Scripps Institution of Oceanography Ferromanganese Nodule Analysis File - IDOE Portion

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The Scripps Institution of Oceanography (SIO) compiled data on the
geochemistry of marine ferromanganese nodules, funded by the U.S. National Science Foundation
(NSF), as part of the International Decade of Ocean Exploration (IDOE). Data were collected
under the Manganese Nodule (MNNOD) and Deep Ocean Mining Environmental Studies (DOMES) programs.
This SIO compilation includes data from 442 dredge and grab samples and 419 cores collected at
861 sea floor locations worldwide. Additional, non-IDOE, data compiled by SIO are not included.
Data were abstracted by SIO staff from the literature, and other sources, including personal
communications. The five files include data sources, latitude/longitude, sampling device, water depth,
nodule type, weight percentages of selected elements, and bibliographic references.
These data are also available as part of the NOAA and MMS marine minerals database and corresponding NOAA
and MMS Marine Minerals CDROM data set released by NOAA in 1992.
  • Cite as: Frazer, Jane and Fisk, Mary.1976: Scripps Institution of Oceanography Ferromanganese Nodule Analysis File - IDOE Portion. First. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. https://doi.org/10.7289/V5TB14TS. Accessed [date].
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Coverage Description The dataset is nearly global in extent.
Time Period 1950-01-01 to 1976-12-31
Spatial Reference System urn:ogc:def:crs:EPSG:4326
Spatial Bounding Box Coordinates
West:-179.716
East:179.883
South:-65.616
North:56.166
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General Documentation
  • Metadata Landing Page
    How to cite this data set (doi:10.7289/V5TB14TS), all access options, and complete documentation.
Associated Resources
  • Frazer, J.Z., Freelander, N.A., and D.L. Hawkins, 1978, Sediment Data Bank Coding Instructions: Scripps Institution of Oceanography Reference No. 78-9, University of California, 26 p.
  • Resource title not available.
    • Related geochemical data (doi:10.7289/V52Z13FT)
      Grant, J. Bruce, Moore, Carla J., Alameddin, George, Chen, Kuiying, and Mark Barton (1992). The NOAA and MMS Marine Minerals Geochemical Database. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. doi:10.7289/V52Z13FT
  • The NOAA and MMS Marine Minerals Bibliography
  • NCEI Marine Geology Data Archive
    • Parent Archive
      Information about the Marine Geology Data Archive at NCEI.
  • NOAA/NCEI Marine Geology WAF
Publication Dates
  • publication: 1976-10-31
  • revision: 1981-12-31
Edition First
Data Presentation Form Digital table - digital representation of facts or figures systematically displayed, especially in columns
Dataset Progress Status Complete - production of the data has been completed
Historical archive - data has been stored in an offline storage facility
Data Update Frequency Not planned - Completed data set, no additions planned.
Supplemental Information
Only the portion of the SIO database funded by IDOE is in this
archive.
Purpose Marine Minerals Research and Exploration
Use Limitations
  • Produced by the NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Not subject to copyright protection within the United States.
Dataset Citation
  • Cite as: Frazer, Jane and Fisk, Mary.1976: Scripps Institution of Oceanography Ferromanganese Nodule Analysis File - IDOE Portion. First. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. https://doi.org/10.7289/V5TB14TS. Accessed [date].
Cited Authors
  • Frazer, Jane
    Scripps Institution of Oceanography
  • Fisk, Mary
    Scripps Institution of Oceanography
Publishers
  • NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information
Acknowledgments
  • Cite as: Frazer, Jane and Mary Fisk (1981): Scripps Institution of Oceanography Ferromanganese Nodule Analysis File - IDOE Portion. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. doi:10.7289/V5TB14TS
Theme keywords Library of Congress Subject Headings
  • Scientific archives
  • Electronic records
  • Oceanography
  • Ocean bottom
  • Geology
  • Submarine geology
  • Marine sediments
SeaDataNet Common Vocabularies
  • Marine geology
USGS Science Topics
  • Sea-floor characteristics
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords
  • Earth Science > Oceans > Marine Sediments
  • Earth Science > Solid Earth > Rocks/Minerals/Crystals > Metals
  • Earth Science > Solid Earth > Rocks/Minerals/Crystals > Major Elements
  • Earth Science > Solid Earth > Rocks/Minerals/Crystals > Minor Elements
  • Earth Science > Solid Earth > Rocks/Minerals/Crystals > Trace Elements
  • Earth Science > Oceans > Marine Sediments > Sediment Chemistry
Data Center keywords Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Data Center Keywords
  • DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/NCEI > National Centers for Environmental Information, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce
  • DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/NGDC > National Geophysical Data Center, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce
Platform keywords Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Platform Keywords
  • In Situ Ocean-based Platforms > Ships
Instrument keywords Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Instrument Keywords
  • In Situ/Laboratory Instruments > Corers > Coring Devices
  • In Situ/Laboratory Instruments > Samplers > Dredging Devices
  • In Situ/Laboratory Instruments > Samplers > Grabbers/Traps/Collectors > Grab Samplers
Place keywords Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Location Keywords
  • Geographic Region > Global Ocean
  • Vertical Location >Sea Floor
Project keywords Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Project Keywords
  • DOMES > Deep Ocean Mining Environmental Study
  • IDOE > International Decade of Ocean Exploration
  • ICSU-WDS > International Council for Science - World Data System
NODC PROJECT NAMES THESAURUS
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Other Constraints Cite as: Frazer, Jane and Fisk, Mary.1976: Scripps Institution of Oceanography Ferromanganese Nodule Analysis File - IDOE Portion. First. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. https://doi.org/10.7289/V5TB14TS. Accessed [date].
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  • 2015-04-22T00:00:00 -NOAA created the National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) by merging NOAA's National Climatic Data Center (NCDC), National Geophysical Data Center (NGDC), and National Oceanographic Data Center (NODC), including the National Coastal Data Development Center (NCDDC), per the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015, Public Law 113-235. NCEI launched publicly on April 22, 2015.
Acquisition Information (collection)
Instrument
  • In Situ/Laboratory Instruments
Platform
  • In Situ Ocean-based Platforms > SHIPS
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