Supraglacial Lake Depths on McMurdo Ice Shelf, Antarctica

During the melt seasons of 2015/6 and 2016/7, water pressure gages were deployed on the McMurdo Ice Shelf to observe water depth in supraglacial lakes and streams. This was done in support of research directed toward understanding how filling and draining supraglacial lakes would induce ice-shelf flexure and fracture.

在2015/2016及2016/2017年度的融冰季期间，研究人员于麦克默多冰架（McMurdo Ice Shelf）部署了水压计（water pressure gages），用于观测冰面湖（supraglacial lakes）与冰面溪流的水深。本次部署工作旨在支撑相关研究，以探明冰面湖的充注与排水过程将如何诱发冰架弯曲与断裂。