The origin of green icebergs in Antarctica

• Main Authors: Kipfstuhl, J., Dieckmann, Gerhard, Oerter, Hans, Hellmer, Hartmut, Graf, W.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Published: 1992
• Subjects: Amery; Amery Ice Shelf; Ronne Ice Shelf; Weddell; Weddell Sea; Antarc*; Antarctica; Antarctica Journal; Ice Shelf; Ice Shelves
• Online Access: https://epic.awi.de/id/eprint/1657/; https://epic.awi.de/id/eprint/1657/1/Kip1992a.pdf; https://hdl.handle.net/10013/epic.12248; https://hdl.handle.net/10013/epic.12248.d001

A comparison of samples from a translucent green iceberg with a core from the Ronne Ice Shelf revealed an excellent agreement in isotopic composition, crystal structure, and incorporated sediment particles. Marine shelf ice which constitutes the basal portion of some ice shelves is considered to be...