A Dynamic Physical Model for Soil Temperature and Water in Taylor Valley, Antarctica

• Main Authors: Hunt, H. W., Fountain, Andrew G., Doran, Peter T., Basagic, Hassan J.
• Format: Text
• Language: unknown
• Published: PDXScholar 2010
• Subjects: McMurdo Dry Valleys (Antarctica); Antarctica > Environmental conditions; McMurdo Dry Valleys (Antarctica) > Soil temperature > Models; Environmental Sciences; Geology; Glaciology; McMurdo Dry Valleys; Taylor Valley; Antarc*; Antarctica
• Online Access: https://pdxscholar.library.pdx.edu/geog_fac/5; https://pdxscholar.library.pdx.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1004&context=geog_fac

We developed a simulation model for terrestrial sites including sensible heat exchange between the atmosphere and ground surface, inter- and intra-layer heat conduction by rock and soil, and shortwave and longwave radiation. Water fluxes included snowmelt, freezing/thawing of soil water, soil capill...