Sedimentological signatures of the sub-Amery Ice Shelf circulation

• Published in: Antarctic Science
• Main Authors: Hemer, M.A., Post, A.L., O'Brien, P.E., Craven, M., Truswell, E.M., Roberts, D., Harris, P.T.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 2007
• Subjects: East Antarctica; Prydz Bay; Amery; Amery Ice Shelf; Antarc*; Antarctic Science; Antarctica; Ice Shelf
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0954102007000697; https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0954102007000697

Abstract Two sediment cores collected from beneath the Amery Ice Shelf, East Antarctica describe the physical sedimentation patterns beneath an existing major embayed ice shelf. Core AM01b was collected from a site of basal freezing, contrasting with core AM02, collected from a site of basal melting...