Sedimentological signatures of the sub-Amery Ice Shelf circulation

• Published in: Antarctic Science
• Main Authors: Hemer, M, Post, AL, O'Brien, PE, Craven, M, Truswell, EM, Roberts, D, Harris, PT
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge University Press 2007
• Subjects: 260104 Sedimentology; Amery; Amery Ice Shelf; East Antarctica; Prydz Bay; Antarc*; Antarctic Science; Antarctica; Ice Shelf
• Online Access: https://eprints.utas.edu.au/3980/; https://eprints.utas.edu.au/3980/1/3980.pdf; https://doi.org/10.1017/S0954102007000697

Two sediment cores collected from beneath the Amery Ice Shelf, East Antarctica describe the physical sedimentation patterns beneath an existing major embayed ice shelf. Core AM01b was collected from a site of basal freezing, contrasting with core AM02, collected from a site of basal melting. Both co...