Glaciological characteristics in the Dome Fuji region and new assessment for “Oldest Ice”

• Published in: The Cryosphere
• Main Authors: N. B. Karlsson, T. Binder, G. Eagles, V. Helm, F. Pattyn, B. Van Liefferinge, O. Eisen
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Copernicus Publications 2018
• Subjects: geo; envir; Antarctic; Dome Fuji; Dome Fuji Station; East Antarctica; The Antarctic; Antarc*; Antarctica; ice core; Ice Sheet; The Cryosphere
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-12-2413-2018; https://www.the-cryosphere.net/12/2413/2018/tc-12-2413-2018.pdf; https://doaj.org/article/5a7e03d9e0e2478da6d166e9851daf00

A key objective in palaeo-climatology is the retrieval of a continuous Antarctic ice-core record dating back 1.5 Ma. The identification of a suitable Antarctic site requires sufficient knowledge of the subglacial landscape beneath the Antarctic Ice Sheet. Here, we present new ice thickness informati...