Pre-cruise Report - Prydz Bay - MacRobertson Shelf and Kerguelen Plateau, February-April 1995 : AGSO Cruise 149, R.V. Aurora Australis
This record describes the background, aims and methods to be employed in the second AGSO/Antarctic Co-operative Research Centre/ANARE marine geoscience program in Prydz Bay and the Mac. Robertson Shelf. The cruise program consists of activities aimed at understanding modern sedimentary processes on...
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ftands:oai:ands.org.au::1927662 2023-09-05T13:11:42+02:00 Pre-cruise Report - Prydz Bay - MacRobertson Shelf and Kerguelen Plateau, February-April 1995 : AGSO Cruise 149, R.V. Aurora Australis Geoscience Australia (isOwnedBy) Spatial: 60.0,-70.0 85.0,-70.0 85.0,-45.0 60.0,-45.0 60.0,-70.0 Spatial: true https://researchdata.edu.au/pre-cruise-report-aurora-australis/1927662 http://data.gov.au/dataset/f4a7a528-eeb2-4a8e-acc5-34d0b0179e5a unknown data.gov.au https://researchdata.edu.au/pre-cruise-report-aurora-australis/1927662 http://data.gov.au/dataset/f4a7a528-eeb2-4a8e-acc5-34d0b0179e5a pre-cruise-report-prydz-bay-macrobertson-shelf-and-kerguelen-plateau-february-april-1995-agso-c Geoscience Australia Earth Sciences GA Publication Record marine marine survey dataset ftands 2023-08-14T22:54:51Z This record describes the background, aims and methods to be employed in the second AGSO/Antarctic Co-operative Research Centre/ANARE marine geoscience program in Prydz Bay and the Mac. Robertson Shelf. The cruise program consists of activities aimed at understanding modern sedimentary processes on the Antarctic margin, understanding the Plio-Pleistocene environmental history of the region and obtaining samples from the Kerguelen Plateau to illuminate the history of watermass reorganisation in the Southern Ocean during Quaternary. Climate change episodes.\n\nThe cruise will address goals set by the Antarctic CRC Natural Variability (sediments) sub-program, which are to promote a better understanding of global climate change by providing statements of the Antarctic and Southern Ocean palaeoenvironments over the following time intervals:\n\n(A)0-10,000 years (post-glacial warming)\n\n(B)0-160,000 years (last glacial cycle)\n\n(C) 0-5,000,000 years (Pliocene "warming" of Antarctica)\n\nThese goals will be achieved by studying the Antarctic and Southern Ocean sedimentary record for evidence of Antarctic ice sheet and Southern Ocean circulation changes.\n\nThe development of accurate predictive models of climate change requires an understanding of the behaviour and interaction of components of global climate systems. The East Antarctic Ice Sheet is one such major component so that the study of its behaviour during past climatic fluctuations should provide key guidelines for climatic modelling. Sediments deposited in Prydz Bay contain a record of icesheet fluctuations because this area is located at the downstream end of the largest outlet glacier flowing from the East Antarctic Ice Sheet, the Lambert Glacier-Amery Ice shelf.\n\nAnother major component of the global climate system is the Southern Ocean. Water masses of the Southern Ocean play a pivotal role in world climate by absorbing, transporting and releasing heat and by transferring oxygen, nutrients and CO2 to and from the deep ocean. In\n\nthis context, the ... Dataset Amery Ice Shelf Antarc* Antarctic Antarctica aurora australis Ice Sheet Ice Shelf Lambert Glacier Prydz Bay Southern Ocean Research Data Australia (Australian National Data Service - ANDS) Amery ENVELOPE(-94.063,-94.063,56.565,56.565) Amery Ice Shelf ENVELOPE(71.000,71.000,-69.750,-69.750) Antarctic East Antarctic Ice Sheet Kerguelen Lambert Glacier ENVELOPE(67.490,67.490,-73.065,-73.065) Prydz Bay Southern Ocean The Antarctic |
