New Quaternary sedimentary records from near the Larsen C and former Larsen B ice shelves; evidence for Holocene stability

Antarctic Science

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 355-364

  Curry, Philip ^a   Pudsey, Carol J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b BRITISH ANTARCTIC SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Basal erosion; Basal freezing; Holocene retreat; Ice shelf collapse; Meltwater

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE STUDY; HISTORICAL RECORD; HOLOCENE; ICEBERG; MELTWATER; QUATERNARY; SEDIMENTATION;

ANTARCTIC PENINSULA; ANTARCTICA; LARSEN ICE SHELF; WEST ANTARCTICA;

EID: 34548065216     PISSN: 09541020     EISSN: 13652079     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0954102007000442     Document Type: Article

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