The Quantity of Melt Water in the Marble Point–Gneiss Point Area McMurdo Sound, Antarctica

• Published in: Journal of Glaciology
• Main Authors: Davis, John R., Nichols, Robert L.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 1968
• Subjects: Earth-Surface Processes; McMurdo Sound; Marble Point; Wilson Piedmont Glacier; Gneiss Point; Antarc*; Antarctica; Journal of Glaciology
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0022143000031075; https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0022143000031075

Among the important factors in the formation of melt water are: (1) The air and soil temperatures. (2) The presence or absence of debris on snow and ice. (3) The surface gradients of the glaciers. These gradients determine the areas of snow and ice in the zone where melting can occur as well as the...