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  Total organic carbon content of North Sea surface sediments

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This map shows the total organic carbon content (TOC) of surface sediments in the North Sea. It was produced by interpolation of legacy data from more than 3000 samples collected between 1960 and 2014. The distribution of this map allows the user to visualize an important marine habitat characteristic and to exploit the dataset for ecological and biogeochemical modelling.

abstract:

Weight percent total organic carbon (TOC) is one of the most commonly used descriptors for marine sediments. It is used to judge primary productivity of the overlying water column and refers to the amount of organic matter preserved within sediment. TOC has a major influence on biogeochemical processes occurring in sediments, including the regulation of the behavior of the other chemical species such as metals and organic pollutants. Therefore, determination of TOC is an essential component of environmental characterization analysis.This map conveys information on the weight percent TOC of seabed sediments in the North Sea. It has been produced with multivariate geostatistics (external drift kriging) using the percentage mud content as a trend variable. The underlying data set is a compilation of over 3,000 sediment samples from many national and European surveys conducted between 1960 and 2014. Due to the vintage of some samples in the database, users are advised to consider the dynamic nature of the seafloor when using the data and when creating derived surrogate based habitat maps. Also, due to the diversity of sources for the point data, users should be aware of the differing methods by which the TOC analyses were conducted. As a consequence, map confidence is not necessarily uniform and thus areas not always comparable, even though the interpolation surface may look continuous.

 
Citation proposal
Dr. Frank-Detlef Bockelmann (Helmholtz-Zentrum Geesthacht, Zentrum für Material- und Küstenforschung GmbH). Total organic carbon content of North Sea surface sediments. https://gdk.gdi-de.org/geonetwork/srv/api/records/de.dkrz.wdcc.iso3565253
 

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Total organic carbon content of North Sea surface sediments
Date ( Creation )
2017-11-13
Identifier
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Identifier
doi:10.1594/WDCC/coastMap_Substrate_TOC / Total organic carbon content of North Sea surface sediments

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Helmholtz-Zentrum Geesthacht, Zentrum für Material- und Küstenforschung GmbH - Dr. Frank-Detlef Bockelmann  

  Originator

Center for Earth System Research and Sustainability, University of Hamburg - Prof. Dr. Kay-Christian Emeis  
Website
http://www.cen.uni-hamburg.de/  

  Originator

Helmholtz-Zentrum Geesthacht, Zentrum für Material- und Küstenforschung GmbH - Dr. Frank-Detlef Bockelmann  
Other citation details
doi:10.1594/WDCC/coastMap_Substrate_TOC

  Author

Helmholtz-Zentrum Geesthacht, Zentrum für Material- und Küstenforschung GmbH - Dr. Frank-Detlef Bockelmann  

  Point of contact

Helmholtz-Zentrum Geesthacht, Zentrum für Material- und Küstenforschung GmbH - Dipl.-Geogr. Ulrike Kleeberg  
Keywords ( Theme )
  • seafloor conditions
Keywords ( Theme )
  • geodata
Metadata language
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Begin date
1960-01-01
End date
2014-12-31
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OnLine resource
http://doi.org/doi:10.1594/WDCC/coastMap_Substrate_TOC  
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Hierarchy level name
coastMap_Substrate_TOC
Date stamp
2022-04-25T04:32:06
Metadata standard name
ISO 19115
Metadata standard version
ISO 19139 / DKRZ ISO Simple Profile V1.0

  Author

Helmholtz-Zentrum Geesthacht, Zentrum für Material- und Küstenforschung GmbH - Dr. Frank-Detlef Bockelmann  

  Point of contact

Helmholtz-Zentrum Geesthacht, Zentrum für Material- und Küstenforschung GmbH - Dipl.-Geogr. Ulrike Kleeberg  

  Originator

Helmholtz-Zentrum Geesthacht, Zentrum für Material- und Küstenforschung GmbH - Dr. Frank-Detlef Bockelmann  

  Originator

Center for Earth System Research and Sustainability, University of Hamburg - Prof. Dr. Kay-Christian Emeis  
Website
http://www.cen.uni-hamburg.de/  

  Originator

Helmholtz-Zentrum Geesthacht, Zentrum für Material- und Küstenforschung GmbH - Dr. Frank-Detlef Bockelmann  
Dataset URI
http://doi.org/doi:10.1594/WDCC/coastMap_Substrate_TOC
 
 

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