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Deck41 Surficial Seafloor Sediment Description Database

Published by NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information | National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce | Metadata Last Checked: January 27, 2026 | Last Modified: 1976-07-06T00:00:00.000+00:00
Deck41 is a digital summary of surficial sediment composition for 36,401 seafloor samples worldwide. Data include collecting source, ship, cruise, sample id, latitude/longitude, date of collection, water depth, sampling device, dominant lithology, secondary lithology, and a brief description of the surficial sediment at the location. Descriptions were abstracted largely from unpublished laboratory reports and core log sheets contributed to the National Oceanographic Data Center prior to 1975. Descriptions were assigned by Ms. Susie Bershad,and Dr. Martin Weiss of the Marine Geology and Geophysics Branch of NODC, which was transferred to the National Geophysical Data Center (NGDC) in 1976, at which time compilation ceased. Data are free for online search and download.

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  • All originator's data files and documentation

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  • Web forms interface

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  • Marine geology metadata records.

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Unknown ICSU-WDS > International Council for Science - World Data System Scientific archives Electronic records Oceanography Ocean bottom Geology Submarine geology Marine sediments Marine geology Sea-floor characteristics Earth Science > Oceans > Coastal Processes > Sedimentation Earth Science > Oceans > Marine Sediments Earth Science > Oceans > Marine Sediments > Sediment Composition Earth Science > Oceans > Marine Sediments > Sedimentary Textures Earth Science > Paleoclimate > Ocean/Lake Records > Sediments Earth Science > Solid Earth > Rocks/Minerals/Crystals > Sediments In Situ Ocean-based Platforms > Ships In Situ/Laboratory Instruments > Corers > Coring Devices In Situ/Laboratory Instruments > Samplers > Dredging Devices In Situ/Laboratory Instruments > Samplers > Grabbers/Traps/Collectors > Grab Samplers 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

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identifier gov.noaa.ngdc.mgg.geology:G02094
isPartOf NCEI Marine Geology Data Archive
issued 1976-07-06T00:00:00.000+00:00
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  "ICSU-WDS > International Council for Science - World Data System",
  "Scientific archives",
  "Electronic records",
  "Oceanography",
  "Ocean bottom",
  "Geology",
  "Submarine geology",
  "Marine sediments",
  "Marine geology",
  "Sea-floor characteristics",
  "Earth Science > Oceans > Coastal Processes > Sedimentation",
  "Earth Science > Oceans > Marine Sediments",
  "Earth Science > Oceans > Marine Sediments > Sediment Composition",
  "Earth Science > Oceans > Marine Sediments > Sedimentary Textures",
  "Earth Science > Paleoclimate > Ocean/Lake Records > Sediments",
  "Earth Science > Solid Earth > Rocks/Minerals/Crystals > Sediments",
  "In Situ Ocean-based Platforms > Ships",
  "In Situ/Laboratory Instruments > Corers > Coring Devices",
  "In Situ/Laboratory Instruments > Samplers > Dredging Devices",
  "In Situ/Laboratory Instruments > Samplers > Grabbers/Traps/Collectors > Grab Samplers",
  "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"
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language 
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license https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/
modified 1976-07-06T00:00:00.000+00:00
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rights otherRestrictions, otherRestrictions, unclassified
spatial 180.0,-79.667,-180.0,81.983
temporal 1837-09-12T00:00:00+00:00/1968-01-18T00:00:00+00:00
title Deck41 Surficial Seafloor Sediment Description Database

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