"Submerged Shorelines" on Glaciated Continental Shelves: Solving the Puzzle?
A hypothesis is proposed which has been based upon an analysis of physical processes operating at the grounding line of the Ross Ice Shelf, Antarctica. It suggests that the submarine terrace- shaped benches of glaciated shelves were formed at the grounding lines of the Pleistocene marine ice sheets,...
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Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
Language: | English |
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Journal of Coastal Research
1989
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Online Access: | https://journals.flvc.org/jcr/article/view/77846 |
Summary: | A hypothesis is proposed which has been based upon an analysis of physical processes operating at the grounding line of the Ross Ice Shelf, Antarctica. It suggests that the submarine terrace- shaped benches of glaciated shelves were formed at the grounding lines of the Pleistocene marine ice sheets, well below the former sea levels. Consequently, present-day depths of the benches cannot indicate the sea levels of the past. |
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