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Member Since 2007
Alan Aitken
Associate Professor, University of Western Australia
Professional Experience
University of Western Australia
Associate Professor
2011 - Present
Education
Monash University
Doctorate
2009
Current Roles
Member
Hess Medal Committee
Publications
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Crustal Heterogeneity of Antarctica Signals Spatially Variable Radiogenic Heat Production
Geothermal heat flow (GHF) is a key basal boundary condition for Antarctic ice‐sheet flow. Large‐scale variations are resolved by sever...
January 20, 2024
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Antarctic Sedimentary Basins and Their Influence on Ice‐Shee...
August 31, 2023
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The Sensitivity of the Antarctic Ice Sheet to a Changing Cli...
November 11, 2020
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Thermal and Compositional Anomalies of the Australian Upper ...
October 28, 2020
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A Magnetic Data Correction Workflow for Sparse, Four‐Dimensi...
October 12, 2020
AGU Abstracts
Towards Linking Subglacial Geological Conditions with Ice Sheet Model Parameterization
MODELING OF THE CRYOSPHERE: GLACIERS AND ICE SHEETS I POSTER
cryosphere | 14 december 2023
Lu Li, Mareen Loesing, Alan Aitken
Understanding future changes of the Antarctic ice sheet requires knowledge of subglacial boundary conditions, including the spatial variation of bed r...
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Thermal and compositional structure beneath the Greater McArthur Basin in North Australia Craton
LITHOSPHERIC HEAT FLOW: UNDERSTANDING THE ROLE OF CRUSTAL PROCESSES AND MANTLE DYNAMICS POSTER
tectonophysics | 11 december 2023
Lu Li, Alan Aitken, Weronika Gorczyk, Mark Jessell
The Greater McArthur Basin in the North Australian Craton has had a prolonged history of sediment subsidence and multi-stage rifting and inversion sin...
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Heterogeneous structure of Antarctic crust for solid-earth and cryosphere interaction research
BOUNDARY CONDITIONS AND EARTH-ICE INTERACTIONS BENEATH ICE SHEETS AND ICE SHELVES II POSTER
cryosphere | 16 december 2021
Lu Li, Alan Aitken
Knowing the heterogeneous crustal structure is essential for understanding the ice dynamics, glacial isostatic adjustment (GIA) and tectonic history i...
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Volunteer Experience
2024 - 2025
Member
Hess Medal Committee
2023 - 2023
Member
Hess Medal Committee
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