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A review of geological constraints on the pre-break-up position of the Ellsworth Mountains within Gondwana: implications for Weddell Sea evolution
1 January, 1996 by Ed King
It has long since been recognised that the Ellsworth-Whitmore mountains (EWM) crustal block possesses an anomalous structural and stratigraphic history relative to its neighbouring West Antarctic crustal blocks, and the…Aeromagnetic data from the southern Weddell Sea embayment and adjacent areas: synthesis and interpretation
1 January, 1996 by Ed King
A new regional aeromagnetic anomaly map covering the southern Weddell Sea and surrounding areas was produced by combining Russian and British magnetic anomaly data acquired between 1973 and 1989. The…New seismic data from the Ronne Ice Shelf, Antarctica
1 January, 1996 by Ed King
We present the first images of sub-seabed structure to be obtained from beneath the Ronne Ice Shelf. Single-fold profiles totalling 158 km were recorded using a new form drag cable…Read more on New seismic data from the Ronne Ice Shelf, Antarctica
Weddell Sea tectonics and Gondwana break-up: an introduction
1 January, 1996 by Ed King
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…Read more on Weddell Sea tectonics and Gondwana break-up: an introduction
Mesozoic seafloor spreading in the southern Weddell Sea
1 January, 1996 by Ed King
A re-evaluation of Weddell Sea magnetic anomaly data, in the light of satellite gravity maps, provides important constraints on plate kinematics prior to chron C34 (83 Ma). Although M-series anomalies…Read more on Mesozoic seafloor spreading in the southern Weddell Sea
Climate changes in the Atlantic sector of Antarctica over the past 500 years from ice-core and other evidence
1 January, 1996 by Robert Mulvaney
Evidence from ice cores, borehole temperatures, early expeditions and glacier margins is used to identify the major climate trends of the past 500 years in the Antarctic Peninsula region. Apparent…Location, movement and reactions of impurities in solid ice
1 January, 1996 by Eric Wolff
The aim of drilling ice cores is to obtain paleoatmospheric information of wide significance. However, the concentrations of chemicals found in the- ice are determined both by the atmospheric concentrations,…Read more on Location, movement and reactions of impurities in solid ice
The record of aerosol deposited species in ice cores, and problems of interpretation
1 January, 1996 by Eric Wolff
Ice cores have now become established as one of the primary archives of paleoclimatic information, covering timescales from seasonal up to 100,000 years or more. In the polar ice sheets,…Read more on The record of aerosol deposited species in ice cores, and problems of interpretation
Geology and seismic stratigraphy of the Antarctic Margin
1 January, 1995
The Antarctic Ice Sheet has greatly affected global climate, sea level, ocean circulation, and southern hemisphere biota during Cenozoic times. Much of our understanding of the evolution of the ice…Read more on Geology and seismic stratigraphy of the Antarctic Margin
Tectonic framework of the east Scotia Sea
1 January, 1995
This chapter reviews the tectonic evolution of the East Scotia Sea, testing and extending previously published conclusions in light of the additional and expanded data sets now available. The East…Sediment dispersal patterns in a deep marine back-arc basin: evidence from heavy mineral provenance studies
1 January, 1995
Heavy mineral provenance studies can aid reservoir description in deep marine depositional systems by providing a clearer understanding of the lateral extent of discrete sediment bodies. In this study the…The ANTOSTRAT Antarctic Peninsula Regional Working Group digital navigation compilation
1 January, 1995
The ANTOSTRAT Antarctic Peninsula Regional Working Group has compiled digital navigation data acquired during seismic reflection surveys of the Antarctic Peninsula continental margin and adjoining areas. Digital navigation data were…Read more on The ANTOSTRAT Antarctic Peninsula Regional Working Group digital navigation compilation
Deep marine slide and channel deposits from the Jurassic-Cretaceous Fossil Bluff Group, Alexander Island, Antarctica
1 January, 1995 by Alistair Crame
The Fossil Bluff Grqup (FBG: ?Bathpnian-Albian) is the fill of a forearc basin which lay between the Antarctic Peninsula volcanic arc and an accretionary complex (LeMay Group) to the west…Ozone measurements with star-pointing spectrometers
1 January, 1995 by Howard Roscoe
Part 1 Historical frontiers: vibrational spectroscopic contributions to chemisorption and catalysis. Part 2 Instrumentation: recent advances in kinetic infrared spectroscopy; spectroscopic concentration determination without calibration; scope and limitations of concentration-modulated…Read more on Ozone measurements with star-pointing spectrometers
Nitrate in polar ice
1 January, 1995 by Eric Wolff
Nitrate is one of the major impurities in polar snow, and is relatively easy to analyse. Large amounts of data therefore exist, including some from cores extending into the last…Evolutionary history of Antarctica
1 January, 1994 by Alistair Crame
One of the most important breakthroughs in Antarctic geological research over the last three decades has been the elucidation of the continent’s fossil record. Although fossils have been known since…Conflicts of interest in the use of Antarctica
1 January, 1994
The International Geophysical Year of 1957–58 demonstrated the effective use of the Antarctic for peaceful international scientific activity, and the Antarctic Treaty of 1961 acknowledges the important contribution of science.…Expenditure, investment, and acquisition of energy in southern elephant seals
1 January, 1994
Information on the expenditure and investment of energy in southern elephant seals, Mirounga leonina , was collected during breeding and molt over four field seasons at South Georgia. Weight and…Read more on Expenditure, investment, and acquisition of energy in southern elephant seals
Measurements of stratospheric composition using a star pointing spectrometer
1 January, 1994 by Howard Roscoe
Measurements of stratospheric composition have been made with a novel star-pointing spectrometer. The instrument consists of a telescope that focuses light from stars, planets, or the moon onto a spectrometer…Read more on Measurements of stratospheric composition using a star pointing spectrometer
Volcanism associated with extension in an Oligocene—Miocene arc, southwestern Viti Levu, Fiji
1 January, 1994
The Wainimala Group rocks of southwestern Viti Levu, Fiji, represent part of an Oligocene-Miocene island arc. Some of the early volcanism in this arc took place on a substrate of…Modelling mass and energy exchange over polar snow using the DAISY model
1 January, 1994
In the Antarctic winter of 1991 an extensive series of micro- meteorological and snow cover measurements were made as part of the second Stable Boundary Layer Experiment (STABLE II) at…Read more on Modelling mass and energy exchange over polar snow using the DAISY model
The ULF modulation of ELF-VLF emissions close to the magnetospheric boundary
1 January, 1994
The spatial extent and temporal behaviour of quasi-periodic (QP) intensity modulations of 0.5-2kHz ELF-VLF emissions were investigated in a comparative study of data collected at three Antarctic stations. Frequently, the…Read more on The ULF modulation of ELF-VLF emissions close to the magnetospheric boundary
Antarctic digital database user’s guide and reference manual (v1.0)
1 January, 1993
Plus CD-ROM. Copyright © Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research 1993Read more on Antarctic digital database user’s guide and reference manual (v1.0)