Evidence for the stability of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet divide for 1.4 million years

• Published in: Nature Communications
• Main Authors: Hein, Andrew S., Woodward, John, Marrero, Shasta M., Dunning, Stuart A., Steig, Eric.J., Freeman, Stewart P.H.T., Stuart, Finlay M., Winter, Kate, Westoby, Matthew J., Sugden, David E.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Nature Research 2016
• Subjects: Antarctic; Ellsworth Mountains; West Antarctic Ice Sheet; Antarc*; Ice Sheet
• Online Access: https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/129048/; https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms10325; https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/129048/1/ncomms10325.pdf

Past fluctuations of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet (WAIS) are of fundamental interest because of the possibility of WAIS collapse in the future and a consequent rise in global sea level. However, the configuration and stability of the ice sheet during past interglacial periods remains uncertain. Here w...