Extended Continental Shelf Physical Samples

By Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center

Woods Hole Samples Repository

USGS Law of the Sea

The U.S. Geological Survey is the designated repository for U.S. Extended Continental Shelf (ECS) physical samples collected for the ECS project and coordinates all outside sample requests.

The priority for geologic samples collected as part of the U.S. Extended Continental Shelf (ECS) Project is their application to delineating the U.S. ECS, however the U.S. ECS Task Force recognizes the important scientific value of these samples and encourages their study and open publication of scientific findings.

Geologic samples are archived at the USGS Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center samples repository. Policy for sample request and analysis, as well as data collection and distribution can be found in the ECS Data, Publications, and Physical Samples Policy and Procedures documentation.

Physical Samples recovered on ECS Cruises

Cruise ID	Platform	Year	ECS Region	Samples Collected
HLY0805 (HE0805)	Healy	2008	Arctic	7 dredges
HLY0905 (HE0905)	Healy	2009	Arctic	5 dredges
HLY1002 (H-3-10-AR)	Healy	2010	Arctic	11 cores
MGL1111 (L-11-11-BS)	Marcus G. Langseth	2011	Bering Sea	4 CTD cores
HLY1202	Healy	2012	Arctic	5 dredges

View all ECS cruise data

Image: Closing In — The Canadian Coast Guard Ship Louis S. St-Laurent makes an approach to the Coast Guard Cutter Healy in the Arctic Ocean Sept. 5, 2009. The two ships are taking part in a multi-year, multi-agency Arctic survey that will help define the Arctic continental shelf.

R/V Marcus G. Langseth entering NY Harbor — *R/V Marcus G. Langseth* entering NY Harbor

Request Samples:

Report on and Return Samples:

ECS Samples Metadata Resources:

Metadata Requirements (Appendix A)
Shipboard Sample Metadata Entry Manual (SESAR)
Shipboard Core Metadata Spreadsheet (SESAR)

(Example only, obtain prepopulated spreadsheet from ECS Samples Curator prior to cruise)
Shipboard Dredge Metadata Spreadsheet (SESAR)

(Example only, obtain prepopulated spreadsheet from ECS Samples Curator prior to cruise)
Data Submission Form (Appendix G)

Science crew aboard R/V Marcus G. Langseth. — Science crew aboard *R/V Marcus G. Langseth*.

Image: Healy Crew Members in the Arctic — The entire science group and U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Healy crew during a 2008 scientific expedition to map the Arctic seafloor.

Send requests, reports, and return samples:

ECS Samples Curator

U.S. Geological Survey, Woods Hole Coastal & Marine Science Center

384 Woods Hole Road, Woods Hole, MA 02543

gs-wh_curator@usgs.gov

Send data, publications, and other information:

ECS Data Manager

NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information

E/NE42, 325 Broadway, Boulder, CO 80305

ecs.info@noaa.gov