Sedimentary evidence of glacial entrainment at Patriot Hills and Union Glacier moraines, Ellsworth Mountains, West Antarctica

• Published in: Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências
• Main Authors: VANESSA COSTA, KÁTIA K. ROSA, ALLAN SANDES, CAROLINE DELPUPO, ROSEMARY VIEIRA
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Academia Brasileira de Ciências 2022
• Subjects: Antarctica; Ellsworth Mountains; sedimentology; geochemistry; glacial geomorphology; Science; Q; Independence Hills; Patriot Hills; Rossman; Union Glacier; West Antarctica; Antarc*
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1590/0001-3765202220210114; https://doaj.org/article/a40d24bc32654136ad77ec00cf891742

Abstract This work aims to analyze and compare the sedimentological data of Ellsworth Mountains, West Antarctica: Patriot/Independence Hills and Union Glacier, and how sedimentological data can be used to infer sediment entrainment. Particular attention was concentrated on morainic deposits. Remote...