南極の熱流の異常は,衛星磁気データによって明らかになった
Cathrine Fox Maule1, Michael E Purucker, Nils Olsen
1Center for Planetary Science, Juliane Maries vej 30, 2100 Copenhagen Oe, Denmark. foxmaule@gfy.ku.dk
まとめ
地熱熱の熱流は,南極大陸の下にある.
科学分野:
- 地質物理学 地質物理学とは地質物理学です.
- 氷河学 氷河学とは
- 地球科学 地球科学 地球科学
背景:
- 地熱熱流は,南極の氷床の動態に大きな影響を与えます.
- 氷床下湖の形成,氷河の流れの開始,基礎質量減少に影響する.
- 氷の地域における熱流の直接的な測定は困難です.
研究 の 目的:
- 南極大陸の地熱熱流量を推定するための新しい方法を開発し,適用する.
- 南極の氷床の底辺の熱流動の変動をマッピングするために.
主な方法:
- 衛星磁気データを活用して,地熱熱流を推論した.
- 地質学的および氷河学的データと相関した熱流量推定値.
主要な成果:
- 推定される地熱熱熱流は40から185MW/m2の範囲です.
- 高熱流域は,既知の火山活動と相関しています.
- 高熱流域と既存の氷河流との間のリンクを特定しました.
結論:
- 衛星の磁気データは,亜氷河地熱熱流量の推定に有効な方法を提供します.
- 地熱熱流は,南極の氷床の行動と安定性を決定する重要な要因です.
- 熱流の分布を理解することは,気候変化に対する氷床の反応を予測する鍵です.
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