Project Description

We propose to establish the depth-age chronology and the histories of accumulation and ice dynamics for the WAIS Divide core. The first objective is to establish an annually resolved depth-age relationship for the past 40 kyrs. The second objective is to search for stratigraphic disturbances in the core that would compromise the paleo-climate record. The third objective is to derive a preliminary chronology for the entire core. The fourth objective is to derive a refined chronology simultaneously with histories of accumulation and ice-sheet thickness.