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ArticleNature communications2017

Evidence for a palaeo-subglacial lake on the Antarctic continental shelf.

Gerhard Kuhn, Claus-Dieter Hillenbrand, Sabine Kasten, James A Smith, Frank O Nitsche, Thomas Frederichs, Steffen Wiers, Werner Ehrmann, Johann P Klages, José M Mogollón

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Article in Nature communications, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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10 authors.

Gerhard KuhnAlfred-Wegener-Institut Helmholtz-Zentrum für Polar- und Meeresforschung, Department of Geosciences, 27568 Bremerhaven, Germany.ORCID 0000-0001-6069-7485
Claus-Dieter HillenbrandBritish Antarctic Survey, High Cross, Madingley Road, Cambridge CB3 0ET, UK.
Sabine KastenAlfred-Wegener-Institut Helmholtz-Zentrum für Polar- und Meeresforschung, Department of Geosciences, 27568 Bremerhaven, Germany.
James A SmithBritish Antarctic Survey, High Cross, Madingley Road, Cambridge CB3 0ET, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-1333-2544
Frank O NitscheLamont-Doherty Earth Observatory of Columbia University, Palisades, New York 10964, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-4137-547X
Thomas FrederichsDepartment of Geosciences, University of Bremen, 28359 Bremen, Germany.
Steffen WiersDepartment of Geosciences, University of Bremen, 28359 Bremen, Germany.
Werner EhrmannInstitute for Geophysics and Geology, University of Leipzig, 04103 Leipzig, Germany.
Johann P KlagesAlfred-Wegener-Institut Helmholtz-Zentrum für Polar- und Meeresforschung, Department of Geosciences, 27568 Bremerhaven, Germany.
José M MogollónDepartment of Earth Sciences-Geochemistry, Faculty of Geosciences, Utrecht University, 3584 CC Utrecht, The Netherlands.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

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. Diffusive-advection modelling demonstrates that low chloride concentrations in the pore water of the corresponding sediments can only be explained by initial deposition of this facies in a freshwater setting. These observations indicate that an active subglacial meltwater network, similar to that observed beneath the extant ice sheet, was also active during the last glacial period. It also provides a new framework for refining the exploration of these unique environments.

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PMCPMC5461483

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