Weathering characteristics and lithology of samples from the Rauer Group, Antarctica, obtained in February/March 2007, and conducted with field support of POLARSTERN cruise ANT-XXIII/9
The presence of glacial sediments across the Rauer Group indicates that the East Antarctic ice sheet formerly covered the entire archipelago and has since retreated at least 15 km from its maximum extent. The degree of weathering of these glacial sediments suggests that ice retreat from this maximum...
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Language: | English |
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PANGAEA
2009
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Online Access: | https://doi.pangaea.de/10.1594/PANGAEA.858210 https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.858210 |