Record of Late Pleistocene Ice Rafted Debris at IODP Site 1308 in the Central North Atlantic

• Main Author: Bechtel, Katherine
• Other Authors: Krissek, Lawrence
• Format: Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: The Ohio State University 2015
• Subjects: ice rafted debri; site 1308; Late Pleistocene Ice Rafted Debris; IODP Site 1308; Dr. Lawrence A. Krissek; Krissek; Canada; Greenland; Kya; East Greenland; Iceland; North Atlantic
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/1811/68921

Ice rafted debris (IRD) consists of rock grains of terrestrial origin that were transported by glacial icebergs. These grains may provide clues to past climate, ocean currents and other geologic conditions. Samples from the North Atlantic Integrated Ocean Drilling Program (IOPD) Site 1308 have been...