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A table of sediment cores used for paleoceanographic studies, core locations, and cruises that recovered the cores. Water depths, longitudes, and latitudes are approximate.

Core Water Depth Region Long Lat (°N) Expedition Cruise Ship Year
HLY0205-GGC19 369 Canada Basin 155.508 72.1555 AWS 2002 Healy 2002
HLY0503-06JPC 800 Mendeleev Ridge -176.99 78.293 HOTRAX 2005 Healy-Oden 2005
HLY0503-18tc 2654 Lomonosov Ridge 146.683 88.45 HOTRAX 2005 Healy-Oden 2005
IODP ACEX 302 M0004C 1287.9 Lomonosov Ridge 136.19 87.87 IODP Leg 302 ACEX Vidar Viking-Oden 2004
M23414-9 2119 Rockall Plateau -20.288 53.537 METEOR 17 R/V Meteor 1988
NP26-5 1435 Mendeleev Ridge -178.15 78.98 Severnyj Polyus 26 - 1983
NP26-32 1610 Mendeleev Ridge -178.07 79.323 Severnyj Polyus 26 - 1983
Oden 96-12pc1/twc 1003 Lomonosov Ridge 144.77 87.08 AOE-96 Oden 1996
P1-88AR-P3 1909 Northwind Ridge -157.66 76.593 P1-88AR Polar Star 1988
P1-88AR-P5 1089 Northwind Ridge -157.88 74.6225 P1-88AR Polar Star 1988
P1-88AR-P7 3513 Northwind Ridge -157.39 74.629 P1-88AR Polar Star 1988
P1-88AR-P9 945 Northwind Ridge -158.24 75.023 P1-88AR Polar Star 1988
P1-92AR-P1/B3 201 Beaufort Sea -162.7 73.71 ASW 92 Polar Star 1992
P1-92AR-P25 1625 Northwind Ridge -157.36 74.81 ASW 92 Polar Star 1992
P1-92AR-P27 1214 Northwind Ridge -157.61 74 ASW 92 Polar Star 1992
P1-92AR-P30 765 Northwind Ridge -158.05 75.312 ASW 92 Polar Star 1992
P1-92AR-P38 1917 Northwind Ridge -155.7 75.866 ASW 92 Polar Star 1992
P1-92AR-P39 1470 Northwind Ridge -156.03 75.845 ASW 92 Polar Star 1992
P1-92AR-P40 700 Northwind Ridge -156.55 76.258 ASW 92 Polar Star 1992
P1-93AR-21 1470 Northwind Ridge -154.21 76.863 P1-93AR Polar Star 1993
P1-93AR-23 951 Northwind Ridge -155.07 76.955 P1-93AR Polar Star 1993
P1-94AR-BC06B 528 Chukchi Slope -170.5 75.35 AOS SR96-1994 Polar Sea 1994
P1-94AR-BC08 1031 Mendeleev Ridge -176.75 78.13 AOS SR96-1994 Polar Sea 1994
P1-94AR-BC12A 1683 Mendeleev Ridge -174.29 79.99 AOS SR96-1994 Polar Sea 1994
P1-94AR-BC16 1568 Mendeleev Ridge -178.71 80.34 AOS SR96-1994 Polar Sea 1994
P1-94AR-BC17 2117 Mendeleev Ridge 178.97 81.265 AOS SR96-1994 Polar Sea 1994
P1-94AR-BC19 2414 Mendeleev Ridge 175.76 82.45 AOS SR96-1994 Polar Sea 1994
P1-94AR-BC20 3120 Wrangel Abyssal Plain 174.106 83.17 AOS SR96-1994 Polar Sea 1994
P1-94AR-BC21B 3193 Canada Basin 174.98 84.1 AOS SR96-1994 Polar Sea 1994
P1-94AR-BC23A/B 3535 Canada Basin 166.83 85.9 AOS SR96-1994 Polar Sea 1994
P1-94AR-BC25A 2035 Canada Basin 146.78 88.07 AOS SR96-1994 Polar Sea 1994
P1-94AR-BC26 1020 Lomonosov Slope 142.98 88.06 AOS SR96-1994 Polar Sea 1994
P1-94AR-BC28 1990 Lomonosov Ridge 140.18 88.87 AOS SR96-1994 Polar Sea 1994
P1-94AR-BC30A 3930 Eurasian Basin 137.5 89 AOS SR96-1994 Polar Sea 1994
P1-94AR-BC31A 4180 Eurasian Basin 40.51 89.98 AOS SR96-1994 Polar Sea 1994
P1-94AR-BC32 3450 Eurasian Basin 37.74 85.72 AOS SR96-1994 Polar Sea 1994
