Integrated sedimentology and micropaleontology for the study of the deglaciation post LGM in the south- western Svalbard slope (Arctic Ocean).

• Published in: Rendiconti Online della Società Geologica Italiana
• Main Authors: Katia Carbonara, Renata Giulia Lucchi, Romana Melis, Karin Mezgec, Caterina Morigi, MUSCO, MARIA ELENA, Gabriella Varagona, Giuliana Villa
• Other Authors: Carbonara, Katia, Renata Giulia Lucchi, Melis, Romana, Mezgec, Karin, Caterina, Morigi, Musco, MARIA ELENA, Varagona, Gabriella, Giuliana, Villa
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2016
• Subjects: microfossil; palaeoenvironment; LGM; deglaciation; Arctic; Arctic Ocean; Svalbard; Barents Sea; Junttila; Foraminifera*; Fram Strait; Magnetic susceptibility; north atlantic current; North Atlantic; Storfjorden; Svalbard margin; Spitsbergen
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/11368/2940470; https://doi.org/10.3301/ROL.2016.79

The north-western continental margin of the Barents Sea represents the only gateway for deep-water masses moving between the North Atlantic and the Arctic Oceans. On this respect, the western Svalbard margin, located on the eastern side of the Fram strait straight, represents a key area to study the...