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Archive of Geosample Information from the British Ocean Sediment Core Research Facility (BOSCORF)

Published by NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information | National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce | Catalog Last Checked: August 03, 2026 at 12:27 AM | Dataset Last Updated: September 24, 2015 at 12:00 AM
The British Ocean Sediment Core Research Facility (BOSCORF), National Oceanography Centre, is a contributor to the Index to Marine and Lacustrine Geological Samples (IMLGS) database. As a partner repository, BOSCORF sends information related to their sample collection to NCEI for discoverability via the IMLGS. Some related core photographs are also archived at NCEI. BOSCORF maintains a more complete archive of data and information related to their collection, searchable on their website.

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  "Electronic records",
  "Oceanography",
  "Ocean bottom",
  "Geology",
  "Submarine geology",
  "Marine sediments",
  "Marine geology",
  "Rock and sediment lithology and mineralogy",
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  "EARTH SCIENCE > Paleoclimate > Ocean/Lake Records > Sediments",
  "In Situ Ocean-based Platforms > SHIPS",
  "In Situ/Laboratory Instruments > Corers > CORING DEVICES",
  "In Situ/Laboratory Instruments > Corers > SEDIMENT CORERS",
  "IMLGS",
  "ICSU-WDS > International Council for Science - World Data System",
  "DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/NCEI > National Centers for Environmental Information, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce",
  "DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/NGDC > National Geophysical Data Center, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce",
  "GEOGRAPHIC REGION > GLOBAL OCEAN",
  "VERTICAL LOCATION > SEA FLOOR",
  "OCEAN > ARCTIC OCEAN",
  "OCEAN > ATLANTIC OCEAN",
  "OCEAN > INDIAN OCEAN",
  "OCEAN > PACIFIC OCEAN",
  "OCEAN > SOUTHERN OCEAN"
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modified 2015-09-24T00:00:00.000+00:00
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temporal 1910-05-06T00:00:00+00:00/1910-05-06T00:00:00+00:00
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title Archive of Geosample Information from the British Ocean Sediment Core Research Facility (BOSCORF)

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