Exploration of Ellsworth Subglacial Lake: A concept paper on the development, organisation and execution of an experiment to explore, measure and sample the environment of a West Antarctic subglacial lake - The Lake Ellsworth consortium

• Published in: Reviews in Environmental Science and Bio/Technology
• Main Authors: Siegert, M.J. (M. J.), Behar, A. (A.), Bentley, M. (M.), Blake, D. (D.), Bowden, S. (S.), Christoffersen, P. (P.), Cockell, C. (C.), Corr, H. (H.), Cullen, D.C. (D. C.), Edwards, H. (H.), Ellery, A. (Alex), Ellis-Evans, C. (C.), Griffiths, G. (G.), Hindmarsh, R. (R.), Hodgson, D.A. (D. A.), King, E. (E.), Lamb, H. (H.), Lane, L. (L.), Makinson, K. (K.), Mowlem, M. (M.), Parnell, J. (J.), Pearce, D.A. (D. A.), Priscu, J. (J.), Rivera, A. (A.), Sephton, M.A. (M. A.), Sims, M.R. (M. R.), Smith, A.M. (A. M.), Tranter, M. (M.), Wadham, J.L. (J. L.), Wilson, G. (G.), Woodward, J. (J.)
• Format: Other/Unknown Material
• Language: English
• Published: 2007
• Subjects: Antarctica; Exploration; Extreme environments; Subglacial lakes; Antarctic; Ellsworth Subglacial Lake; Lake Vostok; West Antarctica; Antarc*; SCAR; Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research
• Online Access: https://ir.library.carleton.ca/pub/19387; https://doi.org/10.1007/s11157-006-9109-9

Antarctic subglacial lakes have, over the past few years, been hypothesised to house unique forms of life and hold detailed sedimentary records of past climate change. Testing this hypothesis requires in situ examinations. The direct measurement of subglacial lakes has been considered ever since the...