Runoff Characterization and Variations at McMurdo Station, Antarctica

• Main Authors: Affleck, Rosa T, Carr, Meredith, Knuth, Margaret, Elliot, Laura, Chan, Corey, Diamond, Michael
• Other Authors: ENGINEER RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTER HANOVER NH COLD REGIONS RESEARCH AND ENGINEERING LAB
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: 2014
• Subjects: Hydrology; Limnology and Potamology; *RUNOFF; ANTARCTIC REGIONS; CHANNELS(WATERWAYS); DEPTH; DRAINAGE; EROSION; FLOW; MELTING; SEASONAL VARIATIONS; SNOW; MCMURDO STATION; SEASONAL DISCHARGE; SNOWMELT; DRAINAGE CHANNELS; Antarctic; The Antarctic; Austral; McMurdo Station; Burlington; Winter Quarters Bay; Antarc*; Antarctica
• Online Access: http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/ADA602401; http://oai.dtic.mil/oai/oai?&verb=getRecord&metadataPrefix=html&identifier=ADA602401

As the austral summer approaches, major flow arteries are manually cleared in anticipation of the ephemeral runoff during the summer months. This flow, primarily from snowmelt, has daily and seasonal fluctuations. The flow fluctuation and variation depend on the air temperature and on many other fac...