The Cryosphere
The Cryosphere
TC
Articles | Volume 13, issue 11
Articles | Volume 13, issue 11
https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-13-2935-2019
© Author(s) 2019. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-13-2935-2019
© Author(s) 2019. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Articles | Volume 13, issue 11
Research article
 | Highlight paper
 | 
08 Nov 2019
Research article | Highlight paper |  | 08 Nov 2019

New Last Glacial Maximum ice thickness constraints for the Weddell Sea Embayment, Antarctica

Keir A. Nichols, Brent M. Goehring, Greg Balco, Joanne S. Johnson, Andrew S. Hein, and Claire Todd

Viewed

Total article views: 7,864 (including HTML, PDF, and XML)
HTML PDF XML Total Supplement BibTeX EndNote
6,246 1,461 157 7,864 293 174 181
  • HTML: 6,246
  • PDF: 1,461
  • XML: 157
  • Total: 7,864
  • Supplement: 293
  • BibTeX: 174
  • EndNote: 181
Views and downloads (calculated since 14 May 2019)
Cumulative views and downloads (calculated since 14 May 2019)

Viewed (geographical distribution)

Total article views: 7,864 (including HTML, PDF, and XML) Thereof 6,484 with geography defined and 1,380 with unknown origin.
Country # Views %
  • 1
1
 
 
 
 
Latest update: 06 Nov 2025
Download
Short summary
We studied the history of ice masses at three locations in the Weddell Sea Embayment, Antarctica. We measured rare isotopes in material sourced from mountains overlooking the Slessor Glacier, Foundation Ice Stream, and smaller glaciers on the Lassiter Coast. We show that ice masses were between 385 and 800 m thicker during the last glacial cycle than they are at present. The ice masses were both hundreds of metres thicker and remained thicker closer to the present than was previously thought.
Read more
Share