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-LAB26
Sampling Method:
Gravity Core
Collected Area:
Little America Basin (Ross Sea)
Latitude:
-77.992
Longitude:
-170.299
Collected date:
25/01/2002
Water depth (m):
548
Core length (cm):
332
Number of Sections:
3
Publications:
Contacts:
museoantartide@units.it
Preliminary Description:
Less dense sediment alternated with a denser one up to 95 cm. From 95 cm to 247 cm, the sediment is more dense. Between 30 and 340 cm there are numerous clasts (from millimeter to centimeter). From 247 cm to the core’s bottom the sediment is less dense and grain supported.