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1. Geology of new locatilies on Tabarin Peninsula, Northern Antarctic Peninsula [CDA_AR_GEO_TABARIN_LOCALITIES]
New outcrops of the Hope Bay Formation and Larsen Basin rocks have been exposed by the recent ice retreat on Tabarin Peninsula, Northern Antarctic Peninsula. Quartzose, very low-grade metasedimentary ...


2. Microclimate and soil climate data in Dry Valleys [UW_Dry_Valley_Datalogging]
The data set contains microclimate and soil temperature data at 5 sites in the MCM Dry Valleys.


3. Antarctic Peninsula magnetic granulometry [SB2006]
Data consist of magnetic hysteresis parameters, Curie temperatures, Verwey transition temperatures, isotropic points, and susceptibility for western Antarctic Peninsula bed ...


4. Ross Embayment till provenance from sand petrography [Ross_Embayment_till_provenance]
Sand petrographic data were collected on the 500-2000 micron fraction of LGM-age till from the Ross Embayment. Moraine samples from the Beardmore, Byrd, Darwin/Hatherton Glaciers, ...


5. Profiling hydrocarbons and nutrient distribution and mobility around Pedro Vicente Maldonado Station, Antarctica [MARumt08]
Chemical transport occurs lateral and vertically. This project aims to study mobility and transportation of chemicals in Antarctica. Lateral transport of essential elements in an ecosystem is the ...


6. Investigation of soil salts and glacial features at sites in the Taylor Valley, Mount Discovery and Mount Morning [K042_1976_1977_NZ_2]
A study was conducted to make soil and surface measurements (temperature profiles, frozen ground level depths, surface colour, etc) on dark surfaces at chosen localities, to examine and sample the ...


7. GEOLOGY OF LIVINGSTON AND HALF MOON ISLANDS, SOUTH SHETLAND, ANTARCTICA [CDA_AR_PICTA-22-2004-GEOLOGY-LIVINGSTON-HALF_MOON]
ENGLISH Most of the geological features described for the South Shetlands are sustained on isolated and scattered information (except for King George Island). The goal expected in this project is ...


8. The Ordovician System in Antarctica [CDA_AR_GEO_ORDOVICIAN_SYSTEM]
Ordovician rocks were recognized in the Trans Antarctic Mountains, Ross Orogen, inside the sector claimed by Argentina, and close to this area, in the Ellsworth Mountains. In the Trans Antarctic Mountains, ...


9. UPPER APTIAN TO UPPER ALBIAN BIOSTRATIGRAPHY OF THE GUSTAV GROUP. AN INTEGRATED STUDY OF THE SEQUENCE EXPOSED IN THE JAMES ROSS ISLAND, ANTARCTICA [CDA_AR_PICTA-17-2004-BIOSTRATIGRAPHY-GG-JRI]
ENGLISH The investigations will be carried out on the cretaceous outcrops (Aptiano superior-Albiano), Gustav Group, James Ross Island, Antarctic. The stratigraphic sequence and the fossiliferous ...


10. UPPER CRETACEOUS STRATIGRAPHY OF JAMES ROSS BASIN, ANTARCTICA [CDA_AR_PICTA-33-2004-UPPER_CRETACEOUS_STRATIGRAPHY_JR_BASIN]
ENGLISH Establishment of a reference stratigraphic and chronologic framework for the James Ross Basin on the basis of the distribution of the ammonite faunas. Sedimentology and paleoenvironments. ...


11. Biogeographic relationships between northern Antarctic Peninsula and southernmost South America during the Late Cretaceous-Paleogene. Project No. 12 2002 - 2004 [CDA_AR_LATE_CRET-PALEO]   PARENT DIF
Project: LATE CRETACEOUS PALEOGENE > Biogeographic relationships between northern Antarctic Peninsula and southernmost South America during the Late Cretaceous-Paleogene. Project No.12 2002 -2004 ...


12. Biostratigraphy and Paleontology of the Upper Cretaceous in James Ross Island. Project No. 13 2002-2004 [CDA_AR_GEO_GUSTAV_GROUP_JRI]
The Project finalized in 2004 and will be continued by the Project PICTA-17-2004 (years 2004-2007) The project work comprises the study of the Gustav Group exposed on James Ross Island and consists ...


13. Sedimentology Data for Seymour Island, Antarctic Penninsula from the Instituto Antartico Argentino [CDA_AR_GEO_SEDIMENTOLOGY_DATA]
This sedimentoloy data is a collection of approximately 450 granulometric analyses of samples from 22 geological sections from Seymour Island, Antarctic Peninsula. The data comes from the Instituto ...


14. Late Pleistocene paleolakes in Andean and Extra-Andean Patagonia at mid-latitudes of South America [CDA_AR_GEO_PATAGONIA_PALEOLAKES]   PARENT DIF
Late Pleistocene paleolakes on the eastern side of Andes (glacial lakes) and in the Patagonian Steppe (pluvial lakes)along 41?S latitude were studied. Natural Dams (glaciers, moraines) that maintained ...


15. Age and environment of Miocene - Pliocene glaciomarine deposits, James Ross Island, Antarctica [CDA_AR_GEO_MIOCENE_PLIOCENE_JRI]
Knowledge of the late Miocene - Pliocene climate of West Antarctica, recorded by sedimentary units within the James Ross Island Volcanic Group, is still fragmentary. Late Miocene glaciomarine deposits ...


16. Geology of Cape Lamb, Vega Island, Antarctic Peninsula [CDA_AR_GEO_CAPELAMB_GEOLOGICMAP]   CHILD DIFs
The first geologic map of Cape Lamb, SW Vega Island, is presented along with their description and interpretation. The main outcrops correspond to Late Cretaceous sedimentary rocks and neogene volcanic ...


17. Lagos Project (Proyecto Lagos-Comahue) [CDA_AR_GEO_LAGOS-COMAHUE]   CHILD DIFs
The Lagos Project (Proyecto Lagos-Comahue) was developed through a collaboration between Polish (Institute of Ecology, Polish Academy of Science) and Agentinian (CONICET - Consejo de Investigaciones ...


18. Geology of Seymour Island, Antarctica [CDA_AR_GEO_SEYMOUR_SEDIMENTOL]
Currently, the data set is comprised of approximately 450 granulometric analyses of 70 loose grain mineralogical preparations from 30 geological sections of Seymour Island, Antarctica. The data set ...


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