Abstract

This dataset contains Bulk Density/Porewater of sediment cores collected aboard R/V Weatherbird II cruise WB-0517 in the Gulf of Mexico from 2017-05-11 to 2017-05-23. Twelve sites were sampled using a multi-corer between 316 and 1670 m depth around northwest Cuba. The dataset contains the location, date, water depth, core ID, and top depth of interval (mm), bottom depth of interval (mm), average depth of interval (mm), wet weight (g), dry weight (g), sample volume (cm3), bulk density (g/cm3), and % pore water. Measurement of sediment sample wet weight (g) and dry weight (g) for core sub-samples at 2mm sampling intervals for “surficial unit” and 5mm sampling resolution intervals to the base of cores. Bulk density is the dry weight per sampling volume expressed as g/cm3 and is utilized in the calculation of Mass Accumulation Rates (MAR’s). The cruise documentation was provided for the R/V Weatherbird II cruise WB-0517, led by chief scientists, Dr. David Hollander and Dr. Steve Murawski. This dataset supports the publications: Armenteros, M., Schwing, P. T., Larson, R. A., Díaz-Asencio, M., Martínez-Suárez, A., Fernández-Garcés, R., … Brooks, G. R. (2019). Geochemical and Faunal Characterization in the Sediments off the Cuban North and Northwest Coast. Scenarios and Responses to Future Deep Oil Spills, 147–159. doi:10.1007/978-3-030-12963-7_9; and Brooks, G. R., Larson, R. A., Schwing, P. T., Diercks, A. R., Armenteros, M., Diaz-Asencio, M., … Hollander, D. J. (2019). Gulf of Mexico (GoM) Bottom Sediments and Depositional Processes: A Baseline for Future Oil Spills. Scenarios and Responses to Future Deep Oil Spills, 75–95. doi:10.1007/978-3-030-12963-7_5.

Comments

Data and metadata is made available by the Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative Information and Data Cooperative (GRIIDC) through a CC0 license in compliance with the Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative (GoMRI). The original dataset landing pages may be accessed at GRIIDC’s dataset monitoring webpage.

Data users are encouraged to contact the originating investigator prior to data use and provide appropriate credit.

Purpose

Determine the dry bulk density for use in the calculation of Mass Accumulation Rates (MAR’s).

Keywords

Sediment Core, Bulk Density

UDI

R6.x805.000:0037

Date

7-19-2019

Point of Contact

Brooks, Gregg
Eckerd College
College of Marine Science
Natural Sciences Collegium Sheen Science Center, SHA-102
St. Petersburg , FL 33711
USA
brooksgr@eckerd.edu

Funding Source

RFP-VI

Start of Data Collection

May 2017

End of Data Collection

May 2017

DOI

https://doi.org/10.7266/n7-4pg2-4755

Rights Information

Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Public Domain Dedication 1.0 License.

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