |
| General | |
| Data holding centre | Ifremer, Deep Environment Laboratory |
| Country | France  |
| Time period | 1984 onwards |
| Ongoing | Yes |
| Geographical area | Atlantique Nord-Est, Pacifique Est, Méditerranée occidentale, zones hydrothermales des Açores |
| Observations | |
| Parameters | Sedimentation flux quantification in the water column; Sedimentation flux of carbon, nitrogen or organic matter in the water column |
| Instruments | Sediment traps |
| Description | |
| Summary | Particulate flux data from sediment traps in the North-East Atlantic (Bay of Biscay), Tropical Atlantic, East Pacific., Western Mediterranean Sea, Azores hydrothermal area |
| Originators | Ifremer, Deep Environment Laboratory |
| References | Khripounoff A, Vangriesheim A, Crassous P, Segonzac M, Colaço A, Desbruyères D (2001) Particle flux in the Rainbow hydrothermal vent field (Mid-Atlantic Ridge): Dynamics, mineral and biological composition., Journal of Marine Research, 2001, 59,633-656; Khripounoff A, Vangriesheim A, Babonneau N, Crassous P, Dennielou B, Savoye B (2003) Direct observation of intense turbidity current activity in the Zaire submarine valley at 4000m water depth., Marine Geology, 2003, 194,151-158 |
| Data web site | http://www.ifremer.fr/isi/biocean/ |
| Availability | |
| Organisation | Ifremer, Deep Environment Laboratory |
| Availability | By negotiation |
| Contact | KHRIPOUNOFF Alexis |
| Address | Ifremer, Deep Environment Laboratory |
| Telephone | +33(0)2 98.22.43.02 |
| Facsimile | +33 (0)2 98.22.47.57 |
| alexis.khripounoff@ifremer.fr | |
| Administration | |
| Collating centre | Ifremer, Scientific Information Systems for the sea |
| Local identifier | EPTRAP |
| Global identifier | 4698 |
| Last revised | 2011-01-13 |
