High geothermal heat flux measured below the West Antarctic Ice Sheet

The geothermal heat flux is a critical thermal boundary condition that influences the melting, flow, and mass balance of ice sheets, but measurements of this parameter are difficult to make in ice-covered regions. We report the first direct measurement of geothermal heat flux into the base of the We...

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Autores principales: Fisher, Andrew T., Mankoff, Kenneth D., Tulaczyk, Slawek M., Tyler, Scott W., Foley, Neil
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: American Association for the Advancement of Science 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4646773/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26601210
http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.1500093