The dimensions and topographic setting of Antarctic subglacial lakes and implications for large-scale water storage beneath continental ice sheets

Bulletin of the Geological Society of America

Volumn 111, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 254-263

  Dowdeswell, Julian A ^a   Siegert, Martin J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLACIERS; LAKES; RADIO SYSTEMS; SEA LEVEL; TOPOGRAPHY;

ANTARCTIC ICE SHEETS; CONTINENTAL ICE SHEET; DEGLACIATIONS; GLOBAL SEA LEVEL RISE; LENGTH MEASUREMENT; RADIO-ECHO SOUNDING; SUBGLACIAL LAKES; VOLUME CALCULATION;

ICE;

GLACIAL HYDROLOGY; ICE SHEET; SUBGLACIAL ENVIRONMENT; WATER RETENTION;

ANTARCTICA;

EID: 84879880104     PISSN: 00167606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1130/0016-7606(1999)111<0254:TDATSO>2.3.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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