Optimal site selection for a high-resolution ice core record in East Antarctica

• Published in: Climate of the Past
• Main Authors: Vance, TR, Roberts, JL, Moy, AD, Curran, MAJ, Tozer, CR, Gallant, AJE, Abram, NJ, van Ommen, TD, Young, DA, Grima, C, Blankenship, DD, Siegert, MJ
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Copernicus GmbH 2016
• Subjects: Earth Sciences; Physical Geography and Environmental Geoscience; Glaciology; Antarctic; Christensen; East Antarctica; Indian; Ingrid Christensen Coast; Law Dome; Antarc*; Antarctica; Enderby Land; ice core
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.5194/cp-12-595-2016; http://ecite.utas.edu.au/107743

Ice cores provide some of the best-dated and most comprehensive proxy records, as they yield a vast and growing array of proxy indicators. Selecting a site for ice core drilling is nonetheless challenging, as the assessment of potential new sites needs to consider a variety of factors. Here, we demo...