Open AccessAntarctic Ice May Harbor Huge Network of Canyons
Author(s) -
Shan L. Kelleher
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
eos
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.316
H-Index - 86
eISSN - 2324-9250
pISSN - 0096-3941
DOI - 10.1029/2016eo044233
Subject(s) - canyon , geology , iceberg , satellite , cryosphere , meteorology , remote sensing , oceanography , sea ice , geography , geomorphology , engineering , aerospace engineering
Scientists saw hints in satellite data of dramatic geologic features under thousands of meters of ice in a little-probed part of East Antarctica. Now they are using airborne radar to explore further.