Researchers Pool Knowledge about Antarctic Dry Valleys

Authors

Andrew G. Fountain, Portland State UniversityFollow
Sarah SpauldingFollow

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

7-1-1997

Subjects

Glaciers -- Antarctica, McMurdo Dry Valleys (Antarctica) -- Geology, McMurdo Dry Valleys (Antarctica) -- Congresses

Abstract

Most of us think of ice when we think of the Antarctic, and rightly so, considering that only 5% of it is ice-free. Dry valleys--the ice-free areas--have sandy, rocky valley floors, ice-covered lakes, and streams that flow only two months of the year. The McMurdo Dry Valleys (78øS 163øE) are the largest of these regions.

Description

Copyright 1997 American Geophysical Union

DOI

10.1029/97EO00196

Persistent Identifier

http://archives.pdx.edu/ds/psu/7634

Citation Details

Fountain, A. G., & Spaulding, S. (1997). Researchers pool knowledge about Antarctic dry valleys. Eos, Transactions, American Geophysical Union, 78(29), 295.