PNRA Expedition:
XVII (2001-2002)
Chief Scientist:
N. Corradi (Univ. Genova)
Research Project:
4. 5 - Late quaternary paleoclimatic evolution in Southern Ocean sediments
Sedimentology Principal Investigator:
F. Finocchiaro (Univ. Trieste)
Label:
ANTA02-J15
Sampling Method:
Gravity Core
Collected Area:
Joides Basin (Ross Sea)
Latitude:
-73.997
Longitude:
175.000
Collected date:
19/01/2002
Water depth (m):
582
Core length (cm):
532
Number of Sections:
6
Publications:
Contacts:
museoantartide@units.it
Preliminary Description:
The sediment is homogeneous and very dense with some clasts mainly millimeter. There are some levels of sediment denser in which there is a greater number of clasts, even more than a centimeter. Between 150 and 157 the sediment is grain supported.