Diamond Hill, Darwin Glacier. A proxy for the West Antarctic ice sheet?

• Main Authors: Joy, K, Storey, B, Fink, D, Shulmeister, J
• Format: Other/Unknown Material
• Language: English
• Published: 2010
• Subjects: Antarctica; Ice; Glaciers; Expansion; Beryllium 10; Age estimation; Antarctic; Bockheim; Conway; Darwin Glacier; Diamond Hill; New Zealand; Ross Ice Shelf; Ross Sea; Wellman; West Antarctic Ice Sheet; Antarc*; Antarctica New Zealand; Ice Sheet; Ice Shelf
• Online Access: http://apo.ansto.gov.au/dspace/handle/10238/2339

In the Ross Sea embayment during the Last Glacial Maximum (LGM, 18-22ka), the grounding line of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet (WAIS) advanced northwards into the Ross Ice Shelf (RIS). This effectively dammed the drainage of the Transantarctic Mountain outlet glaciers and caused significant downstream...