Past ice sheet-seabed interactions in the northeastern Weddell Sea Embayment, Antarctica

• Main Authors: Arndt, Jan Erik, Larter, Robert D., Hillenbrand, Claus-Dieter, Sørli, Simon H., Forwick, Matthias, Smith, James A., Wacker, Lukas
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: 2019
• Subjects: Antarctic; The Antarctic; Weddell Sea; East Antarctic Ice Sheet; Weddell; Brunt Ice Shelf; Brunt Basin; Mcdonald Bank; Antarc*; Antarctica; Ice Sheet; Ice Shelf
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-2019-271; https://www.the-cryosphere-discuss.net/tc-2019-271/

The Antarctic Ice Sheet extent in the Weddell Sea Embayment (WSE) during the Last Glacial Maximum (LGM; ca. 19–25 calibrated kiloyears before present, cal. ka BP) and its subsequent retreat from the shelf are poorly constrained, with two conflicting scenarios being discussed. Today, the modern Brunt...