High geothermal heat flow beneath Thwaites Glacier in West Antarctica inferred from aeromagnetic data

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.

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Main Authors: Ricarda Dziadek, Fausto Ferraccioli, Karsten Gohl
Format: article
Language:EN
Published: Nature Portfolio 2021
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/5f802c6d165b48c19608fe8c0f520c19
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