Antarctic geothermal heat flow and its implications for tectonics and ice sheets

AM Reading, T Stål, JA Halpin, M Lösing… - Nature Reviews Earth & …, 2022 - nature.com
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 …

[HTML][HTML] Volcanism in Antarctica: An assessment of the present state of research and future directions

A Geyer, A Di Roberto, JL Smellie… - Journal of Volcanology …, 2023 - Elsevier
Over the past decades, significant efforts have been made to understand the nature,
dynamics and evolution of volcanic systems. In parallel, the continuous demographic …

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 …

The seismic structure of the Antarctic upper mantle

DA Wiens, W Shen, AJ Lloyd - 2023 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
The deployment of seismic stations and the development of ambient noise tomography as
well as new analysis methods provide an opportunity for higher-resolution imaging of …

Glacial isostatic adjustment and post-seismic deformation in Antarctica

W van der Wal, V Barletta, G Nield, C van Calcar - 2023 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
This chapter reviews glacial isostatic adjustment (GIA) and post-seismic deformation in
Antarctica. It discusses numerical models and their inputs, and observations and inferences …

Evaluating automated seismic event detection approaches: An application to Victoria Land, East Antarctica

LM Ho, JI Walter, SE Hansen… - Journal of …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
As seismic data collection continues to grow, advanced automated processing techniques
for robust phase identification and event detection are becoming increasingly important …

Tidally modulated glacial seismicity at the foundation ice stream, West Antarctica

EM Lucas, AA Nyblade, RC Aster… - Journal of …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
We investigate the occurrence of repeating glacial seismicity near the grounding line of the
Foundation Ice Stream and further upstream using continuous broadband seismic data …

Antarctic geothermal heat flow, crustal conductivity and heat production inferred from seismological data

JAN Hazzard, FD Richards - Geophysical Research Letters, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Geothermal heat flow is a key parameter in governing ice dynamics, via its influence on
basal melt and sliding, englacial rheology, and erosion. It is expected to exhibit significant …

(Re) Discovering the Seismicity of Antarctica: A New Seismic Catalog for the Southernmost Continent

AF Peña Castro, B Schmandt… - Seismological …, 2025 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
We apply a machine learning (ML) earthquake detection technique on over 21 yr of seismic
data from on‐continent temporary and long‐term networks to obtain the most complete …

Shear wave splitting across Antarctica: implications for upper mantle seismic anisotropy

EM Lucas, AA Nyblade, NJ Accardo… - Journal of …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
We examine upper mantle anisotropy across the Antarctic continent using 102 new shear
wave splitting measurements obtained from teleseismic SKS, SKKS, and PKS phases …