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https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-13-2935-2019
https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-13-2935-2019
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08 Nov 2019
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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

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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.
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