Mass Physical and Geochemical Properties of High Latitude Sediments: European Arctic

Abstract

Our long-term goals are to use mass physical properties measured in a suite of Arctic Ocean sediments cores combined with the sediments' mineralogical and chemical compositions to obtain insight into present and past sedimentary processes in high latitude deep-sea (>200 m depth) depositional environments. Over the longer term we will use mass physical properties of sediment to conduct ground truth studies of seismic stratigraphic records of glacial marine facies from a variety of high latitude, cold climate environments. We will also use the chemical attributes of the sediment cores to assess the health of the environmentally sensitive Arctic region studied with respect to potentially toxic metals/metalloids.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 30, 1999
Accession Number
ADA630878

Entities

People

  • Frederic R. Siegel
  • Joseph H. Kravitz

Organizations

  • George Washington University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Arctic Ocean
  • Chemical Weapons
  • Chemistry
  • Data Sets
  • Elements
  • Factor Analysis
  • High Latitudes
  • Kara Sea
  • Latitude
  • Oceans
  • Phyllosilicates
  • Physical Properties
  • Regression Analysis
  • Seabed
  • Sediments
  • Statistical Analysis
  • Tectosilicates

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Acoustical Oceanography.
  • Geotechnical Engineering.
  • Polar and Arctic Studies