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Sea ice and productivity changes over the last glacial cycle in the Adélie Land region, East Antarctica, based on diatom assemblage variability
Lea Pesjak
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Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies, University of Tasmania,
Hobart, 7000, Australia
Andrew McMinn
Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies, University of Tasmania,
Hobart, 7000, Australia
Zanna Chase
Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies, University of Tasmania,
Hobart, 7000, Australia
Helen Bostock
School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Queensland, Brisbane, 4072, Australia
National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research (NIWA),
Wellington, New Zealand
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Short summary
This study uses diatom assemblages, biogenic silica and Si/Al data over the last 140 kyr from core TAN1302-44 (64°54' S, 144°32' E) to define glacial-to-interglacial paleoenvironments near Antarctica with respect to sea ice duration and ocean circulation. It has found that the sea ice season increased gradually during the last glacial, reaching a maximum before decreasing at the end of MIS 2. Following this, Circumpolar Deep Water increased relative to other times prior to ice sheet retreat.
This study uses diatom assemblages, biogenic silica and Si/Al data over the last 140 kyr from...
