DEVELOPMENT OF COMPOSITE DEPTH SECTIONS FOR SITES 844 THROUGH 854 1
DEVELOPMENT OF COMPOSITE DEPTH SECTIONS FOR SITES 844 THROUGH 854 1
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为 844 至 854 号地点开发复合深度剖面 1
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2006
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N. Pisias
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作者:
T. Hagelberg;N. Shackleton;N. Pisias
A primary objective of Leg 138 was the acquisition of high-resolution records of Neogene climatic change in the equatorial Pacific Ocean. Coincident with this objective was the importance of recovery of a continuous record. If properly done, drilling multiple adjacent holes at a given site helps assure recovery of a continuous record. In the past, confirmation of recovery of a continuous section only occurred after drilling had been completed and even then was difficult. During Leg 138, records from multiple holes were processed and examined during drilling at each site using continuously measured lithologic parameters. This process helped to ensure the recovery of a nearly complete stratigraphic sequence at each site and allowed for changes in drilling plans in real time. Although much of the final analysis of Leg 138 data is here discussed in terms of time, we found it essential that the stratigraphic sections cored were first expressed with a useful depth scale. After being documented during several DSDP and ODP cruises (e.g., Legs 85, 86, 94, 108, 111, 115, 117, and 121), scientists now know that between successive APC cores in a given hole, part of the sedimentary sequence is often not recovered. To piece together a continuous sedimentary section at the Leg 138 sites, we developed a composite depth section. This depth section was formed by splicing together cores from adjacent holes at a given site. The purpose of the composite section was to describe the entire sedimentary sequence at a given site by referencing each hole to a common depth scale. By identifying the missing parts of the sedimentary sequence from each hole and by patching in from adjacent holes, a continuous record could be sampled. The construction of a complete composite section also provided an initial stratigraphic framework for the site, which allowed us to reference magnetostratigraphic and biostratigraphic events observed in different holes to a common depth scale.