Groundwater discharge to the western Antarctic coastal ocean

• Published in: Polar Research
• Main Authors: Kimberly A. Null, D. Reide Corbett, Jared Crenshaw, Richard N. Peterson, Leigha E. Peterson, W. Berry Lyons
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Norwegian Polar Institute 2019
• Subjects: Groundwater; subglacial meltwater; western Antarctic Peninsula; radium; geo; envir; Antarctic; The Antarctic; Antarctic Peninsula; Palmer Station; Palmer-Station; Marr; Marr Glacier; Antarc*; Polar Research; Tidewater
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.33265/polar.v38.3497; https://doaj.org/article/11cbc2400ad846a39e9a3708c57d5c9c

Submarine groundwater discharge (SGD) measurements have been limited along the Antarctic coast, although groundwater discharge is becoming recognized as an important process in the Antarctic. Quantifying this meltwater pathway is important for hydrologic budgets, ice mass balances and solute deliver...