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

Core information

Core name Region Collection date IGSN ID Core type Latitude (DD) Longitude (DD) Water depth
(m)
Core length
(m)
Comments
PS75/136-3 Antarctica, Amundsen Sea Feb. 20, 2010 Gravity -74.38583 -134.59317 752.0 2.12 Core bent at ca. 2.2 m; surface disturbed; Depths approximated from Figure 7 (Klages et al., 2014); Depths approximated from Figure 7 (Klages et al., 2014); Depths approximated from Figure 7 (Klages et al., 2014); 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-50198 1.73 - 1.73 Laminated/stratified gravel-bearing mud with calcareous microfossils (1.73 mbsf) Glaciogenic debris flow or proximal grounding zone deposit Benthic and planktic foraminifera Carbonate hydrolysis 46431.0 ± 2595.0 47488.0 54397.0-53358.0 None
BETA-332590 0.43 - 0.43 Bioturbated diatom- and gravel-bearing mud Hemipelagic settling alternating with ice-rafted debris deposition in a seasonal-open marine environment distal from the grounding-zone. Fishbone fragment Carbonate hydrolysis 3950.0 ± 40.0 2373.0 2816.0-1890.0 None

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