P1-94AR-BC33 3940 Eurasian Basin 34.62 84.27 AOS SR96-1994 Polar Sea 1994
PS1243-1/2 2710 Iceland Plateau -6.53 69.38 ARKTIS 2 R/V Polarstern 1984
PS2163-1 MUC 3047 Gakkel Ridge 59.08 86.24 ARK-VIII/3 R/V Polarstern 1991
PS2163-2 GKG 3047 Gakkel Ridge 59.233 86.242 ARK-VIII/3 R/V Polarstern 1991
PS2170-1 GKG 4226 Amundsen Basin 60.26 87.59 ARK-VIII/3 R/V Polarstern 1991
PS2170-4 MUC 4226 Amundsen Basin 60.26 87.59 ARK-VIII/3 R/V Polarstern 1991
PS2171-1 GKG 4384 Amundsen Basin 68.33 87.59 ARK-VIII/3 R/V Polarstern 1991
PS2172-1 GKG 4479 Amundsen Basin 68.54 87.26 ARK-VIII/3 R/V Polarstern 1991
PS2177-1 GKG 1388 Lomonosov Ridge 134.31 88.04 ARK-VIII/3 R/V Polarstern 1991
PS2177-2 MUC 1388 Lomonosov Ridge 134.31 88.04 ARK-VIII/3 R/V Polarstern 1991
PS2178-2 GKG 4009 Makarov Basin 159.233 88.003 ARK-VIII/3 R/V Polarstern 1991
PS2178-4 MUC 4009 Makarov Basin 159.08 88 ARK-VIII/3 R/V Polarstern 1991
PS2179-3 GKG 1230 Lomonosov Ridge 138.01 87.75 ARK-VIII/3 R/V Polarstern 1991
PS2179-3 MUC 1230 Lomonosov Ridge 138.01 87.75 ARK-VIII/3 R/V Polarstern 1991
PS2180-1 GKG 4005 Makarov Basin 156.675 87.627 ARK-VIII/3 R/V Polarstern 1991
PS2181-3 GKG 3331 Makarov Basin 153.375 87.597 ARK-VIII/3 R/V Polarstern 1991
PS2184-1 GKG 1640 Lomonosov Ridge 148.14 87.612 ARK-VIII/3 R/V Polarstern 1991
PS2184-3 MUC 1640 Lomonosov Ridge 148.05 87.63 ARK-VIII/3 R/V Polarstern 1991
PS2185-3 GKG 1051 Lomonosov Ridge 144.382 87.533 ARK-VIII/3 R/V Polarstern 1991
PS2185-4 MUC 1051 Lomonosov Ridge 148.05 87.63 ARK-VIII/3 R/V Polarstern 1991
PS2186-3 MUC 1996 Lomonosov Ridge 140.16 88.52 ARK-VIII/3 R/V Polarstern 1991
PS2186-5 GKG 2036 Lomonosov Ridge 140.49 88.515 ARK-VIII/3 R/V Polarstern 1991
PS2189-1 GKG 1018 Lomonosov Ridge 144.18 88.78 ARK-VIII/3 R/V Polarstern 1991
PS2193-2 GKG 4337 Amundsen Basin 11.09 87.52 ARK-VIII/3 R/V Polarstern 1991
PS2194-1 GKG 4326 Amundsen Basin 7.16 86.59 ARK-VIII/3 R/V Polarstern 1991
PS2195-4 GKG 3873 Amundsen Basin 9.2 86.23 ARK-VIII/3 R/V Polarstern 1991
PS2196-2 GKG 3958 Amundsen Basin 0.04 85.95 ARK-VIII/3 R/V Polarstern 1991
PS2200-2 GKG 1074 Morris Jessup Rise -14 85.33 ARK-VIII/3 R/V Polarstern 1991
PS2200-4 MUC 1072 Morris Jessup Rise -14.005 85.323 ARK-VIII/3 R/V Polarstern 1991
PS2200-5 1073 Morris Jessup Rise 14 85.323 ARK-VIII/3 R/V Polarstern 1991
PS2202-4 MUC 1083 Morris Jessup Rise -14.13 85.11 ARK-VIII/3 R/V Polarstern 1991
PS2206-4 MUC 3899 Gakkel Ridge -13.04 85.06 ARK-VIII/3 R/V Polarstern 1991
PS2212-5 GKG 2485 Yermak Plateau 15.26 82.07 ARK-VIII/3 R/V Polarstern 1991
PS2212-6 MUC 2485 Yermak Plateau 15.26 82.07 ARK-VIII/3 R/V Polarstern 1991
PS2214-1 GKG 552 Yermak Plateau 6.21 80.27 ARK-VIII/3 R/V Polarstern 1991
PS2215-2 GKG 2019 Yermak Plateau 5.26 79.71 ARK-VIII/3 R/V Polarstern 1991
PS-51-154 270 Lomonosov Ridge 120.61 77.276 TRANSDRIFT V R/V Polarstern 1998

 


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