Vegetation Prior to and During Onset of East Antarctic Glaciation: High Resolution Palynological Insights from Sabrina Coast, East Antarctica

• Main Author: Duffy, Meghan L
• Format: Text
• Language: unknown
• Published: LSU Digital Commons 2020
• Subjects: Sabrina Coast; Aurora Subglacial Basin; palynology; Paleocene; Eocene; paleoenvironment; Geology; Paleontology; Antarctic; East Antarctic Ice Sheet; East Antarctica; Totten Glacier; Antarc*; Antarctica; Ice Sheet; Tundra
• Online Access: https://digitalcommons.lsu.edu/gradschool_theses/5091; https://doi.org/10.31390/gradschool_theses.5091; https://digitalcommons.lsu.edu/context/gradschool_theses/article/6143/viewcontent/Duffy_thesis.pdf

The Aurora Subglacial Basin (ASB) contains an estimated 3.5 m of global sea-level equivalent ice volume and is primarily drained by the Totten Glacier system, which terminates at the Sabrina Coast, East Antarctica. Thinning and retreating of the Totten Glacier indicate that this region is highly sus...