Late Weichselian and Holocene Glacimarine Sedimentation and Environments in Kejser Franz Josephs Fjord and On The Adjacent Continental Margin, East Greenland ...

• Main Author: Evans, Jeffrey
• Format: Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: Apollo - University of Cambridge Repository 1998
• Subjects: Greenland; East Greenland
• Online Access: https://dx.doi.org/10.17863/cam.57860; https://www.repository.cam.ac.uk/handle/1810/310771

The study outlines the glacimarine sedimentation patters and processes and environments in the Kejser Franz Josephs Fjord and on the adjacent continental margin of East Greenland during the Late Weichselian and Holocene. A variety of techniques are adpoted in this study in order to address the objectives outlined previously. The study is based on a suite of 8 cores from the, mid to outer region of Kejser Franz Josephs Fjord, and the continental shelf and slope. Core analyses included i) logging (core and x-radiographs), ii) determination of grain size distribution, iceberg rafted debris and physical properties (water content, porosity, grain density), iii) determination of stable oxygen and carbon isotopes, iv) radiocarbon dating, and v) calculation of sedimentation and accumulation rates. Additionaly, acoustic data is incorporated into the study to place the sediment cores within a regional context in terms of the sedimentation patterns and processed throughout the study area. The sedimentary record within ...