Records of Lead and Other Heavy Metal Inputs to Sediments of the Ala Wai Canal, Oahu, HI

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Four cores are given: G8, G8B, M21, and M3. For each core, a printable table file (*.PRN) and a spreadsheet (*.WK3) are provided. The file names reflect the sediment core ID. Documentation of techiques and context are provided in the bibliographic reference: De Carlo, Eric H. and Khalil J. Spencer, 1995, Records of Lead and Other Heavy Metal Inputs to Sediments of the Ala Wai Canal, O'ahu, Hawai'i, Pacific Science vol. 49, no. 4, p. 571-491.Project: Records of Lead and Other Heavy Metal Inputs to Sediments of the Ala Wai Canal, Oahu, HawaiiFunding: NSF (PI: P.Fryer, Young Scholars Program) and NOAA-UH Sea Grant College Program under institutional grant NA89AA-D-SG063 project R/ME-1PD to G.M.McMurty and E.H. DeCarloFiles in the data set:Tab-delimited Version Spreadsheet Version Core Date Longitude LatitudeG8BTAB.PRN G8BTAB.WK3 core G8B July 1992 157 49' 20'' W 21 16' 49'' NG8TAB.PRN G8TAB.WK3 core G8 July 1991 157 49' 20'' W 21 16' 49'' NM21TAB.PRN M21TAB.WK3 core M21 July 1991 157 49' 37'' W 21 17' 06'' NM3TAB.PRN M3.WK3 core M3 July 1991 157 50' 18'' W 21 17' 29'' N The data were sent to NCEI by Dr. Eric DeCarlo for distribution.
  • Cite as: DeCarlo, Eric and Kahlil Spencer. 1998: Records of Lead and Other Heavy Metal Inputs to Sediments of the Ala Wai Canal, Oahu, HI. First. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Accessed [date].
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Coverage Description Ala Wai Canal, Oahu, Hawaii
Time Period 1991-07-01 to 1992-07-31
Spatial Reference System urn:ogc:def:crs:EPSG:4326
Spatial Bounding Box Coordinates
West:-157.838
East:-157.822
South:21.28
North:21.291
Spatial Coverage Map
General Documentation
Associated Resources
Publication Dates
  • publication: 1998-01-21
  • revision: 1998-01-21
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.
Purpose environmental research
Use Limitations
  • Produced by the NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Not subject to copyright protection within the United States.
Dataset Citation
  • Cite as: DeCarlo, Eric and Kahlil Spencer. 1998: Records of Lead and Other Heavy Metal Inputs to Sediments of the Ala Wai Canal, Oahu, HI. First. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Accessed [date].
Cited Authors
  • DeCarlo, Eric
    University of Hawaii
  • Kahlil Spencer
    University of Hawaii
Publishers
  • NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information
Acknowledgments
  • Dr. Eric DeCarlo, University of Hawaii, funded by the NOAA SeaGrant Program.
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 > Sedimentation
  • Earth Science > Oceans > Marine Sediments > Sediment Chemistry
  • Earth Science > Oceans > Marine Environment Monitoring
  • Earth Science > Solid Earth > Rocks/Minerals/Crystals > Sediments
  • Earth Science > Solid Earth > Geochemistry
  • Earth Science > Solid Earth > Rocks/Minerals/Crystals > Major Elements
CIESIN Keyword Thesaurus
  • CIESIN > Environmental Protection > Resource Management
  • CIESIN > Environmental Protection > Environmental Monitoring
Data Center keywords Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Data Center Keywords
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  • 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 > Corers > Sediment Corers
Place keywords Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
  • United States > Hawaii > Honolulu > Oahu > Ala Wai Canal
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Location Keywords
  • Vertical Location >Sea Floor
  • Ocean > Pacific Ocean > CENTRAL PACIFIC OCEAN > HAWAIIAN ISLANDS
  • Ocean > Pacific Ocean > CENTRAL PACIFIC OCEAN
Project keywords Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Project Keywords
  • Unknown
  • ICSU-WDS > International Council for Science - World Data System
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Other Constraints Cite as: DeCarlo, Eric and Kahlil Spencer. 1998: Records of Lead and Other Heavy Metal Inputs to Sediments of the Ala Wai Canal, Oahu, HI. First. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Accessed [date].
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Platform
  • In Situ Ocean-based Platforms > SHIPS
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