Deglaciation and future stability of the Coats Land ice margin, Antarctica

• Published in: The Cryosphere
• Main Authors: D. A. Hodgson, K. Hogan, J. M. Smith, J. A. Smith, C.-D. Hillenbrand, A. G. C. Graham, P. Fretwell, C. Allen, V. Peck, J.-E. Arndt, B. Dorschel, C. Hübscher, A. M. Smith, R. Larter
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Copernicus Publications 2018
• Subjects: geo; envir; Antarctic; Coats Land; East Antarctic Ice Sheet; Weddell; Weddell Sea; Antarc*; Antarctica; Ice Sheet; Ice Shelves; The Cryosphere
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-12-2383-2018; https://www.the-cryosphere.net/12/2383/2018/tc-12-2383-2018.pdf; https://doaj.org/article/6fb3275972d0416f9ca7ec2bd12bcb91

The East Antarctic Ice Sheet discharges into the Weddell Sea via the Coats Land ice margin. We have used geophysical data to determine the changing ice-sheet configuration in this region through its last glacial advance and Holocene retreat and to identify constraints on its future stability. Method...