Weddell Sea tectonics and Gondwana break-up: an introduction
The Weddell Sea, part of the circumpolar Southern Ocean, is probably the most remote, least known and least accessible sea in the world. Difficult ice conditions have limited the acquisition of ship data, although this has been partly offset in recent years by access to satellite radar altimetry dat...
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ftnerc:oai:nora.nerc.ac.uk:515169 2023-05-15T13:49:33+02:00 Weddell Sea tectonics and Gondwana break-up: an introduction King, E. C. Livermore, R. A. Storey, B. C. Storey, B.C. King, E.C. Livermore, R.A. 1996 http://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/515169/ https://doi.org/10.1144/GSL.SP.1996.108.01.01 unknown Geological Society of London King, E. C. orcid:0000-0003-3793-3915 Livermore, R. A.; Storey, B. C. 1996 Weddell Sea tectonics and Gondwana break-up: an introduction. In: Storey, B.C.; King, E.C. orcid:0000-0003-3793-3915 Livermore, R.A., (eds.) Weddell Sea tectonics and Gondwana break-up. London, Geological Society of London, 1-10. (Geological Society special publication, 108, 1). Publication - Book Section NonPeerReviewed 1996 ftnerc https://doi.org/10.1144/GSL.SP.1996.108.01.01 2023-02-04T19:43:55Z The Weddell Sea, part of the circumpolar Southern Ocean, is probably the most remote, least known and least accessible sea in the world. Difficult ice conditions have limited the acquisition of ship data, although this has been partly offset in recent years by access to satellite radar altimetry data. The Weddell Sea was originally defined by the Admiralty Hydrographic Department in 1932 and redefined by the Antarctic Place Names Committee in 1976 (Hattersley-Smith 1991). It is bounded on the western side by the east coast of the Antarctic Peninsula, on the southern side by the Ronne and Filchner ice fronts, and on the southeastern side by the Dronning Maud Land and Coats Land coasts of East Antarctica (Fig. 1). The South Scotia Ridge separates the Weddell Sea from the Scotia Sea to the north and a line joining Southern Thule in the South Sandwich Islands and Kapp Norvegia in Dronning Maud Land, separates it from the South Atlantic Ocean to the NE. Within this volume, papers relate to the Weddell Sea as defined above, together with part of the adjoining South Atlantic Ocean up to 50°E, and to the geology of the once neighbouring continents of Gondwana. The term Weddell Sea embayment is also used informally throughout this volume to include the embayment area to the south of the Weddell Sea now covered by the Ronne and Filchner ice shelves, including Berkner Island, and the continental shelf north of the Ronne and Filchner ice fronts (Figs 1 & 2). Book Part Antarc* Antarctic Antarctic Peninsula Antarctica Berkner Island Dronning Maud Land East Antarctica Ice Shelves Scotia Sea South Atlantic Ocean South Sandwich Islands Southern Ocean Southern Thule Weddell Sea Natural Environment Research Council: NERC Open Research Archive Antarctic Southern Ocean The Antarctic Antarctic Peninsula Weddell Sea East Antarctica Dronning Maud Land Scotia Sea Sandwich Islands South Sandwich Islands Weddell Berkner Island ENVELOPE(-48.117,-48.117,-79.333,-79.333) Coats Land ENVELOPE(-27.500,-27.500,-77.000,-77.000) South Scotia Ridge ENVELOPE(-46.500,-46.500,-60.000,-60.000) Hattersley-Smith ENVELOPE(-61.030,-61.030,-71.852,-71.852) Southern Thule ENVELOPE(-27.200,-27.200,-59.433,-59.433) Geological Society, London, Special Publications 108 1 1 10 |
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The Weddell Sea, part of the circumpolar Southern Ocean, is probably the most remote, least known and least accessible sea in the world. Difficult ice conditions have limited the acquisition of ship data, although this has been partly offset in recent years by access to satellite radar altimetry data. The Weddell Sea was originally defined by the Admiralty Hydrographic Department in 1932 and redefined by the Antarctic Place Names Committee in 1976 (Hattersley-Smith 1991). It is bounded on the western side by the east coast of the Antarctic Peninsula, on the southern side by the Ronne and Filchner ice fronts, and on the southeastern side by the Dronning Maud Land and Coats Land coasts of East Antarctica (Fig. 1). The South Scotia Ridge separates the Weddell Sea from the Scotia Sea to the north and a line joining Southern Thule in the South Sandwich Islands and Kapp Norvegia in Dronning Maud Land, separates it from the South Atlantic Ocean to the NE. Within this volume, papers relate to the Weddell Sea as defined above, together with part of the adjoining South Atlantic Ocean up to 50°E, and to the geology of the once neighbouring continents of Gondwana. The term Weddell Sea embayment is also used informally throughout this volume to include the embayment area to the south of the Weddell Sea now covered by the Ronne and Filchner ice shelves, including Berkner Island, and the continental shelf north of the Ronne and Filchner ice fronts (Figs 1 & 2). |
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Weddell Sea tectonics and Gondwana break-up: an introduction |
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Weddell Sea tectonics and Gondwana break-up: an introduction |
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Weddell Sea tectonics and Gondwana break-up: an introduction |
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Weddell Sea tectonics and Gondwana break-up: an introduction |
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Weddell Sea tectonics and Gondwana break-up: an introduction |
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weddell sea tectonics and gondwana break-up: an introduction |
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Antarc* Antarctic Antarctic Peninsula Antarctica Berkner Island Dronning Maud Land East Antarctica Ice Shelves Scotia Sea South Atlantic Ocean South Sandwich Islands Southern Ocean Southern Thule Weddell Sea |
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King, E. C. orcid:0000-0003-3793-3915 Livermore, R. A.; Storey, B. C. 1996 Weddell Sea tectonics and Gondwana break-up: an introduction. In: Storey, B.C.; King, E.C. orcid:0000-0003-3793-3915 Livermore, R.A., (eds.) Weddell Sea tectonics and Gondwana break-up. London, Geological Society of London, 1-10. (Geological Society special publication, 108, 1). |
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