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Crustal Ages of the Ocean Floor - Poster

Entry ID: gov.noaa.ngdc.G01167

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Summary

Abstract: ABSTRACT: The Crustal Ages of the Ocean Floor Poster was created at NGDC using the Crustal Ages of the Ocean Floor database draped digitally over a relief of the ocean floor database. The Crustal Ages of the Ocean Floor database was created by a consortia of marine scientists including Dr. R. Dietmar Muller, Dept. of Geology and Geophysics, University of Sydney, Australia, Dr. Walter R. Roest, ... Geological Survey of Canada, Ottawa, Canada, Dr. Jean-Yves Royer, Lab. de Geodynamique, Villefranche Sur Mer, France, Dr. Lisa M. Gahagan, Institute for Geophysics, University of Texas, Austin, Texas, and Dr. John G. Sclater, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, La Jolla, California. This version of the age grid is based on the geomagnetic time scale of Cande and Kent (1995) for magnetic anomalies younger than chron 34 (83.5 Ma), and on the time scale from Gradstein et al, (1994) for older times. The grid node interval is 6 arc-minutes using a self- consistent set of global isochrons and associated plate reconstruction poles. The age of each grid node was determined by linear interpolation between adjacent isochrons in the direction of spreading. Ages for ocean floor between the oldest identified magnetic anomalies and continental crust were interpolated by estimating the ages of passive continental margin segments from geological data and published plate models. The gridded ages of the ocean floor are based on a digital set of isochrons. The isochrons are based on a large number of marine magnetic anomaly data, satellite altimetry data, and a self- consistent plate model. The finite rotation poles that the isochrons are based on and the references to the magnetic anomaly and fracture zone data are documented in the: University of Texas Institute for Geophysics Technical Report No. 117, 1992, "A global isochron chart" by J.-Y. Royer, R.D. Muller, L.M. Gahagan, L.A. Lawver, C.L. Mayes, D. Nurnberg, and J.G. Sclater. Digital age and error grids, files of continent-ocean boundaries and present day plate boundaries, a C-program to adapt the grid to new timescales, can be obtained from public ftp sites in North America and Australia.

CURRENTNESS REFERENCE: Publication Date

DATA SET CREATORS: Dr. R. Dietmar Muller, Dept. of Geology and GeophysicsUniversity of Sydney, AustraliaDr. Walter R. Roest, Geological Survey of Canada, Ottawa, CanadaDr. Jean-Yves Royer, Lab. de Geodynamique, Villefranche, Sur Mer FranceDr. Lisa M. Gahagan, Institute for Geophysics, Univ. of TexasDr. John G. Sclater, Scripps Institution of Oceanography

Purpose: PURPOSE: Research, Public Interest, Education

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Geographic Coverage

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Spatial coordinates

N: 90.0

S: -90.0

E: 180.0

W: -180.0

Data Set Citation

Dataset Originator/Creator: Please See Summary

Dataset Title: Crustal Ages of the Ocean Floor - Poster

Dataset Release Date: 1996

Dataset Release Place: Boulder, CO

Dataset Publisher: National Geophysical Data Center

Version: First

Online Resource: http://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/mgg/fliers/96mgg04.html

Temporal Coverage

Start Date: 1996-05-31

Stop Date: 1996-05-31

Science Keywords

OCEANS > BATHYMETRY/SEAFLOOR TOPOGRAPHY > SEAFLOOR TOPOGRAPHY

PALEOCLIMATE > OCEAN/LAKE RECORDS > PALEOMAGNETIC DATA

ISO Topic Category

CLIMATOLOGY/METEOROLOGY/ATMOSPHERE

ELEVATION

GEOSCIENTIFIC INFORMATION

OCEANS

Platform

DRILLING PLATFORMS

SHIPS

Instrument

CORING DEVICES

DREDGING DEVICES

MAGNETOMETERS

Project

ESIP > Earth Science Information Partners Program

Access Constraints ACCESS CONSTRAINTS: No Constraints

DISTRIBUTION LIABILITY: Disclaimer While every effort has been made to ensure that these data are accurate and reliable within the limits of the current state of the art, NOAA cannot assume liability for any damages caused by any errors or omissions in the data, nor as a result of the failure of the data to function on a particular system. NOAA makes no warranty, expressed or implied, nor does the fact of distribution constitute such a warranty.

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Use Constraints None

Ancillary Keywords

Ocean Crust

Geologic Age

Data Set Progress

COMPLETE

Data Center

National Geophysical Data Center, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce

Data Center URL: http://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/
Dataset ID: ______CRUSTAL_AGES ____

Data Center Personnel
Name: ROBIN R. WARNKEN Phone: 303 497-6338 Fax: 303 497-6513 Email: Robin.R.Warnken at noaa.gov Contact Address: NOAA/NESDIS/NGDC 325 Broadway City: Boulder Province or State: CO Postal Code: 80305-3328 Country: USA

Personnel

PETER W. SLOSS

Role: TECHNICAL CONTACT

Phone: 303-497-6119

Fax: 303-497-6513

Email: Peter.W.Sloss at noaa.gov

Contact Address:

National Geophysical Data Center

NOAA/NGDC E/GC3

325 Broadway

City: BOULDER

Province or State: CO

Postal Code: 80305-3328

Country: USA

ROBIN R. WARNKEN

Role: DIF AUTHOR

Phone: 303 497-6338

Fax: 303 497-6513

Email: Robin.R.Warnken at noaa.gov

Contact Address:

NOAA/NESDIS/NGDC

325 Broadway

City: Boulder

Province or State: CO

Postal Code: 80305-3328

Country: USA

Creation and Review Dates

DIF Creation Date: 2007-03-07

Last DIF Revision Date: 2011-03-11

Future DIF Review Date: 2011-06-01

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