Abrupt Holocene ice loss due to thinning and ungrounding in the Weddell Sea Embayment
The extent of grounded ice and buttressing by the Ronne Ice Shelf, which provides resistance to the outflow of ice streams, moderate West Antarctic Ice Sheet stability. During the Last Glacial Maximum, the ice sheet advanced and was grounded near the Weddell Sea continental shelf break. The timing o...
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Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
Language: | English |
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Nature Research
2024
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Online Access: | https://www.repository.cam.ac.uk/handle/1810/363154 https://doi.org/10.17863/CAM.105369 |