Age models of ODP sites from the Barents Sea-Svalbard region ...

• Main Authors: Knies, Jochen, Matthiessen, Jens, Vogt, Christoph, Laberg, Jan Sverre, Hjelstuen, Berit O, Smelror, Morten, Larsen, Eiliv, Andreassen, Karin, Eidvin, Tor, Vorren, Tore O
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: PANGAEA 2009
• Subjects: Ocean Drilling Program ODP; Barents Sea; Ice Sheet; Kara Sea; Sea ice; Svalbard
• Online Access: https://dx.doi.org/10.1594/pangaea.817589; https://doi.pangaea.de/10.1594/PANGAEA.817589

Based on a revised chronostratigraphy, and compilation of borehole data from the Barents Sea continental margin, a coherent glaciation model is proposed for the Barents Sea ice sheet over the past 3.5 million years (Ma). Three phases of ice growth are suggested: (1) The initial build-up phase, cover...