ITALIAN NATIONAL ANTARCTIC PROJECT

JOINT RESEARCH PROJECT "BOUVET TRIPLE JUNCTION"
Coordinated by E.Bonatti

GEOPHYSICAL AND GEOLOGICAL STUDIES IN
THE BOUVET TRIPLE JUNCTION



REPORT ON THE MORPHOBATHYMETRIC, GEOPHYSICAL, DREDGING AND OCEANOGRAPHICAL
INVESTIGATIONS DURING CRUISE
BVT96 ABOARD R/V GELENDZHIK

Bortoluzzi G., Brunelli D., Carrara G.,
Fabretti P., Penitenti D., Terenzoni M.
Ligi M. $^1$
Bertozzi F. $^2$
Peyve A., Skolotnev S., Turko N. $^3$
Gilod D. $^4$
Shirokozhukhov B. and CGGA team $^5$
Nikanorenkov D. and NIPIO team $^6$
Sushchevskaya N. $^7$



$^1$ ISMAR-CNR, Bologna
$^2$ PNRA-ENEA, Bologna
$^3$ Geological Inst. Acad.Sciences, Moscow
$^4$ Moscow State University
$^5$ CGGA
$^6$ NIPIO
$^7$ VIG

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ISMAR-CNR Cataloging-In-Publication data: ISMAR Bologna INTERIM TECHNICAL REPORT
Report on the morphobathymetric, geophysical, oceanographic, coring and dredging investigations during cruise BVT96 aboard R/V Gelendzhik. by Bortoluzzi G.

Includes bibliographical reference and index.
1. tectonics 2. stratigraphy 3. paleoseismology 4. oceanography

Abstract - A summary of methodologies, technical details and ship-board results of the BVT96 with R/V Gelendzhikis presented. Sommario - Vengono presentati le metodologie e l'insieme dei risultati ottenuti durante la campagna BVT96 di rilievi batimetrici, geologici e geoficisi nella zona di giunzione tripla di Bouvet, Atlantico Meridionale. E' stata utilizzata la nave da ricerca R/V Gelendzhikdel CGGA.

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