It quickly became clear that this was an environment sealed away from the earth's surface, and although the water in the
lake may itself be slowly changed out by the deep -
ice dynamics of Antarctica, this process could take well over 10,000 years.
Chuck Booth wrote: «The existence of
lakes beneath Antarctic
ice is nothing new — this has been known for decades... What is new, and newsworthy, is that the extensive system of liquid water under the
ice may provide a better understanding of
ice sheet
dynamics»
Researchers at CIRES» National Snow and
Ice Data Center [About NSIDC] investigate the dynamics of Antarctic ice shelves, new techniques for the remote sensing of snow and freeze / thaw cycle of soils, the role of snow in hydrologic modeling, linkages between changes in sea ice extent and weather patterns, large - scale shifts in polar climate, river and lake ice, and the distribution and characteristics of seasonally and permanently frozen grou
Ice Data Center [About NSIDC] investigate the
dynamics of Antarctic
ice shelves, new techniques for the remote sensing of snow and freeze / thaw cycle of soils, the role of snow in hydrologic modeling, linkages between changes in sea ice extent and weather patterns, large - scale shifts in polar climate, river and lake ice, and the distribution and characteristics of seasonally and permanently frozen grou
ice shelves, new techniques for the remote sensing of snow and freeze / thaw cycle of soils, the role of snow in hydrologic modeling, linkages between changes in sea
ice extent and weather patterns, large - scale shifts in polar climate, river and lake ice, and the distribution and characteristics of seasonally and permanently frozen grou
ice extent and weather patterns, large - scale shifts in polar climate, river and
lake ice, and the distribution and characteristics of seasonally and permanently frozen grou
ice, and the distribution and characteristics of seasonally and permanently frozen ground.