Sentences with phrase «subglacial volcanoes»

Now, a new study finds that these subglacial volcanoes and other geothermal «hotspots» are contributing to the melting of Thwaites Glacier, a major river of ice that flows into Antarctica's Pine [continue reading...]

But dive below the West Antarctic Ice Sheet, and you'll find fire as well, in the form of subglacial volcanoes.

The edge of the Thwaites glacier [credit: NASA photograph by Jim Yungel] This BBC report seems unaware that a study in 2014 found that parts of the Thwaites Glacier are subject to melting due to subglacial volcanoes and other geothermal «hotspots».

Geothermal heat flux is an important factor in controlling basal ice temperatures, and subglacial volcanoes regularly cause localised melting in ice sheets.

«Applying the same technique to other subglacial volcanos will provide new constraints on paleoclimate models that consider the extents and timing of planetary glaciations.»

Not exact matches

Tucked beneath East Antarctica's vast ice sheet is a frozen world, complete with subglacial lakes, rivers, basins, volcanoes and mountains.

But, as the thickness of the ice over the volcano (between 100 and 400 meters) and the volume of lava are both unknown, it's also unclear whether an eruption will break through the ice, or whether it will remain subglacial.

Mount Erebus is an active volcano on Ross Island containing extensive subglacial cave systems formed by volcanic steam.

Deep beneath Antartica's glaciers, formed by steam from active volcanos, are extensive subglacial cave networks.