The effects of snow and salt on ice table stability in University Valley, Antarctica

• Published in: Antarctic Science
• Main Authors: WILLIAMS, K.E., HELDMANN, J.L., MCKAY, CHRISTOPHER P., MELLON, MICHAEL T.
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: 2017
• Subjects: Article; Antarctic; The Antarctic; University Valley; Antarc*; Antarctica; Ice; permafrost
• Online Access: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7430506/; https://doi.org/10.1017/S0954102017000402

The Antarctic Dry Valleys represent a unique environment where it is possible to study dry permafrost overlaying an ice-rich permafrost. In this paper, two opposing mechanisms for ice table stability in University Valley are addressed: i) diffusive recharge via thin seasonal snow deposits andii) des...