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Sediment Sample and Core Database

Australian Institute of Marine Science
Australian Institute of Marine Science (AIMS)
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All AIMS data, products and services are provided "as is" and AIMS does not warrant their fitness for a particular purpose or non-infringement. While AIMS has made every reasonable effort to ensure high quality of the data, products and services, to the extent permitted by law the data, products and services are provided without any warranties of any kind, either expressed or implied, including without limitation any implied warranties of title, merchantability, and fitness for a particular purpose or non-infringement. AIMS make no representation or warranty that the data, products and services are accurate, complete, reliable or current. To the extent permitted by law, AIMS exclude all liability to any person arising directly or indirectly from the use of the data, products and services.

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The data contained in this database corresponds to the radiochemical and chemical analysis for the sediment profile samples collected by AIMS' biogeochemistry team between 1988 and 2005. The collection spans different regions within Australia, Malaysia, Timor Leste and Timor Sea region, Papua New Guinea, China, Thailand and Indonesia. Samples were collected from offshore, coastal and river areas, using a variety of methods over the timeframe.


The data has contributed to studies in sediment mass balance in rivers, estuaries, deep water shelf and slopes to determine the environmental impact in tropical systems, nutrient budgets and dynamics. Research in both organic and inorganic carbon biomarkers and fluxes have developed carbon budget and carbon cycling dynamics for marine environments.


The databases includes sediment descriptions of samples, measurements for geochemical mass balance, and analysis for trace elements including Aluminium, Carbon and Nitrogen and calculated ratios of Aluminium/Calcium, Carbonate Carbon and in some locations Arsenic and suspended sediment. Radiochemical analysis of some sediment core samples and surface water samples for natural isotopes of radium.


Sampling equipment included Kasten Corer, Piston/Gravity Corer, Box Corer, Smith Macintyre Grab, Van Veen Grab, hand collection SCUBA, soil profile and Suspended Sediment samples, and sediment traps.

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Zagorskis, I. AIMS
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Ellison, J. AIMS
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Burns, K. AIMS
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Wasson, R. AIMS
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Brunskill, G. Australian Institute of Marine Science (AIMS), Australia.
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Pfitzner, J. AIMS

Modified: 08 2025

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NOx Sediment | Phosphorus Sediment | Total Organic Carbon Sediment | Uranium Sediment | oceans |

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