The Ioffe Drift

The Discovery of the calcareous Ioffe Drift in the SW Atlantic in 2010 opens new perspectives in the contourite theory. Although demonstrating similar behavior relative to bottom water dynamics, rather rare and poorly studied calcareous contourites differ from their terrigenous analogs in origin, grain-size distribution, chemical and mineral composition of sedimentary particles. The detailed multidisciplinary study of the Ioffe Drift produces new...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3030828700
• ISBN13: 9783030828707
• Release Date: October 2021
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 195 Pages
• Weight: 1.02 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 9.2"