MNA - Sede di Trieste

PNRA Expedition: 
XIV (1998-1999)
Chief Scientist: 
N. Corradi (Univ. Genova)
Research Project: 
2a.1.4 - Recent climatic cycles in marine sediments of the Ross Sea
Sedimentology Principal Investigator: 
G. Fontolan (Univ. Trieste)
Label: 
ANTA99-NW33
Sampling Method: 
Gravity Core
Collected Area: 
North-western Basin (Ross Sea)
Latitude: 
-73.431
Longitude: 
171.729
Collected date: 
06/02/1999
Water depth (m): 
530
Core length (cm): 
293
Number of Sections: 
3
Publications: 
  • Melis R., Deticek M., Colizza E., Finocchiaro F., Bussi M., 2007: Biogenic carbonate sedimentation in Late quaternary glacial-marine sequences of Northern Drygalski Basin (Ross sea, Antartica). Geoitalia 2007, Rimini, 12-14 september 2007. Poster.
  • Contacts: 
    museoantartide@units.it
    Section Images: 
    Preliminary Description: 

    Coarser sediment up to 15 cm and from 15 cm up to the bottom the sediment becomes fine.