The sensitivity of the Antarctic ice sheet to a changing climate: Past, present, and future
Abstract The Antarctic Ice Sheet (AIS) is out of equilibrium with the current anthropogenic‐
enhanced climate forcing. Paleoenvironmental records and ice sheet models reveal that the …
enhanced climate forcing. Paleoenvironmental records and ice sheet models reveal that the …
Antarctic geothermal heat flow and its implications for tectonics and ice sheets
Geothermal heat flow (GHF) is an elusive physical property, yet it can reveal past and
present plate tectonic processes. In Antarctica, GHF has further consequences in predicting …
present plate tectonic processes. In Antarctica, GHF has further consequences in predicting …
Observed rapid bedrock uplift in Amundsen Sea Embayment promotes ice-sheet stability
The marine portion of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet (WAIS) in the Amundsen Sea Embayment
(ASE) accounts for one-fourth of the cryospheric contribution to global sea-level rise and is …
(ASE) accounts for one-fourth of the cryospheric contribution to global sea-level rise and is …
Temperature, lithosphere‐asthenosphere boundary, and heat flux beneath the Antarctic Plate inferred from seismic velocities
M An, DA Wiens, Y Zhao, M Feng… - Journal of …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
We estimate the upper mantle temperature of the Antarctic Plate based on the thermoelastic
properties of mantle minerals and S velocities using a new 3‐D shear velocity model, AN1 …
properties of mantle minerals and S velocities using a new 3‐D shear velocity model, AN1 …
The influence of realistic 3D mantle viscosity on Antarctica's contribution to future global sea levels
N Gomez, M Yousefi, D Pollard, RM DeConto… - Science …, 2024 - science.org
The response of the Antarctic Ice Sheet (AIS) to climate change is the largest uncertainty in
projecting future sea level. The impact of three-dimensional (3D) Earth structure on the AIS …
projecting future sea level. The impact of three-dimensional (3D) Earth structure on the AIS …
The crust and upper mantle structure of central and West Antarctica from Bayesian inversion of Rayleigh wave and receiver functions
We construct a new seismic model for central and West Antarctica by jointly inverting
Rayleigh wave phase and group velocities along with P wave receiver functions. Ambient …
Rayleigh wave phase and group velocities along with P wave receiver functions. Ambient …
Seismic structure of the Antarctic upper mantle imaged with adjoint tomography
The upper mantle and transition zone beneath Antarctica and the surrounding oceans are
among the poorest‐imaged regions of the Earth's interior. Over the last 15 years, several …
among the poorest‐imaged regions of the Earth's interior. Over the last 15 years, several …
Upper mantle structure of central and West Antarctica from array analysis of Rayleigh wave phase velocities
DS Heeszel, DA Wiens… - Journal of …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
The seismic velocity structure of Antarctica is important, both as a constraint on the tectonic
history of the continent and for understanding solid Earth interactions with the ice sheet. We …
history of the continent and for understanding solid Earth interactions with the ice sheet. We …
Influence of a West Antarctic mantle plume on ice sheet basal conditions
H Seroussi, ER Ivins, DA Wiens… - Journal of Geophysical …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
The possibility that a deep mantle plume manifests Pliocene and Quaternary volcanism and
potential elevated heat flux in West Antarctica has been studied for more than 30 years …
potential elevated heat flux in West Antarctica has been studied for more than 30 years …
[HTML][HTML] A coupled ice sheet–sea level model incorporating 3D Earth structure: variations in Antarctica during the last deglacial retreat
N Gomez, K Latychev, D Pollard - Journal of Climate, 2018 - journals.ametsoc.org
A Coupled Ice Sheet–Sea Level Model Incorporating 3D Earth Structure: Variations in
Antarctica during the Last Deglacial Retreat in: Journal of Climate Volume 31 Issue 10 (2018) …
Antarctica during the Last Deglacial Retreat in: Journal of Climate Volume 31 Issue 10 (2018) …