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Title: Biostratigraphy summary
A primary objective of International Ocean Discovery Program (IODP) Expedition 353 is to reconstruct changes in Indian monsoon circulation since the Miocene at tectonic to centennial timescales. During Expedition 353, six sites were drilled in the Bay of Bengal (Sites U1443–U1448), each strategically placed to capture the variable strength of the monsoon precipitation and runoff signature across the region. As a regional correlation among sites is integral to the reconstruction of monsoon changes through time, the shipboard micropaleontologists were called on to provide a biostratigraphically controlled age model for each site.  more » « less
Award ID(s):
1326927
PAR ID:
10578857
Author(s) / Creator(s):
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Corporate Creator(s):
Publisher / Repository:
International Ocean Discovery Program
Date Published:
Journal Name:
Proceedings of the International Ocean Discovery Program Expedition reports
Volume:
353
Issue:
109
ISSN:
2377-3189
ISBN:
978-1-954252-46-2
Subject(s) / Keyword(s):
International Ocean Discovery Program IODP Expedition 353 JOIDES Resolution Site U1443 Site U1444 Site U1445 Site U1446 Site U1447 Site U1448 Indian monsoon monsoon Bay of Bengal Andaman Sea paleoclimate paleoceanography Miocene Pliocene Pleistocene Holocene Cretaceous Paleogene Ninetyeast Ridge Indian Ocean salinity Bengal Fan biostratigraphy diatoms planktonic foraminifers calcareous nannofossils
Format(s):
Medium: X
Sponsoring Org:
National Science Foundation
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