Document
Layer-by-layer correlation of drilled sediments from owen ridge, Oman margin, and Indus fan.
Identifier
DOI: 10.2973/odp.proc.sr.117.139.1991
Source
Proc., scientific results, ODP, Leg 117, Oman Margin/Neogene package. p. 147-160
Country
United States.
City
Texas
Publisher
ODP, Texas A&M University, College Station.
Gregorian
1991-01-01
Language
English
English abstract
One hundred thirty-one marker horizons relating to the distinct and traceable layers were described for the Owen Ridge and Oman Margin sites. The correlations incorporated the calculations of true depth, corrected for coring disturbance and gas expansion. Intersite correlation of marker horizons has been improved based on color density data, measured with video densitometer, and oxygen isotope stratigraphic data. The large amount of sediment supply in the glacial stages can be assumed as fluvial in origin from the humid Arabian Peninsula, relating to the weakened Tropical Easterly Jet, which is induced by the counter-current of the southwest monsoon and maintains the present arid climate in the north African and Arabian Peninsula. -from Author
Category
Journal articles