Holocene stability of the Amundsen-Weddell ice divide, West Antarctica

• Published in: Geology
• Main Authors: Ross, N., Siegert, M.J., Woodward, J., Smith, Andrew M., Corr, Hugh F.J., Bentley, M.J., Hindmarsh, Richard C.A., King, Edward C., Rivera, A.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Published: Geological Society of America 2011
• Subjects: Glaciology; Antarctic; West Antarctica; West Antarctic Ice Sheet; Weddell; Pine Island Glacier; Ellsworth Mountains; Institute Ice Stream; Antarc*; Antarctica; Ice Sheet; Pine Island
• Online Access: http://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/15296/; http://geology.gsapubs.org/content/early/2011/09/01/G31920.1.abstract

We analyze Holocene ice flow using global positioning system and radio-echo sounding data acquired near the Amundsen-Weddell ice divide, between Pine Island Glacier and the Institute Ice Stream, West Antarctica. The data show that this part of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet (WAIS) has maintained a sta...