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.
| Main Authors: | , , , |
|---|---|
| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
Nature Portfolio
2019-06-01
|
| Series: | Nature Communications |
| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-10821-w |
| _version_ | 1818342759888584704 |
|---|---|
| author | J. S. Bowling S. J. Livingstone A. J. Sole W. Chu |
| author_facet | J. S. Bowling S. J. Livingstone A. J. Sole W. Chu |
| author_sort | J. S. Bowling |
| collection | DOAJ |
| description | 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. |
| first_indexed | 2024-12-13T16:19:48Z |
| format | Article |
| id | doaj.art-61df540eb4c84749968add44bb5e4f9f |
| institution | Directory Open Access Journal |
| issn | 2041-1723 |
| language | English |
| last_indexed | 2024-12-13T16:19:48Z |
| publishDate | 2019-06-01 |
| publisher | Nature Portfolio |
| record_format | Article |
| series | Nature Communications |
| spelling | doaj.art-61df540eb4c84749968add44bb5e4f9f2022-12-21T23:38:45ZengNature PortfolioNature 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 |
| spellingShingle | J. S. Bowling S. J. Livingstone A. J. Sole W. Chu Distribution and dynamics of Greenland subglacial lakes Nature Communications |
| title | Distribution and dynamics of Greenland subglacial lakes |
| title_full | Distribution and dynamics of Greenland subglacial lakes |
| title_fullStr | Distribution and dynamics of Greenland subglacial lakes |
| title_full_unstemmed | Distribution and dynamics of Greenland subglacial lakes |
| title_short | Distribution and dynamics of Greenland subglacial lakes |
| title_sort | distribution and dynamics of greenland subglacial lakes |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-10821-w |
| work_keys_str_mv | AT jsbowling distributionanddynamicsofgreenlandsubglaciallakes AT sjlivingstone distributionanddynamicsofgreenlandsubglaciallakes AT ajsole distributionanddynamicsofgreenlandsubglaciallakes AT wchu distributionanddynamicsofgreenlandsubglaciallakes |