The impact of glacier retreat from the Ross Sea on local climate: Characterization of mineral dust in the Taylor Dome ice core, East Antarctica

• Published in: Earth and Planetary Science Letters
• Main Authors: Aarons, S, Aciego, S, Gabrielli, P, Koornneef, J, Wegner, A, Blakowski, M., DELMONTE, BARBARA
• Other Authors: Delmonte, B, Blakowski, M
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier B.V. 2016
• Subjects: Antarctica; Dust; Ice core; Neodymium; Rare earth element; Strontium; Geochemistry and Petrology; Geophysic; Earth and Planetary Sciences (miscellaneous); Space and Planetary Science; Antarctic; East Antarctica; Greenland; Ross Ice Shelf; Ross Sea; Taylor Dome; Antarc*; glacier; ice core; Ice Shelf; Sea ice
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10281/116589; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.epsl.2016.03.035; http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/0012821X/321-322

Recent declines in ice shelf and sea ice extent experienced in polar regions highlight the importance of evaluating variations in local weather patterns in response to climate change. Airborne mineral particles (dust) transported through the atmosphere and deposited on ice sheets and glaciers in Ant...