Size of the West Antarctic ice sheet at the last glacial maximum: new constraints from the Darwin-Hatherton glacial system in the Transantarctic Mountains.

• Main Authors: Storey, B, Hood, D, Fink, D, Shulmeister, J, Riger-Kusk, M
• Format: Conference Object
• Language: English
• Published: 2009
• Subjects: Antarctica; Greenhouse Effect; Ice; Climatic Change; Sea Level; Glaciers; Antarctic; The Antarctic; West Antarctic Ice Sheet; East Antarctic Ice Sheet; Transantarctic Mountains; Kya; Wellman; Mackintosh; Hatherton Glacier; Antarc*; Ice Sheet
• Online Access: http://apo.ansto.gov.au/dspace/handle/10238/2747

An understanding of how the Antarctic ice sheet has reacted to natural global warming since the last glacial maximum (LGM) 18 to 22 thousand years ago (kya) is essential to accurately predict the response of the ice sheets to current and future climate change. Although global sea level rose by appro...