Surface sediment bulk geochemistry from the equatorial and south east Pacific data base

In this first volume of SSGC-ESEP, we show bulk sediment geochemistry of surface marine sediments from the continental margin off Chile (Southeast Pacific). The surface sediment samples were collected between 1962 and 2010 at span depths of 122 to 4500 meters and latitudes from 22°S to 45°S. The samples were obtained using multicorer (Sonne 102, Sonne 156, Sonne 211), gravity core (Sonne 161), and a Petersen grab (USNS Eltanin PG4). The data set summarised location of the sample, cm of sampling, measurements of total organic carbon, total carbon, total nitrogen, CaCO3, C:N, Opal (biogenic silica), carbon isotopes in organic carbon, nitrogen isotopes of bulk sediment, references and laboratory where the samples were measurement.