Cascading water underneath Wilkes Land, East Antarctic ice sheet, observed using altimetry and digital elevation models
We describe a major subglacial lake drainage close to the ice divide in Wilkes Land, East Antarctica, and the subsequent cascading of water underneath the ice sheet toward the coast. To analyse the event, we combined altimetry data from several sources and subglacial topography. We estimated the tot...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Copernicus Publications
2014-04-01
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| Series: | The Cryosphere |
| Online Access: | http://www.the-cryosphere.net/8/673/2014/tc-8-673-2014.pdf |