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Rapid discharge connects Antarctic subglacial lakes

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  • Duncan J. Wingham

    (University College London)

  • Martin J. Siegert

    (University of Bristol)

  • Andrew Shepherd

    (University of Cambridge
    University of Edinburgh)

  • Alan S. Muir

    (University College London)

Abstract

Taken at the flood A hidden subglacial world consisting of more than 140 lakes lies beneath the Antarctic ice sheet. It is widely assumed that these lakes are a static ecosystem, cut off from each other and the rest of the world. Far from it, according to a 16-month study of surface elevation changes in the region. Changes indicating a rapid discharge of water from one lake to another were detected, and it is possible that the entire subglacial drainage basin is flushed through periodically by massive water transfers.

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  • Duncan J. Wingham & Martin J. Siegert & Andrew Shepherd & Alan S. Muir, 2006. "Rapid discharge connects Antarctic subglacial lakes," Nature, Nature, vol. 440(7087), pages 1033-1036, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:nature:v:440:y:2006:i:7087:d:10.1038_nature04660
    DOI: 10.1038/nature04660
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    1. Tao Li & Laura F. Robinson & Graeme A. MacGilchrist & Tianyu Chen & Joseph A. Stewart & Andrea Burke & Maoyu Wang & Gaojun Li & Jun Chen & James W. B. Rae, 2023. "Enhanced subglacial discharge from Antarctica during meltwater pulse 1A," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 14(1), pages 1-10, December.

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