| Abstract: | We provide a map of lower and central Taylor Valley, Antarctica, that shows deposits from Taylor Glacier, local alpine glaciers, and grounded ice in the Ross Embayment. From our electronic database, which includes 153 sites from the coast 50 km upvalley to Pearse Valley, we show the distribution of permafrost type and soil subgroups according to Soil Taxonomy. Soils in eastern Taylor Valley are of late Pleistocene age, cryoturbated due to the presence of ground ice or ice-cemented permafrost within 70 cm of the surface, and classified as Glacic and Typic Haploturbels. In central Taylor Valley, soils are dominantly Typic Anhyorthels of mid-Pleistocene age that have dry-frozen permafrost within the upper 70 cm. Salt-enriched soils (Salic Anhyorthels and Petrosalic Anhyorthels) are of limited extent in Taylor Valley and occur primarily on drifts of early Pleistocene and Pliocene age. Soils are less developed in Taylor Valley than in nearby Wright Valley, because of lesser salt input from atmospheric deposition and salt weathering. Ice-cemented permafrost is ubiquitous on Ross Sea, pre-Ross Sea, and Bonney drifts that occur within 28 km of the McMurdo coast. In contrast, dry-frozen permafrost is prevalent on older (???115 ky) surfaces to the west. ?? 2008 Regents of the University of Colorado. |
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| Citation Author: | Bockheim, J. G.; Prentice, M. L.; McLeod, M. |
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| Citation Larger Work Title: | Arctic, Antarctic, and Alpine Research |
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| Citation Search Results Text: | Distribution of glacial deposits, soils, and permafrost in Taylor Valley, Antarctica; 2008; Article; Journal; Arctic, Antarctic, and Alpine Research; Bockheim, J. G.; Prentice, M. L.; McLeod, M. |
| Citation Start Page: | 279 |
| Citation Volume: | 40 |
| Citation Year: | 2008 |
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| Text: | Distribution of glacial deposits, soils, and permafrost in Taylor Valley, Antarctica; 2008; Article; Journal; Arctic, Antarctic, and Alpine Research; Bockheim, J. G.; Prentice, M. L.; McLeod, M. |
| URL (THUMBNAIL): | http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/thumbnails/outside_thumb.jpg |
| URL (DIGITAL OBJECT IDENTIFIER): | http://dx.doi.org/10.1657/1523-0430(06-057)[BOCKHEIM]2.0.CO;2 |
| Date Other: | Tue, 28 Sep 2010 23:09 -0500 |
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