Connected subglacial lake drainage beneath Thwaites Glacier, West Antarctica
We present conventional and swath altimetry data from CryoSat-2, revealing a system of subglacial lakes that drained between June 2013 and January 2014 under the central part of Thwaites Glacier, West Antarctica (TWG). Much of the drainage happened in less than 6 months, with an apparent connection...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Copernicus Publications
2017-02-01
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| Series: | The Cryosphere |
| Online Access: | http://www.the-cryosphere.net/11/451/2017/tc-11-451-2017.pdf |