The sediment drifts of the Antarctic Peninsula Pacific margin (Fig. 1) are a systematic component of a distinctive, fully glacial pattern of sediment transport and deposition. Terrigenous sediment supply is provided during glacial maxima by grounded ice sheets transporting unsorted tills to the continental shelf edge.

Sediment Drifts on the Continental Rise of the Antarctic Peninsula

Rebesco, Michele;Camerlenghi, Angelo
1997-01-01

Abstract

The sediment drifts of the Antarctic Peninsula Pacific margin (Fig. 1) are a systematic component of a distinctive, fully glacial pattern of sediment transport and deposition. Terrigenous sediment supply is provided during glacial maxima by grounded ice sheets transporting unsorted tills to the continental shelf edge.
1997
978-0-412-79340-0
978-94-011-5820-6
Debris Flow; Continental Slope; Antarctic Peninsula; Turbidity Current; Continental Rise
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Utilizza questo identificativo per citare o creare un link a questo documento: https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14083/19203
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