南极洲的热流异常是由卫星磁数据揭示的
Cathrine Fox Maule1, Michael E Purucker, Nils Olsen
1Center for Planetary Science, Juliane Maries vej 30, 2100 Copenhagen Oe, Denmark. foxmaule@gfy.ku.dk
概括
在南极洲下面的地热热量流.
科学领域:
- 地质物理学 地质物理学
- 冰川学的冰川学
- 地球科学 地球科学 地球科学
背景情况:
- 地热热流显著影响南极冰盖的动态.
- 它影响了冰下湖泊的形成,冰流的开始和基底质量损失.
- 在冰冷地区直接测量热量流是一项挑战.
研究的目的:
- 开发和应用一种用于估计南极地热热流量的新方法.
- 为了绘制南极冰盖基础上的热流变化.
主要方法:
- 利用卫星磁数据推断地热热流.
- 与地质和冰川学数据相关联的热量流量估计.
主要成果:
- 据估计,地热热量流在40至185MW/m2之间.
- 高热量流区与已知的火山活动相关.
- 确定了高热量流区与现有冰流之间的联系.
结论:
- 卫星磁性数据提供了一种可行的方法来估计亚冰川地热热量流.
- 地热热流是南极冰盖行为和稳定的关键因素.
- 了解热流分布是预测冰盖对气候变化的反应的关键.
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