Silicon isotopic composition of dry and wet-based glaciers in Antarctica

• Published in: Frontiers in Earth Science
• Main Authors: Hatton, Jade, Hendry, Katharine R., Hirst, Catherine, Opfergelt, Sophie, Henkel, Susann, Welch, Susan, Wadham, Jemma L., Lyons, William B., Bagshaw, Elizabeth, Staubwasser, Michael, McKnight, Diane
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Frontiers Media 2020
• Subjects: Antarctic; Antarctic Peninsula; Arctic; Commonwealth Stream; East Antarctica; King George Island; McMurdo Dry Valleys; Antarc*; Antarctica; Cold-based glacier
• Online Access: https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/133147/; https://doi.org/10.3389/feart.2020.00286; https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/133147/2/feart-08-00286.pdf

Glaciers and ice sheets export significant amounts of silicon (Si) to downstream ecosystems, impacting local and potentially global biogeochemical cycles. Recent studies have shown Si in Arctic glacial meltwaters to have an isotopically distinct signature when compared to non-glacial rivers. This is...