The seasonal evolution of albedo across glaciers and the surrounding landscape of Taylor Valley, Antarctica

• Published in: The Cryosphere
• Main Authors: A. Bergstrom, M. N. Gooseff, M. Myers, P. T. Doran, J. M. Cross
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Copernicus Publications 2020
• Subjects: geo; envir; Austral; McMurdo Dry Valleys; Taylor Valley; Antarc*; Antarctica; polar desert; The Cryosphere
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-14-769-2020; https://www.the-cryosphere.net/14/769/2020/tc-14-769-2020.pdf; https://doaj.org/article/69082b63ca764a21869c810a24b35aed

The McMurdo Dry Valleys (MDVs) of Antarctica are a polar desert ecosystem consisting of alpine glaciers, ice-covered lakes, streams, and expanses of vegetation-free rocky soil. Because average summer temperatures are close to 0 ∘C, the MDV ecosystem in general, and glacier melt dynamics in particula...