Cryoconite hole connectivity on the Wright Lower Glacier, McMurdo Dry Valleys, Antarctica

• Published in: Journal of Glaciology
• Main Authors: MACDONELL, SHELLEY, SHARP, MARTIN, FITZSIMONS, SEAN
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 2016
• Subjects: McMurdo Dry Valleys; Wright Lower Glacier; Antarc*; Antarctica; Journal of Glaciology
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/jog.2016.62; https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0022143016000629

ABSTRACT Cryoconite holes can be important sources and stores of water and nutrients on cold and polythermal glaciers, and they provide a habitat for various forms of biota. Understanding the hydrological connectivity of cryoconite holes may be the key to understanding the transport of nutrients and...