Neogene tectonic and climatic evolution of the Western Ross Sea, Antarctica - Chronology of events from the AND-1B drill hole

Global and Planetary Change

Volumn 96-97, Issue , 2012, Pages 189-203

  Wilson, Gary S ^a   Levy, Richard H ^b   Naish, Tim R ^b,c   Powell, Ross D ^d   Florindo, Fabio ^e   Ohneiser, Christian ^a   Sagnotti, Leonardo ^e   Winter, Diane M ^f   Cody, Rosemary ^c   Henrys, Stuart ^b   Ross, Jake ^g   Krissek, Larry ^h,i   Niessen, Frank ^j   Pompillio, Massimo ^k   Scherer, Reed ^d   Alloway, Brent V ^c   Barrett, Peter J ^c   Brachfeld, Stefanie ^l   Browne, Greg ^b   Carter, Lionel ^c   Cowan, Ellen ^m   Crampton, James ^b   DeConto, Robert M ⁿ   Dunbar, Gavin ^c   Dunbar, Nelia ^ag   Dunbar, Robert ^o   von Eynatten, Hilmar ^p   Gebhardt, Catalina ^j   Giorgetti, Giovanna ^q   Graham, Ian ^b   Hannah, Mike ^c   Hansaraj, Dhiresh ^c   Harwood, David M ^f   Hinnov, Linda ^r   Jarrard, Richard D ^s   Joseph, Leah ^t   Kominz, Michelle ^u   Kuhn, Gerhard ^j   Kyle, Philip ^g   Läufer, Andreas ^v   McIntosh, William C ^g   McKay, Robert ^c   Maffioli, Paola ^w   Magens, Diana ^j   Millan, Christina ^h,i   Monien, Donata ^j   Morin, Roger ^x   Paulsen, Timothy ^y   Persico, Davide ^z   Pollard, David ^aa   Raine, J Ian ^b   Riesselman, Christina ^o   Sandroni, Sonia ^q   Schmitt, Doug ^ab   Sjunneskog, Charlotte ^ac   Strong, C Percy ^b   Talarico, Franco ^q   Taviani, Marco ^ad   Villa, Giuliana ^z   Vogel, Stefan ^d   Wilch, Tom ^ae   Williams, Trevor ^af   Wilson, Terry J ^h,i   Wise, Sherwood ^ac   more..

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^b GNS SCIENCE   (New Zealand)

^c VICTORIA UNIVERSITY OF WELLINGTON   (New Zealand)

^d NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e ISTITUTO NAZIONALE DI GEOFISICA E VULCANOLOGIA   (Italy)

^f UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

^g NEW MEXICO INSTITUTE OF MINING AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^h OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

ⁱ OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^j ALFRED WEGENER INSTITUTE FOR POLAR AND MARINE RESEARCH   (Germany)

^k SEZIONE DI PISA   (Italy)

^l MONTCLAIR STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^m APPALACHIAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

ⁿ UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

^o STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^p UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

^q UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

^r JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^s UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^t URSINUS COLLEGE   (United States)

^u WESTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^v FEDERAL INSTITUTE FOR GEOSCIENCES AND NATURAL RESOURCES BGR   (Germany)

^w UNIVERSITY OF MILANO BICOCCA   (Italy)

^x U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^y UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN OSHKOSH   (United States)

^z UNIVERSITY OF PARMA   (Italy)

^aa Earth and Environmental Systems Institute   (United States)

^ab UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^ac FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^ad CNR   (Italy)

^ae ALBION COLLEGE   (United States)

^af International Research Institute for Climate and Society   (United States)

^ag NEW MEXICO INSTITUTE OF MINING AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

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Author keywords

Chronostratigraphy; Ice Sheet history; McMurdo Ice Shelf; Neogene; Stratigraphic Drilling; Tectonics

Indexed keywords

DEPOSITS; DRILLS; GLACIAL GEOLOGY; ICE; MAGNETIC POLARITY; REFLECTION; ROCK DRILLS; SEDIMENTOLOGY; SEISMIC WAVES; SEISMOLOGY; STRATIGRAPHY; TECTONICS;

CHRONOSTRATIGRAPHY; ICE SHEET HISTORY; MCMURDO ICE SHELVES; NEO GENES; STRATIGRAPHIC DRILLINGS;

VOLCANOES;

BIOSTRATIGRAPHY; CHRONOLOGY; DIAMICTITE; DRILLING; NEOGENE; SEAFLOOR; SUCCESSION; TECTONIC EVOLUTION;

ANTARCTICA; EAST ANTARCTICA; MCMURDO ICE SHELF; ROSS SEA; SOUTHERN OCEAN;

BACILLARIOPHYTA; ZANCLEA;

EID: 84866388995     PISSN: 09218181     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gloplacha.2012.05.019     Document Type: Article

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