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Boundary conditions of an active West Antarctic subglacial lake: implications for storage of water beneath the ice sheet [PDF]

The Cryosphere, 2014
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).
M. J. Siegert, N. Ross, H. Corr, B. Smith, T. Jordan, R. G. Bingham, F. Ferraccioli, D. M. Rippin, A. Le Brocq   +8 more
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Thorncliffe Formation: A proglacial to subglacial lacustrine basin sequence, Greater Toronto Region, Canada

Boreas, EarlyView.
Map of Lower sediment (LS) thickness is a surrogate for the distribution of Thorncliffe Formation (TF) and ~75% of TF thickness from the slope of Niagara Escarpment east to Brighton. Inset images show the LS sequence at the Don Valleys brickyards (DVBY) and undeformed TF sand and gravel (~15 m) below Newmarket Till (NT) at sites L and Co.
David R. Sharpe, Charles E. Logan, Ross D. Knight, Andre J.‐M. Pugin   +3 more
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Cold comfort for change: Stream mats as biological indicators of ecosystem processes in the McMurdo Dry Valleys, Antarctica

Journal of Phycology, EarlyView.
Abstract Glacier‐fed streams (GFSs) make ideal systems for studying climate‐related changes. Some of the best‐studied GFSs are found in the McMurdo Dry Valleys (MDVs) of Antarctica, one of the Earth's coldest and driest deserts. Despite their harsh and isolated nature, MDV GFSs represent an oasis of life in a landscape visually devoid of it, with ...
Tyler J. Kohler, Ian Hawes, Adrian Howkins, Lydia H. Zeglin, Mike N. Gooseff, Diane M. McKnight   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Governance of the Exploration of Subglacial Antarctica

Frontiers in Environmental Science, 2018
Subglacial lakes, and their surrounding aqueous environments, are known to be viable yet extreme habitats for microbial life that may hold records of climate change spanning hundreds of thousands of years. Since the detection of Lake Vostok in 1996 plans
Martin John Siegert, Mahlon C. Kennicutt
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Mechanisms of Surface Meltwater Ponding and Drainage on the Greenland Ice Sheet Revealed Using SkySat Imagery and Deep Learning

AGU Advances, Volume 7, Issue 2, April 2026.
Abstract Surface meltwater impacts Greenland Ice Sheet mass balance indirectly by reducing albedo and promoting hydrofracture. However, fully understanding both processes requires accurate mapping of small‐scale features such as ponds, channels, and moulins that govern meltwater formation and drainage. Here we investigate surface water dynamics at high
J. C. Ryan, R. T. Datta, S. W. Cooley
wiley   +1 more source

Seismic ground vibrations give advanced early-warning of subglacial floods

Nature Communications, 2020
Subglacial lakes and jökulhlaups (glacier outburst floods) are common in volcanic and glaciated environments, and can pose potential threats to communities living downstream. Here, the authors find that seismic tremor signals during subglacial floods can
Eva P. S. Eibl, Christopher J. Bean, Bergur Einarsson, Finnur Pàlsson, Kristin S. Vogfjörd   +4 more
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Anisotropic Melt Inclusions as a Confounding Signal for Ice‐Penetrating Radar Observations

Geophysical Research Letters, Volume 53, Issue 5, 16 March 2026.
Abstract Ice‐penetrating radar is a powerful geophysical tool for understanding the subsurfaces of Earth, Mars, and icy moons. Radar reflectivity, attenuation, and birefringence are used to infer subsurface hydrology, englacial temperature, water content, and crystal orientation fabric.
A. H. Cheng, D. M. Schroeder, N. S. Wolfenbarger, R. Shaper, C. Seltzer, B. Hills   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Using Multimission Satellite Altimetry to Monitor Subglacial Hydrological Activities in the Totten Basin, East Antarctica

IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Applied Earth Observations and Remote Sensing
In East Antarctica, the largest thinning rates are observed at Totten Glacier in recent years. Hydrologic activity of the three active subglacial lakes (Totten1, Totten2, and Wilkes1) located on Totten Glacier may affect the ice sheet mass balance in the
Jun Liu, Lihui Chen, Denghui Tang, Huan Xie, Xiangbin Cui, Peinan Li   +5 more
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Evidence for a palaeo-subglacial lake on the Antarctic continental shelf

Nature Communications, 2017
While a number of subglacial lakes have been discovered beneath the modern Antarctic ice sheet, little is known regarding their prevalence during past glaciations. Here, Kuhnet al. present sedimentological evidence for an active palaeo-subglacial lake in
Gerhard Kuhn, Claus-Dieter Hillenbrand, Sabine Kasten, James A. Smith, Frank O. Nitsche, Thomas Frederichs, Steffen Wiers, Werner Ehrmann, Johann P. Klages, José M. Mogollón   +9 more
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Radar Specularity Content Indicates a Strong Geothermal Heat Flow Gradient in Antarctica's South Pole Basin

Geophysical Research Letters, Volume 53, Issue 5, 16 March 2026.
Abstract Accurate estimates of geothermal heat flow (GHF) are critical for predicting basal melting and identifying stable sites for ancient ice, yet GHF remains one of the least constrained boundary conditions for the Antarctic Ice Sheet. We evaluate nine published Antarctic GHF models against radar‐derived specularity content in the South Pole Basin (
M. Kerr, D. A. Young, S. Yan, C. Pierce
wiley   +1 more source