The marine geological imprint of Antarctic ice shelves

James A. Smith; Alastair G. C. Graham; Alix L. Post; Claus-Dieter Hillenbrand; Philip J. Bart; Ross D. Powell

doi:10.1038/s41467-019-13496-5

Nature Communications (Dec 2019)

The marine geological imprint of Antarctic ice shelves

James A. Smith,
Alastair G. C. Graham,
Alix L. Post,
Claus-Dieter Hillenbrand,
Philip J. Bart,
Ross D. Powell

Affiliations

James A. Smith: British Antarctic Survey
Alastair G. C. Graham: College of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Exeter
Alix L. Post: Geoscience Australia
Claus-Dieter Hillenbrand: British Antarctic Survey
Philip J. Bart: Louisiana State University, Department of Geology and Geophysics
Ross D. Powell: Department of Geology and Environmental Geosciences, Northern Illinois University

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-13496-5
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 10, no. 1
pp. 1 – 16

Abstract

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The recent collapses of ice shelves in Antarctica due to warming make it essential to understand past ice shelf conditions and mechanisms. Here Smith and colleagues review the latest progress in deciphering the geological imprint of Antarctic ice shelves via sediments, landforms and proxy indicators.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
Website: https://www.nature.com/ncomms/

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