Ice flow sensitivity to geothermal heat flux of Pine Island Glacier, Antarctica

• Published in: Journal of Geophysical Research: Earth Surface
• Main Authors: Larour, E, Morlighem, M, Seroussi, H, Schiermeier, J, Rignot, E
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: eScholarship, University of California 2012
• Subjects: Pine Island Glacier; Antarc*; Antarctica; Antarctica Journal; Ice Sheet; Pine Island
• Online Access: http://www.escholarship.org/uc/item/3gz689fg

Model projections of ice flow in a changing climate are dependent on model inputs such as surface elevation, bedrock position or surface temperatures, among others. Of all these inputs, geothermal heat flux is the one for which uncertainty is greatest. In the area of Pine Island Glacier, Antarctica,...