Formation of a large ice depression on Dålk Glacier (Larsemann Hills, East Antarctica) caused by the rapid drainage of an englacial cavity

• Published in: Journal of Glaciology
• Main Authors: Alina Boronina, Sergey Popov, Galina Pryakhina, Antonina Chetverova, Ekaterina Ryzhova, Svetlana Grigoreva
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge University Press 2021
• Subjects: Antarctic glaciology; glacier hazards; glacier hydrology; glacier modelling; ground-penetrating radar; Environmental sciences; GE1-350; Meteorology. Climatology; QC851-999; Antarctic; East Antarctica; Larsemann Hills; Princess Elizabeth Land; Dålk Glacier; Boulder Lake; Antarc*; Antarctica; Journal of Glaciology
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1017/jog.2021.58; https://doaj.org/article/80464d34a1534eb79eeccc786e52414a

In the afternoon of 30 January 2017, a catastrophic outburst flood occurred in the Larsemann Hills (Princess Elizabeth Land, East Antarctica). The rapid drainage of both a thin supraglacial layer of water (near Boulder Lake) and Lake Ledyanoe into the englacial Lake Dålk provoked its overfill and ou...