Ukrainian Antarctic Journal

Vol 21 No 2(27) (2023): Ukrainian Antarctic Journal
Articles

Oceanographic, marine geological and sedimentary research in the coastal area of West Antarctica

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  • O. Olshtynska,
  • S. Kadurin,
  • Ye. Nasedkin
O. Olshtynska
Institute of Geological Sciences of National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Kyiv, 01054, Ukraine
S. Kadurin
Odesa I.I. Mechnikov National University, Odesa, 65082, Ukraine
Ye. Nasedkin
Institute of Geological Sciences of National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Kyiv, 01054, Ukraine
Spectrograms of the signal emitted from Vernadsky and received onboard RV Noosfera after reflection from the ionosphere, the black line shows the X component of the geomagnetic field measured at the Vernadsky AIA station. See paper Zalizovski et al. 2024 (page 195). Photo by S. Glotov and from the archive of the SI NASC
DOI: https://doi.org/10.33275/1727-7485.2.2023.714
Published December 31, 2023
Keywords
  • Argentine Islands,
  • bathymetry,
  • diatom,
  • geology,
  • paleoecology,
  • sediments
    • ...More
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Olshtynska, O., Kadurin, S., & Nasedkin, Y. (2023). Oceanographic, marine geological and sedimentary research in the coastal area of West Antarctica. Ukrainian Antarctic Journal, 21(2(27), 134-149. https://doi.org/10.33275/1727-7485.2.2023.714

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Abstract

We present the results of studying, mapping, and bathymetric profiling of the sea bottom relief from the research vessel Noosfera and the map of the Argentine Islands’ underwater relief based on current data. The paper contains a brief description of the material, granulometric (grain size analyses), and mineral composition of bottom sediments collected during the expedition in deep and shallow sites, as well as an analysis of sedimentation conditions in the region. We also provide the results of a study of the taxonomical and ecological diversity of siliceous microfossils of bottom sediments in Penola Strait; the material is illustrated with a table of images of diatoms studied using the scanning electron microscope. The fieldwork methods on the research vessel and in the laboratory and analytic works are described.

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