Saturday, June 3, 2017

Geoscientific evidence for subglacial lakes

During the last glacial period -- when the ice in the Antarctic was far thicker and extended further offshore than it does today -- it has been speculated that subglacial lakes existed beneath it. An international team of researchers has now successfully sampled the meter-thick sediment layers left behind by these lakes contemporary on the seafloor.

from Oceanography News -- ScienceDaily http://ift.tt/2snx34m
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