Identification

Title

Tephra occurrences offshore Japan, collected from shipboard records of IODP, ODP and DSDP sediment cores. (NERC grant NE/I006125/1)

Abstract

This MS Excel dataset contains tephra depth and age data from ocean drilling expeditions around Japan. IODP, ODP and DSDP shipboard core description records were examined for mentions of volcanic ash, tephra etc., according to criteria described in Mahony et al. 2014. Data are from shipboard visual core descriptions of ocean drilling expeditions located within a few hundred km of Japan. Cores without published age-depth data are not included in this dataset. The expeditions occurred between 1973 (DSDP 31) to 2013 (IODP 346). Tephra layers are dated as being deposited between 0.003-18.5 Ma. This data will be of interest to volcanologists or anyone interested in the location of volcanic ash layers within IODP cores.

Resource type

dataset

Resource locator

http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/2016GC006362

function: information

http://www.bgs.ac.uk/services/ngdc/accessions/index.html#item71849

function: download

Unique resource identifier

code

http://data.bgs.ac.uk/id/dataHolding/13607069

codeSpace

Dataset language

eng

Spatial reference system

code identifying the spatial reference system

Classification of spatial data and services

Topic category

geoscientificInformation

Keywords

Keyword set

keyword value

originating controlled vocabulary

title

reference date

date type

publication

effective date

2008-06-01

Keyword set

keyword value

NGDC Deposited Data

Volcanic ejecta

Volcanic ash

originating controlled vocabulary

title

reference date

date type

revision

effective date

2022

Keyword set

keyword value

Keyword set

keyword value

NERC_DDC

Geographic location

West bounding longitude

126.0000

East bounding longitude

148.0000

North bounding latitude

46.0000

South bounding latitude

28.0000

Extent

Extent group

authority code

title

reference date

date type

revision

effective date

2010

code identifying the extent

JAPAN SEA [id=2001431]

Temporal reference

Temporal extent

Begin position

End position

2014-05

Dataset reference date

date type

creation

effective date

2014-05

Frequency of update

notApplicable

Quality and validity

Lineage

Tephra occurrences with descriptive terms are included if they have greater than 25% tephra/volcanic ash (see Mahony et al. 2014 for details). Core name follows the IODP naming protocol, e.g. 127-794A represents Expedition 127, Site 794, Hole A. Depth of ash is depth in metres to the bottom of the ash layer where known, either given in the VCD text or digital data file, or measured off the VCD diagram. Depth is measured in metres below sea floor (mbsf). Age of ash is the age in millions of years, calculated using the depth below sea floor and linear interpolation of points from appropriate age-depth models. The age-depth models used are listed in the other workbook tabs, with a link to the source of the age-depth model. Some are the age-depth models generated during the expedition, but where possible we have used post-cruise age-depth models, as they are likely to have improved or refined the original shipboard age-depth models.

Conformity

Conformity report

specification

title

reference date

date type

publication

effective date

2011

degree

false

explanation

See the referenced specification

Conformity report

specification

title

reference date

date type

publication

effective date

2010-12-08

degree

false

explanation

See http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:L:2010:323:0011:0102:EN:PDF

Data format

name of format

version of format

Constraints related to access and use

Constraint set

Limitations on public access

Constraint set

Limitations on public access

The copyright of materials derived from the British Geological Survey's work is vested in the Natural Environment Research Council [NERC]. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, or stored in a retrieval system of any nature, without the prior permission of the copyright holder, via the BGS Intellectual Property Rights Manager. Use by customers of information provided by the BGS, is at the customer's own risk. In view of the disparate sources of information at BGS's disposal, including such material donated to BGS, that BGS accepts in good faith as being accurate, the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) gives no warranty, expressed or implied, as to the quality or accuracy of the information supplied, or to the information's suitability for any use. NERC/BGS accepts no liability whatever in respect of loss, damage, injury or other occurence however caused.

Responsible organisations

Responsible party

contact position

Earth Sciences

organisation name

University of Bristol

email address

not available

responsible party role

pointOfContact

Responsible party

contact position

Honorary Senior Research Associate

organisation name

University of Bristol

full postal address

School of Earth Sciences, Wills Memorial Building, Queens Road, Clifton

Bristol

BS8 1RJ

United Kingdom

email address

not available

responsible party role

pointOfContact

Metadata on metadata

Metadata point of contact

organisation name

British Geological Survey

full postal address

Environmental Science Centre,Keyworth

NOTTINGHAM

NG12 5GG

United Kingdom

telephone number

+44 115 936 3100

email address

enquiries@bgs.ac.uk

responsible party role

pointOfContact

Metadata date

2025-03-03

Metadata language