Recharge of a subglacial lake by surface meltwater in northeast Greenland

Nature

Volumn 518, Issue 7538, 2015, Pages 223-227

  Willis, Michael J ^a,b   Herried, Bradley G ^c   Bevis, Michael G ^d   Bell, Robin E ^e  

^a Institute for the Study of the Continents   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^d OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e International Research Institute for Climate and Society   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SURFACE WATER;

FRICTION; GLOBAL WARMING; HEAT BALANCE; HEAT FLUX; HEAT TRANSFER; ICE SHEET; MELTWATER; PREDICTION; RECHARGE; SATELLITE IMAGERY; SUBGLACIAL ENVIRONMENT;

ARTICLE; AUTUMN; CLIMATE; GREENLAND; ICE CAP; ICE SHEET; LAKE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SATELLITE IMAGERY; SURFACE PROPERTY; WARMING; ALTITUDE; CHEMISTRY; FREEZING; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; HYDROLOGY; ICE COVER; RIVER; SEASON; TEMPERATURE; THEORETICAL MODEL; TIME; WATER FLOW;

ARCTIC; GREENLAND;

ALTITUDE; FREEZING; GLOBAL WARMING; GREENLAND; HYDROLOGY; ICE COVER; LAKES; MODELS, THEORETICAL; RIVERS; SEASONS; TEMPERATURE; TIME FACTORS; WATER MOVEMENTS;

EID: 84923097032     PISSN: 00280836     EISSN: 14764687     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nature14116     Document Type: Article

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