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Probing the Western Antarctic Lithosphere and Asthenosphere with New Approaches to Imaging Seismic Wave…

Brown University
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The western portion of the Antarctic continent is very active in terms of plate tectonic processes that can produce significant variations in the Earths mantle temperature as well as partial melting of the mantle. In addition to these internal processes, the ice sheet in western Antarctica is melting due to Earths warming climate and adding water to the ocean. These changes i…

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Probing the Western Antarctic Lithosphere and Asthenosphere with New Approaches to Imaging Seismic Wave… at Brown University | Studita