Distribution and dynamics of Greenland subglacial lakes

Subglacial lakes can influence basal hydrology and ice flow in Antarctica, but are poorly constrained in Greenland. Here the authors provide the first ice sheet-wide inventory of subglacial lakes beneath GrIS, including 54 uncharted lakes.

Bibliographic Details
Published in:Nature Communications
Main Authors: J. S. Bowling, S. J. Livingstone, A. J. Sole, W. Chu
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2019
Subjects:
Science
Q
Greenland
Antarc*
Antarctica
Ice Sheet
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-10821-w
https://doaj.org/article/61df540eb4c84749968add44bb5e4f9f
Description
Summary:Subglacial lakes can influence basal hydrology and ice flow in Antarctica, but are poorly constrained in Greenland. Here the authors provide the first ice sheet-wide inventory of subglacial lakes beneath GrIS, including 54 uncharted lakes.

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