An Isotopic Map of Dust Source Areas in the McMurdo Sound Sector of Antarctica

• Main Authors: Blakowski M. A., Aciego S., Delmonte B., BARONI, CARLO, SALVATORE, MARIA CRISTINA
• Other Authors: AGU, Blakowski, M. A., Aciego, S., Delmonte, B., Baroni, Carlo, Salvatore, MARIA CRISTINA
• Format: Conference Object
• Language: English
• Published: American Geophysical Union 2014
• Subjects: Aeolian dust; Geomorphological survey; Isotopic map; Victoria Land; Antarctica; Antarctic; The Antarctic; McMurdo Sound; McMurdo Ice Shelf; Royds; Cape Royds; Cape Bird; Royds Cape; Antarc*; Ice Sheet; Ice Shelf; polar desert; Sea ice
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/11568/646074

The McMurdo Sound sector of Antarctica features a unique, polar desert ecosystem characterized by low temperatures, hyper-aridity, and high-speed winds. These climatic conditions result in limited water sources, sparse vegetation, underdeveloped soils, and abundant unconsolidated sediment easily inf...