ADVANCES IN POLAR SCIENCE ›› 1996, Vol. 7 ›› Issue (1-English): 57-69.

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C5-C15 hydrocarbons in surface sediments from the Bransfield Strait, Antarctica

 Tang Yunqian, Jiang Jiazhen, Lu Bing and Sui Liangren   

  1. Second Institute of Oceanography, SOA, Hangzhou 310012, China
  • Online:1946-03-30 Published:1946-03-30
  • Contact: Tang Yunqian
  • Supported by:

    The project was supported by the State Antarctic Committee of China.

Abstract:

This paper deals with the results of comopition of C5-C15 hydrocarbons in the regions of the Bransfield Strait. The multivariate statistical analysis is made to recognize the characteristics of the sediments, resulting in that the C5-C15 hydrocarbons contain n-alkanes, iso-alkanes, cyclo-alkanes, aromatic compounds and their substituted compounds as well. The multivariate statistical analysis also shows that stations G-25 and G-27 have the extreme values of factor after rotation.

Key words: C5-C15 hydrocarcons, multivariate statistical analysis, Bransfield Strait