Data:DBSEABED
DBSEABED dataset information page
Short Description
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| Example of bdSEABED data % mud map of the Adriatic Sea |
Statement: dbSEABED is a comprehensive database/GIS describing the seabed materials of the global ocean.
Abstract: dbSEABED is a comprehensive database/GIS describing the seabed materials of the global ocean. It holds data describing about 2 million seafloor sites, and integrates that pointwise data using an Information Processing System that has diverse processing steps and options. A unique and advantageous feature is that word-based descriptive data about seafloor bottom type is parsed and brought into conformance with the analytical numeric data type, so that they become co-mappable. This gives the best possible geographic coverage and information richness from the available data.
dbSEABED deals with the grain size textures, strengths and porosities, carbon and carbonate compositions, colors, structural features, and grain components of the seafloor. The diverse inputs on these properties from thousands of individual datasets are harmonized into one standardized and calibrated set of outputs, which initially is pointwise but then is computed into grids and other visualizations. For quality assurance reasons, a significant amount (about 20%) of the original data from the diverse input datasets is not accepted to outputs.
Data format
| Data type: | Substrates |
| Data origin: | Modeled |
| Data format: | ArcExport, ASCII |
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Data Coverage
Spatial data coverage: Global point source measurements
Temporal data coverage: Time snap shot
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Availability
Download data: http://csdms.colorado.edu/wiki/DBSEABED
Data source: http://csdms.colorado.edu/wiki/DBSEABED
References
- Jenkins, C.J. 2010. Seafloor Substrates. INSTAAR, University of Colorado, Boulder CO USA. (URL: "http://csdms.colorado.edu/wiki/DBSEABED"; Last edit 18 Feb 2010)
