Where might we find evidence of a Last Interglacial West Antarctic ice sheet collapse in Antarctic ice core records?

Bradley, S.L.; Siddall, M.; Milne, G.A.; Masson-Delmotte, V; Wolff, E.. 2012 Where might we find evidence of a Last Interglacial West Antarctic ice sheet collapse in Antarctic ice core records? Global and Planetary Change, 88-89. 64-75. 10.1016/j.gloplacha.2012.03.004

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Abstract/Summary

Abundant indirect evidence suggests that the West Antarctic Ice Sheet (WAIS) reduced in size during the Last Interglacial (LIG) compared to the Holocene. This study explores this possibility by comparing, for the first time, ice core stable isotope records for the LIG with output from a glacio-isostatic adjustment (GIA) model. The results show that ice core records from East Antarctica are remarkably insensitive to vertical movement of the solid land motion driven by a simulated hypothetical collapse of the WAIS. However, new and so far unexplored sites are identified which are sensitive to the isostatic signal associated with WAIS collapse and so ice core proxy data from these sites would be effective in testing this hypothesis further.

Item Type:	Publication - Article
Digital Object Identifier (DOI):	10.1016/j.gloplacha.2012.03.004
Programmes:	BAS Programmes > Polar Science for Planet Earth (2009 - ) > Chemistry and Past Climate
ISSN:	0921-8181
Additional Keywords:	Isostasy, Eustatic sea level
NORA Subject Terms:	Glaciology
Date made live:	03 Jul 2012 11:22 +0 (UTC)
URI:	https://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/16229

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