Antarctic Subglacial Aquatic EnvironmentsMartin J. Siegert, Mahlon C. Kennicutt, II, Robert A. Bindschadler John Wiley & Sons, 2 maj 2013 - 246 Published by the American Geophysical Union as part of the Geophysical Monograph Series, Volume 192. Antarctic Subglacial Aquatic Environments is the first volume on this important and fascinating subject. With its underlying theme of bridging existing knowledge to future research, it is a benchmark in the history of subglacial lake exploration and study, containing up-to-date discussions about the history and background of subglacial aquatic environments and future exploration. The main topics addressed are identification, location, physiography, and hydrology of 387 subglacial lakes; protocols for environmental stewardship and protection of subglacial lake environments; details of three programs aiming to explore Vostok Subglacial Lake, Ellsworth Subglacial Lake, and Whillans Subglacial Lake over the next 3–5 years; assessment of technological requirements for exploration programs based on best practices for environmental stewardship and scientific success; and knowledge of subglacial lakes as habitats for microbial life and as recorders of past climate and ice sheet change. Its uniqueness, breadth, and inclusiveness will appeal to microbiologists and those interested in life in extreme environments, paleoclimatologists and those interested in sedimentary records of past changes, glaciologists striving to understand how water beneath glaciers affects their flow, and those engaged in developing technology to undertake direct measurement and sampling of extreme environments on Earth and in the solar system. |
Spis treści
1975 | |
The Identification and Physiographical Setting | 1993 |
BACKGROUND | 2004 |
SUBGLACIAL LAKE CLASSIFICATION BASAL | |
SCIENTIFIC GOALS OF WISSARD | |
IMPLEMENTATION OF WISSARD | |
EDUCATION AND OUTREACH | |
SUMMARY | |
A Review of Its History and Recent Field Campaigns | |
INTRODUCTION | |
DISCOVERY AND REDISCOVERY 3 RECENT GEOPHYSICAL SURVEYS | |
GEOPHYSICAL RESULTS | |
PLANS FOR EXPLORATION | |
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Antarctic Subglacial Aquatic Environments Martin J. Siegert,Mahlon C. Kennicutt, II,Robert A. Bindschadler Podgląd niedostępny - 2011 |
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