Evidence for a palaeo-subglacial lake on the Antarctic continental shelf
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Evidence for a palaeo-subglacial lake on the Antarctic continental shelf
Subglacial lakes are widespread beneath the Antarctic Ice Sheet but their control on ice-sheet dynamics and their ability to harbour life remain poorly characterized. Here we present evidence for a palaeo-subglacial lake on the Antarctic continental shelf. A distinct sediment facies recovered from a bedrock basin in Pine Island Bay indicates deposition within a low-energy lake environment. Diff...
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عنوان ژورنال: Nature Communications
سال: 2017
ISSN: 2041-1723
DOI: 10.1038/ncomms15591