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Row Type Variable Name Attribute Name Data Type Value
attribute NC_GLOBAL cdm_data_type String Point
attribute NC_GLOBAL creator_name String The marine and lacustrine sample repositories partnered in the IMLGS
attribute NC_GLOBAL date_created String 2024-11-11
attribute NC_GLOBAL defaultDataQuery String &time<=max(time)&time>=min(time)
attribute NC_GLOBAL Easternmost_Easting double 180.04
attribute NC_GLOBAL featureType String Point
attribute NC_GLOBAL geospatial_lat_max double 90.0
attribute NC_GLOBAL geospatial_lat_min double -88.367
attribute NC_GLOBAL geospatial_lat_units String degrees_north
attribute NC_GLOBAL geospatial_lon_max double 180.04
attribute NC_GLOBAL geospatial_lon_min double -180.0
attribute NC_GLOBAL geospatial_lon_units String degrees_east
attribute NC_GLOBAL infoUrl String https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/products/index-marine-lacustrine-samples
attribute NC_GLOBAL institution String NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information
attribute NC_GLOBAL license String The data may be used and redistributed for free but is not intended for legal use, since it may contain inaccuracies. Neither the data Contributor, ERD, NOAA, nor the United States Government, nor any of their employees or contractors, makes any warranty, express or implied, including warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose, or assumes any legal liability for the accuracy, completeness, or usefulness, of this information. Please note that, although rare, text submitted to the IMLGS by the data provider has been found to be corrupted sporadically in the fields SAMPLE_COMMENTS, DESCRIPTION, and INT_COMMENTS. Corrupted text have been replaced by $ (dollar sign).
attribute NC_GLOBAL Northernmost_Northing double 90.0
attribute NC_GLOBAL sourceUrl String (local files)
attribute NC_GLOBAL Southernmost_Northing double -88.367
attribute NC_GLOBAL summary String The Index to Marine and Lacustrine Geological Samples (IMLGS) is a community designed and maintained resource that enables scientists to discover and access geological material from seabed and lakebed cores, grabs, and dredges archived at participating institutions from around the world. Sample material is available directly from each repository. Before proposing research on any sample, please contact the repository’s curator for sample condition and availability.
attribute NC_GLOBAL time_coverage_end String 2023-10-29T00:00:00Z
attribute NC_GLOBAL time_coverage_start String 1883-08-30T00:00:00Z
attribute NC_GLOBAL title String The Index to Marine and Lacustrine Geological Samples
attribute NC_GLOBAL Westernmost_Easting double -180.0
variable time double
attribute time _CoordinateAxisType String Time
attribute time actual_range double -2.724624E9, 1.6985376E9
attribute time axis String T
attribute time calendar String Julian
attribute time ioos_category String Time
attribute time long_name String Time
attribute time standard_name String time
attribute time time_origin String 01-JAN-1970 00:00:00
attribute time units String seconds since 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z
variable latitude double
attribute latitude _CoordinateAxisType String Lat
attribute latitude _FillValue double -9999.0
attribute latitude actual_range double -88.367, 90.0
attribute latitude axis String Y
attribute latitude comment String The latitude where the sample was collected. For dredge samples, the latitude where sampling began. Latitude is in decimal degrees, with a maximum five decimal places. A negative latitude indicates southern hemisphere.
attribute latitude ioos_category String Location
attribute latitude long_name String Latitude
attribute latitude standard_name String latitude
attribute latitude units String degrees_north
variable longitude double
attribute longitude _CoordinateAxisType String Lon
attribute longitude _FillValue double -9999.0
attribute longitude actual_range double -180.0, 180.04
attribute longitude axis String X
attribute longitude comment String The longitude where the sample was collected. For dredge samples, the longitude where sampling began. Longitude is in decimal degrees, with a maximum five decimal places. A negative longitude indicates western hemisphere.
attribute longitude ioos_category String Location
attribute longitude long_name String Longitude
attribute longitude standard_name String longitude
attribute longitude units String degrees_east
variable FACILITY String
attribute FACILITY comment String The marine and/or lacustrine geological sample repository (facility) where the physical sample is archived and curated.
