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A Hypercube of Deep Sea Drilling Project (DSDP) Marine Geological and Geophysical Data

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Dr. Christopher Jenkins of the University of Colorado Institute for Arctic and Alpine Research (INSTAAR), produced this data hypercube derived from the prime data (exclusive of G.R.A.P.E. and logging data) of the Deep Sea Drilling Project (DSDP). The Deep-Sea Drilling Project legacy data on the lithologies and physical properties of core recoveries is reprocessed into a uniformly formatted, integrated dataset which can be worked on in a wide range of software applications for query, analysis, mapping and visualization. The goal is to create a dataset which is able to be used efficiently across many science disciplines, especially in the fields of global change, ocean management and earth sciences research. The hypercube data model allows scientists and others to easily comprehend and work with the data layout and content. The integration has employed methods of standardization, linguistic parsing, error trapping, uncertainty analysis, and presentation that have developed and been validated over a decade of use in dbSEABED, for marine ecology, resources, engineering, research and survey. Nevertheless integration of the DSDP dataset has been challenging, not all the DSDP data could be treated successfully.
  • Cite as: Jenkins, Christopher; Haxby, W and W. Ryan. 2000: A Hypercube of Deep Sea Drilling Project (DSDP) Marine Geological and Geophysical Data. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. https://doi.org/10.7289/V5057CV7. Accessed [date].
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  • Data files (download)
    Download complete hypercube, all formats, and documentation in a compressed tar file (tar.gz).
Distribution Formats
  • ASCII (Version: UTF-8)
    • File Specification: American Standard Code for Information Interchange (ASCII) text format.
  • Shapefile (Version: unknown)
    • File Specification: ArcMAP/ArcSCENE shapefiles, both geographic XYZ and geologic time XYT coordinates
  • KML (Version: 2)
    • File Specification: Keyhole Markup Language (KML)
  • MS Access (Version: unknown)
    • File Specification: Microsoft Access Database Files
  • tar.gz (Version: unknown)
    • File Specification: compressed tape archive (tar) file
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Distributor NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information
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Dataset Point of Contact NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information
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Dataset Point of Contact Marine Geology Data Manager
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Coverage Description Global sea floor - sparse locations
Time Period 2000-12-31 to 2000-12-31
Spatial Reference System urn:ogc:def:crs:EPSG:4326
Spatial Bounding Box Coordinates
West: -178.5
East: 179.7380
South: -77.4420
North: 76.15000
Spatial Coverage Map
General Documentation
  • Metadata Landing Page
    How to cite this data set (doi:10.7289/V5057CV7), all access options, and complete documentation.
  • Documentation
    PDF file containing information about the database including more technical information, full documentation, and references.
Associated Resources
  • A Data Hypercube of the DSDP Legacy Data
  • Archive of Core and Site/Hole Data and Photographs from the Deep Sea Drilling Project (DSDP)
  • NCEI Marine Geology Data Archive
    • Parent Archive
      Information about the Marine Geology Data Archive at NCEI.
  • NOAA/NCEI Marine Geology WAF
Publication Dates
  • publication: 2000-01-01
  • revision: 2000-01-01
Edition First
Data Presentation Form Digital table - digital representation of facts or figures systematically displayed, especially in columns
Dataset Progress Status Complete - production of the data has been completed
Historical archive - data has been stored in an offline storage facility
Data Update Frequency Not planned - No updates are planned, but updates will be made if supplied by the contributor.
Purpose Scientific Research
Use Limitations
  • Produced by the NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Not subject to copyright protection within the United States.
Dataset Citation
  • Cite as: Jenkins, Christopher; Haxby, W and W. Ryan. 2000: A Hypercube of Deep Sea Drilling Project (DSDP) Marine Geological and Geophysical Data. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. https://doi.org/10.7289/V5057CV7. Accessed [date].
Cited Authors
  • Jenkins, Christopher
    Institute for Arctic and Alpine Research, University of Colorado
  • Haxby, W
    Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, Columbia University
  • W. Ryan
    Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, Columbia University
Publishers
  • NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information
Acknowledgments
  • The DSDP data were prepared by Dr. Christopher Jenkins of the Institute for Arctic and Alpine Research with funding from the Consortium for Ocean Leadership.
