Call number:
13/M 04.0173
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AWI P6-04-0044
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AWI G9-98-0322
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AWI G9-13-0035
Description / Table of Contents:
The role of Antarctica in global geodynamics continues to be critical not only to understanding major processes of supercontinent assembly and dispersal, but also for assessing the implications of these processes in determining global change through time. What is the history of the Antarctic ice volume? How does ice volume relate to ocean characteristics and sea-level changes? What are the major sediment sources on the Antarctic continental margins? Was Antarctica a key place for evolution of biotas? These, among others, are key questions to which many Antarctic studies are presently adressed, and no one now doubts the crucial importance of the Antarctic ice, and of sediments on the continent and the surrounding sea floor, as archives of past and recent global climatic change. This volume contains over 160 peer-reviewed papers representative more than 400 contributions presented during VII International Symposium on Antarctic Earth Sciences, held in Siena (Italy) from 10 to 15 September 1995. As the title of the volume, "The Antarctic Region: geological evolution and processes", emphasizes, its content extends geographically beyond the area of the continent to include the peri-Antarctic seas and the surrounding oceanic regions. Marine, terrestrial, glaciological and atmospheric realms are all addressed, and the role of Antarctica in the global system, from Archean through Holocene time is considered. Beside the classical themes of geological and geophysical exploration of the continent, new topics concerning the 'soft' geological materials are subjects of hot debate in this volume.
Type of Medium:
Monograph available for loan
Pages:
XI, 1206 S. + 1 Kt.-Beil.
ISBN:
8890022108
Classification:
Oceanology
Location:
Lower compact magazine
Location:
AWI Reading room
Location:
AWI Reading room
Location:
AWI Reading room
Branch Library:
GFZ Library
Branch Library:
AWI Library
Branch Library:
AWI Library
Branch Library:
AWI Library
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