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Citation:
Larter, RD et al. (2009): Sediment echosounding data files from the Amundsen Sea. doi:10.1594/PANGAEA.708219,
Supplement to: Larter, Robert D; Graham, Alastair GC; Gohl, Karsten; Kuhn, Gerhard; Hillenbrand, Claus-Dieter; Smith, James A; Deen, Tara J; Livermore, Roy A; Schenke, Hans Werner (2009): Subglacial bedforms reveal complex basal regime in a zone of paleo-ice stream convergence, Amundsen Sea Embayment, West Antarctica. Geology, 37(5), 411-414, doi:10.1130/G25505A.1
Abstract:
The flow of ice streams, which account for most discharge from large ice sheets, is controlled by processes operating at their bed. Data from modern ice stream beds are difficult to obtain, but where ice advanced onto continental shelves during glacial periods extensive areas of the former bed can be imaged using modern swath sonar tools. We present new multibeam swath bathymetry data analyzed alongside sparse pre-existing data from the Amundsen Sea Embayment. The compilation is the most extensive, continuous area of multibeam data coverage yet obtained on the inner continental shelf of Antarctica. The data reveal streamlined subglacial bedforms that define a zone of paleo-ice stream convergence but, in contrast to previous models, do not show a simple down-flow progression of bedform types along paleo-ice stream troughs. We interpret high spatial variability of bedforms as indicating a complex mechanical and hydrodynamic regime at the former ice stream beds, consistent with observations from some modern ice streams. We conclude that care must be taken when using bedforms to infer paleo-ice stream velocities.
Project(s):
Paleoenvironmental Reconstructions from Marine Sediments @ AWI (AWI_Paleo) *
Coverage:
Median Latitude: -73.108492 * Median Longitude: -109.584950 * South-bound Latitude: -74.571100 * West-bound Longitude: -118.798300 * North-bound Latitude: -70.494100 * East-bound Longitude: -102.596500
Date/Time Start: 2006-02-23T12:00:00 * Date/Time End: 2006-03-18T12:00:00
Event(s):
PS69/4-track * * Latitude Start: -53.144700 * Longitude Start: -70.909100 * Latitude End: -53.144700 * Longitude End: -70.909100 * Date/Time Start: 2006-02-11T09:00:00 * Date/Time End: 2006-04-10T18:00:00 * Campaign: ANT-XXIII/4 (PS69) * * Basis: Polarstern * * Device: Underway cruise track measurements *
Comment:
see also http://www.marine-geo.org/tools/search/DataSets.php?data_set_uids=9112,9126
Parameter(s):
#NameShort NameUnitPrincipal InvestigatorMethodComment
1DATE/TIME *Date/TimeGeocode
2LATITUDE *LatitudeGeocode
3LONGITUDE *LongitudeGeocode
4Course *CoursedegKuhn, Gerhard *
5Speed *SpeedknKuhn, Gerhard *
6Universal resource locator/link to raw data file *URL rawKuhn, Gerhard *ParaSound (Atlas Hydrographic) *ps3-files as tar-archive
License:
CC-BY Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported
Size:
72 data points

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