Expedition 359 summary

Refinement of Miocene sea level and monsoon events from the sedimentary archive of the Maldives (Indian Ocean)

“…The data consist of two main packages: (1) a set of seismic data from various vintages (Betzler et al 2013a, 2013b, Lüdmann et al 2013 and (2) the coring and logging data collected during IODP Expedition 359 (Betzler et al 2017). The vertical resolution of the seismic data is approximately 4-6 m, depending on depth.…”

“…1, 2, 3, 4, and 5). Core retrieval, handling and all on board measurements including downhole logging are described in detail in the methods section of the Expedition 359 Proceedings Volume (Betzler et al 2017).…”

“…The compilations of Backman et al (2012) and Raffi et al (2006) were used to provide additional information on the reliability, definition, and timing of events. For the planktic foraminifers, see Betzler et al (2017).…”

“…4 and 5). Variations in gamma ray log are controlled by the uranium content of the sediments and, therefore, trace variations of organic content (Betzler et al 2017). At Site U1468, the gamma ray log is subdivided into two intervals.…”

“…The most useful sequence of biostratigraphic events is found in the cores from Sites U1471 and U1472 (Betzler et al 2017). They allow a clear age model.…”