Antarctica's Geological History Reflected in Sedimentary Radiogenic Isotopes

• Main Authors: Van De Flierdt, Christina-Maria, Goldstein, Steven L, Hemming, Sidney R
• Format: Dataset
• Language: unknown
• Published: IEDA: US Antarctic Program Data Center 2010
• Subjects: isotope data; Antarctic Earth Sciences; Chemistry:Sediment; Geochronology; Antarctica; Marine Sediments; Southern Ocean; Geochemistry; Oceans; Solid Earth; Prydz Bay; Weddell Sea; Wilkes Land; US Antarctic Program Data Center (USAP-DC); Antarctic; The Antarctic; East Antarctica; Weddell; Antarc*
• Online Access: http://get.iedadata.org/metadata/iso/600056

Abstract: This project studies sediment from the ocean floor to understand Antarctica's geologic history. Glacially eroded from the Antarctic continent, these sediments may offer insight into the 99% Antarctica covered by ice. The work's central focus is determining crust formation ages an...