Snow recurrence sets the depth of dry permafrost at high elevations in the McMurdo Dry Valleys of Antarctica

• Published in: Antarctic Science
• Main Author: McKay, Christopher P.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 2008
• Subjects: Antarctic; The Antarctic; McMurdo Dry Valleys; Wright Valley; Polar Plateau; Beacon Valley; University Valley; Linnaeus Terrace; Antarc*; Antarctic Science; Antarctica; Ice; permafrost
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0954102008001508; https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0954102008001508

Abstract Dry permafrost on Earth is unique to the Antarctic and is found in the upper elevations of the McMurdo Dry Valleys. Despite its widespread presence in the Dry Valleys, the factors that control the distribution of dry permafrost and the ice-cemented ground below it are poorly understood. Her...