Organic Carbon, in situ Temperature, Age Data, and Age Models in Scientific Ocean Drilling Holes (Deep Sea Drilling Project, Ocean Drilling Program, and Integrated Ocean Drilling Program)

Abstract: Measurements of particulate organic carbon (POC), in situ sediment temperature, age data, and age models in scientific ocean drilling holes (Deep Sea Drilling Project, Ocean Drilling Program, and Integrated Ocean Drilling Program). The data are from drill holes in global areas of high POC deposition (continental margins and upwelling areas). The variation in POC content with temperature and age in the sediment column is used to study the process of organic matter decomposition.

Other Description: Malinverno, A. and Martinez, E. A. The effect of temperature on organic carbon degradation in marine sediments. Sci. Rep. 5, 17861; doi: 10.1038/srep17861 (2015).