Strata Formation on Russian Arctic Continental Margins

Abstract

The ultimate goal of the proposed research is to understand the creation of the preserved stratigraphic record, seabed formation and modification over the Russian Arctic continental shelves as the product of geologic, biologic, cryologic and oceanographic processes. The emphasis is on the upper 100 m of sections and the last 100,000 years of Earth's history.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 30, 2002
Accession Number
ADA627771

Entities

People

  • Hajo Eicken
  • Leonard G. Johnson
  • Sergei S. Drachev

Organizations

  • University of Alaska Fairbanks

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Ground and Sea Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Climate Change
  • Continental Shelves
  • Dynamics
  • Gases
  • Landforms
  • Marine Geology
  • Oceans
  • Okhotsk Sea
  • Particle Flux
  • Particles
  • Permafrost
  • Sea Level
  • Sea Level Rise
  • Sea Water
  • Seabed
  • Sedimentation

Fields of Study

  • Geology

Readers

  • Polar and Arctic Studies
  • Systems Analysis and Design