RUI: Depositional Processes and Stratigraphy of Antarctic Fjords & Ice Shelf Environments

该项目是对南极大陆边缘漂浮冰川舌和限制性峡湾环境附近的沉积物迁移的研究。它涉及确定中水和深层冷水在运输过程中的重要性，以及能否在观测到的冰川气候状况和由此产生的沉积记录之间建立精确的联系。沉积记录将由取心程序和高分辨率地震反射剖面重建。预计(从先前的研究中)具有明显内部结构和成分变化的全新世厚片，将分析它们对南极峡湾冰川系统对全新世气候变化的响应的影响。实地工作将在南极半岛进行。这项研究活动是在本科生研究机构(RUI)计划下提交的。它将通过学生直接参与实地项目和对核心样品的实验室分析，为专业生涯和研究生学习做好准备。这些活动还将提供高级论文和实验室项目的主题来源。

This project is a study of sediment transport on the antarctic continental margin in the vicinity of floating glacier tongues and restrictive fjord environments. It is concerned with determining the importance of mid-water and deep cold water tongues in the transport processes, and whether precise links can be established between the observed glacial-climatic regime and the resulting depositional record. The depositional record will be reconstructed from a coring program and from high resolution seismic reflection profiles. The expected (from earlier studies) thick holocene sections with pronounced internal changes in texture and composition, will be analyzed for their implications with respect to the responses of antarctic fjord glacier systems to holocene climate changes. The field work will be carried out in the Antarctic Peninsula. This research activity is submitted under the Research at Undergraduate Institutions (RUI) program. It will prepare students for professional careers and for graduate study through their direct involvement in the field program and in the laboratory analyses of the core samples. The activities will also provide a source of topics for senior theses and for laboratory projects.