Determining basal boundary conditions fo r assessments of East Antarctic ice sheet evolution and stability in the Wilkes Subglacial Basin

• Main Authors: Ferraccioli, F, Young, D, Blankenship, D, Jordan, T, Bozzo, E, Siegert, M., ARMADILLO, EGIDIO, BALBI, PIETRO
• Other Authors: Armadillo, Egidio, Balbi, Pietro
• Format: Conference Object
• Language: English
• Published: 2014
• Subjects: Antarctic; East Antarctica; East Antarctic Ice Sheet; Wilkes Subglacial Basin; Usi; Antarc*; Antarctica; Ice Sheet
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/11567/856335

The Wilkes Subglacial Basin (WSB) extends for ca 1,400 km into the interior of East Antarctica and hosts several major glaciers that drain a large sector of the East Antarctic Ice Sheet (EAIS). The region is of major significance for assessing t he stability of the EAIS, as it lies well below sea le...