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ANTA02-NW2

PNRA Expedition: 
XVII (2001-2002)
Chief Scientist: 
N. Corradi (Univ. Genova)
Research Project: 
4. 5 - Late quaternary paleoclimatic evolution in Southern Ocean sediments
Sedimentology Principal Investigator: 
F. Finocchiaro (Univ. Trieste)
Label: 
ANTA02-NW2
Sampling Method: 
Gravity Core
Collected Area: 
North-western Basin (Ross Sea)
Latitude: 
-73.086
Longitude: 
170.918
Collected date: 
11/01/2002
Water depth (m): 
588
Number of Sections: 
3
Publications: 
  • Bertagnini A., Baneschi I., Boschi C., Cascella A., Colizza E., Del Carlo P., Di Roberto A., Di Vincenzo G., Finocchiaro F., Landi P., Lirer F., Pompilio M., Sagnotti L., Sangiorgi F., Sprovieri M., Wrinkler A., 2013: Multidisciplinary study of sediments deposited in the Ross Sea (Antarctica): information on changes of ice extent during the last 130 ka. Geoitalia 2013, IX forum, 16-18 september 2013, Pisa (Italy), Poster.
  • Bussi M., Colizza E., Corradi N., Finocchiaro F., Fontolan G., Ivaldi R., Landucci C., Nicotra G., Pitta' A., Salvi G., 2002: Late Quaternary palaeoclimatic evolution of marine sediments in the Southern Ocean project: preliminary results of the 2001-2002 PNRA cruise in the Ross Sea. Workshop "Scienze della Terra in Antartide", Certosa di Pontignano (Si), 20 september - 2 october 2002, p. 37-38, Poster.
  • Bussi M., Colizza E., Corradi N., Finocchiaro F., Fontolan G., Ivaldi R., Landucci C., Nicotra G., Pitta' A., Salvi G., 2003: Late Quaternary palaeoclimatic evolution of marine sediments in the Southern Ocean project: preliminary results of the 2001-2002 PNRA cruise in the Ross Sea. Terra Antartica Reports, 9, 89-94.
  • Colizza E., Finocchiaro F., Marinoni L., Menegazzo Vitturi L., Brambati A., 2002: Tephra evidences in marine sediments of the shelf of the western Ross Sea. CONGA, 25-26 june 2002, Milan. Poster.
  • Colizza E., Finocchiaro F., Marinoni L., Menegazzo Vitturi L., Brambati A., 2003: Tephra evidences in marine sediments of the shelf of the western Ross Sea. Terra Antartica Reports 2003, 8, p. 121-126.
  • Del Carlo P., Baneschi I., Bertagnini A., Boschi C., Cascella A., Colizza E., Di Roberto A., Di Vincenzo G., Finocchiaro F., Landi P., Lirer F., Pompilio M., Sagnotti L., Sangiorgi F., Sprovieri M., Wrinkler A., 2013: Multidisciplinary study of sediments deposited in the Ross Sea (Antarctica) during the last 50 ka: information on changes of ice extent during the glacial-interglacial transition. Geophysical Research Abstracts Vol. 15, EGU2013-9519, 2013, EGU General Assembly 2013. 7-12 april 2013 Wien (Austria), Poster.
  • Finocchiaro F., Bussi M., Colizza E., Corradi N., Fontolan G., Ivaldi R., Landucci C., Nicotra G., Pittà A., Salvi G., 2002: Evoluzione paleoclimatica tardoquaternaria nei sedimenti dell'Oceano Meridionale. Rapporto sulla Campagna Antartica Estate Australe 2001-2002, p. 248-271.
  • 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: 

    Coarse dense material with levels of fine less dense sediment. Structure in reverse gradation from 19 to 23 cm. Clasts mainly millimeter, rare centimeter. Clasts absent in the last 40 cm of the core.