Ocean expedition to West Antarctic Ice Sheet seeks to reveal climate history in region with greatest sea ice loss

Ocean expedition to West Antarctic Ice Sheet seeks to reveal climate history in region with greatest sea ice loss

The West Antarctic Ice Sheet in the Amundsen Sea off Antarctica could play a pivotal role in future sea level rise, but many questions remain unanswered, scientists say.

Now, researchers taking part in an international ocean drilling expedition funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) and international partners are on Antarctica's remote Amundsen Sea looking for clues through an analysis of the ice sheet's history.

Led by researchers at the University of Houston and ...

More at https://www.nsf.gov/news/news_summ.jsp?cntn_id=297558&WT.mc_id=USNSF_51&WT.mc_ev=click

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Published February 02, 2019 at 01:04AM