Crustal heat production and estimate of terrestrial heat flow in central East Antarctica, with implications for thermal input to the East Antarctic ice sheet

• Published in: The Cryosphere
• Main Author: J. W. Goodge
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Copernicus Publications 2018
• Subjects: geo; envir; Antarctic; Byrd; East Antarctic Ice Sheet; East Antarctica; Nimrod; Antarc*; Antarctica; Ice Sheet; The Cryosphere
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-12-491-2018; https://www.the-cryosphere.net/12/491/2018/tc-12-491-2018.pdf; https://doaj.org/article/49d75aed776c4088a3d78da3e43b5c16

Terrestrial heat flow is a critical first-order factor governing the thermal condition and, therefore, mechanical stability of Antarctic ice sheets, yet heat flow across Antarctica is poorly known. Previous estimates of terrestrial heat flow in East Antarctica come from inversion of seismic and magn...