ROSSLOPE: Past and present sedimentary dynamic in the ROSS Sea: a multidisciplinary approach to study the continental SLOPE

• Main Authors: Colizza, E, Bohm, G, Capotondi, L, Finocchiaro, F, Giglio, F, Kuhn, G, Presti, M., MAFFIOLI, PAOLA, MALINVERNO, ELISA
• Other Authors: Maffioli, P, Malinverno, E, Presti, M
• Format: Conference Object
• Language: English
• Published: country:GB 2011
• Subjects: Geological controls on the modern and past Antarctic bottom water and marine environment; GEO/02 - GEOLOGIA STRATIGRAFICA E SEDIMENTOLOGICA; Antarctic; Ross Sea; Adare; Antarc*
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10281/57931; http://www.isaes2011.org.uk/abstracts_v4_20_07_2011.pdf

The ROSSLOPE is an Italian Antarctic project approved in the framework of the PNRA. The investigation of the interactions among marine currents, sea floor morphology, sediment texture and benthic communities is crucial to understand the dynamics of depositional and erosive processes on present-day s...