Curators Index to Marine and Lacustrine Geological Samples database
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Summary
Abstract:
ABSTRACT: The Index to Marine and Lacustrine Geological Samples, also known as the Core Curators Database, contains inventory and basic lithology, texture, and age information for samples archived by approximately twenty oceanographic institutions and government agencies, in the U.S., Canada, the United Kingdom, and Germany. Most samples are available for further study, on request from the ... individual repository. Listings from the file include institutional contact information. Data are coded at the curatorial facility and include ship, cruise, sample id, latitude/longitude, water depth, date of sample collection, sampling device, storage method, core diameter/length and interval within core (if applicable), primary and secondary lithology and texture or rock type and mineralogy, other noted components, remarks and weathering notes, age, province, principal investigator, and descriptive comments. All samples include basic collection information, but not all samples have additional descriptors. The Index includes over 500,000 data records containing information for over 195,561 discrete sea floor and lakebed cores, grabs, dredges, and drill holes worldwide, as of December 1, 2011. The Index is searchable by any parameter or combination of parameters. The database was designed by representatives of the curatorial facilities in cooperation with NGDC through a series of meetings sponsored by the National Science Foundation (NSF), beginning in 1977, and NSF continues to support coding of data into the Index. The Index is fully searchable via a www-forms interface on Internet, or via an interactive map interface, both accessible through NGDC's Web site.
SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION: Quality control: Descriptions and metadata are created by the curating facility, which is responsible for the accuracy of the information. Coded entries are checked on receipt by the National Geophysical Data Center for gross errors in coded fields.
CURRENTNESS REFERENCE: ground condition
NATIVE: database tables
DATA SET CREATORS:
Curators of Marine and Lacustrine Geological Samples Consortium; Antarctic Marine Geologic Research Facility, Florida State University (ARFFSU); Integrated Ocean Drilling Program (DSDP, ODP, IODP); Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, Columbia University (LDEO); National Lacustrine Core Repository, University of Minnesota (LacCore); Oregon State University (OSU); Scripps Institution of Oceanography (SIO); University of Rhode Island (URI); US Geological Survey (USGSMP, USGSWH); Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI); British Ocean Sediment Core Research Facility (BOSCORF); Bedford Institute of Oceanography, Geological Survey of Canada (Canada); Byrd Polar Research Center Sediment Laboratory, Ohio State University (BPRC); University of Hawaii (SOEST)(inactive); University of Southern California (USC)(inactive); University of Wisconsin (U WISC)(inactive); Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences (RSMAS)(inactive); University of Texas Institute for Geophysics (UT)(inactive); University of Wisconsin (WISC)(inactive); Germany: IFM-GEOMAR and AWI (inactive); NOAA Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratories (AOML)(inactive); NOAA Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratories (PMEL)(inactive); NOAA National Geophysical Data Center (NGDC); National Science Foundation (NSF).
ISSUE IDENTIFICATION:
Index to Marine and Lacustrine Geological Samples Database or Core Curators Database
OTHER CITATION DETAILS:
This database is a collaboration between multiple institutions and government agencies, some of which are supported by the National Science Foundation to participate. The database is managed by NGDC on behalf of the curators' consortium of representatives from the institutions cited under data set creators. All data are created by and contributed by participating institutions. 
Purpose:
PURPOSE: Environmental and climate research aid. Designed to help researchers locate sea floor and lakebed geological samples for further analysis.
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Description:
Main search/download interface to the database
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Geographic Coverage
(Click for Interactive Map)
Spatial coordinates
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N: 90.0
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S: -78.58
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E: 180.0
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W: -180.0
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Data Set Citation
Dataset Originator/Creator:
Please See Summary
Dataset Title:
Curators Index to Marine and Lacustrine Geological Samples database
Dataset Series Name:
World Data Service for Geophysics, digital data set
Dataset Release Date:
1977
Dataset Release Place:
Boulder, CO
Dataset Publisher:
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.
Issue Identification:
Please See Summary
Data Presentation Form:
documentDigital imageDigital tableDigital
Other Citation Details:
Please See Summary
Online Resource:
http://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/mgg/curator/
Temporal Coverage
Start Date:
1885-04-01
Stop Date:
2010-09-02
Data Resolution
Latitude Resolution:
99.99999
Decimal degrees
Longitude Resolution:
999.99999
Decimal degrees
Access Constraints
ACCESS CONSTRAINTS: No Constraints
DISTRIBUTION LIABILITY: Disclaimer While every effort has been made to ensure that t hese 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.
CUSTOM ORDER PROCESS: Contact data center for information
Use Constraints
None
Data Set Progress
IN WORK
Distribution
Distribution Format:
Open Geospatial Consortium Web Map Service (WMS)
Fees:
free for online download
Distribution Format:
ASCII
Fees:
free for online download
Distribution Format:
Open Geospatial Consortium Web Feature Service (WFS)
Fees:
free for online download
Distribution Format:
Keyhole Markup Language (KML)
Fees:
free for online download
Personnel
Role:
TECHNICAL CONTACT
Role:
DIF AUTHOR
Phone:
(303) 497-6339
Fax:
(303) 497-6513
Email:
Carla.J.Moore at noaa.gov
Contact Address:
NOAA/NESDIS/NGDC
325 Broadway
City:
Boulder
Province or State:
CO
Postal Code:
80305-3328
Country:
USA
Publications/References
Mix, A., Conard, B., Broda, J., Carey, S., Firth, J., Janecek, T., Lotti-Bond, R., Moore, C., Norris, R., and D. Schnurrenberger. Curators of Sea Floor and Lakebed Samples Celebrate 25 Years of Service. EOS, Vol., 84, No. 20, 20 May 2003. (DOI: 10.1029/2003EO200005)
Moore, C.J. and R.E. Habermann, 2006, Core data stewardship: A long-term perspective. In, Rothwell, Guy, ed., New Techniques in Sediment Core Analysis, Geological Society of London Special Publication 267, pp. 241-251 (DOI: 10.1144/GSL.SP.2006.267.01.18).
Creation and Review Dates
DIF Creation Date:
2010-10-13
Last DIF Revision Date:
2011-12-02
Future DIF Review Date:
2011-10-12
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