History of the Ross Sea Ice Sheet Based on Glacial and Lacustrine Records from Marshall Valley, Antarctica

• Main Author: Allard, Stephanie
• Format: Text
• Language: unknown
• Published: DigitalCommons@UMaine 2012
• Subjects: West Antarctic ice sheet; Glaciology; Antarctic; Marshall Valley; Ross Sea; Royal Society Range; Transantarctic Mountains; West Antarctic Ice Sheet; Antarc*; Antarctica; Ice Sheet; Sea ice
• Online Access: https://digitalcommons.library.umaine.edu/etd/1750; https://digitalcommons.library.umaine.edu/context/etd/article/2779/viewcontent/AllardS2012.pdf

Understanding the history of the Ross Sea ice sheet bears on questions concerning the stability of the West Antarctic ice sheet, as well as the contribution of Antarctic ice to global sea-level rise following the terminations of ice ages. Deposits in Marshall Valley in the Royal Society Range record...