Studying Subglacial Lake Ellsworth

GPS measurements of ice flow being conducted over the centre of Subglacial Lake Ellsworth.

GPS measurements of ice flow being conducted over the centre of Subglacial Lake Ellsworth.

© Neil Ross / School of GeoSciences, University of Edinburgh

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  • GPS measurements of ice flow being conducted over the centre of Subglacial Lake Ellsworth.
  • Ellsworth Mountains and Lake Ellsworth Field Camp.
  • Lake Ellsworth Field Camp.
  • Lake Ellsworth Field Camp.
  • Seismic survey at Lake Ellsworth.
  • Recovery of a shallow ice core (~20 m) from the ice sheet surface ~3km above Subglacial Lake Ellsworth. The core records the accumulation rate and geochemical composition of snowfall at this site over the past 40-50 years.
  • Map of Antarctic sub-glacial lakes - 2005 inventory

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