EMODnet Sedimentation rates – Europe
Sedimentation rates are part of EMODnet (European Marine Observation and Data network) Geology, Work Package 3 (WP3) Seabed substrate. The objective of WP3 is to compile all available seabed substrate information on a scale of 1:100 000 or finer from all European marine areas, and to update sedimentation rate data collected in the previous phases.
WP3 has compiled and harmonized available information on the rate of sedimentation on the seafloor. The information on sedimentation rates for recent sediments is presented as point-source information.
Estimations of modern sedimentation rates (centimetres/year) can be based e.g. on established historical records of anthropogenic radionuclides (e.g. 137Cs and 241Am), polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), lead (Pb) and stable lead isotope (206/207Pb ratios). Sedimentation rate estimations can be based also on varve/laminae counting, radionuclide 210Pb and 14C decay dating methods. In addition stratigraphic marker horizons, like in the Baltic Sea, horizons formed by documented Major Baltic Inflow (MBIs) events (Moros et al. 2017), can be used in the estimations.
Project partners have delivered information on sedimentation rates available in their national waters including their EEZ. The focus is on the present-day sedimentation rates. That means sediment accumulation to the seabed over the past decades, since AD 1900 or so.
Further information about the EMODnet-Geology project is available on the portal ( http://www.emodnet-geology.eu/).
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- Date (Publication)
- 2021-04-27
- Identifier
- http://paikkatiedot.fi/so/1001750
- Purpose
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Sedimentation rate data is needed for studies related to sedimentation processes and accumulation history, e.g. for calculating sediment fluxes.
- Credit
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The EU and the EMODNET Geology project partners
- Status
- On going
- Theme
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seabed
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substrates
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sediments
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marine geology
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regional planning
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mapping
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sedimentation
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Norwegian Sea
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- Place
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Europe
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Baltic Sea
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North Sea
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Celtic Sea
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White Sea
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Barents Sea
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North Atlantic
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Bay of Biscay
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Iberian coast
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Black Sea
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Macaronesia
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Mediterranean Sea
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Adriatic Sea
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Aegean Sea
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Levantine Sea
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Ionian Sea
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- Discipline
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Marine Geology
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Paikkatietohakemiston asiasanasto
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Not-Inspire
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GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0
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Geology
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- Access constraints
- Other restrictions
- Other constraints
- no limitations to public access
- Use constraints
- Other restrictions
- Other constraints
- EMODNET-licence
- Spatial representation type
- Vector
- Metadata language
- English
- Topic category
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- Geoscientific information
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- Unique resource identifier
- http://www.opengis.net/def/crs/EPSG/0/4326
- Distribution format
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ESRI file geodatabase
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ESRI file geodatabase
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- OnLine resource
- https://www.emodnet-geology.eu/ ( WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link )
- OnLine resource
- INSPIRE - metadata for WMS-service Seabed substrate ( WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link )
- Hierarchy level
- Dataset
Conformance result
- Date (Publication)
- 2010-12-08
- Explanation
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Dataset is not conformant with INSPIRE regulations.
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- No
- Statement
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Copyright: European Community, represented by the European Commission. The holders of the intellectual property rights (IPR) to the data, which existed prior to the Contract being entered into, are the EMODNET-Geology partners.
- Description
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The material has been produced in the ESRI ArcGIS environment.
- File identifier
- c541d1bb-530a-4030-bf77-e92f65815d90 XML
- Metadata language
- English
- Hierarchy level
- Dataset
- Hierarchy level name
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Aineisto
- Date stamp
- 2024-02-14T13:06:46
Overviews
Spatial extent
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