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Nature Geoscience 1, 91 - 92 (2008)
doi:10.1038/ngeo117

Subject Category: Cryospheric science

Cryosphere: Fire and ice

Stefan W. Vogel1

  1. Stefan W. Vogel is at Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, Illinois, 60115, USA.
    e-mail: svogel@geol.niu.edu


Ice-sheet stability is affected by a complex interplay between meltwater and the geological characteristics of the bedrock under the ice. The identification of a recently active subglacial volcano in Antarctica adds uncertainty to this system.

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