Deep water inflow slowed offshore expansion of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet at the Eocene-Oligocene transition
The growth of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet was inhibited by incursions of relatively warm circumpolar deep water as early as the Eocene-Oligocene transition, according to seismic imaging of a sediment drift on the shelf of the Amundsen Sea Embayment.
Published in: | Communications Earth & Environment |
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Main Authors: | , , , , , , , |
Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
Language: | English |
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Nature Portfolio
2022
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1038/s43247-022-00369-x https://doaj.org/article/da1fdad3082b490395be2f920fb57794 |
Summary: | The growth of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet was inhibited by incursions of relatively warm circumpolar deep water as early as the Eocene-Oligocene transition, according to seismic imaging of a sediment drift on the shelf of the Amundsen Sea Embayment. |
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