Impact of episodic warming events on the physical, chemical and biological relationships of lakes in the McMurdo Dry Valleys, Antarctica. Aquat Geochem 10

• Main Authors: Christine M. Foreman, Craig F. Wolf, John C. Priscu
• Other Authors: The Pennsylvania State University CiteSeerX Archives
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: 2004
• Subjects: Key words; Antarctica; McMurdo Dry Valleys; lakes; stoichiometry; nutrients; climate change; Austral; Bonney; Fryxell; Lake Bonney; Lake Fryxell; East Lake; Antarc*
• Online Access: http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.541.987; http://www.montana.edu/cforeman/pdfs/AqGeochem04 Foremanetal.pdf

Antarctica were investigated to determine the impact of a significant air temperature warming event that occurred during the austral summer of 2001–2002. The warming in the valleys caused an increase in glacial run-off, record stream discharge, an increase in lake levels, and thinning of the permane...