Core PS75/130-1 (Westernmost Getz Trough, inner shelf, meltwater channel on the western side of the grounding zone wedge)
Associated publications
| Title | Author(s) | Publication | DOI | View cores |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Retreat of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet from the western Amundsen Sea shelf at a pre-or early LGM stage | Klages, Johann Philipp and Kuhn, Gerhard and Hillenbrand, C-D and Graham, Alastair GC and Smith, James A and Larter, Robert D and Gohl, Karsten and Wacker, Lukas | Quaternary Science Reviews, 2014 | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.quascirev.2014.02.017 |
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Core information
| Core name | Region | Collection date | IGSN ID | Core type | Latitude (DD) | Longitude (DD) | Water depth (m) |
Core length (m) |
Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PS75/130-1 | Antarctica, Amundsen Sea | Feb. 19, 2010 | Gravity | -74.44517 | -134.15283 | 794.0 | 3.19 | Depths approximated from Figure 7 (Klages et al., 2014); Depths approximated from Figure 7 (Klages et al., 2014) |
Expedition information
| Expedition name | Ship | Start date | End date | Report DOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ANT-XXVI/3 (PS75) | RV Polarstern | Jan. 29, 2010 | April 5, 2010 | https://doi.org/10.2312/BzPM_0617_2010 |
Samples in this core
| Sample ID | Core depth (m) |
Lithology | Facies interpretation | Carbon type | Sample preparation type | Age (14C yr ± 1σ) | Calibrated age, median probability (cal. yr BP) | Calibrated age, 2σ range (cal. yr BP) | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ETH-50197 | 3.17 - 3.17 | Laminated/stratified mud with layers of calcareous microfossils (3.19-3.15, 1.85-1.8, and 1.25-1.2 mbsf), sandy mud, and gravel-bearing mud | Alternating settling of hemipelagic and meltwater plume material in a sub-sea ice or sub-ice shelf environment, occasional release of ice-rafted debris from icebergs or basal layer of an ice shelf | Benthic and planktic foraminifera | Carbonate hydrolysis | 18832.0 ± 169.0 | 20453.0 | 21096.0-19807.0 | None |
| ETH-50908 | 1.825 - 1.825 | Laminated/stratified mud with layers of calcareous microfossils (3.19-3.15, 1.85-1.8, and 1.25-1.2 mbsf), sandy mud, and gravel-bearing mud | Alternating settling of hemipelagic and meltwater plume material in a sub-sea ice or sub-ice shelf environment, occasional release of ice-rafted debris from icebergs or basal layer of an ice shelf | Benthic and planktic foraminifera, bivalves | Carbonate hydrolysis | 15498.0 ± 120.0 | 16540.0 | 17096.0-15949.0 | None |
| ETH-50907 | 1.225 - 1.225 | Laminated/stratified mud with layers of calcareous microfossils (3.19-3.15, 1.85-1.8, and 1.25-1.2 mbsf), sandy mud, and gravel-bearing mud | Alternating settling of hemipelagic and meltwater plume material in a sub-sea ice or sub-ice shelf environment, occasional release of ice-rafted debris from icebergs or basal layer of an ice shelf | Benthic and planktic foraminifera, bivalves | Carbonate hydrolysis | 15096.0 ± 112.0 | 16022.0 | 16617.0-15426.0 | None |
Associated documents
No associated documents.