Discovery of relict subglacial lakes and their geometry and mechanism of drainage

Our understanding of subglacial lake drainage events is limited by a lack of direct observations. Here, the authors use ground penetrating radar to identify a relict subglacial lake and infer drainage mechanisms based on geomorphological features.

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Autores principales: Stephen J. Livingstone, Daniel J. Utting, Alastair Ruffell, Chris D. Clark, Steven Pawley, Nigel Atkinson, Andrew C. Fowler
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Publicado: Nature Portfolio 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://doaj.org/article/30916183aa5b4b7fbc3d1071f2810cfa
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Sumario:Our understanding of subglacial lake drainage events is limited by a lack of direct observations. Here, the authors use ground penetrating radar to identify a relict subglacial lake and infer drainage mechanisms based on geomorphological features.