Modelling channelized surface drainage of supraglacial lakes

• Published in: Journal of Glaciology
• Main Authors: Kingslake, J., Ng, F., Sole, A.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: International Glaciological Society 2017
• Subjects: East Antarctica; Nivlisen; Antarc*; Antarctica; Ice Sheet; Ice Shelf; Journal of Glaciology
• Online Access: http://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/503671/; https://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/503671/1/j14j158.pdf

Supraglacial lakes can drain to the bed of ice sheets, affecting ice dynamics, or over their surface, relocating surface water. Focusing on surface drainage, we first discuss observations of lake drainage. In particular, for the first time, lakes are observed to drain >70 km across the Nivlisen i...