2004 Strategic Environmental Assessment SEA5 Analysis - Particle size and organic matter (North Sea)

This report is a contribution to the Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA5) conducted by the Department of Trade and Industry (now Department of Energy and Climate Change). This report describes the results of particle size and organic content analysis on samples obtained during the 'Biology' Leg of the SEA5 programme (RV Jean Charcot, September 17th - October 8th 2003; Outer Moray Firth and Northern North Sea). 216 samples sediment samples where analysed for particle size distribution and organic content. Standard geological methods were used to derive the following: percent total carbon, percent nitrogen, percent carbonate, percent organic material, particle size distribution and mud:sand:gravel ratio. Data are summarised within an Excel spreadsheet.

Date (Publication): 2004-05-01

Identifier: British Geological Survey / BGS_SEA_57

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British Geological Survey (BGS) - Paul Henni

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Department for Energy and Climate Change (DECC)

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NDGO0001

SeaDataNet Parameter Discovery Vocabulary

GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0

Geology

SeaVoX Vertical Co-ordinate Coverages

Use limitation: The SEAs data were produced as part of the UK Department of Energy and Climate Change's Offshore Energy Strategic Environmental Assessment programme; Crown Copyright, all rights reserved. The DECC SEA must be acknowledged in any maps or publications that make use of the data. All the data files are freely available to the public. The Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) data portal provides free access to available data and reports which have been produced through the SEA process. The site is run and managed by BGS on behalf of the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC). Many files can be downloaded directly from this website. Those that are too large to download can be ordered via the website for postal delivery from BGS. BGS (NERC) has been contracted by DECC to publish SEA datasets on its behalf. All intellectual property rights (including , without limitation, copyrights, database rights and all other rights which subsist or may at any time in the future subsist in the Dataset(s)) in the Dataset(s) ('Intellectual Property Rights') are owned by DECC (formerly the Department of Trade and Industry, and the Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform). BGS has been authorised by DECC to use SEA datasets for all purposes but on a 'not-for-profit basis'. BGS has been authorised by DECC to pass on SEA datasets to third parties so that they can use them for all purposes but on a 'not-for-profit' basis.

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Metadata language: EnglishEnglish

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Environment
Geoscientific information
Oceans

Date (Revision): 2006-01-01

Unique resource identifier: North Sea

Begin date: 2003-09-17

End date: 2003-10-08

Supplemental Information: http://www.offshore-sea.org.uk/site/index.php

Reference system identifier: OGP / urn:ogc:def:crs:EPSG::4326

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OnLine resource: Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) data portal
The Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) data portal provides free access to available data and reports which have been produced through the UK Department of Energy and Climate Change SEA process. The site is run and managed by BGS on behalf of the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC). Many files can be downloaded directly from this website. Those that are too large to download can be ordered via the website for postal delivery from BGS.

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Statement: As part of the UK Department of Energy and Climate Change's Offshore Energy Strategic Environmental Assessment programme 216 samples were collected from RV Jean Charcot, September 17th - October 8th 2003 were provided by Geotek Ltd./ERT Scotland for the analysis of sediment particle size distribution and organic content. Standard geological methods were used to derive the following: percent total carbon, percent nitrogen, percent carbonate, percent organic material, particle size distribution and mud:sand:gravel ratio.. The LS230 laser diffraction machine was regularly serviced and calibrated with known standards. Quality assurance protocols outlined in ISO13320 were followed. The report was prepared by Partrac.

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Date stamp: 2011-08-30

Metadata standard name: MEDIN Discovery Metadata Standard

Metadata standard version: Version 2.3.5

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British Geological Survey (BGS) - Mary Mowat

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