CORING OF FROZEN GROUND BARROW, ALASKA, SPRING 1964

The trangular-shaped land mass of the Barrow peninsula constitutes the northern extremity of the Arctic Coastal Plan. The near-surface sediments of the Gubik formation are a reflection of late Pleistocene events and therefore contain a valuable record of sea-level fluctuations and climatic changes....

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Main Authors: Sellmann, Paul V., Brown, Jerry
Other Authors: COLD REGIONS RESEARCH AND ENGINEERING LAB HANOVER NH
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: 1965
Subjects:
Geology
Geochemistry and Mineralogy
*ALASKA
*PERMAFROST
PERFORMANCE(ENGINEERING)
CARBIDES
GRAVEL
SAND
COSTS
STRATIGRAPHY
PENETRATION
SAMPLING
MOISTURE
TUNGSTEN
ARCTIC REGIONS
DRILLS
SILT
DRILLING MACHINES
SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH
*PALEOGEOLOGY
DRILL CORES
GEOLOGICAL SURVEY
Arctic
Barrow Peninsula
Barrow
permafrost
Alaska
Online Access:http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/AD0472341
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Summary:The trangular-shaped land mass of the Barrow peninsula constitutes the northern extremity of the Arctic Coastal Plan. The near-surface sediments of the Gubik formation are a reflection of late Pleistocene events and therefore contain a valuable record of sea-level fluctuations and climatic changes. Continued investigations in Pleistocene stratigraphy along the northern coast of Alaska will provide additional information for regional and world-wide correlation of Pleistocene and recent events. Cliff exposures in the immediate Barrow area do not provide adequate sections for detailed sampling. Consequently, a coring program was chosen as an appropriate means of acquiring the desired data.

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