Atmospheric gas records from Taylor Glacier, Antarctica, reveal ancient ice with ages spanning the entire last glacial cycle

• Published in: Climate of the Past
• Main Authors: D. Baggenstos, T. K. Bauska, J. P. Severinghaus, J. E. Lee, H. Schaefer, C. Buizert, E. J. Brook, S. Shackleton, V. V. Petrenko
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Copernicus Publications 2017
• Subjects: Environmental pollution; TD172-193.5; Environmental protection; TD169-171.8; Environmental sciences; GE1-350; Taylor Glacier; Taylor Dome; Antarc*; Antarctica; ice core; Ice Sheet
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.5194/cp-13-943-2017; https://doaj.org/article/438eba97b89f4aea93e763930ce0daa1

Old ice for paleo-environmental studies, traditionally accessed through deep core drilling on domes and ridges on the large ice sheets, can also be retrieved at the surface from ice sheet margins and blue ice areas. The practically unlimited amount of ice available at these sites satisfies a need in...