Hydrologic response to extreme warm and cold summers in the McMurdo Dry Valleys, East Antarctica

• Published in: Antarctic Science
• Main Authors: Doran, Peter T., McKay, Christopher P., Fountain, Andrew G., Nylen, Thomas, McKnight, Diane M., Jaros, Chris, Barrett, John E.
• Format: Text
• Language: unknown
• Published: LSU Digital Commons 2008
• Subjects: Climate; Glaciers; Hydrology; Lakes; Palaeoclimate; Streams; Antarctic; East Antarctica; McMurdo Dry Valleys; Ross Sea; Taylor Valley; Antarc*; Antarctica; ice core
• Online Access: https://digitalcommons.lsu.edu/geo_pubs/644; https://doi.org/10.1017/S0954102008001272; https://digitalcommons.lsu.edu/context/geo_pubs/article/1643/viewcontent/644.pdf

The meteorological characteristics and hydrological response of an extreme warm, and cold summer in the McMurdo Dry Valleys are compared. The driver behind the warmer summer conditions was the occurrence of down-valley winds, which were not present during the colder summer. Occurrence of the summer...