Sedimentological signatures of sub-ice-shelf circulation: An example from Vincennes Bay, East Antarctica

• Published in: Papers and Proceedings of the Royal Society of Tasmania
• Main Author: Harris, PT
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2000
• Subjects: Royal Society of Tasmania; RST; Van Diemens Land; natural history; science; ecology; taxonomy; botany; zoology; geology; geography; papers & proceedings; Australia; UTAS Library; East Antarctica; Vincennes Bay; Vanderford Glacier; Antarc*; Antarctica; Ice Shelf; Ice Shelves
• Online Access: https://eprints.utas.edu.au/13589/; https://eprints.utas.edu.au/13589/4/2000_Harris_Sedimentological_rst.pdf

Two cores of Holocene sediment, collected on opposite flanks of the Vanderford Glacier in Vincennes Bay, while representing contemporaneous sedimentation, have different sediment characteristics, with a relatively lower biogenic content on the western side than on the east. These sedimentological si...