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: Digital Commons @ University of South Florida 2010
• Subjects: Life Sciences; Antarctic; East Antarctic Ice Sheet; East Antarctica; Lake Vostok; The Antarctic; Wilkes Subglacial Basin; Antarc*; Antarctica; Ice Sheet
• Online Access: https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/msc_facpub/1539; https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-3121.2010.00944.x

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...