The chemical composition of glacial melt water ponds and streams on the McMurdo Ice Shelf, Antarctica

Melt waters cover c. 20% of the McMurdo Ice Shelf during the austral summer. The streams, ponds, and lakes up to 10 4 m 2 in area occur in two types of terrain systems with differing morphological, chemical, and biological characteristics: pinnacled ice (PI) areas with sparse sediment cover, low rel...

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Published in:Antarctic Science
Main Authors: Mora, S. J. De, Whitehead, R. F., Gregory, M.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 1994
Subjects:
Geology
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
Oceanography
Austral
McMurdo Ice Shelf
Antarc*
Antarctic Science
Antarctica
Ice Shelf
Sea ice
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0954102094000039
https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0954102094000039

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