Phys.org  December 13, 2022 Geothermal heat flow (GHF) can reveal past and present plate tectonic processes. In Antarctica, GHF has further consequences in predicting the response of ice sheets to climate change. In a review article an international team of researchers (Australia, Germany, USA – Stony Brook University, Colorado College) discuss variations in Antarctic GHF models based on geophysical methods and draw insights into tectonics and GHF model usage for ice sheet modelling. The inferred GHF at continental scale for West Antarctica points to numerous contributing influences, including non-steady state neotectonic processes. Combined influences cause especially high values in the […]