Oceanic and atmospheric forcing of early Holocene ice shelf retreat, George VI Ice Shelf, Antarctica Peninsula

• Published in: Quaternary Science Reviews
• Main Authors: Smith, J.A., Bentley, M.J., Hodgson, D.A., Roberts, S.J., Leng, M.J., Lloyd, J.M., Barrett, M.S., Bryant, C., Sugden, D.E.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Published: 2007
• Subjects: GE Environmental Sciences; Alexander Island; Antarctic; Antarctic Peninsula; George VI Ice Shelf; Antarc*; Antarctica; Ice Shelf
• Online Access: http://eprints.gla.ac.uk/27664/

We use lake sediment records from an epishelf lake on Alexander Island to provide a detailed picture of the Holocene history of George VI Ice Shelf (GVI-IS). Core analyses included; micropaleontology (diatoms/foraminifera), stable isotope (δ 18 O, δ 13 C), geochemistry (total organic carbon (TOC), t...