The geochemistry of upland ponds, Taylor Valley, Antarctica

• Published in: Antarctic Science
• Main Authors: Lyons, W. Berry, Welch, Kathleen A., Gardner, Christopher B., Jaros, Chris, Moorhead, Daryl L., Knoepfle, Jennifer L., Doran, Peter T.
• Format: Text
• Language: unknown
• Published: LSU Scholarly Repository 2012
• Subjects: climate variation; evapoconcentration; McMurdo Dry Valleys; meltwater; solutes; Antarc*; Antarctic; Antarctica; Ice; permafrost
• Online Access: https://repository.lsu.edu/geo_pubs/624; https://doi.org/10.1017/S0954102011000617; https://repository.lsu.edu/context/geo_pubs/article/1623/viewcontent/624.pdf

The McMurdo Dry Valleys of Antarctica are the largest ice-free region on the continent. These valleys contain numerous water bodies that receive seasonal melt from glaciers. For forty years, research emphasis has been placed on the larger water bodies, the permanent ice-covered lakes. We present res...