URLhttps://www.bco-dmo.org/dataset/784480
Download URLhttps://www.bco-dmo.org/dataset/784480/data/download
Media Type text/tab-separated-values
Created December 17, 2019
Modified December 20, 2019
State Final no updates expected
Brief Description

This sheet contains data on calculated power from the oxidation of necromass that is produced in marine sediment on a global scale.

Processing Description

BCO-DMO Processing Notes:
 – added conventional header with dataset name, PI name, version date
 – modified parameter names to conform with BCO-DMO naming conventions
 – added latitude and longitude coordinates for site U1370

Instruments

Parameters

Depth_below_SWI [depth_bsf]
Details
Depth_below_SWI
depth below sea water interface

depth below seafloor.  Includes mbsf (meters below seafloor) and cmbsf (centimeters below seafloor).

Sediment_Age [age]
Details
Sediment_Age
sediment age

Estimated age of an organism or a sample. Units and methods vary by dataset (e.g. years, months, days); values are numeric.

Power_law_cells [unknown]
Details
Power_law_cells
power law cells
association with a community-wide standard parameter is not yet defined
Necromas [unknown]
Details
Necromas
Necromass
association with a community-wide standard parameter is not yet defined
Death_rate [unknown]
Details
Death_rate
death rate
association with a community-wide standard parameter is not yet defined
Power_cell_size_small [unknown]
Details
Power_cell_size_small
Power available from necromass oxidation. Temp: 21.1 C; Electron acceptor: oxygen; Power cell size small
association with a community-wide standard parameter is not yet defined
Power_cell_size_medium [unknown]
Details
Power_cell_size_medium
Power available from necromass oxidation. Temp: 21.1 C; Electron acceptor: oxygen; Power cell size medium
association with a community-wide standard parameter is not yet defined
Power_cell_size_large [unknown]
Details
Power_cell_size_large
Power available from necromass oxidation. Temp: 21.1 C; Electron acceptor: oxygen; Power cell size large
association with a community-wide standard parameter is not yet defined
lat [latitude]
Details
lat

latitude with negative values indicating South

latitude, in decimal degrees, North is positive, negative denotes South; Reported in some datasets as degrees, minutes

lon [longitude]
Details
lon

longitude with negative values indicating West

longitude, in decimal degrees, East is positive, negative denotes West; Reported in some datsets as degrees, minutes

Dataset Maintainers

NameAffiliationContact
James A. BradleyUniversity of Southern California (USC)
Douglas E. LaRoweUniversity of Southern California (USC)
Mathew BiddleUniversity of Southern California (USC)
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI BCO-DMO)

BCO-DMO Project Info

Project Title Develop a 1D biogeochemical-evolutionary model for deep sediments
Acronym BIO-SED
URLhttps://www.bco-dmo.org/project/776336
Created September 9, 2019
Modified June 19, 2020
Project Description

Microorganisms buried in marine sediments endure prolonged energy-limitation over geological timescales. This C-DEBI project will investigate energy and activity levels among microbial communities in the marine subsurface. We use thermodynamic and microbial-biogeochemical modelling principles to explore and quantify:
– The energy sources to deeply buried microorganisms and their demand for energy.
– The activity of microorganisms and the factors that determine physiological transitions between active and dormant states.
– The varying energy requirements of active and dormant microbes and the allocation of energy between maintenance and growth.
– The cell-specific energy utilization (i.e. power) of subsurface life on a global scale.

Data Project Maintainers
NameAffiliationRole
James A. BradleyQueen Mary University of LondonLead Principal Investigator
Douglas E. LaRoweUniversity of Southern California (USC)Co-Principal Investigator