Glaciochemical Studies at Siple Dome, West Antarctica, during the 1996–1997 Season

• Main Authors: Kreutz, Karl J., Mayewski, Paul Andrew, Twickler, Mark S., Whitlow, Sallie I., Meeker, L. David
• Format: Text
• Language: unknown
• Published: DigitalCommons@UMaine 1997
• Subjects: Glaciogeology; Geochemistry; Glaciology; Cryology; Climate Change; Climate; Earth Sciences; Hydrology; Antarc*; Antarctic; Antarctica; Greenland; Greenland ice cores; ice core; Ice Sheet; West Antarctica
• Online Access: https://digitalcommons.library.umaine.edu/ers_facpub/228; https://digitalcommons.library.umaine.edu/context/ers_facpub/article/1233/viewcontent/GlaciochemicalStudiesatSipleDoneWestAntarctricaDuring1996_1997SEason.pdf

Deep ice cores collected from the interior of the west antarctic ice sheet and the interice stream ridges along the Siple Coast potentially contain long time-series records of Southern Hemisphere environmental change. One such location is Siple Dome, an approximately l20-kilometer (km) x 250-km ice...