East Antarctic Ice Sheet sensitivity to Pliocene climatic change from a dry valleys perspective

The case for a stable East Antarctic Ice Sheet

Auteurs :
DENTON, G.H.
SUGDEN, D.E.
MARCHANT, D.R.
HALL, B.L.
WILCH, T.I.
SUGDEN, D.E.

Description :
The AA. examine the proposition that the East Antartic Ice Sheet collapsed during intervals of excess Pliocene warmth. They start by reviewing the hypothesis of Pliocene deglaciation. This hypothesis yields certain prediction concerning Pliocene paleoclimate and ice sheet history. Then they test these predictions from an examination of landscape development and surficial sediments in the Dry Valleys sector of the Transantarctic Mountains.


Type de document :
Congrès

Source :
Symposium. Vega, Stockholm, Suede, 1993-04-26, Geografiska annaler. Series A. Physical geography, issn : 0435-3676, 1993, vol. 75, n°. 4, p. 155-204, Collation : Illustration, Références bibliographiques : 144 ref.

Date :
1993

Editeur :
Pays édition : Suede, Stockholm, Svenska sällskapet för antropologi och geografi