Discharge of groundwater flow to Potter Cove on King George Island, Antarctic Peninsula

• Published in: Hydrology and Earth System Sciences
• Main Authors: U. Falk, A. Silva-Busso
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Copernicus Publications 2021
• Subjects: Technology; T; Environmental technology. Sanitary engineering; TD1-1066; Geography. Anthropology. Recreation; G; Environmental sciences; GE1-350; Antarctic; The Antarctic; Antarctic Peninsula; King George Island; South Shetland Islands; Potter Cove; Talik; Hess; 25 de Mayo; isla 25 de Mayo; Antarc*; Antarctica; Isla 25 de Mayo
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-25-3227-2021; https://doaj.org/article/79c78b82a7964e24802f336238b61b5f

There are only a small number of recent publications discussing glacial runoff in Antarctica, and even fewer of them deal with the groundwater flow discharge. This paper focuses on the groundwater flow aspects and is based on a detailed study performed on a small hydrological catchment, informally c...