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...
Published in: | Antarctic Science |
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Main Authors: | , , |
Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
Language: | English |
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Cambridge University Press (CUP)
1994
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Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0954102094000039 https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0954102094000039 |