Hydrologic Response to Extreme Warm and Cold Summers in the McMurdo Dry Valleys, East Antarctica

• Main Authors: Doran, Peter T., McKay, Christopher P., Fountain, Andrew G., Nylen, Thomas H., McKnight, Diane M., Jaros, Chris, Barrett, John E.
• Format: Text
• Language: unknown
• Published: PDXScholar 2008
• Subjects: Paleoclimatology > Antarctica > McMurdo Dry Valleys; Glacial climates > Antarctica; Glacial landforms > Antarctica; Hydrologic cycle > Climatic factors > Antarctica; Environmental Sciences; Glaciology; East Antarctica; Ross Sea; McMurdo Dry Valleys; Taylor Valley; Antarc*; Antarctica; ice core
• Online Access: https://pdxscholar.library.pdx.edu/geog_fac/6; https://pdxscholar.library.pdx.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1005&context=geog_fac

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...