Scratching the Surface: A Marine Sediment Provenance Record From the Continental Slope of Central Wilkes Land, East Antarctica

• Published in: Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems
• Main Authors: Sian Tooze, Jacqueline A. Halpin, Taryn L. Noble, Zanna Chase, Philip E. O'Brien, Leanne Armand
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Wiley 2020
• Subjects: Antarctic geology; East Antarctica; geochemistry; geochronology; sediment provenance; Wilkes Land; Geophysics. Cosmic physics; QC801-809; Geology; QE1-996.5; Antarctic; Totten Glacier; Antarc*; Antarctica; Ice Sheet
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1029/2020GC009156; https://doaj.org/article/19454053bb144ff883b8211ee163effc

Abstract The geology of Wilkes Land, East Antarctica, is masked by kilometers of ice and remains largely unexplored. Defining the sediment provenance adjacent to this hidden region is important for distinguishing the proximal subglacial basement terranes and refining the dynamic regional glaciologic...