Improved monitoring of subglacial lake activity in Greenland
<p>Subglacial lakes form beneath ice sheets and ice caps if water is available and if bedrock and surface topography are able to retain the water. On a regional scale, the lakes modulate the timing and rate of freshwater flow through the subglacial system to the ocean by acting as reservoirs....
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Copernicus Publications
2024-02-01
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Series: | The Cryosphere |
Online Access: | https://tc.copernicus.org/articles/18/505/2024/tc-18-505-2024.pdf |