Ice-stream initiation, duration and thinning on James Ross Island, northern Antarctic Peninsula

• Published in: Quaternary Science Reviews
• Main Authors: Glasser, N.F., Davies, B.J., Carrivick, J.L., Rodés, A., Hambrey, M.J., Smellie, J.L., Domack, E.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Published: Elsevier 2014
• Subjects: Antarctic; Antarctic Peninsula; Prince Gustav Channel; Ross Island; The Antarctic; Antarc*; Ice Sheet; James Ross Island
• Online Access: http://eprints.gla.ac.uk/129985/

Predicting the future response of the Antarctic Ice Sheet to climate change requires an understanding of the ice streams that dominate its dynamics. Here we use cosmogenic isotope exposure-age dating (26Al, 10Be and 36Cl) of erratic boulders on ice-free land on James Ross Island, north-eastern Antar...