Radar Sounding Confirms a Hydrologically Active Deep-Water Subglacial Lake in East Antarctica

• Published in: Frontiers in Earth Science
• Main Authors: Yan Li, Yang Lu, Martin J. Siegert
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020
• Subjects: airborne ice penetrating radar; satellite altimetry; Lake CookE2; active lake; deep-water; drainage and refill; Science; Q; East Antarctica; Cook Glacier; Antarc*; Antarctica
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.3389/feart.2020.00294; https://doaj.org/article/45c9ff20b9824eaeb40e59edef355ba8

Lake CookE2, upstream of Cook Glacier in East Antarctica, is an “active” subglacial lake that experiences episodic discharge and recharge of basal water. Although around 130 active lakes are known to exist, the majority are not able to be identified by ice-sounding radar techniques, suggesting they...