Ice composition evidence of marine ice transfer along the bottom of a small Antarctic ice shelf

• Main Authors: SOUCHEZ R, MENEGHEL M, TISON J. L, LORRAIN R, RONVEAUX D, LOZEJ A, TABACCO I, JOUZEL J., BARONI, CARLO
• Other Authors: Souchez, R, Meneghel, M, TISON J., L, Lorrain, R, Ronveaux, D, Baroni, Carlo, Lozej, A, Tabacco, I, Jouzel, J.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 1991
• Subjects: congelation ice; frazil ice; marine ice; ice shelf; Radiocarbon dating; Terra Nova Bay; Ross Sea; Antarctica; Holocene; Antarctic; Victoria Land; Hell's Gate; Antarc*; Ice Shelf
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/11568/18424

The existence of marine ice transfer along the underside of the Hell's Gate Ice Shelf (Victoria Land), is indicated by an isotopic and chemical study of ice cores. Because of top surface ablation, the marine ice formed at the ice shelfocean interface, ultimately appears at shelf surface. A succ...