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Core Data and Photographs from the Deep Sea Drilling Project (DSDP)

Entry ID: gov.noaa.ngdc.G00993

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Summary

Abstract: ABSTRACT: The Deep Sea Drilling Project (DSDP) operated the D/V GLOMAR CHALLENGER from 1968-1983, drilling over 1,000 holes at 624 sites worldwide. The DSDP was funded by the US National Science Foundation and several foreign countries through the Joint Oceanographic Institutions for Deep Earth Sampling (JOIDES), and was operated by the Scripps Institution of Oceanography. The DSDP data management ... group at SIO compiled a full suite of computerized marine geological and geophysical data files before they were disbanded in 1987, at which time the data files were transferred to NGDC and to the Ocean Drilling Program at Texas A&M University for distribution.In 1989, with support from, and in cooperation with, the Joint Oceanographic Institutions, Inc., U.S. Science Support Program, NGDC produced two compact discs (CDROM) containing all computerized DSDP data. In 2000, all but the logging and geophysical data were re-released as 1 CD-ROM with an HTML interface. Data are available for free online download.In 2007, the Integrated Ocean Drilling Program (IODP) transferred digital images of all core photographs and closeup core photographs in their collection to NGDC for archive. Due to their volume, these data are not available online, but are archived and available on request. The photo collections consists of 17,635 high-resolution TIFF files, volume 553.34 gigabytes.

SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION: The original, 1989 DSDP CDROM set included two discs and access software developed by NGDC for DOS and Macintosh platforms. Disc I contained sediment and hard rock descriptive and analytical data, documentation files, and several summary and reference files. Disc II contained downhole logging in the Schlumberger LIS format, and underway geophysical data (bathymetry, magnetics, and navigation) in the MGD77 format - the borehole and geophysical data are not included in the current metadata record - they are described elsewhere. Not all data types are included for all legs. Data files on the discs include the following: Age profile, carbon-carbonate, core depth recovery, density-porosity, gamma ray attenuation porosity evaluator (GRAPE), hard rock major and minor element geochemistry, thin section and visual descriptions of hard rock samples, interstitial water chemistry paleomagnetism of sediment and hard rock samples, paleonotology (including 22 fossil groups), smear slide descriptions, sonic velocity, vane shear, visual core descriptions, and x-ray mineralogy. Logging data in the LIS format are included for Legs 1, 4, 5, 8, 46, 58, 50, 51, 60, 61, 63-71, 74-76, 78, 80-84, 87, 89, 95, and 96. Geophysical data consist of bathymetry, magnetics, and navigation for legs 4-96 (not all data types are available for all legs).Note: on Feb 22, 2006 latitude/longitude information was updated for LEG 001 Hole 2 to correct an error that was present since the files were first transferred to NGDC. ODP personnel certified the correction.

CURRENTNESS REFERENCE: Publication Date

NATIVE: ASCII text files, TIFF files

DATA SET CREATORS: Joint Oceanographic Institutions for Deep Earth SamplingDeep Sea Drilling Project (DSDP)Scripps Institution of OceanographyU.S. National Science FoundationNational Geophysical Data Center

DATA SET PUBLISHERS: US Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), NOAA Satellite and Information Service (NESDIS), National Geophysical Data Center (NGDC) and World Data Center for Marine Geology and Geophysics, Boulder.

Fees: free online download of ASCII data, contact data center for cost of offline TIFF images or CD-ROM

Purpose: PURPOSE: Environmental Research

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Geographic Coverage

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Spatial coordinates

N: 76.15

S: -77.44

E: 179.74

W: -178.5

Data Set Citation

Dataset Originator/Creator: UCAR/NCAR/CISL/DSS > Data Support Section, Scientific Computing Division, National Center for Atmospheric Research, University Corporation for Atmospheric Research

Dataset Title: Rand's Global Elevation and Depth Data

Dataset Publisher: UCAR/NCAR/CISL/DSS > Data Support Section, Scientific Computing Division, National Center for Atmospheric Research, University Corporation for Atmospheric Research

Online Resource: http://dss.ucar.edu/datasets/ds750.1/

Temporal Coverage

Start Date: 1992-10-14

Stop Date: 1993-03-05

Science Keywords

SPECTRAL/ENGINEERING > INFRARED WAVELENGTHS > INFRARED IMAGERY

SPECTRAL/ENGINEERING > VISIBLE WAVELENGTHS > VISIBLE IMAGERY

ISO Topic Category

CLIMATOLOGY/METEOROLOGY/ATMOSPHERE

Platform

SATELLITES

Project

ESIP > Earth Science Information Partners Program

Data Set Progress

COMPLETE

Originating Center

Data Center

Data Support Section, Computational and Information Systems Laboratory, National Center for Atmospheric Research, University Corporation for Atmospheric Research

Data Center URL: http://rda.ucar.edu/
Dataset ID: 745.0

Data Center Personnel
Name: RDA HELP DESK Phone: (303)-497-1231 Fax: (303)-497-1291 Email: dssweb at ucar.edu Contact Address: National Center for Atmospheric Research CISL/DSS P.O. Box 3000 City: Boulder Province or State: CO Postal Code: 80307 Country: U.S.A.

Distribution

Distribution Format: Binary

Personnel

BOB DATTORE

Role: DIF AUTHOR

Phone: (303)-497-1825

Fax: (303)-497-1291

Email: dattore at ucar.edu

Contact Address:

National Center for Atmospheric Research

CISL/DSS

P.O. Box 3000

City: Boulder

Province or State: CO

Postal Code: 80307

Country: U.S.A.

CHI-FAN SHIH

Role: TECHNICAL CONTACT

Phone: (303)-497-1833

Fax: (303)-497-1291

Email: chifan at ucar.edu

Contact Address:

National Center for Atmospheric Research

CISL/DSS

P.O. Box 3000

City: Boulder

Province or State: CO

Postal Code: 80307

Country: U.S.A.

Creation and Review Dates

DIF Creation Date: 2007-11-06

Last DIF Revision Date: 2007-11-06

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