| Title: |
High geothermal heat flow beneath Thwaites Glacier in West Antarctica inferred from aeromagnetic data |
| Authors: |
Ricarda Dziadek; Fausto Ferraccioli; Karsten Gohl |
| Source: |
Communications Earth & Environment, Vol 2, Iss 1, Pp 1-6 (2021) |
| Publisher Information: |
Nature Portfolio, 2021. |
| Publication Year: |
2021 |
| Collection: |
LCC:Geology; LCC:Environmental sciences |
| Subject Terms: |
Geology; QE1-996.5; Environmental sciences; GE1-350 |
| Description: |
The Amundsen Sea sector, Antarctica, is underlain by shallow Curie depths – where the magnetic properties of rocks change – according to airborne magnetic data. This suggests high geothermal heat flow in this region of the West Antarctic Rift System. |
| Document Type: |
article |
| File Description: |
electronic resource |
| Language: |
English |
| ISSN: |
2662-4435 |
| Relation: |
https://doaj.org/toc/2662-4435 |
| DOI: |
10.1038/s43247-021-00242-3 |
| Access URL: |
https://doaj.org/article/5f802c6d165b48c19608fe8c0f520c19 |
| Accession Number: |
edsdoj.5f802c6d165b48c19608fe8c0f520c19 |
| Database: |
Directory of Open Access Journals |