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https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-16-1543-2022
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https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-16-1543-2022
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the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
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Review article: Existing and potential evidence for Holocene grounding line retreat and readvance in Antarctica
British Antarctic Survey, High Cross, Madingley Road, Cambridge, CB3 0ET, UK
Ryan A. Venturelli
Department of Earth & Environmental Sciences, Tulane University, New Orleans, LA 70118, USA
Greg Balco
Berkeley Geochronology Center, 2455 Ridge Road, Berkeley, CA 94709, USA
Claire S. Allen
British Antarctic Survey, High Cross, Madingley Road, Cambridge, CB3 0ET, UK
Scott Braddock
School of Earth and Climate Sciences and the Climate Change Institute, University of Maine, Orono, ME 04469, USA
Seth Campbell
School of Earth and Climate Sciences and the Climate Change Institute, University of Maine, Orono, ME 04469, USA
Brent M. Goehring
Department of Earth & Environmental Sciences, Tulane University, New Orleans, LA 70118, USA
Brenda L. Hall
School of Earth and Climate Sciences and the Climate Change Institute, University of Maine, Orono, ME 04469, USA
Peter D. Neff
Department of Soil, Water, and Climate, University of Minnesota, Saint Paul, MN 55108, USA
Keir A. Nichols
Department of Earth Science & Engineering, Imperial College London, London, SW7 2AZ, UK
Dylan H. Rood
Department of Earth Science & Engineering, Imperial College London, London, SW7 2AZ, UK
Elizabeth R. Thomas
British Antarctic Survey, High Cross, Madingley Road, Cambridge, CB3 0ET, UK
John Woodward
Department of Geography and Environmental Sciences, Northumbria University, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE1 8ST, UK
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- Direct simulations of bedrock core and cuttings transport phenomena in reverse circulation drilling N. Sun et al. 10.1063/5.0237827
- Assessing the suitability of sites near Pine Island Glacier for subglacial bedrock drilling aimed at detecting Holocene retreat–readvance J. Johnson et al. 10.5194/tc-19-303-2025
- Return to the Ross Ice Shelf Project (RISP), Site J-9 (1977–1979): perspectives of West Antarctic Ice Sheet history from Miocene and Holocene benthic foraminifera S. Dameron et al. 10.5194/jm-43-187-2024
Latest update: 17 Jul 2025
Short summary
Recent studies have suggested that some portions of the Antarctic Ice Sheet were less extensive than present in the last few thousand years. We discuss how past ice loss and regrowth during this time would leave its mark on geological and glaciological records and suggest ways in which future studies could detect such changes. Determining timing of ice loss and gain around Antarctica and conditions under which they occurred is critical for preparing for future climate-warming-induced changes.
Recent studies have suggested that some portions of the Antarctic Ice Sheet were less extensive...
