Groundwater and Thermal Legacy of a Large Paleolake in Taylor Valley, East Antarctica as Evidenced by Airborne Electromagnetic and Sedimentological Techniques

• Main Author: Myers, Krista Falcon
• Format: Text
• Language: unknown
• Published: LSU Digital Commons 2018
• Subjects: Antarctica; McMurdo Dry Valleys; hydrology; limnology; East Antarctica; Fryxell; Glacial Lake; Lake Fryxell; Ross Sea; Taylor Valley; Washburn; Antarc*; Ice; ice core; permafrost
• Online Access: https://digitalcommons.lsu.edu/gradschool_theses/4776; https://doi.org/10.31390/gradschool_theses.4776; https://digitalcommons.lsu.edu/context/gradschool_theses/article/5779/viewcontent/myers_thesis.pdf

During the Last Glacial Maximum, grounded ice in the Ross Sea extended into the otherwise ice-free McMurdo Dry Valleys, creating a series of large ice dammed paleolakes. Grounded ice within the mouth of Taylor Valley allowed for lake levels to reach elevations not possible at modern day and formed w...