Distribution and dynamics of Greenland subglacial lakes
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.
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doaj-61df540eb4c84749968add44bb5e4f9f2021-05-11T11:53:00ZengNature Publishing GroupNature Communications2041-17232019-06-0110111110.1038/s41467-019-10821-wDistribution and dynamics of Greenland subglacial lakesJ. S. Bowling0S. J. Livingstone1A. J. Sole2W. Chu3Lancaster Environment Centre, Lancaster UniversityDepartment of Geography, University of SheffieldDepartment of Geography, University of SheffieldDepartment of Geophysics, Stanford UniversitySubglacial 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.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-10821-w |
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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. |
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