Projects >> B-425
PI: Dr. Andrew Fountain
Project Lead: Andrew Fountain
Funding Source: NSF/PLR 1041742 & 1115245
Location: McMurdo Dry Valleys, Antarctica
Dates: 2008-11-21 to 2015-10-22
B-425 - Dry Valleys Ice and Rock Glaciers (B-425, B-504)
PI: Dr. Andrew Fountain
Project Lead: Andrew Fountain
Funding Source: NSF/PLR 1041742 & 1115245
Location: McMurdo Dry Valleys, Antarctica
Dates: 2008-11-21 to 2015-10-22
Project Summary
The McMurdo Long Term Ecological Research (LTER) projects will continue to investigate the McMurdo Dry Valleys as an end-member ecosystem and focus on the relative roles of legacy and extant processes on current biodiversity and ecosystem structure and function. This project measures Dry Valley meteorological parameters and the physical properties of Dry Valley glaciers, with special emphasis on LTER core research areas. (Taken from www.usap.gov)
Project Sites
- PS01 Canada Glacier Cliff
- PS02 Don Juan Pond Rock Glacier
- PS03 Garwood Valley
- PS04 Canada Glacier Basin
- PS05 Lake Hoare Watermarks
- PS06 Howchin Thermokarst