Fields in the EU-SEASED database Meta-data table
Name of field ** = Mandatory field)
Format or keyword list
Description
Internal code
9999999
Internal unique code automatically generated in the database
Sample id**
Free text
Id code within the data source holders system
Project**
EUMARSIN EUROCORE The database contains meta-data from 2 projects: EUMARSIN and EUROCORE.
Measuring area type**
Point Area Track To indicate if sampling at was carried out on one location, along a line or within an area.
Datum
Code from list of datums
For proper conversion from imported co-ordinates to the centrally used projection system (WGS 84) a Datum is needed. A datum represents a fixed array of parameters necessary in the conversion.
Gridtype
UTM GEO To indicate if a coordinate is in lat/long or UTM format.
Central meridian
E|W999.9
The central meridian is Necessary to convert UTM coordinates to lat/long co-ordinates.
Coordinates (decimal)**
for type GEO: N|S99.999999/E|W999.999999
Location of sampling station, track or area.
Sampling device**
Grab (Unknown Type) Addie-Ewing-Taaf Corer Air vibro corer Airlift counterflush corer Amdrill Corer Amon Grab Berthois Cone Boillot Dredge Box corer Camera mounted0 corer
Charcot Dredge Cone Penetration Test Device (CPT) Core Drilling (Unknown type) Corer (unknown nature) Corer (unknown type) Dart corer Diver hand taken sampler Dragueta AC underway sampler Dredge (Unknown Nature) Dredge (Unknown Type) Drilling (Unknown nature)
Drilling (Unknown type) Egg Grab Ekman Grab Electrical vibro corer Electro Corer with Rotation Table Endoume Dredge Epibenthic type Sanders et Hessler Dredge Flexo Drilling Free Fall Sampler Free-fall corer Gemini corer General Geotechnical Device (GTD) Geodoff mk2
Grab (Unknown Nature) Gravity corer Hammer corer Hamon Grab Hand-held corer Ice Wedge Corer IGBA Corer Kajak Corer Kastenlot corer Kogler Corer Kulleberg Corer + Heat Flow Langmuir Corer (Glass, Fragments) Lead and Line Sampler Limnos Corer Liner vibro corer Lister Dredge
Long Piston corer Low Tide Manual Sampling Lucas Sampler Grab Manual Drilling Mecabolier Corer Mounted Barge Corer Multi corer Niemistö corer Nodules Dredge Oil Drilling Okean Grab Orange Peel Bucket OSCOR drilling device
Other Sampling Device Petersen Grab Pilot Corer Piston corer PistonCorer Kullenberg Push-Sampler Corer (TMG) GeotechnicalModule Rallier Dredge Reinck boxcorer Rock dredge Rock drill Romanowswki Grab Sampling by Diver
Scripps box corer Sediment drill Sediment Trap Shipeck Grab Sipan Corer (Nodules) Smith MC Intyre Grab Soft Sediment Dredge (Unknown Nature) Stetson-Hill Rock Corer Straight flush wireline Submersible (undersea sampling) Trigger weight corer Trilflip vibro corer
TV Grab Unknown Usnel Corer Van Veen Grab Vibro corer Vibro Hammer Ville Rock Corer Warren Dredge
Instruments used to take samples or cores. The user can enter up to 5 different instruments per location.
Data source holder**
Netherlands Institute of Applied Geoscience-TNO Alfred Wegener Institute AWZ-WWK British Geological Survey Bundesamt für Seeschiffahrt und Hydrographie
Bundesanstalt Geow. und Rohst. Bureau de Recherche Géologique et Minières Denmark Greenland Geological Survey Fugro-Geoteam AS Geolab Nor A/S
Geological Survey of Belgium Geological Survey of Finland Geological Survey of Ireland Geological Survey of Norway Geological Survey of Sweden
GEOMAR GRC Geociencas Marinas Hydrographic Service Greek Navy Institute of Geology and Mineral Exploration Institute of Marine Biology
Instituto de Ciencias del Mar Instituto di Geologia Marina Instituto Español de Oceanografía Instituto Geologico e Mineiro
Instituto Technologico Geominero de Espana MARIS BV Ministerio Medio Ambiente Multiconsult - NOTEBY National Centre of Marine Research
NATO Saclant Undersea Research Centre Norwegian geotechnical institute Norwegian Petroleum Directorate Norwegian Polar Institute
Scandiaconsult AS Servizio Geologico Nazionale Sintef Petroleum Research Southampton Oceanography Centre Universita "Ca' Foscari"
Universita di Napoli Universita di Roma University of Bergen University of Patras University of Tromsø
The data source holder is the organisation/company that actually holds the samples/cores that are described in this record.
