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Re: The amount of heat flowing toward the base of the West Antarctic ice sheet from geothermal sources deep within the Earth is surprisingly high

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On 7/14/15 7:52 PM, jimp@specsol.spam.sux.com wrote:
>
> While "climate scientists" scramble to find some way to blame it on
> human caused "climate change".
>
>

   Try not to be so stupid, jimp--this a geothermal source of heating.
   Nothing to do with global warming other than it is just one more
   factor that will likely contribute to sea level rise.  :-o

   The amount of heat flowing toward the base of the West Antarctic ice
   sheet from geothermal sources deep within the Earth is surprisingly
   high
> http://www.reportingclimatescience.com/news-stories/article/high-geothermal-heating-measured-under-antarctica.html

 > Abstract
 >
 > The geothermal heat flux is a critical thermal boundary condition
 > that influences the melting, flow, and mass balance of ice sheets,
 > but measurements of this parameter are difficult to make in
 > ice-covered regions. We report the first direct measurement of
 > geothermal heat flux into the base of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet
 > (WAIS), below Subglacial Lake Whillans, determined from the thermal
 > gradient and the thermal conductivity of sediment under the lake. The
 > heat flux at this site is 285 ± 80 mW/m2, significantly higher than
 > the continental and regional averages estimated for this site using
 > regional geophysical and glaciological models. Independent
 > temperature measurements in the ice indicate an upward heat flux
 > through the WAIS of 105 ± 13 mW/m2. The difference between these heat
 > flux values could contribute to basal melting and/or be advected from
 > Subglacial Lake Whillans by flowing water. The high geothermal heat
 > flux may help to explain why ice streams and subglacial lakes are so
 > abundant and dynamic in this region.
 >
 > Citation

 > High geothermal heat flux measured below the West Antarctic Ice Sheet
 > by Andrew T. Fisher, Kenneth D. Mankoff, Slawek M. Tulaczyk, Scott W.
 > Tyler, Neil Foley and the WISSARD Science Team published in Science
 > Advances, doi: 10.1126/sciadv.1500093


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The amount of heat flowing toward the base of the West Antarctic ice sheet from geothermal sources deep within the Earth is surprisingly high Sam Wormley <swormley1@gmail.com> - 2015-07-14 19:23 -0500
  Re: The amount of heat flowing toward the base of the West Antarctic ice sheet from geothermal sources deep within the Earth is surprisingly high jimp@specsol.spam.sux.com - 2015-07-15 00:52 +0000
    Re: The amount of heat flowing toward the base of the West Antarctic ice sheet from geothermal sources deep within the Earth is surprisingly high Sam Wormley <swormley1@gmail.com> - 2015-07-14 21:27 -0500
      Re: The amount of heat flowing toward the base of the West Antarctic ice sheet from geothermal sources deep within the Earth is surprisingly high jimp@specsol.spam.sux.com - 2015-07-15 03:04 +0000
      Re: The amount of heat flowing toward the base of the West Antarctic ice sheet from geothermal sources deep within the Earth is surprisingly high "nuny@bid.nes" <Alien8752@gmail.com> - 2015-07-14 23:13 -0700
        Re: The amount of heat flowing toward the base of the West Antarctic ice sheet from geothermal sources deep within the Earth is surprisingly high "hanson" <hanson@quick.net> - 2015-07-15 09:49 -0700
          Re: The amount of heat flowing toward the base of the West Antarctic ice sheet from geothermal sources deep within the Earth is surprisingly high HVAC <Mr.HVAC@gmail.com> - 2015-07-18 09:11 -0400
            Re: The amount of heat flowing toward the base of the West Antarctic ice sheet from geothermal sources deep within the Earth is surprisingly high HVAC <Mr.HVAC@gmail.com> - 2015-07-19 14:33 -0400
              Re: The amount of heat flowing toward the base of the West Antarctic ice sheet from geothermal sources deep within the Earth is surprisingly high "K Wills (Shill #3)" <compuelf@gmail.com> - 2015-07-19 14:29 -0500
              Re: The amount of heat flowing toward the base of the West Antarctic ice sheet from geothermal sources deep within the Earth is surprisingly high benj <nobody@gmail.com> - 2015-07-20 02:44 -0400
                Re: The amount of heat flowing toward the base of the West Antarctic ice sheet from geothermal sources deep within the Earth is surprisingly high HVAC <Mr.HVAC@gmail.com> - 2015-07-20 06:21 -0400
                Re: The amount of heat flowing toward the base of the West Antarctic ice sheet from geothermal sources deep within the Earth is surprisingly high HVAC <Mr.HVAC@gmail.com> - 2015-07-20 14:37 -0400
                Re: The amount of heat flowing toward the base of the West Antarctic ice sheet from geothermal sources deep within the Earth is surprisingly high BDK <Control@Worldcontrol.com> - 2015-07-20 18:20 -0400

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