PNRA Expedition:
VI (1990-1991)
Chief Scientist:
F. Giorgetti (Univ. Trieste)
Research Project:
Sedimentology and seabed sampling
Sedimentology Principal Investigator:
M. Ravaioli (CNR Bologna)
Label:
ANTA91-26Cbis
Sampling Method:
Gravity Core
Collected Area:
Drygalski Basin (Ross Sea)
Latitude:
-74.299
Longitude:
168.853
Collected date:
01/01/1991
Water depth (m):
710
Core length (cm):
200
Number of Sections:
2
Publications:
Contacts:
museoantartide@units.it
Preliminary Description:
Low density homogeneous sediment that contains a few centimetric clasts. The number of clasts increases below 30 cm and the sediment becomes grain supported.