The correlation of MSSTS-1 drillhole results with seismic reflection data from McMurdo Sound, Antarctica
- 1 October 1984
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in New Zealand Journal of Geology and Geophysics
- Vol. 27 (4) , 405-412
- https://doi.org/10.1080/00288306.1984.10422262
Abstract
Marine seismic reflection profiles across McMurdo Sound have been interpreted using the results of the MSSTS-1 drillhole. The data show that the sedimentary sequence under McMurdo Sound is mainly early Tertiary or older in age, with the post-Eocene section less than 800 m thick. The seismic records show major erosion of the younger sediments, possibly by slumping, from the western slope into the deeper water of McMurdo Sound.Keywords
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