Archive of Geosample Data and Information from the Florida State University (FSU) Antarctic Marine Geology Research Facility (AMGRF)
The Antarctic Marine Geology Research Facility (AMGRF) operated by Florida State University
is a partner in the Index to Marine and Lacustrine Geological Samples (IMLGS) database,
contributing information to the IMLGS to help researchers discover geological samples
curated in their facility. The partner repository may also send related data, documents,
and imagery to NCEI for long-term archive, but the originating institution is the
definitive source of information related to their sample collection. The AMGRF maintains
a national repository for geological materials collected in polar regions. It is supported
by an operational grant from the National Science Foundation, Office of Polar Programs
(Grant Number 0838901). The Facility houses over 20,000 meters of deep-sea core sediment
and over 5,000 kg of dredge, trawl, and grab samples, the largest such Southern Ocean
collection in the world. These materials have been acquired from over 90 USAP research
vessel cruises. The Facility also houses and curates nearly 3,000 meters of rotary
cored geological material acquired by NSF supported drilling programs in the Antarctic.
- Cite as: Antarctic Marine Geology Research Facility (AMGRF) Florida State University (FSU). 1977: Archive of Geosample Data and Information from the Florida State University (FSU) Antarctic Marine Geology Research Facility (AMGRF). NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. doi:10.7289/V5RR1W7S [date of access].
- doi:10.7289/V5RR1W7S
- NCEI Metadata ID: gov.noaa.ngdc.mgg.geology:archived-data_ARFFSU-sample-repository
gov.noaa.ngdc.mgg.geology:archived-data_ARFFSU-sample-repository
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Ordering Instructions | Data are also available in other custom formats, including shapefiles on request. Contact NCEI for other distribution options and instructions. |
Distributor | NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information ncei.info@noaa.gov |
Dataset Point of Contact | NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information ncei.info@noaa.gov |
Dataset Point of Contact | Marine Geology Data Manager NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information geology.info@noaa.gov |
Coverage Description | Global ocean sea floor and lakebeds |
Time Period | 1962-01-01T00:00:00.000Z to Present |
Spatial Reference System | urn:ogc:def:crs:EPSG:4326 |
Spatial Bounding Box Coordinates |
West:-179.98300
East:180.00000
South:-88.36700
North:81.70500
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Data Presentation Form | Digital table - digital representation of facts or figures systematically displayed,
especially in columns |
Dataset Progress Status | Ongoing - data is continually being updated Historical archive - data has been stored in an offline storage facility |
Data Update Frequency | Irregular - The Curator contributes data to the NCEI archive and to the IMLGS as new samples are added to the AMGRF collection and/or as new sample data are available for public release. |
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The AMGRF sample collections are maintained in a single-story building designed to
process and store marine sediments. Most of the core storage area consists of a 500
square meter room kept at 2 degrees Celsius. A separate vault (50 square meters) provides
additional space for materials requiring frozen (-23 degrees C) storage. The Facility
houses over 20,000 meters of Antarctic and subantarctic marine geological core samples
and 3000 meters of rotary cored geological material. Additonal related data and information
are available directly from the contributing institution, which is the authoritative
and most current source of data and information related to their sample collection.
The IMLGS contains a subset of summary metadata from the institutional database.
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Purpose | The main purpose of the Antarctic Marine Geology Research Facility is to assure that geological samples are properly stored, described, preserved and available for use by qualified investigators from both inside and outside the institution. Data and information are archived at NCEI to promote public access to research results and to increase their discoverability via the IMLGS. |
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Theme keywords | Library of Congress Subject Headings
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Data Center keywords | Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Data Center Keywords
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Platform keywords | Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Platform Keywords
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Instrument keywords | Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Instrument Keywords
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Place keywords | Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Location Keywords
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Project keywords | Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Project Keywords
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Other Constraints | Cite as: Antarctic Marine Geology Research Facility (AMGRF) Florida State University (FSU). 1977: Archive of Geosample Data and Information from the Florida State University (FSU) Antarctic Marine Geology Research Facility (AMGRF). NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. doi:10.7289/V5RR1W7S [date of access]. |
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Lineage Statement | Data are received by NCEI on an intermittent basis from the repository. Incoming data are checked for adherence to controlled vocabularies, illegal data types in numeric fields, and out of range latitudes/longitudes. NCEI adds IGSNs/links to related resources, where known, and may perform cursory visual inspection of data for reasonableness, asking the originator for guidance on discrepancies. Preliminary processed data are placed in a test database for inspection by the originator, and iteratively corrected until the originator approves their publication to the production database. Data may also be updated/corrected at any time, at the originator's request. |
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Processing Environment | Native Dataset Environment: database tables with auxiliary text and PDF documents and digital imagery. |
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Last Modified: 2020-04-21
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