A determination of ice accumulation rates on the West Antarctic Ice Sheet, Marie Byrd Land, West Antarctica

• Main Author: White, David Joseph
• Other Authors: Whillans, I. M. (Ian M.)
• Format: Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: The Ohio State University 1987
• Subjects: Antarctic; Austral; Byrd; Marie Byrd Land; West Antarctic Ice Sheet; West Antarctica; Antarc*; Antarctica; ice core; Ice Sheet
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/1811/59875

Net accumulation rates for sites on the West Antarctic Ice Sheet in Marie Byrd Land, West Antarctica are calculated based on the interpretation of nuclear bomb fallout horizons and ice core drilling data. Fallout horizons within the ice cores are correlated with known beta-particle activity levels d...