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Archive of Geosample Data and Information from the NOAA Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratories (AOML).

Published by NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information | National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce | Metadata Last Checked: January 27, 2026 | Last Modified: 2006-08-25T00:00:00.000+00:00
The U.S. Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Atlantic Oceanograpic and Meteorological Laboratories (AOML) formerly operated a geosample repository which stored ocean floor cores and grabs collected during their marine geology research activities. The repository housed 968 cores, grabs, and suspended sediment samples from multiple cruises of the ships Ferrel and Researcher collected from 1974 through 1981. The AOML repository was decommissioned and samples previously curated by AOML are no longer available for study. Prior to closing the repository, AOML coded and sent data and information related to their sample collection to NCEI (formerly NGDC) for long-term archive, and for discoverability via the Index to Marine and Lacustrine Geological Samples (IMLGS) database.

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Databases Scientific archives Electronic records Oceanography Ocean bottom Geology Submarine geology Marine sediments Marine geology Rock and sediment lithology and mineralogy Sea-floor characteristics Earth Science > Oceans > Marine Sediments Earth Science > Oceans > Marine Sediments > Sediment Composition Earth Science > Paleoclimate > Ocean/Lake Records > Sediments In Situ Ocean-based Platforms > Ships In Situ/Laboratory Instruments > Corers > Coring Devices In Situ/Laboratory Instruments > Samplers > Grabbers/Traps/Collectors > Grab Samplers In Situ/Laboratory Instruments > Corers > Sediment Corers IMLGS ICSU-WDS > International Council for Science - World Data System 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 Geographic Region > Global Ocean Vertical Location >Sea Floor Ocean > Atlantic Ocean

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isPartOf AOML
issued 1977-12-31T00:00:00.000+00:00
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                                            [
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  "Scientific archives",
  "Electronic records",
  "Oceanography",
  "Ocean bottom",
  "Geology",
  "Submarine geology",
  "Marine sediments",
  "Marine geology",
  "Rock and sediment lithology and mineralogy",
  "Sea-floor characteristics",
  "Earth Science > Oceans > Marine Sediments",
  "Earth Science > Oceans > Marine Sediments > Sediment Composition",
  "Earth Science > Paleoclimate > Ocean/Lake Records >
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  "In Situ Ocean-based Platforms > Ships",
  "In Situ/Laboratory Instruments > Corers > Coring Devices",
  "In Situ/Laboratory Instruments > Samplers > Grabbers/Traps/Collectors > Grab Samplers",
  "In Situ/Laboratory Instruments > Corers > Sediment Corers",
  "IMLGS",
  "ICSU-WDS > International Council for Science - World Data System",
  "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",
  "Geographic Region > Global Ocean",
  "Vertical Location >Sea Floor",
  "Ocean > Atlantic Ocean"
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                                            []
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modified 2006-08-25T00:00:00.000+00:00
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temporal 1974-03-19T00:00:00+00:00/1981-08-31T00:00:00+00:00
title Archive of Geosample Data and Information from the NOAA Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratories (AOML).

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