Dissolved Trace and Minor Elements in Cryoconite Holes and Supraglacial Streams, Canada Glacier, Antarctica

• Published in: Frontiers in Earth Science
• Main Authors: Sarah K. Fortner, W. Berry Lyons
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018
• Subjects: trace elements; cryoconite holes; supraglacial streams; Antarctica; glacier melt chemistry; Science; Q; McMurdo Dry Valleys; Canada; Taylor Valley; Canada Glacier; Glacier Taylor; Antarc*; glacier*
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.3389/feart.2018.00031; https://doaj.org/article/7ef8b52d10f74c748db122a97f0ec867

We present a synthesis of the trace element chemistry in melt on the surface Canada Glacier, Taylor Valley, McMurdo Dry Valleys (MDV), Antarctica (~78°S). The MDV is largely ice-free. Low accumulation rates, strong winds, and proximity to the valley floor make these glaciers dusty in comparison to t...