Deep-sea sediments off the Al Wajh Carbonate Platform, Red Sea - Sample preparation and analysis (Internship) King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST)

Overview

Extreme fluxes of windblown dust reflect high winds and extreme aridity in the region associated with glacial phases, meanwhile, geochemical data demonstrate enhanced humidity associated with interglacial phases and sea-level highstands. In the northern Red Sea, these environmental changes have influenced the development of steep-sloped shallow-water carbonate platforms and fringing reefs. 

Key Facts of this  Deep-sea sediments off the Al Wajh Carbonate Platform, Red Sea - Sample preparation and analysis (Internship) project from King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST)

Al Wajh is a land-attached carbonate platform in the northern Red Sea; it is almost completely rimmed by a reef shoal belt and characterised by a large and deep lagoon. Along the Red Sea basin, the deep-sea sediments are mainly controlled by the pelagic sedimentation and a background aeolian and sporadic fluvial input. 

While the deep-sea sediments from the southern and central regions near the axial trough and the African margin have been the most studied, the climate-driven deep-sea sedimentation basin off the Al Wajh carbonate in the northern region remains unclear.