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https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-15-3279-2021
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the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-15-3279-2021
© Author(s) 2021. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Research article
| 
16 Jul 2021
Research article |
| 16 Jul 2021
| 16 Jul 2021
Geophysical constraints on the properties of a subglacial lake in northwest Greenland
Ross Maguire
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Department of Geology, University of Maryland, College Park,
MD 20742, USA
Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, University of New Mexico,
Albuquerque, NM 87131, USA
Nicholas Schmerr
Department of Geology, University of Maryland, College Park,
MD 20742, USA
Erin Pettit
College of Earth, Ocean, and Atmospheric Sciences, Oregon State
University, Corvallis, OR 97331-5503, USA
Kiya Riverman
Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences, New York University, New
York, NY 10012 USA
Christyna Gardner
Department of Geosciences, Utah State University, Logan, UT
84322-4505, USA
Daniella N. DellaGiustina
Lunar and Planetary Laboratory, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ
85721-0092, USA
Brad Avenson
Silicon Audio Inc., Austin, Pflugerville, TX 78660, USA
Natalie Wagner
Department of Geosciences, University of Alaska, Fairbanks, AK 99775,
USA
Angela G. Marusiak
Department of Geology, University of Maryland, College Park,
MD 20742, USA
Namrah Habib
Lunar and Planetary Laboratory, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ
85721-0092, USA
Juliette I. Broadbeck
Lunar and Planetary Laboratory, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ
85721-0092, USA
Veronica J. Bray
Lunar and Planetary Laboratory, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ
85721-0092, USA
Samuel H. Bailey
Lunar and Planetary Laboratory, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ
85721-0092, USA
Data sets
Northwest Greenland Active Source Seismic Experiment N. Schmerr, R. Maguire, E. Pettit, K. Riverman, C. Gardner, D. DellaGiustina, B. Avenson, N. Wagner, A. Marusiak, N. Habib, J. Broadbeck, V. Bray, S. Bailey, C. Carr, P. Dahl, and R. Weber https://doi.org/10.13016/yy2o-nhua
Short summary
In the last decade, airborne radar surveys have revealed the presence of lakes below the Greenland ice sheet. However, little is known about their properties, including their depth and the volume of water they store. We performed a ground-based geophysics survey in northwestern Greenland and, for the first time, were able to image the depth of a subglacial lake and estimate its volume. Our findings have implications for the thermal state and stability of the ice sheet in northwest Greenland.
In the last decade, airborne radar surveys have revealed the presence of lakes below the...
