Examining micropaleontology to gain insights into long-term processes in the Western Amundsen Sea, Antarctica

AIS is divided into two ice sheets, the .. (WAIS) and the east. AIS has exhibited rapid mass loss over the past two decades, with the most pronounced changes observed in the West Antarctic Ice Sheet (Shepherd et al., 2018). And because this is where my study site is located I’m going to focus there. WiAIS has a few unique physical characteristics, its much …Which make it highly vulnerable to changes in ocean currents or water temperature. The largest threat facing this region is Circumpolar Deep Water. As CDW is the greatest contributor of ice loss in this region, understanding the history of CDW movement and past deglaciation is critical to understanding the future!