Kitchell, Jennifer A; Clark, David L (1982): Mean element and biogenic silica concentrations in Arctic Ocean sediments (Table 1) [dataset]. PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.701639, Supplement to: Kitchell, JA; Clark, DL (1982): Late Cretaceous-Paleogene paleogeography and paleocirculation: evidence of north polar upwelling. Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology, 40(1-3), 135-165, https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-0182(82)90087-6
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Abstract:
Quantitative determination of biogenic silica in Late Cretaceous and Paleogene deep-sea sediment cores from the central Arctic Ocean provides evidence of open-ocean polar upwelling. The timing of polar upwelling coincides with periods of a weakened meridional thermal gradient, suggesting that heat transport to the poles by oceanic circulation may have been important. The timing of biogenic silica deposition in the Arctic precedes its deposition in both the Norwegian-Greenland Sea of the North Atlantic and the Bering Sea of the North Pacific. Tectonic events may be responsible for the timing and siting of sites of deposition of biogenic silica in high northern latitudes, particularly the tectonic evolution of sites of deep-water exchange between the Arctic and the world ocean. We outline three phases in the post-mid-Cretaceous history of silica deposition in high northern latitudes. During Phase I, the Arctic is a silica sink, with deep-water formation but with no deep-water outflow. The transition to Phase II is brought about by opening of the Svalbard-Greenland Strait to deep-water outflow from the Arctic to the Norwegian-Greenland Sea. The transition to Phase III is initiated by submergence of the Faroe-Iceland Ridge and deep-water outflow from the Arctic to the North Atlantic. Climatic conditions in the Arctic during Late Cretaceous and Paleogene time are predicted to have favored open-ocean upwelling due to a circulation pattern dominated by cyclonic conditions, resulting from the establishment of a semi-permanent atmospheric low over the Alpha Ridge. Bathymetry of the Alpha Ridge may have intensified paleo-upwelling.
Project(s):
Deep Sea Drilling Project (DSDP)
Coverage:
Median Latitude: 24.536850 * Median Longitude: -159.802450 * South-bound Latitude: 9.176500 * West-bound Longitude: 145.666300 * North-bound Latitude: 39.897200 * East-bound Longitude: -105.271200
Date/Time Start: 1977-05-14T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1977-10-06T00:00:00
Minimum DEPTH, sediment/rock: 0.80 m * Maximum DEPTH, sediment/rock: 3.03 m
Event(s):
54-422 * Latitude: 9.176500 * Longitude: -105.271200 * Date/Time: 1977-05-14T00:00:00 * Elevation: -3247.0 m * Penetration: 73.8 m * Recovery: 48 m * Location: North Pacific/RIDGE * Campaign: Leg54 * Basis: Glomar Challenger * Method/Device: Drilling/drill rig (DRILL) * Comment: 11 cores; 73.8 m cored; 0 m drilled; 65 % recovery
56-437 * Latitude: 39.897200 * Longitude: 145.666300 * Date/Time: 1977-10-06T00:00:00 * Elevation: -5227.0 m * Penetration: 10.5 m * Location: North Pacific * Campaign: Leg56 * Basis: Glomar Challenger * Method/Device: Drilling/drill rig (DRILL) * Comment: 0 cores; 0 m cored; 10.5 m drilled; % recovery
Parameter(s):
| # | Name | Short Name | Unit | Principal Investigator | Method/Device | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Event label | Event | ||||
| 2 | Latitude of event | Latitude | ||||
| 3 | Longitude of event | Longitude | ||||
| 4 | Elevation of event | Elevation | m | |||
| 5 | DEPTH, sediment/rock | Depth sed | m | Geocode | ||
| 6 | Depth, top/min | Depth top | m | Kitchell, Jennifer A | ||
| 7 | Depth, bottom/max | Depth bot | m | Kitchell, Jennifer A | ||
| 8 | Aluminium | Al | % | Kitchell, Jennifer A | Atomic absorption spectrometry (AAS) | corrected for salt content |
| 9 | Magnesium | Mg | % | Kitchell, Jennifer A | Atomic absorption spectrometry (AAS) | corrected for salt content |
| 10 | Silicon | Si | % | Kitchell, Jennifer A | Atomic absorption spectrometry (AAS) | corrected for salt content |
| 11 | Silicon dioxide | SiO2 | % | Kitchell, Jennifer A | ||
| 12 | Opal, biogenic silica | bSiO2 | % | Kitchell, Jennifer A | Calculated |
License:
Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported (CC-BY-3.0)
Size:
28 data points