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Depth-Dependent Iceberg Plough Marks in the Barents Sea

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Glaciated Continental Margins

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Iceberg plough marks are found at all depths in the Barents Sea, down to 450 m. Keels of present-day icebergs observed in the region rarely exceed 100 m. Hence, most ploughmarks found at greater depths are relict. Plough mark degradation is dependent on a number of factors, such as sedimentation rate, degree of benthic activity and strength of bottom currents. Therefore, age determination of plough marks based on morphological characteristics can be dubious.

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  1. Norwegian Polar Institute, P.O.Box 5072, Majorstua, N-0301, Oslo, Norway

    Anders Solheim

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  1. Institute for Geophysics, The University of Texas at Austria, 8701 N. MoPac Expressway, Austin, TX, 78759, USA

    Thomas A. Davies

  2. Department of Geography, Memorial University of Newfoundland, Alexander Murray Bldg., St. John’s, NF, A1B 3X5, Canada

    Trevor Bell

  3. Marine and Coastal Geology, U.S. Geological Survey, 345 Middlefield Road, Menlo Park, CA, 94025-3591, USA

    Alan K. Cooper

  4. Bedford Institute of Oceanography, Geological Survey of Canada (Atlantic), P.O. Box 1006, Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, B26 4A2, Canada

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  5. Byrd Polar Research Center, 1090 Carmack Rd., Columbus, OH, 43210, USA

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  6. Norwegian Polar Institute, P.O. Box 5072, Majorstua, Oslo, N0301, Norway

    Anders Solheim

  7. Murchison House, British Geological Survey, West Mains Road, Edinburgh, EH9 3LA, Scotland, UK

    Martyn S. Stoker

  8. Dept. of Geology, Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, IL, 60115, USA

    Jay A. Stravers

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Solheim, A. (1997). Depth-Dependent Iceberg Plough Marks in the Barents Sea. In: Davies, T.A., et al. Glaciated Continental Margins. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-5820-6_53

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