Dry sedimentation processes in the high-elevation McMurdo Dry Valleys, Antarctica: A case study in University Valley

• Main Author: Trinh-Le, Cassandra Anh (11737331)
• Format: Thesis
• Language: unknown
• Published: 2017
• Subjects: Sedimentology; Permafrost; Optically stimulated luminescence; Meteoric beryllium-10; Soil geochemistry; Sedimentation; McMurdo Dry Valleys; Mars analog; School: School of Geography; Environment and Earth Sciences; 040310 Sedimentology; 960699 Environmental and Natural Resource Evaluation not elsewhere classified; Degree Discipline: Geology; Degree Level: Masters; Degree Name: Master of Science; University Valley; Antarc*; Antarctica; Ice; permafrost
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.26686/wgtn.17059904.v1

The hyper-arid, cryotic, wind-dominated conditions in the high-elevation McMurdo Dry Valleys of Antarctica are among Earth’s most extreme environments and represent the closest terrestrial analog to the surface of Mars. These unique conditions result in complex surface processes that occur in the ov...