An investigation of soil moisture associated with ephemeral streams, Wright Valley, Antarctica

• Main Author: Shanhun, Fiona L.
• Other Authors: Balks, Megan R., Campbell, David I.
• Format: Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: The University of Waikato 2019
• Subjects: Vanda; Wright Valley; Lake Vanda; Onyx River; Antarc*; Antarctica
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10289/12866

Ephemeral streams in Wright Valley, Antarctica, are fed by glacial melt and flow for between four and ten weeks annually. Hyporheic zones develop concomitantly with ephemeral stream channels. These zones are areas of saturated or moistened soil, depending on their proximity to the stream. The hyporh...