FAUNAL, SEDIMENTARY AND MAGNETIC INVESTIGATIONS OF ARCTIC OCEAN BOTTOM CORES.
Abstract
Cores taken from ice-island T-3 in the Arctic Ocean do not reflect marked climatic changes. Correlation was attempted among four cores taken from a small region of the Alpha Cordillera. Correlation attempts are based on two horizons--the tops of the cores and the level of the Brunhes-Matuyama magnetic boundary, found by using a spinner magnetometer. Correlation on the basis of plankton abundance and amounts of ice-rafted debris is unfeasible. The plankton abundance and amounts of ice-rafted material show no relationship, as they should if the Arctic fluctuated between warm open conditions and closed rigid conditions. The most significant data for correlation are obtained from the single planktonic foraminifer, Globigerina pachyderma. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jan 01, 1969
- Accession Number
- AD0710811
Entities
People
- Bradley Allen Steuerwald
Organizations
- University of Wisconsin–Madison