Deep groundwater and potential subsurface habitats beneath an Antarctic dry valley

• Published in: Nature Communications
• Main Authors: Mikucki, J. A., Auken, E., Tulaczyk, S., Virginia, R. A., Schamper, C., Sørensen, K. I., Doran, P. T., Dugan, H., Foley, N.
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: Nature Pub. Group 2015
• Subjects: Article; Antarctic; Bonney; Lake Bonney; Taylor Glacier; Taylor Valley; Antarc*; Antarctica; Ice; permafrost
• Online Access: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4423215/; http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25919365; https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms7831

The occurrence of groundwater in Antarctica, particularly in the ice-free regions and along the coastal margins is poorly understood. Here we use an airborne transient electromagnetic (AEM) sensor to produce extensive imagery of resistivity beneath Taylor Valley. Regional-scale zones of low subsurfa...