Borehole temperatures reveal details of 20th century warming at Bruce Plateau, Antarctic Peninsula

• Published in: The Cryosphere
• Main Authors: V. Zagorodnov, O. Nagornov, T. A. Scambos, A. Muto, E. Mosley-Thompson, E. C. Pettit, S. Tyuflin
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Copernicus Publications 2012
• Subjects: Environmental sciences; GE1-350; Geology; QE1-996.5; Antarctic; The Antarctic; Antarctic Peninsula; Austral; West Antarctica; Bruce Plateau; Antarc*; Antarctica; ice core; The Cryosphere
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-6-675-2012; https://doaj.org/article/b85fa9f1bd8247f78a23ec3fbfa365ad

Two ice core boreholes of 143.18 m and 447.73 m (bedrock) were drilled during the 2009–2010 austral summer on the Bruce Plateau at a location named LARISSA Site Beta (66°02' S, 64°04' W, 1975.5 m a.s.l.). Both boreholes were logged with thermistors shortly after drilling. The shallow boreh...