| Plumbing
Antarctica for climate clues
Ice studies probe
West Antarctica’s precarious glacial cover.
References:
Ackert Jr., R.P.,
et al. 1999. Measurements of past ice sheet elevations in
interior West Antarctica. Science 286(Oct. 8):276.
Conway, H., et
al. 1999. Past and future grounding-line retreat of the West
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Joughin, I., et
al. 1999. Tributaries of West Antarctic ice streams revealed by
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Further Readings:
Monastersky, R.
1998. Signs of unstable ice in Antarctica. Science News 154(July
11):31.
Sources:
Richard B. Alley
Pennsylvania State University
Department of Geosciences
0306 Deike Building
University Park, PA 16802
Howard B. Conway
University of Washington
Geophysics Program
Seattle, WA 98195
Ian Joughin
California Institute of Technology
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Mailstop Code 300-235
4800 Oak Grove Drive
Pasadena, CA 91109
From Science
News, Vol. 156, No. 22, November 27, 1999, p. 351. Copyright ©
1999, Science Service. |