Sample state
Bagged subsamples only Other Sample exists Used up, no sample remaining An indiaction of the quality of samples/sub-samples
Sample storage condition
4 degree cold store Dry Frozen Other Partial core Refrigerated Room temperature, dry Room temperature, moisture sealed Stored in D-tubes
Sub-sampled Text information only Unknown Used-up, no core remaining
An indication of the way the sample/core has been stored.
Reference (50)
Free text
A reference number or code belonging to a sample core or location if differeent from sample id.
Objectives
Free text
Objectives of the sample/coring campaign.
Surface sample
Has a surface sample been taking
Sub-surface sample
Has a sub-surface sample been taken
Treatment
Lithological log Particle size analysis Textural classification Geochemical analysis Mineralogical analysis Organic analysis Other
Photo Sample description Soil profile/borehole description X-ray radiograph
Which treatments have been performed on the samples/cores. The user can enter up to 5 different treatments per location.
Monitoring site (50)
Free text
Description of the monitoring site
Measured parameters
Other Attenberg limits Carbonate content Compression Conductivity Density Magn. susc. Organic matter content
P-wave velocity Paleomagnetic parameters Permeability Shear strength Temperature Unit weight Water content
Parameters derived from tests on the samples/cores. The user can enter up to 5 different parameters per location.
Physiographic province
Continental shelf Abyssal hills Abyssal plain Archipelagic apron Aseismic oceanic rise or ridge Axial valley Beach Coastal lagoon
Continental rise Continental slope Delta or cone Estuary Fracture zone Harbor, shallow bay Inland fresh water lake Inner continental shelf
Insular rise Insular shelf Insular slope Lower continental slope Marginal plateau or borderland, deeper than 100 fms Marginal sea Mid-ocean canyon or channel
Oceanic plateau Other Outer continental shelf Ridge crest Ridge flank Saltwater inland lake Seamount or seamount province Small ocean basin
Submarine canyon Trench, continental margin Trench, insular Unspecified Upper continental slope
Indication of the physiographical province in which the sample/core was taken
Navigation system
BEARINGS Celestial navigation DECCA DGPS GPS LORAN OMEGA Other RADAR Transit satellite
Method of positioniong system used on board the vessel used in taking samples/cores
Sample length (m)
999.9
Length of the recovered core
Length coring device (m)
999.9
Length of the core barrel
Water depth (m)
9999.9
Water depth at the sampling location
Depth correction
Corrected Not-Corrected Unknown Indication if water depth correction has been applied.
Reference level (50)
Free text
Zero level of water depth measurement.
Sampling penetration (m)
999.9
How deep has the device penetrated into the sediment.
Sample diameter (cm)
999.9
Diameter of core
Start date yyyy-mm-dd
yyyymmdd
Start date of sampling/coring
End date yyyy-mm-dd
yyyymmdd
End date of sampling/coring
Project cruise name
Free text
Name of cruise/project during which the sample/core was taken
Vessel name
Free text
Name of the vessel from which sampling/coring was carried out.
Cruise report
Free text
Title of cruise report
Basal age
Free text
Age of the bottom of the core.
Sediment type
Free text
Summary of sediment type(s) in sample/core
Sample recovery
Free text
Indication of the sample recovery
Reference (50)
Free text
Title(s) of reference(s)/publication(s)/report(s)
Comments
Free text
Any further comment on the sample/core
