Study of Johnsons Glacier (Livingston Island, Antarctica) by means of shallow ice cores and their tephra and by analysis of 137Cs content

• Main Authors: Furdada i Bellavista, Glòria, Pourchet, M., Vilaplana, Joan Manuel
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Universitat de Barcelona (UB). Institut de Cièncias de la Terra Jaume Almera (ICTJA) 1999
• Subjects: Glaceres; Geomorfologia glacial; Livingston (Shetland del Sud : Illa); Antàrtida; Glaciers; Glacial landforms; Livingston Island (South Shetland Islands); Antarctica; Austral; South Shetland Islands; Deception Island; Livingston Island; Ela; Johnsons; Johnsons Glacier; Antarc*; Ice cap; ice core
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/2445/33148

With the aim of monitoring the dynamics of the Livingston Island ice cap, the Departament de Geodinàmica i Geofísica of the Universitat de Barcelona began ye a r ly surveys in the austral summer of 1994-95 on Johnsons Glacier. During this field campaign 10 shallow ice cores were sampled with a manua...