A Paleoclimate Reconstruction of the Little Ice Age to Modern Era Climate Conditions in the Eastern Ross Sea, Antarctica as Captured in the RICE Ice Core

• Main Author: Brightley, Hannah
• Other Authors: Bertler, Nancy, Carter, Lionel
• Format: Master Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: Victoria University of Wellington 2017
• Subjects: Little Ice Age; Antarctica; Paleoclimate; Roosevelt Island; Ross Sea; Antarc*; ice core; Sea ice
• Online Access: http://researcharchive.vuw.ac.nz/handle/10063/6394

The Little Ice Age (LIA) (1400-1850 AD) represents one of the most significant climatic shifts over the past 5000 years. Previous studies from Antarctica indicate generally cooler and stormier conditions during this period, but this pattern shows distinct spatial and temporal variability. The Roosev...