THE ROLE OF AEOLIAN DUST IN NUTRIENT AND SOLUTE TRANSPORT IN THE MCMURDO DRY VALLEYS, ANTARCTICA

• Main Authors: Deuerling, Kelly M., Lyons, Berry W., Welch, Kathleen A., Sabacka, Marie
• Format: Text
• Language: unknown
• Published: DigitalCommons@UNO 2009
• Subjects: Austral; McMurdo Dry Valleys; Fryxell; Lake Fryxell; Commonwealth Glacier; Antarc*; Antarctica; polar desert
• Online Access: https://digitalcommons.unomaha.edu/geoggeolfacproc/6; https://digitalcommons.unomaha.edu/context/geoggeolfacproc/article/1010/viewcontent/THEROL_1.PDF

The McMurdo Dry Valleys (MDV), the largest ice-free expanse in Antarctica, are considered a polar desert with an average annual temperature of -20oC and annual precipitation of <10cm. Despite the extremely arid climate, a hydrologic continuum exists during the austral summer when ephemeral stream...