Crustal and Sedimentary Structures and Geodynamic Evolution of the West Antarctic Continental Margin and Pine Island Bay

• Main Authors: Gohl, K., Uenzelmann-Neben, G., Eagles, G., Fahl, A., Feigl, T., Grobys, J., Just, J., Leinweber, V., Lensch, N., Mayr, C., Parsiegla, N., Rackebrandt, N., Schloter, P., Suckro, S., Zimmermann, K., Gauger, S., Bohlmann, H., Netzeband, G. L., Lemenkova Polina
• Format: Report
• Language: unknown
• Published: Zenodo 2006
• Subjects: Antarctic; geology; oceanography; Amundsen Sea; Antarc*; Antarctica; Ice Sheet; Pine Island; Pine Island Bay; Thwaites Glacier; Weddell Sea; West Antarctica
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.13140/RG.2.2.16473.36961

Since the last glacial maximum the West Antarctic Ice Sheet (WAIS) with a base mostly beneath the present-day sea-level has experienced dramatic volume changes within short periods of time. Studies are urgently required to show how these short-term variations are related to volume changes in the old...