Sentences with phrase «subglacial mountains»
«It was fascinating to find that the East Antarctic rift system resembles one of the geological wonders of the world - the East African rift system - and that it provides the missing piece of the puzzle that helps explain the Gamburtsev Subglacial Mountains.
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Researchers believe the Gamburtsev Subglacial Mountains, which are underneath the huge East Antarctic Ice Sheet, may have been created after a series of dramatic tectonic events.
Led by Pennsylvania State University and Washington University at St. Louis, GAMSEIS is deploying broadband seismometers to image the structure of the Gamburtsev Subglacial Mountains.
Not exact matches
Tucked beneath East Antarctica's vast ice sheet is a frozen world, complete with subglacial lakes, rivers, basins, volcanoes and mountains.
Crustal Structure beneath the Northern Transantarctic Mountains and Wilkes Subglacial Basin: Implications for Tectonic Origins.
The data suggested that, like mountain glaciers, melt - induced glacier acceleration actually stops in years of intense melting once subglacial water erodes through the sediments and creates channels for water flow (Sundal et al. 2011).
Scientists from several nations are working together to launch a flagship program to explore a major mountain range buried by a large continental ice sheet and bounded by numerous subglacial lakes.