FORMATION AND AGE OF RAISED MARINE BEACHES, NORTHERN

• Main Author: Nathan Gardner
• Other Authors: The Pennsylvania State University CiteSeerX Archives
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: 2002
• Subjects: Antarctic; Ross Sea; Scott Coast; The Beaches; West Antarctic Ice Sheet; Antarc*; Ice Sheet
• Online Access: http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.508.277; http://www.library.umaine.edu/theses/pdf/GardnerN2002.pdf

The stability of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet (WAIS) is a key problem because of its potential effect on global sea level and climate. Some geologic evidence suggests that the ice sheet has collapsed in the past, which, if correct, implies that future disintegration is possible. Isolation of the mec...