Geophysics - Ice on the fast track

被引：9

作者：

Bentley, CR ^{[1
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机构：

[1] Univ Wisconsin, Geophys & Polar Res Ctr, Madison, WI 53706 USA

来源：

NATURE | 1998年 / 394卷 / 6688期

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D O I：

10.1038/27776

中图分类号：

O [数理科学和化学]; P [天文学、地球科学]; Q [生物科学]; N [自然科学总论];

学科分类号：

07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;

摘要：

Could the West Antarctic Ice Sheet collapse, causing a disastrous global rise in sea level? To answer that, we must first understand the fast-flowing ice streams that stud its perimeter, carrying its ice to the sea. What controls their locations? Seismology and satellite observations give one possible answer: ice streams exist only over sedimentary basins, which supply material for a slippery clay-like bed.

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