An age scale for new climate records from Sherman Island, West Antarctica

• Published in: Climate of the Past
• Main Authors: I. Rowell, C. Martin, R. Mulvaney, H. Pryer, D. Tetzner, E. Doyle, H. M. Talasila, J. Li, E. Wolff
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Copernicus Publications 2023
• Subjects: Environmental pollution; TD172-193.5; Environmental protection; TD169-171.8; Environmental sciences; GE1-350; Abbot Ice Shelf; Amundsen Sea; Antarctic; Bellingshausen Sea; Sherman Island; West Antarctic Ice Sheet; West Antarctica; Antarc*; Antarctica; Ice Sheet; Ice Shelf
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.5194/cp-19-1699-2023; https://doaj.org/article/a6c78b99bce640a29726350a039a3fe0

Few ice cores from the Amundsen Sea and Bellingshausen Sea sectors of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet (WAIS) extend back in time further than a few hundred years. The WAIS is believed to be susceptible to collapse as a result of anthropogenic climate change and may have at least partially collapsed dur...