Evidence for a palaeo-subglacial lake on the Antarctic continental shelf

Gerhard Kuhn; Claus-Dieter Hillenbrand; Sabine Kasten; James A. Smith; Frank O. Nitsche; Thomas Frederichs; Steffen Wiers; Werner Ehrmann; Johann P. Klages; José M. Mogollón

doi:10.1038/ncomms15591

Nature Communications (Jun 2017)

Evidence for a palaeo-subglacial lake on the Antarctic continental shelf

Gerhard Kuhn,
Claus-Dieter Hillenbrand,
Sabine Kasten,
James A. Smith,
Frank O. Nitsche,
Thomas Frederichs,
Steffen Wiers,
Werner Ehrmann,
Johann P. Klages,
José M. Mogollón

Affiliations

Gerhard Kuhn: Department of Geosciences, Alfred-Wegener-Institut Helmholtz-Zentrum für Polar- und Meeresforschung, 27568 Bremerhaven
Claus-Dieter Hillenbrand: British Antarctic Survey, High Cross
Sabine Kasten: Department of Geosciences, Alfred-Wegener-Institut Helmholtz-Zentrum für Polar- und Meeresforschung, 27568 Bremerhaven
James A. Smith: British Antarctic Survey, High Cross
Frank O. Nitsche: Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory of Columbia University
Thomas Frederichs: Department of Geosciences, University of Bremen
Steffen Wiers: Department of Geosciences, University of Bremen
Werner Ehrmann: Institute for Geophysics and Geology, University of Leipzig
Johann P. Klages: Department of Geosciences, Alfred-Wegener-Institut Helmholtz-Zentrum für Polar- und Meeresforschung, 27568 Bremerhaven
José M. Mogollón: Department of Earth Sciences–Geochemistry, Faculty of Geosciences, Utrecht University

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms15591
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 8, no. 1
pp. 1 – 10

Abstract

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While a number of subglacial lakes have been discovered beneath the modern Antarctic ice sheet, little is known regarding their prevalence during past glaciations. Here, Kuhnet al. present sedimentological evidence for an active palaeo-subglacial lake in Pine Island Bay during the last glaciation.

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