The NGDC Seafloor Sediment Geotechnical Database

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The NGDC Seafloor Sediment Geotechnical Properties Database contains test engineering properties data coded by students at NGDC from primarily U.S. Naval Oceanographic Office laboratory reports, but also from data reports generated by NOAA's Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory (AOML). These files consist of very few reports coded at NGDC into the historic "074" format which was then incorporated into the historic "073" digital format for physical properties of sediments. Coding was a test case, and full scale development of the data file was never undertaken.
  • Cite as: National Geophysical Data Center.1976: The NGDC Seafloor Sediment Geotechnical Properties Database. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. doi:10.7289/V56Q1V55 [date of access]
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  • Web forms interface (search)
    view laboratory reports from which data were extracted for entry into the 073 format, and discover related non-digital data.
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  • Data files and documentation (download)
    Download all engineering properties data in the historic, fixed-field 073 data format with documentation.
Distribution Formats
  • Text (Version:UTF-8)
    • File Specification: American Standard Code for Information Interchange (ASCII) text format.
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Distributor NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information
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Dataset Point of Contact NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information
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Dataset Point of Contact Marine Geology Data Manager
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Coverage Description Global Ocean
Time Period 1956-01-01 to 2000-12-31
Spatial Reference System urn:ogc:def:crs:EPSG:4326
Spatial Bounding Box Coordinates
West:-176.045
East:172.075
South:-78.3667
North:81.0705
Spatial Coverage Map
General Documentation
  • Metadata Landing Page
    How to cite this data set (doi:10.7289/V56Q1V55), all access options, and complete documentation.
  • Related landing page
    Related database that shares the same format as the NGDC Seafloor Sediment Geotechnical Properties Database. National Geophysical Data Center (1976): The NGDC Seafloor Sediment Grain Size Database. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. doi:10.7289/V5G44N6W
Associated Resources
Publication Dates
  • publication: 1976-12-31
  • revision: 2000-12-31
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 - This is a historic, fixed-field format, no updates to this dataset are planned.
Supplemental Information
The 074 geotechnical data were later incorporated into the 073 grainsize format and only exist as discrete files in the 073 format, archived under the individual MGGID data sets from which the data were extracted.
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: National Geophysical Data Center.1976: The NGDC Seafloor Sediment Geotechnical Properties Database. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. doi:10.7289/V56Q1V55 [date of access]
Cited Authors
  • National Geophysical Data Center
Publishers
  • NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information
Acknowledgments
  • 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.
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 > Paleoclimate > Ocean/Lake Records > Sediments
  • Earth Science > Oceans > Marine Sediments > Geotechnical Properties
CIESIN Keyword Thesaurus
  • CIESIN > Environmental Protection > Environmental Monitoring
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 > Grabbers/Traps/Collectors > Grab Samplers
  • In Situ/Laboratory Instruments > Corers > Sediment Corers
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
  • BLM > Outer Continental Shelf Project
  • OCSEAP > Outer Continental Shelf Environmental Assessment Project
  • ICSU-WDS > International Council for Science - World Data System
Use Constraints
  • Use liability: NOAA and NCEI cannot provide any warranty as to the accuracy, reliability, or completeness of furnished data. Users assume responsibility to determine the usability of these data. The user is responsible for the results of any application of this data for other than its intended purpose.
  • While every effort has been made to ensure that these 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.
Access Constraints
  • Distribution liability: NOAA and NCEI make no warranty, expressed or implied, regarding these data, nor does the fact of distribution constitute such a warranty. NOAA and NCEI cannot assume liability for any damages caused by any errors or omissions in these data. If appropriate, NCEI can only certify that the data it distributes are an authentic copy of the records that were accepted for inclusion in the NCEI archives.
  • Access to this dataset is unrestricted, but no search/subset capability is provided by NGDC.
Other Constraints Cite as: National Geophysical Data Center.1976: The NGDC Seafloor Sediment Geotechnical Properties Database. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. doi:10.7289/V56Q1V55 [date of access]
Fees
  • In most cases, electronic downloads of the data are free. However, fees may apply for custom orders, data certifications, copies of analog materials, and data distribution on physical media.
Lineage information for:dataset
Lineage Statement Data were coded at NCEI from historic technical reports, primarily from the US Navy and NOAA/AOML.
Processing Environment Native Dataset Environment: ASCII text
Source Datasets
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Processing Steps
  • 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
Last Modified: 2020-04-21
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