Solute sources and geochemical processes in Subglacial Lake Whillans, West Antarctica

• Published in: Geology
• Main Authors: Michaud, Alexander B., Skidmore, Mark L., Mitchell, Andrew C., Vick-Majors, Trista J.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Published: 2016
• Subjects: Antarctic; West Antarctica; Whillans; Antarc*; Antarctica
• Online Access: https://scholarworks.montana.edu/xmlui/handle/1/9997

Subglacial Lake Whillans (SLW), West Antarctica, is an active component of the subglacial hydrological network located beneath 800 m of ice. The fill and drain behavior of SLW leads to long (years to decades) water residence times relative to those in mountain glacier systems. Here, we present the a...