doi:10.2204/iodp.sp.302.2004

Arctic Coring Expedition

Paleoceanographic and Tectonic Evolution of the Central Arctic Ocean

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Table of Contents

• TITLE PAGE
• PUBLISHER'S NOTES
• ABSTRACT
• INTRODUCTION
• GEOLOGICAL SETTING
• FROM GREENHOUSE TO ICEHOUSE: ARCTIC'S ROLE IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF CENOZOIC CLIMATIC EXTREMES AND RAPID CLIMATE CHANGE
  • Cenozoic climatic extremes
  • Rapid climate change
• SCIENTIFIC OBJECTIVES
  • Paleoceanographic objectives
  • Stratigraphic control
  • Tectonic setting
  • Tectonic objectives
• PRIORITY OF OBJECTIVES
• OPERATIONAL STRATEGIES
• PROPOSED DRILL SITES
• CORING STRATEGY
  • Coring tools
• SAMPLING AND MEASUREMENT STRATEGY
• DEFINITION OF ACEX EXPEDITION RESULTS (ER) DATA
• GEOPHYSICS
• SAMPLE ALLOCATION COMMITTEE AND SAMPLING REQUESTS
• REFERENCES
• TABLES
  • Table T1. Summary of EPSP-approved location SP ranges and depths.
  • Table T2a. Types of data collected offshore to be included in ER volume.
  • Table T2b. Types of data collected onshore to be included in ER volume.
• FIGURES
  • Figure F1. Primary and alternate sites, reflection seismic profiles and SCICEX chirp profiles.
  • Figure F2. Primary paleoceanographic Site LORI-13A and alternate tectonic Site LORI-14A.
  • Figure F3. Reflection seismic cross-sections of Lomonosov Ridge.
  • Figure F4. High resolution seismic profile (SCICEX chirp data) across the Lomonosov Ridge.
  • Figure F5. Primary (LORI-06A) and alternate (LORI-12A) high resolution Neogene sites.
  • Figure F6. Primary paleoceanographic objectives at site LORI-10A or site LORI-05A.
  • Figure F7. Reflection seismic cross-section of Lomonosov Ridge
• SITE SUMMARIES
  • Site : LORI-13A
  • Site : LORI-08A
  • Site : LORI-14A
  • Site : LORI-06A
  • Site : LORI-12A
  • Site : LORI-04A
  • Site : LORI-05A
  • Site : LORI-10A
• SCIENTIFIC PARTICIPANTS
  • Offshore and Onshore Participants
  • Onshore Participants
• APPENDIX I: MEASUREMENTS PLAN
  • Offshore sampling and analysis
  • Offshore petrophysics measurements
  • Onshore sampling and analysis
  • Figure A1. Offshore sampling and analysis
  • Figure A2. Onshore sampling and analysis
• APPENDIX II: STAFFING OF Vidar Viking
• APPENDIX III: BGS MARINE WIRELINE CORING SYSTEMS
  

Publication date: July 2004

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