Evidence of an active volcanic heat source beneath the Pine Island Glacier
The West Antarctic Ice Sheet sits atop an extensional rift system with volcano-like features, yet we do not know if any of these volcanoes are active, because identifying subglacial volcanism remains a challenge. Here, the authors find evidence in helium isotopes that a large volcanic heat source is...
Published in: | Nature Communications |
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Main Authors: | , , , , , |
Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
Language: | English |
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2018
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-04421-3 https://doaj.org/article/ac5f35edc4084065a2ea8d1450bdbf4d |