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The Origin Of A Polar Ice Sheet In East Antarctica, George H. Denton
The Origin Of A Polar Ice Sheet In East Antarctica, George H. Denton
University of Maine Office of Research Administration: Grant Reports
This award supports a study to determine the sequence and chronology of events that led to the development of the Antarctic ice sheet. A continental-scale ice sheet probably first developed in East Antarctica close to the Eocene-Oligocene boundary under temperate climatic conditions. The purpose of this project is to determine, from landscape analysis (with a numerical chronology), when (and why) these early temperate conditions gave way to a polar environment in Antarctica. From previous field work and recent photographic analysis, an extensive relict landscape (older than 17 million years) with landforms and erosional features characteristic of temperate glaciation has been …
Acquisition Of Ion Chromatographs And Related Glaciochemistry Equipment, Paul Andrew Mayewski
Acquisition Of Ion Chromatographs And Related Glaciochemistry Equipment, Paul Andrew Mayewski
University of Maine Office of Research Administration: Grant Reports
The goal of this project has been to upgrade the ice core processing and analytical equipment. This has been accomplished in three major areas: the design and construction of an ice core lathe, develpoment of a continuous melting system, and new ion chromatographs. The lathe is a unique ice core processing tool that operates similiar to a wood lathe. The lathe will reduce or eliminate the need for the cores to be hand scraped, the first cleaning step of core preparation.
Our continuous melting system is a modification of existing designs. Unlike other systems, we will collect discrete samples for …
Collaborative Research: Paleoclimate And Glaciological Recontructions In Central Asia, Karl J. Kreutz
Collaborative Research: Paleoclimate And Glaciological Recontructions In Central Asia, Karl J. Kreutz
University of Maine Office of Research Administration: Grant Reports
This project resulted in the collection of two intermediate-length (165 m) ice cores from the Inilchek Glacier, Central Tien Shan Mountains, Kyrgyzstan, during July/August 2000 with colleagues from UCSB, UNH, and the USGS. In addition, precipitation, fresh snow, surface snow, and aerosol samples were collected on the glacier and in the Inilchek Valley to assess atmospheric chemistry and deposition processes. The overall goal of the project (including a pending NSF/DOE proposal) is to develop high-resolution paleoclimatic records covering the last 1000-2000 years, which will be calibrated with meteorological data from the robust station network in the former Soviet Central Asian …