作者
MJ Siegert, A Behar, Michael Bentley, David Blake, Stephen Bowden, Poul Christoffersen, Charles Cockell, Hugh Corr, David C Cullen, Howell Edwards, A Ellery, Cynan Ellis-Evans, Gwyn Griffiths, Richard Hindmarsh, DA Hodgson, Edward King, Henry Lamb, L Lane, Keith Makinson, Matt Mowlem, John Parnell, DA Pearce, John Priscu, Andrés Rivera, MA Sephton, MR Sims, AM Smith, Martyn Tranter, JL Wadham, Gary Wilson, John Woodward
发表日期
2007
期刊
Life in Extreme Environments
页码范围
25-43
出版商
Springer Netherlands
简介
Antarctic subglacial lakes have, over the past few years, been hypothesised to house unique forms of life and hold detailed sedimentary records of past climate change. Testing this hypothesis requires in situ examinations. The direct measurement of subglacial lakes has been considered ever since the largest and best-known lake, named Lake Vostok, was identified as having a deep water-column. The Subglacial Antarctic Lake Environments (SALE) programme, set up by the Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR) to oversee subglacial lakes research, state that prior exploration of smaller lakes would be a “prudent way forward”. Over 145 subglacial lakes are known to exist in Antarctica, but one lake in West Antarctica, officially named Ellsworth Subglacial Lake (referred to hereafter as Lake Ellsworth), stands out as a candidate for early exploration. A consortium of over 20 scientists from seven …
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