Sediment Sample and Core Database
The data contained in this database corresponds to the radiochemical and chemical analysis for the sediment profile samples collected by AIMS' biogeochemistry team between 1988 and 2005. The collection spans different regions within Australia, Malaysia, Timor Leste and Timor Sea region, Papua New Guinea, China, Thailand and Indonesia. Samples were collected from offshore, coastal and river areas, using a variety of methods over the timeframe.
The data has contributed to studies in sediment mass balance in rivers, estuaries, deep water shelf and slopes to determine the environmental impact in tropical systems, nutrient budgets and dynamics. Research in both organic and inorganic carbon biomarkers and fluxes have developed carbon budget and carbon cycling dynamics for marine environments.
The databases includes sediment descriptions of samples, measurements for geochemical mass balance, and analysis for trace elements including Aluminium, Carbon and Nitrogen and calculated ratios of Aluminium/Calcium, Carbonate Carbon and in some locations Arsenic and suspended sediment. Radiochemical analysis of some sediment core samples and surface water samples for natural isotopes of radium.
Sampling equipment included Kasten Corer, Piston/Gravity Corer, Box Corer, Smith Macintyre Grab, Van Veen Grab, hand collection SCUBA, soil profile and Suspended Sediment samples, and sediment traps.
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Identification info
- Date (Revision)
- 2024-10-17T00:00:00
Publisher
Owner
- Website
- AIMS Web Site
- Website
- AIMS Web Site
- Credit
- Zagorskis, I. AIMS
- Credit
- Ellison, J. AIMS
- Credit
- Burns, K. AIMS
- Credit
- Wasson, R. AIMS
- Credit
- Brunskill, G. Australian Institute of Marine Science (AIMS), Australia.
- Credit
- Pfitzner, J. AIMS
- Status
- Completed
Principal investigator
Point of contact
- Temporal resolution
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- Topic category
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- Oceans
Extent
- Description
- Region 1
Extent
- Description
- Collective resources start and end dates
Temporal extent
- Time position
- 1988-01-01
- Time position
- 2005-12-01
- Maintenance and update frequency
- Not planned
- AODN Discovery Parameter Vocabulary
Resource constraints
- Use limitation
- All AIMS data, products and services are provided "as is" and AIMS does not warrant their fitness for a particular purpose or non-infringement. While AIMS has made every reasonable effort to ensure high quality of the data, products and services, to the extent permitted by law the data, products and services are provided without any warranties of any kind, either expressed or implied, including without limitation any implied warranties of title, merchantability, and fitness for a particular purpose or non-infringement. AIMS make no representation or warranty that the data, products and services are accurate, complete, reliable or current. To the extent permitted by law, AIMS exclude all liability to any person arising directly or indirectly from the use of the data, products and services.
- Access constraints
- Restricted
- Other constraints
- The data was collected under contract between AIMS and another party(s). Specific agreements for access and use of the data shall be negotiated separately. Contact the AIMS Data Centre (adc@aims.gov.au) for further information
Resource constraints
- Classification
- Unclassified
- Language
- English
- Character encoding
- UTF8
Content Information
- Content type
- Physical measurement
Identifier
- Code
- Uranium Sediment
Identifier
- Code
- NOx Sediment
Identifier
- Code
- Phosphorus Sediment
Identifier
Distribution Information
Distributor
Distributor
- OnLine resource
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Deposition, mineralization and storage of carbon and nitrogen in sediments, Great Barrier Reef
Deposition, mineralization and storage of carbon and nitrogen in sediments, Great Barrier Reef
- OnLine resource
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Sediment Mud Core Data
Sediment Mud Core Data
- OnLine resource
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Sediment Surface Grab data
Sediment Surface Grab data
- OnLine resource
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Using biomarkers to determine dispersion and cycling of organic matter from the Sepik River, Papua New Guinea
Using biomarkers to determine dispersion and cycling of organic matter from the Sepik River, Papua New Guinea
- OnLine resource
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Tracing carbon cycling in the Gulf of Papua, Papua New Guinea, using organic biomarkers
Tracing carbon cycling in the Gulf of Papua, Papua New Guinea, using organic biomarkers
- OnLine resource
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Sediment data from the Fly River Delta and Gulf of Papua, Papua New Guinea
Sediment data from the Fly River Delta and Gulf of Papua, Papua New Guinea
- OnLine resource
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Sediment Data, Herbert River, north Queensland: 1987 - 2002
Sediment Data, Herbert River, north Queensland: 1987 - 2002
Resource lineage
- Hierarchy level
- Dataset
- Maintenance and update frequency
- As needed
Metadata
- Metadata identifier
- 3f59270c-8498-45af-acae-dea53dd397e9
- Language
- English
- Character encoding
- UTF8
Point of contact
- Hours of service
- 0800 to 1640 UTC+10: Monday to Friday
Type of resource
- Resource scope
- Dataset
- Metadata linkage
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Point of truth URL of this metadata record
Point of truth URL of this metadata record
- Date info (Creation)
- 2018-05-01T00:00:00
- Date info (Revision)
- 2022-06-03T00:00:00
Metadata standard
- Title
- ISO 19115-3:2018