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Arndt, Jan Erik; Hillenbrand, Claus-Dieter; Grobe, Hannes; Kuhn, Gerhard; Wacker, Lukas (2017): Core descriptions and bulk sedimentology of two sediment cores in outer Filchner Trough, Antarctica [dataset publication series]. PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.879870, Supplement to: Arndt, JE et al. (2017): Evidence for a dynamic grounding-line in outer Filchner Trough, Antarctica, until the early Holocene. Geology, 45(11), 1035-1038, https://doi.org/10.1130/G39398.1

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Abstract:
Previous reconstructions of ice-sheet changes in Antarctica's Weddell Sea sector since the Last Glacial Maximum (LGM) at 19-23 (calibrated) cal. kyr B.P. suffered from large uncertainties and were partly contradictory. As a consequence, the contribution of this sector to the LGM sea-level low stand and post-LGM sea-level rise was unclear. Furthermore, whether and how precursor water masses for Antarctic Bottom Water (AABW) were formed in the Weddell Sea Embayment under glacial conditions is unknown, as this today requires the existence of the floating Filchner-Ronne Ice Shelf. Here we present new marine geophysical and marine geological data from the outer shelf section of the Filchner paleo-ice stream trough documenting that grounded ice had advanced onto and retreated from the outer shelf prior to 27.5 cal. kyr B.P., i.e., more than 4,500 years before the LGM. The data reveal the presence of a stacked grounding-zone wedge (GZW) just south of 75°30' S. This GZW was formed during two episodes of grounding-line re-advance onto the outer shelf after 11.8 cal. kyr B.P., with data further inshore implying paleo-ice stream retreat from the GZW location prior to 8.7 cal. kyr B.P.. Our findings show that (i) ice-sheet build-up in the Weddell Sea sector made only limited contributions to the LGM sea-level low stand, (ii) ice-ocean interaction below an ice shelf in outer Filchner Trough could contribute to AABW production at the LGM, and (iii) numerical models need to take into account a highly dynamic ice-sheet behavior in regions of WAIS and EAIS confluence.
Project(s):
Marine Geophysics @ AWI (AWI_GeoPhy)
Paleoenvironmental Reconstructions from Marine Sediments @ AWI (AWI_Paleo)
Priority Programme 1158 Antarctic Research with Comparable Investigations in Arctic Sea Ice Areas (SPP1158)
Funding:
German Research Foundation (DFG), grant/award no. 5472008: Priority Programme 1158 Antarctic Research with Comparable Investigations in Arctic Sea Ice Areas
Coverage:
Median Latitude: -75.653739 * Median Longitude: -31.845848 * South-bound Latitude: -75.689000 * West-bound Longitude: -32.000000 * North-bound Latitude: -75.562040 * East-bound Longitude: -31.749550
Date/Time Start: 2016-01-24T12:00:00 * Date/Time End: 2016-01-25T12:00:00
License:
Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported (CC-BY-3.0)
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  1. Arndt, JE; Hillenbrand, C-D; Grobe, H et al. (2016): Documentation of sediment core PS96/079-3. https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.864391
  2. Arndt, JE; Hillenbrand, C-D; Grobe, H et al. (2016): Documentation of sediment core PS96/080-1. https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.864392
  3. Arndt, JE; Hillenbrand, C-D; Grobe, H et al. (2017): Bathymetry of the study area, link to GeoTIFF. https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.880008
  4. Arndt, JE; Hillenbrand, C-D; Grobe, H et al. (2017): Profile of sediment echo sounding of the study area during POLARSTERN cruise PS96 (ANT-XXXI/2 FROSN) with links to ParaSound data files. https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.880009
  5. Arndt, JE; Hillenbrand, C-D; Grobe, H et al. (2017): Age determination of sediment core PS96/079-3. https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.879872
  6. Arndt, JE; Hillenbrand, C-D; Grobe, H et al. (2017): Grain size composition of sediment core PS96/079-3. https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.879873
  7. Arndt, JE; Hillenbrand, C-D; Grobe, H et al. (2017): Physical properties of sediment core PS96/079-3. https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.879874
  8. Arndt, JE; Hillenbrand, C-D; Grobe, H et al. (2017): Shear strength of sediment core PS96/079-3. https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.879875
  9. Arndt, JE; Hillenbrand, C-D; Grobe, H et al. (2017): Water content of sediment core PS96/079-3. https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.879876
  10. Arndt, JE; Hillenbrand, C-D; Grobe, H et al. (2017): Age determination of sediment core PS96/080-1. https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.879877
  11. Arndt, JE; Hillenbrand, C-D; Grobe, H et al. (2017): Grain size composition of sediment core PS96/080-1. https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.879878
  12. Arndt, JE; Hillenbrand, C-D; Grobe, H et al. (2017): Physical properties of sediment core PS96/080-1. https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.879879
  13. Arndt, JE; Hillenbrand, C-D; Grobe, H et al. (2017): Shear strength of sediment core PS96/080-1. https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.879880
  14. Arndt, JE; Hillenbrand, C-D; Grobe, H et al. (2017): Water content of sediment core PS96/080-1. https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.879881