Mid-Holocene thinning of David Glacier, Antarctica: chronology and controls

• Published in: The Cryosphere
• Main Authors: Stutz, Jamey, Mackintosh, Andrew, Norton, Kevin, Whitmore, Ross, Maroni, Carlo, Jamieson, Stewart S. R., Jones, Richard S., Balco, Greg, Salvatore, Maria Cristina, Casale, Stefano, Lee, Jae Il, Seong, Yeong Bae, McKay, Robert, Vargo, Lauren J., Lowry, Daniel, Spector, Perry, Christl, Marcus, Ochs, Susan Ivy, Nicola, Luigia Di, Iarossi, Maria, Stuart, Finlay, Woodruff, Tom
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Published: European Geosciences Union 2021
• Subjects: Antarctic; David Glacier; Drygalski; Drygalski Ice Tongue; Transantarctic Mountains; Victoria Land; Weddell; Antarc*; Antarctica; Ice Sheet; Ice Shelf; The Cryosphere
• Online Access: http://dro.dur.ac.uk/34845/; http://dro.dur.ac.uk/34845/1/34845.pdf; https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-15-5447-2021

Quantitative satellite observations only provide an assessment of ice sheet mass loss over the last four decades. To assess long-term drivers of ice sheet change, geological records are needed. Here we present the first millennial-scale reconstruction of David Glacier, the largest East Antarctic out...