Sea-ice and iceberg sedimentation in the ocean : recent and past
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Sea-ice and iceberg sedimentation in the ocean : recent and past
Springer, c2002
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Ledovai︠a︡ sedimentat︠s︡ii︠a︡ v Mirovom okeane
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Note
Includes bibliographical references (p. [499]-540) and index
Translated from the Russian
Description and Table of Contents
Description
This reference book for researchers working on glacial sediments provides a complete overview of the various glacial deposits in the ocean. It presents a collection of worldwide data on glacio-marine phenomena.
Table of Contents
1 Introduction.- I The Earth's Cryosphere and Peculiarities of Sedimentation in It.- 2 Materials and Methods.- 3 The Cryosphere and the Peculiarities of Glacial Environment - Fresh-Water and Sea Ice * Continental Ice (Glaciers and Permafrost).- 4 Types of Continental and Marine Glaciations * Preparation and Transportation of Sedimentary Material * Lithology and Geochemistry of Weathering Crusts in Ice Zones * Transportation of Sedimentary Material in Continental Drainage Basins.- II Sea-Ice Sedimentation in the Ocean.- 5 Supply of Riverine Sedimentary Material in Ice Zones * Arctic Marginal Filters * Sediment Input Due to Cryoabrasion * Longshore Drift of Sediments.- 6 Stages of Lithogenesis in Ice Zones * Three Types of Sea Ice Sedimentation and Two Vertical Levels of the Process.- 7 Sedimentary System of the Far Eastern Seas and North Pacific.- 8 Sedimentary System of the Arctic Ocean - Interactions between Outer and Inner Geospheres.- III Glacial (Iceberg) Sedimentation in the Ocean.- 9 Mechanisms of Sediment Incorporation in Continental Ice-Catchment Areas.- 10 Recent Iceberg-Rafted and Cryophilic Biogenic Deposits of Antarctica.- 11 Geology of Ice-Catchment Provinces in Relation to Petrography and Mineralogy of Bottom Sediments * Possible Reconstructions of Geological Composition of Ice-Hidden Land.- 12 Iceberg and Sea-Ice Sedimentation in the North Atlantic - Recent and Past.- 13 Lithology and Geochemistry of the Zones of Iceberg Sedimentation.- 14 Cryogenic Facies.- IV Glacial Sedimentogenesis in the Earth's Geological Past.- 15 The Late Cenozoic and Earlier Glaciations.- V Basis for the Analysis of Cryogenic Formations * Tectonic Zonality.- 16 Cryogenic Formations of Passive Margins, Ice Shelves and Continental Slopes * Cryogenic Formations of Active Margins and the Regions Composed of Oceanic Crust.- 17 Conclusions.- References.- Additional References.
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