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Tables of Contents for Antarctic Marine Geology
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
CHAPTER 1 Antarctica's Environment
1
27
Antarctica's role in the global environment
1
5
Present glacial setting
6
14
Weather and Climate
20
3
Physical oceanographic setting
23
5
CHAPTER 2 Geologic History of Antarctica
28
30
General structure and components of Antarctica
28
2
Orogenic events affecting East and West Antarctica
30
6
Reconstruction of Gondwana
36
4
Breakup and dispersal of Gondwana
40
3
Antarctic stratigraphy
43
15
CHAPTER 3 Continental Shelf Geomorphology and Relief-Forming Processes
58
31
Why is the continental shelf so deep?
58
5
Geomorphology
63
9
Regional studies
72
16
Summary
88
1
CHAPTER 4 Sedimentology
89
66
Subglacial environment
89
12
Grounding zone environment
101
5
Ice shelf environment
106
6
Ice cliff environment
112
1
Ice-free coasts
113
1
Proglacial marine environment
113
7
Bay and fjord environments
120
7
Continental slope and rise environment
127
4
Abyssal environment
131
3
Case studies
134
21
CHAPTER 5 Continental Margin Evolution
155
52
Ross Sea
155
14
Pacific-Antarctic margin
169
10
Bransfield Basin
179
6
Western Weddell Sea margin
185
5
Eastern Weddell Sea margin
190
6
Wilkes Land
196
6
Prydz Bay
202
3
Summary
205
2
CHAPTER 6 Antarctica's Glacial History
207
42
Using "proxy" criteria to define Antarctica's glacial history
207
10
Continental and continental shelf record of ice sheet evolution
217
6
History of the Antarctic cryosphere
223
12
Late Quaternary ice sheet activity: Case studies
235
12
Summary
247
2
Bibliography
249
38
Index
287