Thirteen years of subglacial lake activity in Antarctica from multi-mission satellite altimetry

MR Siegfried, HA Fricker - Annals of Glaciology, 2018 - cambridge.org
The ability to detect the surface expression of moving water beneath the Antarctic ice sheet
by satellite has revealed a dynamic basal environment, with implications for regional ice …

Illuminating active subglacial lake processes with ICESat‐2 laser altimetry

MR Siegfried, HA Fricker - Geophysical Research Letters, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Antarctica's basal water system contains more than 130 active lakes, and its evolution
remains a major uncertainty in future ice sheet dynamics. Most of our current understanding …

A decade of West Antarctic subglacial lake interactions from combined ICESat and CryoSat‐2 altimetry

MR Siegfried, HA Fricker, M Roberts… - Geophysical …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
We use CryoSat‐2 interferometric satellite radar altimetry over the Mercer and Whillans ice
streams, West Antarctica, to derive surface elevation changes due to subglacial lake activity …

An inventory of active subglacial lakes in Antarctica detected by ICESat (2003–2008)

BE Smith, HA Fricker, IR Joughin, S Tulaczyk - Journal of Glaciology, 2009 - cambridge.org
Through the detection of surface deformation in response to water movement, recent
satellite studies have demonstrated the existence of subglacial lakes in Antarctica that fill …

Missing evidence of widespread subglacial lakes at Recovery Glacier, Antarctica

A Humbert, D Steinhage, V Helm… - Journal of …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Recovery Glacier reaches far into the East Antarctic Ice Sheet. Recent projections point out
that its dynamic behavior has a considerable impact on future Antarctic ice loss (Golledge et …

Active lakes of Recovery Ice Stream, East Antarctica: a bedrock-controlled subglacial hydrological system

HA Fricker, SP Carter, RE Bell, T Scambos - Journal of Glaciology, 2014 - cambridge.org
A connected system of active subglacial lakes was revealed beneath Recovery Ice Stream,
East Antarctica, by ICESat laser altimetry. Here we combine repeat-track analysis of ICESat …

Subglacial hydrological connectivity within the Byrd Glacier catchment, East Antarctica

AP Wright, DA Young, JL Bamber… - Journal of …, 2014 - cambridge.org
Ice, Cloud and land Elevation Satellite (ICESat) repeat-track laser altimetry has identified 17
sites within the Byrd Glacier catchment, East Antarctica, where rapid ice-surface height …

Recent understanding of Antarctic supraglacial lakes using satellite remote sensing

JF Arthur, C Stokes, SSR Jamieson… - Progress in …, 2020 - journals.sagepub.com
Supraglacial lakes (SGLs) are now known to be widespread in Antarctica, where they
represent an important component of ice sheet mass balance. This paper reviews how …

Episodic ice velocity fluctuations triggered by a subglacial flood in West Antarctica

MR Siegfried, HA Fricker, SP Carter… - Geophysical Research …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Height change anomalies in satellite altimeter data have been interpreted as the surface
expressions of basal water moving into and out of subglacial lakes. These signals have …

Connected subglacial lake activity on lower Mercer and Whillans ice streams, West Antarctica, 2003–2008

HA Fricker, T Scambos - Journal of Glaciology, 2009 - cambridge.org
We examine patterns of localized surface elevation change in lower Mercer and Whillans Ice
Streams, West Antarctica, which we interpret as subglacial water movement through a …