Review article: Geothermal heat flow in Antarctica:  current and future directions

Burton-Johnson, Alex; Dziadek, Ricarda; Martin, Carlos

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-14-3843-2020

Articles | Volume 14, issue 11

https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-14-3843-2020

© Author(s) 2020. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-14-3843-2020

© Author(s) 2020. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

Articles | Volume 14, issue 11

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10 Nov 2020

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Review article: Geothermal heat flow in Antarctica: current and future directions

Alex Burton-Johnson, Ricarda Dziadek, and Carlos Martin

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SC1: 'Suggest minor reorganization', J. Goodge, 25 Mar 2020
- AC1: 'Reply to John Goodge', Alex Burton-Johnson, 30 Jul 2020
RC1: 'Summary of Comments on tc-2020-59', Brice Van Liefferinge, 13 Apr 2020
- AC2: 'Reply to Brice Van Liefferinge', Alex Burton-Johnson, 30 Jul 2020
RC2: 'Review of Burton-Johnson et al. Geothermal heat flow in Antarctica: current and future directions', Anonymous Referee #2, 20 Apr 2020
- AC3: 'Reply to Anonymous Reviewer', Alex Burton-Johnson, 30 Jul 2020

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AR: Author's response | RR: Referee report | ED: Editor decision

ED: Publish subject to minor revisions (review by editor) (19 Aug 2020) by Alexander Robinson

AR by Alex Burton-Johnson on behalf of the Authors (19 Aug 2020) Author's response Manuscript

ED: Publish as is (09 Sep 2020) by Alexander Robinson

AR by Alex Burton-Johnson on behalf of the Authors (11 Sep 2020) Author's response Manuscript

Short summary

The Antarctic ice sheet is the largest source for sea level rise. However, one key control on ice sheet flow remains poorly constrained: the effect of heat from the rocks beneath the ice sheet (known as geothermal heat flow). Although this may not seem like a lot of heat, beneath thick, slow ice this heat can control how well the ice flows and can lead to melting of the ice sheet. We discuss the methods used to estimate this heat, compile existing data, and recommend future research.