| Title | The role of subglacial water in ice- sheet mass balance |
| Author | Bell, R.E. |
| Author Affil | Bell, R.E., Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, Palisades, NY |
| Source | Nature Geoscience, 1(5), p.297-304, . Publisher: Nature Publishing Group, London, United Kingdom. ISSN: 1752- 0894 |
| Publication Date | May 2008 |
| Notes | In English. 99 refs. GeoRef Acc. No: 297079. CRREL Acc. No: 64002146 |
| Index Terms | glacial geology; hydrology; ice sheets; lakes; mass balance; meltwater; Antarctica--Antarctic ice sheet; Greenland-- Greenland ice sheet; Antarctic ice sheet; Antarctica; Arctic region; Greenland; Greenland ice sheet; ice streams; sea-level changes; subglacial environment; subglacial lakes; transgression |
| Abstract | Subglacial water can significantly affect the velocity of ice streams and outlet glaciers of ice sheets. Increased surface melting in Greenland may influence the ice sheet's mass balance. Subglacial lakes in Antarctica can modulate ice velocities. (mod. auth. abst.) |
| URL | http://hdl.handle.net/10.1038/ngeo186 |
| Publication Type | journal article |
| Record ID | 87477 |