Piston Core Xray Florescence (XRF) scan data off the Totten Glacier, Sabrina Coast Antarctica

Major element analyses of sediment in cores IN2017-V01-A005-PC01 and IN2017-V01-C012-PC05 collected using an Avaatech XRF scanner. Analyses taken every 50 mm.


Piston cores were collected from the continental slope off the Sabrina Coast, seaward of the Totten Glacier. Cores were split, described and sampled for grain size, diatom assemblages and age dating. The archive half was then scammed using the Avaatech XRF scanner at Australian National University. The scanner works by analysing a spot every 5 cm down core for major elements using Xray Florescence to give an estimate of element abundance in counts per second. This can be converted into weight percent by analysing a calibration set of samples using other techniques (e.g. ICPMS) or to display the relative change in element abundances down core.


The full suite of elements are obtained by 3 runs using different source energy levels.

The files are labelled according to the energy level (in kv -kilovolts) of the source for 3 runs. Elements analysed in each run are:

10kv - Al, Si, P, S, Cl, K, Ca, Ti, Cr, Mn, Fe, Rh

30kv - Cu, Zn, Ga, Br, Rb, Sr, Y, Zr, Nb, Mo, Pb, Bi

50kv - Ag, Cd, Sn, Te, Ba.

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Alternate title
Piston Core Xray Florescence (XRF) scan data off the Totten Glacier, Sabrina Coast Antarctica
Date (Publication)
2020-04-16
Edition
1
Citation identifier
Dataset DOI

Title
Information and documentation - Digital object identifier system
Date (Publication)
2012-04-23
Citation identifier
ISO 26324:2012

Citation identifier
doi:10.26179/5e97d91f0771e

Originator

O'Brien, P.E. and Opdyke, B.N.

Publisher

Australian Antarctic Data Centre

Principal investigator

O'BRIEN, PHILIP EDWARD
31/5 Burbury Close
Barton
Australian Capital Territory
Australia 2600
Australia

Principal investigator

OPDYKE, BRADLEY N.
Research School of Earth Sciences
Australian National University
Acton
ACT
0200
Australia

Collaborator

O'BRIEN, PHILIP EDWARD
31/5 Burbury Close
Barton
Australian Capital Territory
Australia 2600
Australia

Collaborator

OPDYKE, BRADLEY N.
Research School of Earth Sciences
Australian National University
Acton
ACT
0200
Australia
Name
CAASM Metadata
Website
https://data.aad.gov.au/metadata/records/AAS_4333_core_XRF

Purpose
Provides down core variations in major elements.
Status
Completed

Custodian

AU/AADC > Australian Antarctic Data Centre, Australia - AADC, DATA OFFICER (DATA CENTER CONTACT)
Australian Antarctic Division
203 Channel Highway
Kingston
Tasmania
7050
Australia

Spatial resolution

Vertical sampling distance
.05
Topic category
  • Oceans
  • Biota
  • Geoscientific information

Extent

N
S
E
W


Extent

Description
Temporal Coverage

Temporal extent

TimePeriod
2017-01-14 2017-03-05

Extent

Description
Vertical Extent - Depth

Vertical element

Minimum value
700
Maximum value
4000
Identifier
urn:x-ogc:def:cs:EPSG:6498
Name
Vertical CS. Axis: depth (D). Orientation: down. UoM: m.
Identifier
urn:x-ogc:def:axis:EPSG:113
Name
depth
Title
Interactions of the Totten Glacier with the Southern Ocean through multiple glacial cycles (IN2017-V01)
Date (Publication)
2018
Citation identifier
http://dx.doi.org/10.4225/13/5acea64c48693

Author

L.K. Armand, P.E. O’Brien, et al

Publisher

Research School of Earth Sciences, Australian National University
Canberra
Name
Post-survey report
NASA/GCMD Earth Science Keywords
  • EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > MARINE SEDIMENTS > SEDIMENT CHEMISTRY
  • EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > MARINE SEDIMENTS > SEDIMENT COMPOSITION
  • EARTH SCIENCE > BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION > PROTISTS > DIATOMS
Keywords
  • XRF SCANNER
  • RV INVESTIGATOR
NASA/GCMD Earth Science Keywords
  • XRF > X-Ray Fluorescence Spectrometer
NASA/GCMD Earth Science Keywords
  • SHIPS
GCMD Palaeo Temporal Coverage
  • Palaeo Start Date 0 ka
  • Palaeo Stop Date 370 ka
NASA/GCMD Earth Science Keywords
  • PHANEROZOIC > CENOZOIC > QUATERNARY > PLEISTOCENE
NASA/GCMD Earth Science Keywords
  • AMD/AU
  • AMD
  • CEOS
NASA/GCMD Earth Science Keywords
  • GEOGRAPHIC REGION > POLAR
  • OCEAN > SOUTHERN OCEAN
  • CONTINENT > ANTARCTICA

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This data set conforms to the CCBY Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Please follow instructions listed in the citation reference provided at http://data.aad.gov.au/aadc/metadata/citation.cfm?entry_id=AAS_4333_core_XRF when using these data.
Language
English
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Distributor

Distributor

AU/AADC > Australian Antarctic Data Centre, Australia - AADC, DATA OFFICER (DATA CENTER CONTACT)
Australian Antarctic Division
203 Channel Highway
Kingston
Tasmania
7050
Australia

Distributor

Fees
Free
Planned available datetime
2020-04-16T00:00:00
Units of distribution
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Transfer size
400
Distribution format
  • Excel

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Resource lineage

Statement
Refer to descriptions of XRF scanning for uses and limitations. e.g. Richter, T. O. et al., 2006. The Avaatech XRF scanner: technical description and applications to NE Atlantic sediments. In Rothwell, R.G. New techniques in sediment core analysis. Geological Society of London, Special Publication, 267, 39-50.
Hierarchy level
Dataset
Maintenance and update frequency
As needed
Maintenance note
2020-04-15 - record created by Phil O'Brien. 2020-04-17 - record updated by Dave Connell to add extra personnel.

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Metadata identifier
string/AAS_4333_core_XRF

Language
English
Character encoding
UTF8

Author

O'BRIEN, PHILIP EDWARD
31/5 Burbury Close
Barton
Australian Capital Territory
Australia 2600
Australia

Sponsor

Australian Antarctic Division

Owner

AADC
Title
Parent Metadata Record
Citation identifier
AAS_4333_core_logs

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Resource scope
Dataset

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Title
gov.nasa.gsfc.gcmd
Citation identifier
3bf2189e-a54e-4dc6-a1a5-990068ab0563

Alternative metadata reference

Title
gov.nasa.gsfc.gcmd
Date (Last Revision)
2020-04-17T11:20:27

Identifier

Description
metadata.extraction_date

Alternative metadata reference

Title
gov.nasa.gsfc.gcmd
Citation identifier
8.6

Metadata linkage
http://data.aad.gov.au/metadata/records/AAS_4333_core_XRF

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Date info (Creation)
2020-04-15T00:00:00
Date info (Last Update)
2020-04-17

Metadata standard

Title
ISO 19115-3
Edition
2014
Other citation details
Version 1
Title
DIF to ISO 19115-1 Profile
 
 

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