Geochemistry of Contrasting Stream Types, Taylor Valley, Antarctica

• Published in: GSA Bulletin
• Main Authors: Harmon, Russell S., Leslie, Deborah L., Lyons, W. Berry, Welch, Kathleen A., McKnight, Diane M.
• Format: Text
• Language: unknown
• Published: University of Memphis Digital Commons 2020
• Subjects: Earth Sciences; Andersen Creek; Austral; Gage; Taylor Valley; Antarc*; Antarctica
• Online Access: https://digitalcommons.memphis.edu/facpubs/3721; https://doi.org/10.1130/B35479.1

The McMurdo Dry Valley region is the largest ice-free area of Antarctica. Ephemeral streams flow here during the austral summer, transporting glacial meltwater to perennially ice-covered, closed basin lakes. The chemistry of 24 Taylor Valley streams was examined over the two-decade period of monitor...