Hypersaline “wet patches” in Taylor Valley, Antarctica

• Main Authors: Levy, Joseph S., Fountain, Andrew G., Welch, Kathy A., Lyons, W. Berry
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English; unknown
• Published: American Geophysical Union
• Subjects: Antarc*; Antarctic; Antarctica; McMurdo Dry Valleys; permafrost
• Online Access: https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/articles/td96k420n

Spatially isolated patches of soil located in Taylor Valley, McMurdo Dry Valleys, Antarctica, are sites of elevated salt content and soil moisture. During Antarctic spring, in the absence of snow melt, visibly wet (reduced albedo) patches of soil are present at the surface. The soil pore fluids are...