Optimal Site Selection for a High-Resolution Ice Core Record in East Antarctica

• Main Authors: Vance, Tessa R., Roberts, Jason L., Moy, Andrew D., Curran, Mark A. J., Tozer, Carly R., Gallant, Ailie J. E., Abram, Nerilie J., van Ommen, Tas D., Young, Duncan A., Grima, Cyril, Blankenship, Don D., Siegert, Martin J.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2016
• Subjects: lambert glacier basin; surface mass-balance; multi-decadal variability; snow accumulation rates; southern annular mode; wilhelm-ii-land; law; dome; climate variability; sheet; enso; geosciences; multidisciplinary; meteorology & atmospheric sciences; Antarctic; The Antarctic; East Antarctica; Indian; Christensen; Law Dome; Lambert Glacier; Wilhelm II Land; Antarc*; Antarctic Climate and Ecosystems Cooperative Research Centre; Antarctica; Australian Antarctic Division; Enderby Land; ice core
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/2152/41007; https://doi.org/10.15781/T29882P2D; https://doi.org/10.5194/cp-12-595-2016

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...