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Characterizing Interglacial Periods over the Past 800,000 Years

by C. Sullivan 2 March 201628 September 2021

Researchers identified 11 different interglacial periods over the past 800,000 years, but the interglacial period we are experiencing now may last an exceptionally long time.

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Ocean Waves Vibrating the Ross Ice Shelf

by L. Strelich 26 February 201613 January 2022

Scientists use seismic stations to study ice shelf vibrations generated by ocean waves to better understand their impact on the integrity of the Ross Ice Shelf.

Posted inResearch Spotlights

Seismic Clues Reveal the Mechanisms Behind Iceberg Calving

by L. Strelich 16 February 20168 December 2022

Scientists combine models and video footage of iceberg calving to analyze the potential of seismology to unravel physical processes behind the breakup of ice sheets.

Posted inNews

Pleistocene Rocks Tell Tale of Past Ice Sheet Melting

by S. Kelleher 11 February 201611 February 2016

Researchers examine evidence from a past interglacial period to predict sea level rise in the future.

Posted inScience Updates

Sea Level and Ice Sheet Changes During Past Warm Periods

by B. S. Lecavalier, G. Sinclair and K. L. Vyyerberg 1 February 201626 January 2023

PALSEA2 2015 Workshop; Tokyo, Japan, 22–24 July 2015

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Antarctic Meltwater Makes the Ocean Warmer and Fresher

by C. Sullivan 1 February 20169 August 2022

Scientists model how Antarctic meltwater from specific locations could affect the Antarctic Bottom Water, ocean temperatures, and salinity.

Posted inNews

Antarctic Ice May Harbor Huge Network of Canyons

by S. Kelleher 22 January 20166 June 2022

Scientists saw hints in satellite data of dramatic geologic features under thousands of meters of ice in a little-probed part of East Antarctica. Now they are using airborne radar to explore further.

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Climate Change Drives Increasing Snowfall in Western Antarctica

by L. Strelich 21 January 201620 April 2022

Using ice core records from West Antarctica, researchers look back at the past 300 years of snowfall over the Amundsen Sea.

Posted inNews

World's Smallest Glaciers Risk Vanishing in Warm Climate

by JoAnna Wendel 24 December 20157 September 2016

Scientists studying tiny glaciers in Switzerland created models to determine how the world's diminutive glaciers would fare under rising temperatures.

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Antarctic Sediment Plume Disrupts Deep-Water Community

by S. Kelleher 1 December 201514 December 2022

Increased sedimentation from a melting glacier inhibits filter feeders in an Antarctic fjord.

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