Granulometry and bulk geochemistry of nearshore sediments, Herschel Island, Yukon Territory, Canada ...

This dataset contains the results of granulometric and bulk geochemical analyses of Van Veen surface samples obtained by the Alfred Wegener Institute (AWI) in the course of the 2012 and 2013 summer field seasons.The sampling was performed along transects in depths generally <13 m, to a distance o...

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Main Authors: Radosavljevic, Boris, Lantuit, Hugues, Plessen, Birgit, Knoblauch, Christian
Format: Dataset
Language:English
Published: PANGAEA 2016
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Online Access:https://dx.doi.org/10.1594/pangaea.859116
https://doi.pangaea.de/10.1594/PANGAEA.859116
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Summary:This dataset contains the results of granulometric and bulk geochemical analyses of Van Veen surface samples obtained by the Alfred Wegener Institute (AWI) in the course of the 2012 and 2013 summer field seasons.The sampling was performed along transects in depths generally <13 m, to a distance of about <5 km off Herschel Island. In 2012, 75 samples in Pauline Cove and in the vicinity of Simpson Point were obtained. Sample collection was expanded in 2013, on transects established the previous year, with additional locations in Tetris Bay and Workboat Passage. Samples consisted of approximately 100 g of the top 3-6 cm of sediment, and were frozen in the field and freeze dried at the AWI before undergoing analytical procedures. Sample locations were recorded with the onboard global positioning system (GPS) unit.Grain size distributions in our study were obtained using laser diffractometry at the AWI (Beckman Coulter LS200) on the <1 mm fraction of samples oxidized with 30% H2O2 until effervescence ... : This work was funded by the Helmholtz Association (grant no. VH-NG-801 to Hugues Lantuit). ...