Observations of Subsurface Meltwater Lake Collapse on an East Antarctic Ice Shelf

• Main Authors: Dunmire, Devon R. (author), Lhermitte, S.L.M. (author), Drews, Reinhard (author), Lenaerts, Jan (author), Mangel, Adam R. (author)
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2018
• Subjects: Antarctic; Roi Baudouin; Antarc*; Ice Shelf
• Online Access: http://resolver.tudelft.nl/uuid:87df0520-4e38-455e-91e7-3221cda97b81

The presence of meltwater influences Antarctic ice shelf dynamics in a way that is poorly understood. In addition to surface meltwater, subsurface meltwater lakes have been discovered close to the ice shelf grounding line. Drainage and collapse of these subsurface lakes may induce hydrofracturing an...