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Expedition 374 Summary, Robert M. Mckay, Laura De Santis, Denise K. Kulhanek, Imogen M. Browne, Amelia E. Shevenell, Expedition 374 Scientists Aug 2019

Expedition 374 Summary, Robert M. Mckay, Laura De Santis, Denise K. Kulhanek, Imogen M. Browne, Amelia E. Shevenell, Expedition 374 Scientists

Marine Science Faculty Publications

The marine-based West Antarctic Ice Sheet (WAIS) is currently locally retreating because of shifting wind-driven oceanic currents that transport warm waters toward the ice margin, resulting in ice shelf thinning and accelerated mass loss. Previous results from geologic drilling on Antarctica’s continental margins show significant variability in ice sheet extent during the late Neogene and Quaternary. Climate and ice sheet models indicate a fundamental role for oceanic heat in controlling ice sheet variability over at least the past 20 My. Although evidence for past ice sheet variability is available from ice-proximal marine settings, sedimentary sequences from the continental shelf and …


Site U1525, Robert M. Mckay, Laura De Santis, Denise K. Kulhanek, Imogen M. Browne, Amelia E. Shevenell, Expedition 374 Scientists Aug 2019

Site U1525, Robert M. Mckay, Laura De Santis, Denise K. Kulhanek, Imogen M. Browne, Amelia E. Shevenell, Expedition 374 Scientists

Marine Science Faculty Publications

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Expedition 374 Methods, Robert M. Mckay, Laura De Santis, Denise K. Kulhanek, Imogen M. Browne, Amelia E. Shevenell, Expedition 374 Scientists Aug 2019

Expedition 374 Methods, Robert M. Mckay, Laura De Santis, Denise K. Kulhanek, Imogen M. Browne, Amelia E. Shevenell, Expedition 374 Scientists

Marine Science Faculty Publications

This chapter documents the procedures and methods employed during drilling operations and in the shipboard laboratories on the R/V JOIDES Resolution during International Ocean Discovery Program (IODP) Expedition 374. This information applies only to the shipboard work described in the Expedition Reports section of the Expedition 374 Proceedings of the International Ocean Discovery Programvolume. Methods used by investigators for shore-based analyses of Expedition 374 data and samples will be described in separate individual publications. This introductory section provides an overview of drilling and coring operations, core handling, curatorial conventions, depth scale terminology, and the sequence of shipboard analyses. Subsequent …


Site U1523, Robert M. Mckay, Laura De Santis, Denise K. Kulhanek, Imogen M. Browne, Amelia E. Shevenell, Expedition 374 Scientists Aug 2019

Site U1523, Robert M. Mckay, Laura De Santis, Denise K. Kulhanek, Imogen M. Browne, Amelia E. Shevenell, Expedition 374 Scientists

Marine Science Faculty Publications

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Site U1522, Robert M. Mckay, Laura De Santis, Denise K. Kulhanek, Imogen M. Browne, Amelia E. Shevenell, Expedition 374 Scientists Aug 2019

Site U1522, Robert M. Mckay, Laura De Santis, Denise K. Kulhanek, Imogen M. Browne, Amelia E. Shevenell, Expedition 374 Scientists

Marine Science Faculty Publications

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Site U1521, Robert M. Mckay, Laura De Santis, Denise K. Kulhanek, Imogen M. Browne, Amelia E. Shevenell, Expedition 374 Scientists Aug 2019

Site U1521, Robert M. Mckay, Laura De Santis, Denise K. Kulhanek, Imogen M. Browne, Amelia E. Shevenell, Expedition 374 Scientists

Marine Science Faculty Publications

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Site U1524, Robert M. Mckay, Laura De Santis, Denise K. Kulhanek, Imogen M. Browne, Amelia E. Shevenell, Expedition 374 Scientists Aug 2019

Site U1524, Robert M. Mckay, Laura De Santis, Denise K. Kulhanek, Imogen M. Browne, Amelia E. Shevenell, Expedition 374 Scientists

Marine Science Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.


Ecometric Estimation Of Present And Past Climate Of North America Using Crown Heights Of Rodents And Lagomorphs: With Application To The Middle Miocene Climatic Optimum, Julia Schap May 2019

Ecometric Estimation Of Present And Past Climate Of North America Using Crown Heights Of Rodents And Lagomorphs: With Application To The Middle Miocene Climatic Optimum, Julia Schap

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Continental scale studies on ungulate crown heights in relation to climate and habitat changes have revealed a correlation between increasing hypsodonty and a shift to more arid environments. Small mammals have been shown to adapt to changing habitats millions of years earlier than larger mammals. In this study I examined fossil localities throughout the last 37 Ma across North America. Diversity of rodents and lagomorphs were analyzed through this time period, with examination of community structure characterized by relative percentages of taxa with different crown heights. Overall, a decrease in precipitation and temperature was found across North America from 37 …


Holocene Hydroclimatic And Vegetation Reconstruction In The Sierra Nevada Using Pollen And Stable Isotopes From Convict Lake, Morgan Black Jan 2019

Holocene Hydroclimatic And Vegetation Reconstruction In The Sierra Nevada Using Pollen And Stable Isotopes From Convict Lake, Morgan Black

Theses and Dissertations--Earth and Environmental Sciences

The forested environments of the subalpine and upper montane zones of the eastern Sierra Nevada mountains (California) are biodiverse and valuable ecosystems that are sensitive to hydroclimate changes. The history of high-altitude vegetation changes in the eastern Sierra Nevada is underexplored, and this knowledge gap can be addressed using a paleolimnological approach. In this study, we use a long (~9.5 m) sediment core from Convict Lake, a glacial lake situated in the upper montane zone of California’s Sherwin Range, to assess Holocene changes in terrestrial vegetation. The core was dated using radiocarbon, and studied with palynology, elemental analysis, and stable …