2D and 3D Geophysical Imaging of Polygonal Patterned Ground in the McMurdo Dry Valleys, Antarctica

• Main Author: Godfrey, Myfanwy Jane
• Format: Other/Unknown Material
• Language: English
• Published: University of Canterbury. Geological Sciences 2008
• Subjects: Antarctic; Beacon Valley; McMurdo Dry Valleys; Victoria Valley; Antarc*; Antarctica; permafrost; wedge*
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10092/2255; https://doi.org/10.26021/7355

The PPG found in the Dry Valleys is some of the oldest on the planet with ages of up to 8 million years assigned to them. The activity of some of these Antarctic PPG areas has come into question with the proposal that they may be the result of sublimation processes rather than actively re-working fr...