Polygonal ground in the McMurdo Dry Valleys of Antarctica and its relationship to ice-table depth and the recent Antarctic climate history

• Published in: Antarctic Science
• Main Authors: Mellon, Michael T., Mckay, Christopher P., Heldmann, Jennifer L.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 2013
• Subjects: Geology; Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics; Oceanography; Antarctic; The Antarctic; McMurdo Dry Valleys; Beacon Valley; Beacon Heights; Antarc*; Antarctic Science; Antarctica; Ice; permafrost
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0954102013000710; https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0954102013000710

Abstract The occurrence of dry permafrost overlying ice-rich permafrost is unique to the Antarctic Dry Valleys on Earth and to the high latitudes of Mars. The stability and distribution of this ice are poorly understood and fundamental to understanding the Antarctic climate as far back as a few mill...