attribute FACILITY ioos_category String Location
variable URL_LINK String
attribute URL_LINK comment String The URL address of the marine and/or lacustrine geological sample repository (facility).
attribute URL_LINK ioos_category String Identifier
variable DOI_LINK String
attribute DOI_LINK comment String The DOI link for NCEI's landing page for the marine and/or lacustrine geological sample repository (facility).
attribute DOI_LINK ioos_category String Identifier
variable PLATFORM String
attribute PLATFORM comment String The ship or platform from which sampling operations occurred.
attribute PLATFORM ioos_category String Identifier
variable CRUISE_NAME String
attribute CRUISE_NAME comment String The name of the sampling cruise.
attribute CRUISE_NAME ioos_category String Identifier
variable SAMPLE String
attribute SAMPLE comment String The name of the sample. The sample name is unique within a cruise.
attribute SAMPLE ioos_category String Identifier
variable DEVICE String
attribute DEVICE comment String The sampling device used to collect the sample. This field is populated from a controlled IMLGS vocabulary.
attribute DEVICE ioos_category String Identifier
variable BEGIN_DATE double
attribute BEGIN_DATE actual_range double -2.724624E9, 1.6985376E9
attribute BEGIN_DATE comment String The date the sample was collected.  For dredge samples, the date sampling began. Dates are entered as YYYYMMDD.  Alternatively, YYYYMM and YYYY are acceptable.
attribute BEGIN_DATE ioos_category String Time
attribute BEGIN_DATE long_name String BEGIN DATE
attribute BEGIN_DATE time_origin String 01-JAN-1970 00:00:00
attribute BEGIN_DATE units String seconds since 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z
variable END_DATE double
attribute END_DATE actual_range double -6.118848E8, 1.4835744E9
attribute END_DATE comment String The date dredge sampling ended. This field is left blank for non-dredge samples.  Dates are entered as YYYYMMDD.  Alternatively, YYYYMM and YYYY are acceptable.
attribute END_DATE ioos_category String Time
attribute END_DATE long_name String END DATE
attribute END_DATE time_origin String 01-JAN-1970 00:00:00
attribute END_DATE units String seconds since 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z
variable END_LAT double
attribute END_LAT _FillValue double -9999.0
attribute END_LAT actual_range double -78.46667, 86.89
attribute END_LAT comment String The latitude where dredge sampling ended. This field is left blank for non-dredge samples. Latitude is in decimal degrees, with a maximum five decimal places. A negative latitude indicates southern hemisphere.
attribute END_LAT ioos_category String Location
attribute END_LAT units String degrees_north
variable END_LON double
attribute END_LON _FillValue double -9999.0
attribute END_LON actual_range double -180.0, 179.95
attribute END_LON comment String The longitude where dredge sampling ended. This field is left blank for non-dredge samples. Longitude is in decimal degrees, with a maximum five decimal places. A negative longitude indicates western hemisphere.
attribute END_LON ioos_category String Location
attribute END_LON units String degrees_east
variable WATER_DEPTH int
attribute WATER_DEPTH actual_range int 0, 10415
attribute WATER_DEPTH comment String The water depth where the sample was collected. For dredge samples, the water depth where sampling began. Water depth values are rounded to the nearest integer.
attribute WATER_DEPTH ioos_category String Bathymetry
attribute WATER_DEPTH standard_name String depth
attribute WATER_DEPTH units String m
variable END_WATER_DEPTH int
attribute END_WATER_DEPTH actual_range int 0, 10275
attribute END_WATER_DEPTH comment String The water depth where dredge sampling ended. This field is left blank for non-dredge samples. Water depth values are rounded to the nearest integer.
attribute END_WATER_DEPTH ioos_category String Bathymetry
attribute END_WATER_DEPTH units String m
variable STORAGE_METH String
attribute STORAGE_METH comment String The method in which the sample is stored at the repository. This field is populated from a controlled IMLGS vocabulary.
