CORING OF FROZEN GROUND BARROW, ALASKA, SPRING 1964

• 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; http://oai.dtic.mil/oai/oai?&verb=getRecord&metadataPrefix=html&identifier=AD0472341

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.