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Initiation and long-term instability of the East Antarctic Ice Sheet

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  • Sean P. S. Gulick

    (Institute for Geophysics, Jackson School of Geosciences, University of Texas at Austin)

  • Amelia E. Shevenell

    (College of Marine Science, University of South Florida)

  • Aleksandr Montelli

    (Institute for Geophysics, Jackson School of Geosciences, University of Texas at Austin
    University of Cambridge,)

  • Rodrigo Fernandez

    (Institute for Geophysics, Jackson School of Geosciences, University of Texas at Austin)

  • Catherine Smith

    (College of Marine Science, University of South Florida
    Texas A&M University, 1000 Discovery Drive, College Station)

  • Sophie Warny

    (Louisiana State University)

  • Steven M. Bohaty

    (School of Ocean and Earth Science, University of Southampton)

  • Charlotte Sjunneskog

    (Antarctic Marine Geological Research Facility, Florida State University)

  • Amy Leventer

    (Colgate University, Hamilton)

  • Bruce Frederick

    (Institute for Geophysics, Jackson School of Geosciences, University of Texas at Austin
    University of Kansas)

  • Donald D. Blankenship

    (Institute for Geophysics, Jackson School of Geosciences, University of Texas at Austin)

Abstract

Geophysical and geological data reveal increased ice-sheet variability and surface meltwater—possibly analogous to future conditions—offshore of the Aurora subglacial basin of East Antarctica during warm climate intervals of the past 50 million years.

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  • Sean P. S. Gulick & Amelia E. Shevenell & Aleksandr Montelli & Rodrigo Fernandez & Catherine Smith & Sophie Warny & Steven M. Bohaty & Charlotte Sjunneskog & Amy Leventer & Bruce Frederick & Donald D., 2017. "Initiation and long-term instability of the East Antarctic Ice Sheet," Nature, Nature, vol. 552(7684), pages 225-229, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:nature:v:552:y:2017:i:7684:d:10.1038_nature25026
    DOI: 10.1038/nature25026
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