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Wilkes subglacial basin ice sheet response to Southern Ocean warming during late Pleistocene interglacials

Authors :
Ilaria Crotti
Aurélien Quiquet
Amaelle Landais
Barbara Stenni
David J. Wilson
Mirko Severi
Robert Mulvaney
Frank Wilhelms
Carlo Barbante
Massimo Frezzotti
Source :
Nature Communications, Vol 13, Iss 1, Pp 1-11 (2022)
Publication Year :
2022
Publisher :
Nature Portfolio, 2022.

Abstract

Crotti et al. reconstructed the dynamics of the Wilkes Subglacial Basin (Antarctica) during the past 350,000 years. Their study reveals that a portion of the East Antarctic ice sheet experienced an extensive retreat 330,000 years ago.

Subjects

Subjects :
Science

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
20411723
Volume :
13
Issue :
1
Database :
Directory of Open Access Journals
Journal :
Nature Communications
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsdoj.4f0afb6e6e042e2a36c595c1de7fd59
Document Type :
article
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-32847-3