attribute STORAGE_METH ioos_category String Other
variable CORED_LENGTH int
attribute CORED_LENGTH actual_range int 0, 174000
attribute CORED_LENGTH comment String Total length of the core.
attribute CORED_LENGTH ioos_category String Statistics
attribute CORED_LENGTH units String cm
variable CORED_DIAM int
attribute CORED_DIAM actual_range int 0, 66
attribute CORED_DIAM comment String The diameter of the core.
attribute CORED_DIAM ioos_category String Statistics
attribute CORED_DIAM units String cm
variable PI String
attribute PI comment String The principal investigator(s) of the project, entered as last name, first name.
attribute PI ioos_category String Identifier
variable PROVINCE String
attribute PROVINCE comment String The physiographic province of the seabed or lakebed, defined by a characteristic geomorphology and usually subseabed structure, from where a sample was collected. This field is populated from a controlled IMLGS vocabulary.
attribute PROVINCE ioos_category String Identifier
variable LAKE String
attribute LAKE comment String The name of the lake, if the sample was collected from a lake. Otherwise, this field is left blank.
attribute LAKE ioos_category String Identifier
variable IGSN String
attribute IGSN comment String The International Generic Sample Number (IGSN) is a persistent identifier for the sample.
attribute IGSN ioos_category String Identifier
variable SAMPLE_COMMENTS String
attribute SAMPLE_COMMENTS comment String Comments pertaining to the entire sample, up to 2,000 characters. Note that, although rare, text submitted to the IMLGS by the data provider has been found to be corrupted sporadically in the SAMPLE_COMMENTS field. Corrupted text have been replaced by $ (dollar sign).
attribute SAMPLE_COMMENTS ioos_category String Other
variable SHOW_SAMPL String
attribute SHOW_SAMPL comment String This URL links to the sample's \"Data and Information for Sample\" page, where all information about the sample, at least as submitted to NOAA NCEI, is made accessible to the public.
attribute SHOW_SAMPL ioos_category String Other
variable IMLGS String
attribute IMLGS comment String A unique sample identifier within the IMLGS, generated by NOAA NCEI.
attribute IMLGS ioos_category String Identifier
variable INTERVAL int
attribute INTERVAL actual_range int 1, 1127
attribute INTERVAL comment String An interval equates to a subsample. For instance, a long core will be cut into two or more sections, or intervals. The top section/subsample is Interval # 1, the next section/subsample is Interval # 2, and so on. Individual rocks (subsamples) within a dredge sample can also be separated and assigned interval numbers.
attribute INTERVAL ioos_category String Other
variable DEPTH_TOP int
attribute DEPTH_TOP actual_range int 0, 215200
attribute DEPTH_TOP comment String The measured subseabed depth to the top of a given interval.
attribute DEPTH_TOP ioos_category String Other
attribute DEPTH_TOP units String cm
variable DEPTH_BOT int
attribute DEPTH_BOT actual_range int 0, 174000
attribute DEPTH_BOT comment String The measured subseabed depth to the bottom of a given interval.
attribute DEPTH_BOT ioos_category String Other
attribute DEPTH_BOT units String cm
variable LITH1 String
attribute LITH1 comment String The dominant lithologic composition of unconsolidated sediment in an interval. This field is populated from a controlled IMLGS vocabulary.
attribute LITH1 ioos_category String Bottom Character
variable TEXT1 String
attribute TEXT1 comment String The texture associated with the primary lithologic composition of the interval.This field is populated from a controlled IMLGS vocabulary.
attribute TEXT1 ioos_category String Bottom Character
variable LITH2 String
attribute LITH2 comment String Lithologic composition of unconsolidated sediment that is common but secondary to the primary lithologic composition of the interval. This field is populated from a controlled IMLGS vocabulary.
attribute LITH2 ioos_category String Bottom Character
variable TEXT2 String
attribute TEXT2 comment String The texture associated with the secondary lithologic composition of the interval. This field is populated from a controlled IMLGS vocabulary.
