Ocean access to a cavity beneath Totten Glacier in East Antarctica
Greenbaum, J.S.; Blankenship, D.D.; Young, D.A.; Richter, T.G.; Roberts, J.L.; Aitken, A.R.A.; Legresy, B.; Schroeder, D.M.; Warner, R.C.; van Ommen, T.D.; Siegert, M.J. (2015). Ocean access to a cavity beneath Totten Glacier in East Antarctica. Nature Geoscience 8(4): 294–298. http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/ngeo2388
In: Nature Geoscience. Nature Publishing Group: London. ISSN 1752-0894; e-ISSN 1752-0908, more
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| Authors | | Top |
- Greenbaum, J.S.
- Blankenship, D.D.
- Young, D.A.
- Richter, T.G.
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- Roberts, J.L.
- Aitken, A.R.A.
- Legresy, B.
- Schroeder, D.M.
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- Warner, R.C.
- van Ommen, T.D.
- Siegert, M.J.
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| Abstract |
Totten Glacier has the largest thinning rate in East Antarctica. A derivation of the sea floor bathymetry reveals entrances to the ice cavity beneath the glacier that could allow deep warm water to enter and enhance basal melting. |
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