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An Overview of Paleoenvironmental Techniques for the Reconstruction of Past Arctic Ice Shelf Dynamics

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Arctic Ice Shelves and Ice Islands

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Information about the long-term responses of Arctic ice shelves to changes in climate is critical for understanding the significance of their recent declines. However, the history of these systems is poorly understood, and few methods exist to reconstruct these missing datasets. Paleoenvironmental studies of sediment cores can provide valuable information about past ice shelf fluctuations and provide the context in which to evaluate recent changes. This chapter discusses the methods available for the reconstruction of ice shelf dynamics from sediment cores. It reviews the proxy indicators that provide insights into different ice shelf characteristics and their effects on sedimentation and water column properties, and gives examples where these have been applied in studies of ice shelves from both polar regions.

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This work was supported by le Fonds de recherche du Québec – Nature et technologies (FRQNT) and the Network of Centres of Excellence program ArcticNet. Thanks also to Warwick Vincent for valuable comments on a draft of the manuscript.

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Antoniades, D. (2017). An Overview of Paleoenvironmental Techniques for the Reconstruction of Past Arctic Ice Shelf Dynamics. In: Copland, L., Mueller, D. (eds) Arctic Ice Shelves and Ice Islands. Springer Polar Sciences. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-024-1101-0_8

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