Shallow groundwater systems in a polar desert, McMurdo Dry Valleys, Antarctica;Systèmes peu profonds d'eau souterraine dans un désert polaire, Vallées sèches de McMurdo, Antarctique

Hydrogeology Journal

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 171-183

  Gooseff, Michael N ^a   Barrett, John E ^b   Levy, Joseph S ^c  

^a The Pennsylvania State University   (United States)

^b VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Active layer hydrology; Antarctica; Arid regions; Groundwater surface water interaction; McMurdo Dry Valleys

Indexed keywords

ACTIVE LAYER; ARID REGION; DESERT; GLACIAL HYDROLOGY; GLACIER; GROUNDWATER-SURFACE WATER INTERACTION; HYDROLOGY; ICE COVER; PERMAFROST; POLAR REGION; SNOW WATER EQUIVALENT; SNOWMELT; SOIL MOISTURE; STREAM CHANNEL;

ANTARCTICA; EAST ANTARCTICA; MCMURDO DRY VALLEYS;

EID: 84873495708     PISSN: 14312174     EISSN: 14350157     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10040-012-0926-3     Document Type: Article

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