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to the second edition of Seabed News. The magazine will initially
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The magazine includes a 'What's On' diary
of forthcoming events.
Stratigraphical
development of the glaciated European margin - STRATAGEM Dan Evans, British Geological
Survey, United Kingdom
A
three -year project to study the stratigraphical development of the European
margin from Ireland to Norway began on March 1st 2000. The STRATAGEM project
will focus on defining sedimentary packages on the margin and produce a
unified common terminology for the mid-Cenozoic to Recent sediments
of the region. A geological model for the evolution of the margin will
also be produced, taking a regional view of both the processes that have
produced the present-day margin and of the forcing factors that have controlled
those processes.
The
timing of geological events on the north-west European margin is a problem
of international significance that
impacts
directly on its exploration, exploitation and sustainable development.
The successful management of this region and its resources is highly dependent
upon a thorough understanding and ability to model the nature and frequency
of the processes that have shaped and continue to shape this margin. In
particular, hydrocarbon exploration along the glaciated margin is a strategic
activity for several European countries, and solving problems associated
with margin development has important socio-economic environmental
The
STRATAGEM partners are: British Geological Survey; Geological Survey
of Denmark and Greenland; The Netherlands Institute for Sea Research; Istituto
Nazionale di Oceanografia e di Geofisica Sperimentale (Italy); University
College, Dublin (Ireland); University of Bergen (Norway); University of
Tromsø (Norway).
