Hypothesis for mega-outburst flooding from a palaeo-subglacial lake beneath the East Antarctic Ice Sheet

• Published in: Terra Nova
• Main Authors: Jordan, T.A., Ferraccioli, F., Corr, H., Graham, A., Armadillo, E., Bozzo, E.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Published: Wiley-Blackwell Publishing 2010
• Subjects: Meteorology and Climatology; Glaciology; Hydrology; Antarctic; East Antarctic Ice Sheet; East Antarctica; Lake Vostok; The Antarctic; Wilkes Subglacial Basin; Antarc*; Antarctica; Ice Sheet
• Online Access: http://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/10571/

Subglacial outburst floods at the margins of the Antarctic and Laurentide Ice Sheets have been linked to changes in global ocean circulation and climate. The impact of palaeo-hydrological systems beneath the East Antarctic Ice Sheet (EAIS) has, however, remained elusive. By analysing bed morphology...