Paleoceanographic analysis of sediments from the Norwegian Sea@en

Two ultra-high resolution IMAGES sediment cores from the SW continental slope of the Barents Sea and the Vøring Plateau are used to reconstruct fluctuations of a Barents Sea ice sheet with respect to variations in flow intensity and direction of the Norwegian Current during the last glacial-to-interglacial cycle (> 40 - 6.6 14C kyr BP equal to 45 - 7.5 cal. kyr BP). Detailed planktic AMS 14C records from both locations reveal a strong tendency towards higher ages during periods of intense meltwater and/or glacial activity on the Barents shelf. […]