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New constraints on the structure and dynamics of the East Antarctic Ice Sheet from the joint IPY/Ice Bridge ICECAP aerogeophysical project
conference contribution
posted on 2023-05-23, 05:32 authored by Blankenship, DD, Young, DA, Siegert, MJ, Tasman van OmmenTasman van Ommen, Jason RobertsJason Roberts, Wright, A, Roland WarnerRoland Warner, Holt, JW, Neal YoungNeal Young, Le Meur, E, Legresy, B, Cavitte, M, Icecap, TeamIce within marine basins of East Antarctica, and their outlets, represent the ultimate limit on sea level change. The region of East Antarctica between the Ross Sea and Wilkes Land hosts a number of major basin, but has been poorly understood. Long range aerogeophysics from US, Australian and French stations, with significant British and IceBridge support, has, under the banner of the ICECAP project, greatly improved our knowledge of ice thickness, surface elevation, and crustal structure of the Wilkes and Aurora Subglacial Basins, as well as the Totten Glacier, Cook Ice Shelf, and Byrd Glacier. We will discuss the evolution of the Wilkes and Aurora Subglacial Basins, new constraints on the geometry of the major outlet glaciers, as well as our results from surface elevation change measurements over dynamic regions of the ice sheet. We will discuss the implications of our data for the presence of mid Pleistocene ice in central East Antarctica. Future directions for ICECAP will be discussed.
History
Publication title
2010 AGU Fall MeetingEditors
American Geophysical UnionPagination
C22B-05Department/School
Institute for Marine and Antarctic StudiesPublisher
American Geophysical UnionPlace of publication
San Francisco, CaliforniaEvent title
American Geophysical Union Fall MeetingEvent Venue
San Francisco, CaliforniaDate of Event (Start Date)
2010-12-13Date of Event (End Date)
2010-12-17Repository Status
- Restricted