Formation of pedestalled, relict lakes on the McMurdo Ice Shelf, Antarctica

• Main Authors: Macdonald, GJ, Banwell, AF, Willis, IANC, Mayer, DP, Goodsell, B, Macayeal, DR
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 2019
• Subjects: Glacier hydrology; Ice shelves; Supraglacial debris; Austral; McMurdo Ice Shelf; Antarc*; Antarctica; Ice Shelf; Ice Shelves
• Online Access: https://www.repository.cam.ac.uk/handle/1810/290741; https://doi.org/10.17863/CAM.37941

<jats:title>ABSTRACT</jats:title><jats:p>Surface debris covers much of the western portion of the McMurdo Ice Shelf and has a strong influence on the local surface albedo and energy balance. Differential ablation between debris-covered and debris-free areas creates an unusual heter...