Weakened Lithosphere Beneath Greenland Inferred From Effective Elastic Thickness : A Hot Spot Effect?
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DOI: 10.1029/2017gl076885
Abstract: The effective elastic thickness (T-e) of the lithosphere provides geophysical information about long-term flexural strength and can be used to constrain thermorheological properties of the lithosph ... read more here.
Keywords: lithosphere beneath; effective elastic; weakened lithosphere; beneath greenland ... See more keywords
Methane beneath Greenland’s ice sheet is being released
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DOI: 10.1038/d41586-018-07762-7
Abstract: Methane produced in sediments beneath the Greenland Ice Sheet is released to the atmosphere by meltwater in the summer. This suggests that glacial melt could be an important global source of this greenhouse gas.Glacial melt… read more here.
Keywords: sheet released; ice sheet; methane; greenland ice ... See more keywords