Glacial Meltwater Modeling to Simulate Lake Water Budget (1996–2013) in Taylor Valley, Antarctica

• Main Author: Cross, Julian Michael
• Format: Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: Portland State University 2019
• Subjects: Physical geography|Hydrologic sciences; McMurdo Dry Valleys; Taylor Valley; Bonney; Fryxell; Hoare; Antarc*; Antarctica; polar desert
• Online Access: http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=22620970

The McMurdo Dry Valleys (MDV), the largest ice-free region (4,500 km2) in Antarctica, are a polar desert with an average annual temperature of −18 °C. In Taylor Valley, one of the MDV, closed-basin, perennially ice-covered lakes occupy the valley floor. Their water balance is controlled by inflow fr...