Spatial variations in the geochemistry of glacial meltwater streams in the Taylor Valley, Antarctica

• Published in: Antarctic Science
• Main Authors: Welch, Kathleen A., Lyons, W. Berry, Whisner, Carla, Gardner, Christopher B., Gooseff, Michael N., McKnight, Diane M., Priscu, John C.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 2010
• Subjects: Antarc*; Antarctic Science; Antarctica; McMurdo Dry Valleys; Taylor Glacier
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0954102010000702; https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0954102010000702

Abstract Streams in the McMurdo Dry Valleys, Antarctica, flow during the summer melt season (4–12 weeks) when air temperatures are close to the freezing point of water. Because of the low precipitation rates, streams originate from glacial meltwater and flow to closed-basin lakes on the valley floor...