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

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 heterogeneous surface of topographically low, high-ablation, and...

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Published in:	Journal of Glaciology
Main Authors:	GRANT J. MACDONALD, ALISON F. BANWELL, IAN C. WILLIS, DAVID P. MAYER, BECKY GOODSELL, DOUGLAS R. MacAYEAL
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Cambridge University Press 2019-04-01
Subjects:	Glacier hydrology Ice shelves Supraglacial debris
Online Access:	https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S0022143019000170/type/journal_article