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Exploration of subsurface Antarctica : uncovering past changes and modern processes / edited by M.J. Siegert, S.S.R. Jamieson and D.A. White.
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Geological Society special publication ; no. 461.
- Geological Society special publication ; no. 461
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Geology--Antarctica.
- Geology.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource : illustrations (black and white, and colour).
- Place of Publication:
- London : The Geological Society of London, 2018.
- Summary:
- Our appreciation of glaciological processes in Antarctica suffers from a lack of observations in regions where numerical models indicate the ice sheet to be susceptible to ocean and/or atmospheric warming. The solution lies in the use and development of glacier geophysics. In this volume we present a series of papers that demonstrate how geophysics can be deployed in Antarctica to comprehend: (1) boundary conditions that influence ice flow such as subglacial topography, the distribution of basal water and ice-sheet rheology; (2) phenomena that might affect ice-flow processes, such as complex internal ice-sheet structures and the proposition of large stores of hitherto unappreciated groundwater; and (3) how glacigenic sediments and formerly glaciated terrain on, and surrounding, the continent can inform us about past ice-sheet dynamics.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on January 19, 2018).
- Other Format:
- Print version :
- ISBN:
- 9781786203427 (ebook) :
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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