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CIROS Project: Obtaining Cenozoic history of the Ross Sea by coring sedimentary strata offshore
Entry ID: K001_CIROS_PROJECT

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Summary
Abstract: The CIROS (Cenozoic Investigation in the Western Ross Sea) drilling project was conducted to obtain a record of the early history of the Antarctic Ice Sheet and the rise of the Transantarctic Mountains. The strata beneath the floor of McMurdo Sound was cored to record the major glacial advances and retreats and to find out when they began. The core was expected to show evidence of the uplift ... View entire text
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Description: The Florida State University Antarctic Marine Geology Research Facility stores the CIROS cores. For references to the results, see publications of the Antarctic Research Center, Research School of Earth Sciences, Victoria University of Wellington available for download on this page.
Geographic Coverage
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1.   N: -77.68   S: -77.68   E: 163.53   W: 163.53   (View on interactive map)
2.   N: -77.58   S: -77.58   E: 164.5   W: 164.5   (View on interactive map)


Temporal Coverage
Start Date: 1984-10-14
Stop Date: 1984-11-09

Start Date: 1986-10-14
Stop Date: 1986-11-16
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Instrument
CORING DEVICES Ancillary Description
Quality This was a project was a joint venture between Victoria University of Wellington who coordinated the project, the geophysics division DSIR who supervised the drilling, and the Antarctic Division DSIR who provided the logistical support. All data is contained in the publications and more information is available from the investigators.
Data Set Progress
COMPLETE
Originating Center
Data Center
EOS-EARTHDATA, Complex Systems Research Center, Institute for the Study of Earth, Oceans, and Space, Univ. of New Hampshire Supplemental Info
Data Center URL: http://eos-earthdata.sr.unh.edu/

Data Center Personnel
Name: DENISE BLAHA
Phone: 1-603-862-3785
Fax: 603-862-0188
Email: support at cooa.sr.unh.edu
Contact Address:
Complex Systems Research Center
Institute for the Study of Earth, Oceans, and Space
Morse Hall
University of New Hampshire
City: Durham
Province or State: New Hampshire
Postal Code: 03824
Country: USA
Personnel
Role: DIF AUTHOR
Phone: 603-862-1792
Fax: 603-862-0188
Email: shannon.spencer at unh.edu
Contact Address:
Complex Systems Research Center
Institute for the Study of Earth, Oceans, and Space
Morse Hall
University of New Hampshire
City: Durham
Province or State: New Hampshire
Postal Code: 03824
Country: USA
Publications/References
Woods Hole Research Center Website:
http://terra.whrc.org/science/tropfor/setLBA.htm.
Creation and Review Dates
DIF Creation Date: 2001-07-11
Last DIF Revision Date: 2005-09-29

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