Calcareous nannofossils of the Norwegian-Greenland Sea ...
Ocean Drilling Program Leg 104 recovered sediments containing calcareous nannofossils of latest Oligocene to Holocene age from the Voring Plateau in the Norwegian-Greenland Sea. The section drilled is virtually the most complete and detailed sedimentary sequence yet obtained from such a high latitud...
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| Language: | English |
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PANGAEA
1989
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| Online Access: | https://dx.doi.org/10.1594/pangaea.738102 https://doi.pangaea.de/10.1594/PANGAEA.738102 |
| Summary: | Ocean Drilling Program Leg 104 recovered sediments containing calcareous nannofossils of latest Oligocene to Holocene age from the Voring Plateau in the Norwegian-Greenland Sea. The section drilled is virtually the most complete and detailed sedimentary sequence yet obtained from such a high latitude North Atlantic location. Due to unfavorable paleoclimatic conditions, the nannofossil assemblages observed are generally of low diversity and poorly preserved. A limited nannofossil biostratigraphy can still be formulated, although many of the standard low-latitude zonal markers are absent in the area of study.An important aspect of the Norwegian-Greenland Sea is the response of the sediments to the onset and variability of glaciation in the area. The sediments deposited since the onset of Northern Hemisphere glaciation consist of alternating carbonate- (and nannofossil-) rich interglacial sediments and carbonate-poor glacial sediments. The glacial sediments also contain ice-rafted debris, including reworked ... : Supplement to: Donnally, Diane M (1989): Calcareous nannofossils of the Norwegian-Greenland Sea: ODP Leg 104. In: Eldholm, O; Thiede, J; Taylor, E; et al. (eds.), Proceedings of the Ocean Drilling Program, Scientific Results, College Station, TX (Ocean Drilling Program), 104, 459-486 ... |
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