Stabilists strike again
ON page 412 of this issue1, Sugden and colleagues announce that glacier ice in the Dry valleys of East Antarctica seems to have survived for over 8 million years under a thin layer of sediment. This, they argue, testifies that stable polar conditions have persisted for at least that time.
Published in: | Nature |
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Main Authors: | , |
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Nature Publishing Group
1995
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Online Access: | http://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/515876/ https://doi.org/10.1038/376389a0 |
Summary: | ON page 412 of this issue1, Sugden and colleagues announce that glacier ice in the Dry valleys of East Antarctica seems to have survived for over 8 million years under a thin layer of sediment. This, they argue, testifies that stable polar conditions have persisted for at least that time. |
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