Distribution and dynamics of Greenland subglacial lakes

J. S. Bowling; S. J. Livingstone; A. J. Sole; W. Chu

doi:10.1038/s41467-019-10821-w

Nature Communications (Jun 2019)

Distribution and dynamics of Greenland subglacial lakes

J. S. Bowling,
S. J. Livingstone,
A. J. Sole,
W. Chu

Affiliations

J. S. Bowling: Lancaster Environment Centre, Lancaster University
S. J. Livingstone: Department of Geography, University of Sheffield
A. J. Sole: Department of Geography, University of Sheffield
W. Chu: Department of Geophysics, Stanford University

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-10821-w
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 10, no. 1
pp. 1 – 11

Abstract

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Subglacial lakes can influence basal hydrology and ice flow in Antarctica, but are poorly constrained in Greenland. Here the authors provide the first ice sheet-wide inventory of subglacial lakes beneath GrIS, including 54 uncharted lakes.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
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