A North Pole thermal anomaly? Evidence from new and existing heat flow measurements from the central Arctic Ocean

• Published in: Journal of Geodynamics
• Main Authors: Shephard, Grace, Wiers, Steffen, Bazhenova, Evgenia, Perez, Lara F, Mejia, Luz Maria, Johansson, Carina, Jakobsson, Martin, O'Regan, Matt
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2018
• Subjects: Arctic; Arctic Ocean; North Pole; Amerasia Basin; Marvin Spur; Amundsen Basin; amundsen basin; Lomonosov Ridge; oden; SWERUS-C3
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10852/70868; http://urn.nb.no/URN:NBN:no-73989; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jog.2018.01.017

Constraining the thermal evolution of the Arctic Ocean is hampered by notably sparse heat flow measurements and a complex tectonic history. Previous results from the Lomonosov Ridge in the vicinity of the North Pole, and the adjacent central Amundsen Basin reveal varied values, including those highe...