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This record describes the background, aims and methods to be employed in the second AGSO/Antarctic Co-operative Research Centre/ANARE marine geoscience program in Prydz Bay and the Mac. Robertson Shelf. The cruise program consists of activities aimed at understanding modern sedimentary processes on the Antarctic margin, understanding the Plio-Pleistocene environmental history of the region and obtaining samples from the Kerguelen Plateau to illuminate the history of watermass reorganisation in the Southern Ocean during Quaternary. Climate change episodes.\n\nThe cruise will address goals set by the Antarctic CRC Natural Variability (sediments) sub-program, which are to promote a better understanding of global climate change by providing statements of the Antarctic and Southern Ocean palaeoenvironments over the following time intervals:\n\n(A)0-10,000 years (post-glacial warming)\n\n(B)0-160,000 years (last glacial cycle)\n\n(C) 0-5,000,000 years (Pliocene "warming" of Antarctica)\n\nThese goals will be achieved by studying the Antarctic and Southern Ocean sedimentary record for evidence of Antarctic ice sheet and Southern Ocean circulation changes.\n\nThe development of accurate predictive models of climate change requires an understanding of the behaviour and interaction of components of global climate systems. The East Antarctic Ice Sheet is one such major component so that the study of its behaviour during past climatic fluctuations should provide key guidelines for climatic modelling. Sediments deposited in Prydz Bay contain a record of icesheet fluctuations because this area is located at the downstream end of the largest outlet glacier flowing from the East Antarctic Ice Sheet, the Lambert Glacier-Amery Ice shelf.\n\nAnother major component of the global climate system is the Southern Ocean. Water masses of the Southern Ocean play a pivotal role in world climate by absorbing, transporting and releasing heat and by transferring oxygen, nutrients and CO2 to and from the deep ocean. In\n\nthis context, the ... |
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Pre-cruise Report - Prydz Bay - MacRobertson Shelf and Kerguelen Plateau, February-April 1995 : AGSO Cruise 149, R.V. Aurora Australis |
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Pre-cruise Report - Prydz Bay - MacRobertson Shelf and Kerguelen Plateau, February-April 1995 : AGSO Cruise 149, R.V. Aurora Australis |
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Pre-cruise Report - Prydz Bay - MacRobertson Shelf and Kerguelen Plateau, February-April 1995 : AGSO Cruise 149, R.V. Aurora Australis |
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Pre-cruise Report - Prydz Bay - MacRobertson Shelf and Kerguelen Plateau, February-April 1995 : AGSO Cruise 149, R.V. Aurora Australis |
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Pre-cruise Report - Prydz Bay - MacRobertson Shelf and Kerguelen Plateau, February-April 1995 : AGSO Cruise 149, R.V. Aurora Australis |
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pre-cruise report - prydz bay - macrobertson shelf and kerguelen plateau, february-april 1995 : agso cruise 149, r.v. aurora australis |
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Spatial: 60.0,-70.0 85.0,-70.0 85.0,-45.0 60.0,-45.0 60.0,-70.0 Spatial: true |
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ENVELOPE(-94.063,-94.063,56.565,56.565) ENVELOPE(71.000,71.000,-69.750,-69.750) ENVELOPE(67.490,67.490,-73.065,-73.065) |
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Amery Amery Ice Shelf Antarctic East Antarctic Ice Sheet Kerguelen Lambert Glacier Prydz Bay Southern Ocean The Antarctic |
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Amery Amery Ice Shelf Antarctic East Antarctic Ice Sheet Kerguelen Lambert Glacier Prydz Bay Southern Ocean The Antarctic |
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Amery Ice Shelf Antarc* Antarctic Antarctica aurora australis Ice Sheet Ice Shelf Lambert Glacier Prydz Bay Southern Ocean |
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Amery Ice Shelf Antarc* Antarctic Antarctica aurora australis Ice Sheet Ice Shelf Lambert Glacier Prydz Bay Southern Ocean |
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