Reconstructing past grounded ice extent over time around Wilkes Land margin, East Antarctica, using animal genomes (Old ID 27730)

Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research
Sally Lau
Role

Principal Investigator

Description

The marine-based margins of the Antarctic Ice Sheet are vulnerable to collapse based on current trajectories in temperature rise. A deep uncertainty remains on whether the marine-based margin of the East Antarctic Ice Sheet (EAIS) (ie, Wilkes Land) is sensitive to climate change. This project applies an innovative, genomic approach to reconstruct past configurations of the marine-based EAIS to inform its future stability.

Date

01 Jun 2022 - 31 Dec 2023

Project Type

FELLOWSHIP

Keywords

Population genomics;East Antarctic Ice Sheet;Climate Change;Whole genome sequencing;Global sea level rise;Pleistocene

Funding Body

Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research

Amount

7391

Project Team

N/A