Quaternary sediments in the northwestern part of the Barents Sea and their relation to the underlying Mesozoic bedrock

Sedimentology ◽  
1978 ◽  
Vol 25 (2) ◽  
pp. 227-246 ◽  
Author(s):  
K. BJORLYKKE ◽  
B. BUE ◽  
A. ELVERHOT
Keyword(s):  
Barents Sea ◽  
Northwestern Part ◽  
Quaternary Sediments ◽  
The Barents Sea

A review of the genus Anatoma in the Eurasian Arctic seas (Gastropoda: Vetigastropoda: Anatomidae)

2020 ◽  
Vol 29 (1) ◽  
pp. 128-137
Author(s):  
I.O. Nekhaev ◽  
E.N. Krol
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
North Atlantic ◽  
Barents Sea ◽  
Junior Synonym ◽  
Northwestern Part ◽  
Arctic Seas ◽  
Taxonomic Review ◽  
The Barents Sea ◽  
First Time

A taxonomic review of the genus Anatoma Woodward, 1859 in the Eurasian Arctic seas is presented. The new species A. golikovi sp. nov. is described from the northwestern part of the Barents Sea. The species differs from all other Arctic and North Atlantic Anatoma in having a flat spire. We consider Anatoma schioettei Høisæter et Geiger, 2011, syn. nov., a junior synonym of A. crispata (Fleming, 1828). Anatoma schanderi Høisæter et Geiger, 2011 is recorded for the first time from the Siberian seas.

scholarly journals The problem of genesis of quaternary deposits of the Barents Sea as a reflection of the overall crisis of glacial theory

2020 ◽  
pp. 80-102
Author(s):  
Rudol'f Borisovich Krapivner
Keyword(s):  
High Latitude ◽  
Barents Sea ◽  
Quaternary Sediments ◽  
The Barents Sea ◽  
Marine Sedimentation ◽  
Seismic Image ◽  
Degree Of Consolidation ◽  
River Valleys ◽  
Acoustic Profiling ◽  
Sedimentation Processes

This article continues the discussion on quaternary geology and paleogeography of the vast and well-studied shelf of the Barents Sea. The object this research is the relief and quaternary formations of the Barents shelf. The data of seismic-acoustic profiling and materials of engineering-geological drilling were used. Since the Barents shelf is a high-latitude area of Holocene sedimentation, the author analyzes various aspects of the quaternary sediments genesis, taking into account the geographic zoning of marine sedimentation processes and an increase in the gravitational consolidation of sediments down through the section. The genetic link between the microstructure and the degree of consolidation of clayey sediments with their seismic image was revealed, which was considered in interpretation of seismic profiling materials. Over the Barents shelf, the cover of weakly consolidated sediments of the last marine transgression is separated from the underlying morainelike or pre-quaternary sediments by a diachronous boundary of stratigraphic and sometimes angular unconformity. The transgression is not of glacioeustatic, but of tectonic nature. During the hiatus that preceded it, an erosional relief with river valleys and their tributaries was formed, the main features of which have been preserved in the northern deep-water part of the sea. The conclusion is argued that approbation of the glacial theory on the example of high-latitude Arctic shelf contradicts the facts and main provisions of glaciology, reflecting the overall crisis of this theory.

Oil exploration in Spitsbergen

Polar Record ◽  
1965 ◽  
Vol 12 (81) ◽  
pp. 703-708 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jenö Nagy
Keyword(s):  
Continental Shelf ◽  
Barents Sea ◽  
Arctic Basin ◽  
The Arctic ◽  
Shallow Waters ◽  
Northwestern Part ◽  
Oil Exploration ◽  
Greenland Sea ◽  
The North ◽  
The Barents Sea

Svalbard comprises the islands between longs 10 to 35° E and between lats 74 to 81° N. The largest of these islands is Vestpitsbergen, followed by Nordaustlandet, Edgeøya, Barentsøya and Bjørnøya. The archipelago lies in the northwestern part of the Barents-Kara shelf. To south and east the continental shelf is covered by the shallow waters of the Barents Sea, whilst to the north and west the shelf falls away rapidly into the Arctic Basin and the Greenland Sea.

Petrography of bottom rock material

2021 ◽  
pp. 492-530
Author(s):  
G.S. Kharin ◽  
◽  
D.V. Eroshenko ◽  
A.V. Bulokhov ◽  
S.M. Isachenko ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Barents Sea ◽  
Distribution Patterns ◽  
Geological Mapping ◽  
Rock Material ◽  
Quaternary Sediments ◽  
Petrographic Composition ◽  
The Barents Sea ◽  
Mineral Compositions ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Bottom Rock

The Quaternary sediments of the Barents Sea contain a large amount of coarse clastic bottom rock material (BRM), with varying degrees of grain roundedness. Its study is important in determining the type and composition of the earth's crust, with paleogeographic constructions and revealing data on the dynamics of the ice cover. Studies of the Barents Sea BRM began in the 20s of the last century. During this period, were formed basically two hypotheses about the relationship between the distribution of BRM with elements of the sea topography and bedrock exposure. One of them considers BRM a marker suitable for identifying petrographic provinces at the bottom of the Barents Sea [Klenova, 1960]. In this chapter, on the basis of new up-to-date data obtained in 67 and 68 cruises of the RV Akademik Mstislav Keldysh in 2016–2017, the grain size, petrochemical and mineral compositions of BRM are estimated, their distribution patterns are given, transportation methods are analyzed and its feasibility is evaluated use in geological mapping. 4,193 samples were processed in Quaternary sediments, among which 86 reference types were identified. It was shown that the diversity of the composition of the Barents Sea BRM depends on glacial and ice-ice spacing. Therefore, the use of BRM for geological mapping of the bottom of the Barents Sea is unsuitable. The petrographic composition of the BRM in different regions of the Barents Sea is subject to significant fluctuations, but in general it is complementary to the set of rocks in the areas of demolition of adjacent land and depends on the extent of exaration and the removal of exaration material by the glacier to sedimentation areas.

Method application of optimal multi-parameter analysis to assess the distribution of water masses as an example of CTD data of the Barents Sea in summer 2017

2019 ◽  
pp. 38-51
Author(s):  
Valeriy G. Yakubenko ◽  
Anna L. Chultsova
Keyword(s):  
Barents Sea ◽  
Field Measurements ◽  
Structural Similarity ◽  
Water Masses ◽  
Parameter Analysis ◽  
Water Dynamics ◽  
Phosphorus Concentration ◽  
Nitrogen And Phosphorus ◽  
The Barents Sea ◽  
Expert Assessments

Identification of water masses in areas with complex water dynamics is a complex task, which is usually solved by the method of expert assessments. In this paper, it is proposed to use a formal procedure based on the application of the method of optimal multiparametric analysis (OMP analysis). The data of field measurements obtained in the 68th cruise of the R/V “Academician Mstislav Keldysh” in the summer of 2017 in the Barents Sea on the distribution of temperature, salinity, oxygen, silicates, nitrogen, and phosphorus concentration are used as a data for research. A comparison of the results with data on the distribution of water masses in literature based on expert assessments (Oziel et al., 2017), allows us to conclude about their close structural similarity. Some differences are related to spatial and temporal shifts of measurements. This indicates the feasibility of using the OMP analysis technique in oceanological studies to obtain quantitative data on the spatial distribution of different water masses.

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