Antarctic Ice Sheet: Preliminary Results of First Core Hole to Bedrock
The Antarctic ice sheet at Byrd Station has been core-drilled to bedrock; the vertical thickness of the ice is 2164 meters. Liquid water—indicative of pressure melting—was encountered at the bed. Heat flow through the base of the ice sheet is estimated at 1.8 microcalories per square centimeter per...
| Published in: | Science |
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| Main Authors: | , , |
| Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
| Language: | English |
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American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
1968
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| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/science.161.3845.1011 https://www.science.org/doi/pdf/10.1126/science.161.3845.1011 |