Boundary conditions of an active West Antarctic subglacial lake: implications for storage of water beneath the ice sheet
Repeat-pass ICESat altimetry has revealed 124 discrete surface height changes across the Antarctic Ice Sheet, interpreted to be caused by subglacial lake discharges (surface lowering) and inputs (surface uplift). Few of these active lakes have been confirmed by radio-echo sounding (RES) despite seve...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Copernicus Publications
2014-01-01
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Series: | The Cryosphere |
Online Access: | http://www.the-cryosphere.net/8/15/2014/tc-8-15-2014.pdf |