Theme keywords Library of Congress Subject Headings
  • Scientific archives
  • Electronic records
  • Oceanography
  • Ocean bottom
  • Geology
  • Submarine geology
  • Marine sediments
SeaDataNet Common Vocabularies
  • Marine geology
USGS Science Topics
  • Sea-floor characteristics
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords
  • Earth Science > OCEANS > Marine Sediments > Sedimentation
  • Earth Science > OCEANS > Marine Sediments > Sediment Composition
  • Earth Science > OCEANS > Marine Sediments > Stratigraphic Sequence
  • Earth Science > Paleoclimate > Ocean/Lake Records > Sediments
  • Earth Science > PALEOCLIMATE > Ocean/Lake Records > Stratigraphic Sequence
  • Earth Science > SOLID EARTH > Rocks/Minerals/Crystals > Age Determinations
  • Earth Science > SOLID EARTH > Rocks/Minerals/Crystals > Bedrock Lithology
  • Earth Science > SOLID EARTH > Rocks/Minerals/Crystals > Igneous Rocks
  • Earth Science > SOLID EARTH > Rocks/Minerals/Crystals > Metamorphic Rocks
  • Earth Science > SOLID EARTH > Rocks/Minerals/Crystals > Sedimentary Rocks
  • Earth Science > SOLID EARTH > Geomagnetism > Paleomagnetism
Data Center keywords Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Data Center Keywords
  • 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
Platform keywords Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Platform Keywords
  • In Situ Ocean-based Platforms > Ships
Instrument keywords Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Instrument Keywords
  • In Situ/Laboratory Instruments > Photon/Optical Detectors > Cameras
  • In Situ/Laboratory Instruments > Corers > Coring Devices
  • In Situ/Laboratory Instruments > Corers > ROCK CORERS
  • In Situ/Laboratory Instruments > Corers > Sediment Corers
Place keywords Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Location Keywords
  • SOLID EARTH > CRUST
  • Geographic Region > Global Ocean
  • Vertical Location >Sea Floor
Project keywords Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Project Keywords
  • ODP/DSDP > Ocean Drilling Program/Deep Sea Drilling Program
  • ICSU-WDS > International Council for Science - World Data System
Use Constraints
  • Use liability: NOAA and NCEI cannot provide any warranty as to the accuracy, reliability, or completeness of furnished data. Users assume responsibility to determine the usability of these data. The user is responsible for the results of any application of this data for other than its intended purpose.
  • While every effort has been made to ensure that these data are accurate and reliable within the limits of the current state of the art, NOAA cannot assume liability for any damages caused by any errors or omissions in the data, nor as a result of the failure of the data to function on a particular system. NOAA makes no warranty, expressed or implied, nor does the fact of distribution constitute such a warranty.
Access Constraints
  • Distribution liability: NOAA and NCEI make no warranty, expressed or implied, regarding these data, nor does the fact of distribution constitute such a warranty. NOAA and NCEI cannot assume liability for any damages caused by any errors or omissions in these data. If appropriate, NCEI can only certify that the data it distributes are an authentic copy of the records that were accepted for inclusion in the NCEI archives.
  • Access to this dataset is unrestricted.
Other Constraints Cite as: Jenkins, Christopher; Haxby, W and W. Ryan. 2000: A Hypercube of Deep Sea Drilling Project (DSDP) Marine Geological and Geophysical Data. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. https://doi.org/10.7289/V5057CV7. Accessed [date].
Fees
  • In most cases, electronic downloads of the data are free. However, fees may apply for custom orders, data certifications, copies of analog materials, and data distribution on physical media.
Lineage information for: dataset
Lineage Statement The DSDP hypercube was created by Dr. Christopher Jenkins.
Processing Environment Native Dataset Environment: ASCII text
Source Datasets
Lineage information for: repository
Processing Steps
  • 2015-04-22T00:00:00 - NOAA created the National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) by merging NOAA's National Climatic Data Center (NCDC), National Geophysical Data Center (NGDC), and National Oceanographic Data Center (NODC), including the National Coastal Data Development Center (NCDDC), per the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015, Public Law 113-235. NCEI launched publicly on April 22, 2015.
Acquisition Information (collection)
Instrument
  • various
  • In Situ/Laboratory Instruments
Platform
    Last Modified: 2020-04-21
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