Holocene thinning of Darwin and Hatherton glaciers, Antarctica, and implications for grounding-line retreat in the Ross Sea

• Published in: The Cryosphere
• Main Authors: T. R. Hillebrand, J. O. Stone, M. Koutnik, C. King, H. Conway, B. Hall, K. Nichols, B. Goehring, M. K. Gillespie
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Copernicus Publications 2021
• Subjects: Environmental sciences; GE1-350; Geology; QE1-996.5; Beardmore; Beardmore Glacier; Byrd; Darwin Glacier; Hatherton Glacier; Ross Island; Ross Sea; Transantarctic Mountains; Antarc*; Antarctica; Ice Sheet; The Cryosphere
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-15-3329-2021; https://doaj.org/article/a1533c7edfcd40808366db667d6894e3

Chronologies of glacier deposits in the Transantarctic Mountains provide important constraints on grounding-line retreat during the last deglaciation in the Ross Sea. However, between Beardmore Glacier and Ross Island – a distance of some 600 km – the existing chronologies are generally sparse and f...