- 1 Samples are delivered to repository +
- 2 If samples have not been split shipboard it is done on site +
- 3 Samples are then described and photographed +
- 4 Samples are stored in refrigerated space +
- 5 Metadata are submitted to SESAR IGSNs are obtained Sample metadata profiles in SESAR are kept private for 2 years +
- 6 Samples remain available to PI and colleagues for 2 years They must fill out sampling forms for both destructive and non-destructive sampling +
- 7 After 2 years data derived from samples are uploaded to IMLGS and other researchers are then allowed to request samples +