Evidence for the stability of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet divide for 1.4 million years

Andrew S. Hein; John Woodward; Shasta M. Marrero; Stuart A. Dunning; Eric J. Steig; Stewart P. H. T. Freeman; Finlay M. Stuart; Kate Winter; Matthew J. Westoby; David E. Sugden

doi:10.1038/ncomms10325

Nature Communications (Feb 2016)

Evidence for the stability of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet divide for 1.4 million years

Andrew S. Hein,
John Woodward,
Shasta M. Marrero,
Stuart A. Dunning,
Eric J. Steig,
Stewart P. H. T. Freeman,
Finlay M. Stuart,
Kate Winter,
Matthew J. Westoby,
David E. Sugden

Affiliations

Andrew S. Hein: School of GeoSciences, University of Edinburgh
John Woodward: Department of Geography, Northumbria University, Ellison Place
Shasta M. Marrero: School of GeoSciences, University of Edinburgh
Stuart A. Dunning: Department of Geography, Northumbria University, Ellison Place
Eric J. Steig: School of GeoSciences, University of Edinburgh
Stewart P. H. T. Freeman: Scottish Universities Environmental Research Centre
Finlay M. Stuart: Scottish Universities Environmental Research Centre
Kate Winter: Department of Geography, Northumbria University, Ellison Place
Matthew J. Westoby: Department of Geography, Northumbria University, Ellison Place
David E. Sugden: School of GeoSciences, University of Edinburgh

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms10325
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 7, no. 1
pp. 1 – 8

Abstract

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Predicting the West Antarctic Ice Sheet's response to future warming is hindered by a lack of historical evidence. Here, based on geomorphological evidence from and cosmogenic dating of Ellsworth Mountains' deposits, the authors show that at least a regional ice sheet survived Pleistocene interglacial cycles.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
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