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Predicting the future response of the Antarctic Ice Sheet to climate change requires an understanding of the ice streams that dominate its dynamics. Here we use cosmogenic isotope exposure-age dating (Al-26, Be-10 and Cl-36) of erratic boulders on ice-free land on James Ross Island, north-eastern Antarctic Peninsula, to define the evolution of Last Glacial Maximum (LGM) ice in the adjacent Prince Gustav Channel. These data include ice-sheet extent, thickness and dynamical behaviour. Prior to similar to 18 ka, the LGM Antarctic Peninsula Ice Sheet extended to the continental shelf-edge and transported erratic boulders onto high-elevation mesas on James Ross Island. After similar to 18 ka there was a period of rapid ice-sheet surface-lowering, coincident with the initiation of the Prince Gustav Ice Stream. This timing coincided with rapid increases in atmospheric temperature and eustatic sea-level rise around the Antarctic Peninsula. Collectively, these data provide evidence for a transition from a thick, cold-based LGM Antarctic Peninsula Ice Sheet to a thinner, partially warm-based ice sheet during deglaciation. Crown Copyright (C) 2013 Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
Iaith wreiddiol | Saesneg |
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Tudalennau (o-i) | 78-88 |
Nifer y tudalennau | 11 |
Cyfnodolyn | Quaternary Science Reviews |
Cyfrol | 86 |
Dynodwyr Gwrthrych Digidol (DOIs) | |
Statws | Cyhoeddwyd - 15 Chwef 2014 |
Ôl bys
Gweld gwybodaeth am bynciau ymchwil 'Ice-stream initiation, duration and thinning on James Ross Island, northern Antarctic Peninsula'. Gyda’i gilydd, maen nhw’n ffurfio ôl bys unigryw.Proffiliau
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Neil Glasser
- Cyfadran Gwyddorau Daear a Bywyd (Adran) - Pro Vice-Chancellor: Faculty of Earth & Life Sciences
Unigolyn: Dysgu ac Ymchwil