attribute TEXT2 ioos_category String Bottom Character
variable COMP1 String
attribute COMP1 comment String An \"other\" notable component of the lithologic composition for the unconsolidated sediment of the interval. No importance implied by order. This field is populated from a controlled IMLGS vocabulary.
attribute COMP1 ioos_category String Bottom Character
variable COMP2 String
attribute COMP2 comment String An \"other\" notable component of the lithologic composition for the unconsolidated sediment of the interval. No importance implied by order. This field is populated from a controlled IMLGS vocabulary.
attribute COMP2 ioos_category String Bottom Character
variable COMP3 String
attribute COMP3 comment String An \"other\" notable component of the lithologic composition for the unconsolidated sediment of the interval. No importance implied by order. This field is populated from a controlled IMLGS vocabulary.
attribute COMP3 ioos_category String Bottom Character
variable COMP4 String
attribute COMP4 comment String An \"other\" notable component of the lithologic composition for the unconsolidated sediment of the interval. No importance implied by order. This field is populated from a controlled IMLGS vocabulary.
attribute COMP4 ioos_category String Bottom Character
variable COMP5 String
attribute COMP5 comment String An \"other\" notable component of the lithologic composition for the unconsolidated sediment of the interval. No importance implied by order. This field is populated from a controlled IMLGS vocabulary.
attribute COMP5 ioos_category String Bottom Character
variable COMP6 String
attribute COMP6 comment String An \"other\" notable component of the lithologic composition for the unconsolidated sediment of the interval. No importance implied by order. This field is populated from a controlled IMLGS vocabulary.
attribute COMP6 ioos_category String Bottom Character
variable DESCRIPTION String
attribute DESCRIPTION comment String Scientific description of the interval, up to 2,000 characters. Note that, although rare, text submitted to the IMLGS by the data provider has been found to be corrupted sporadically in the DESCRIPTION field. Corrupted text have been replaced by $ (dollar sign).
attribute DESCRIPTION ioos_category String Other
variable AGE String
attribute AGE comment String The geologic age of the interval. This field is populated from a controlled IMLGS vocabulary.
attribute AGE ioos_category String Time
variable WEIGHT float
attribute WEIGHT _FillValue float -9999.0
attribute WEIGHT actual_range float 0.0, 35039.0
attribute WEIGHT comment String The weight of the interval.
attribute WEIGHT ioos_category String Other
attribute WEIGHT units String kg
variable ROCK_LITH String
attribute ROCK_LITH comment String The lithology of a rock. This field is populated from a controlled IMLGS vocabulary.
attribute ROCK_LITH ioos_category String Other
variable ROCK_MIN String
attribute ROCK_MIN comment String The mineralogy of a rock. This field is populated from a controlled IMLGS vocabulary.
attribute ROCK_MIN ioos_category String Other
variable WEATH_META String
attribute WEATH_META comment String Description of weathering or metamorphism of a rock. This field is populated from a controlled IMLGS vocabulary.
attribute WEATH_META ioos_category String Other
variable MUNSELL_CODE String
attribute MUNSELL_CODE comment String The color code assigned to a rock, as defined by the Munsell color system.
attribute MUNSELL_CODE ioos_category String Identifier
variable MUNSELL String
attribute MUNSELL comment String The color of a rock, as defined by the Munsell color system.
attribute MUNSELL ioos_category String Other
variable EXHAUST_CODE String
attribute EXHAUST_CODE comment String If flagged with an \"X\", this interval has been exhausted and is no longer available.
attribute EXHAUST_CODE ioos_category String Other
variable INT_COMMENTS String
attribute INT_COMMENTS comment String Non-scientific comments on the interval, up to 2,000 characters. Note that, although rare, text submitted to the IMLGS by the data provider has been found to be corrupted sporadically in the INT_COMMENTS field. Corrupted text have been replaced by $ (dollar sign).
attribute INT_COMMENTS ioos_category String Other
variable IGSN_1 String
attribute IGSN_1 comment String The IGSN of the interval/subsample. This interval IGSN is also known as the \"child\" IGSN to the \"parent\"/sample IGSN.
attribute IGSN_1 ioos_category String Identifier

 
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