Del 192 i serien Geophysical Monograph Series

Antarctic Subglacial Aquatic Environments

Inbunden, Engelska, 2011

AvMartin J. Siegert,Mahlon C. Kennicutt II,Robert A. Bindschadler

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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.

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Utgivningsdatum2011-01-01
Mått213 x 264 x 18 mm
Vikt1 021 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
SerieGeophysical Monograph Series
Antal sidor246
FörlagJohn Wiley & Sons Inc
ISBN9780875904825

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PrefaceMartin J. Siegert, Mahlon C. Kennicutt II, and Robert A. Bindschadler viiSection I: History and BackgroundSubglacial Aquatic Environments: A Focus of 21st Century Antarctic ScienceMahlon C. Kennicutt II and Martin J. Siegert 1The Identification and Physiographical Setting of Antarctic Subglacial Lakes: An Update Based on Recent DiscoveriesAndrew Wright and Martin J. Siegert 9Antarctic Subglacial Lake DischargesFrank Pattyn 27Section II: Vostok Subglacial Lake and Recognition of Subglacial Aquatic EnvironmentsVostok Subglacial Lake: A Review of Geophysical Data Regarding Its Discovery and Topographic SettingMartin J. Siegert, Sergey Popov, and Michael Studinger 45Microbial Communities in Antarctic Subglacial Aquatic EnvironmentsMark Skidmore 61Subglacial Lake Sediments and Sedimentary Processes: Potential Archives of Ice Sheet Evolution,Past Environmental Change, and the Presence of LifeM. J. Bentley, P. Christoffersen, D. A. Hodgson, A. M. Smith, S. Tulaczyk, and A. M. Le Brocq 83 The Geomorphic Signature of Massive Subglacial Floods in Victoria Land, AntarcticaDavid R. Marchant, Stewart S. R. Jamieson, and David E. Sugden 111 Subglacial Environments and the Search for Life Beyond the EarthCharles S. Cockell, Elizabeth Bagshaw, Matt Balme, Peter Doran, Christopher P. McKay, Katarina Miljkovic, David Pearce, Martin J. Siegert, Martyn Tranter, Mary Voytek, and Jemma Wadham 129Section III: Future Exploration MissionsEnvironmental Protection and Stewardship of Subglacial Aquatic EnvironmentsPeter T. Doran and Warwick F. Vincent 149Probe Technology for the Direct Measurement and Sampling of Ellsworth Subglacial LakeMatthew C. Mowlem, Maria-Nefeli Tsaloglou, Edward M. Waugh, Cedric F. A. Floquet, Kevin Saw, Lee Fowler, Robin Brown, David Pearce, James B. Wyatt, Alexander D. Beaton, Mario P. Brito, Dominic A. Hodgson, Gwyn Griffiths, M. Bentley, D. Blake, L. Capper, R. Clarke, C. Cockell, H. Corr, W. Harris, C. Hill, R. Hindmarsh, E. King, H. Lamb, B. Maher, K. Makinson, J. Parnell, J. Priscu, A. Rivera, N. Ross, M. J. Siegert, A. Smith, A. Tait, M. Tranter, J. Wadham, B. Whalley, and J. Woodward 159Vostok Subglacial Lake: Details of Russian Plans/Activities for Drilling and SamplingValery Lukin and Sergey Bulat 187Siple Coast Subglacial Aquatic Environments: The Whillans Ice Stream SubglacialAccess Research Drilling ProjectHelen Amanda Fricker, Ross Powell, John Priscu, Slawek Tulaczyk, Sridhar Anandakrishnan, Brent Christner, Andrew T. Fisher, David Holland, Huw Horgan, Robert Jacobel, Jill Mikucki, Andrew Mitchell, Reed Scherer, and Jeff Severinghaus 199Ellsworth Subglacial Lake, West Antarctica: A Review of Its History and Recent Field CampaignsN. Ross, M. J. Siegert, A. Rivera, M. J. Bentley, D. Blake, L. Capper, R. Clarke, C. S. Cockell, H. F. J. Corr, W. Harris, C. Hill, R. C. A. Hindmarsh, D. A. Hodgson, E. C. King, H. Lamb, B. Maher, K. Makinson, M. Mowlem, J. Parnell, D. A. Pearce, J. Priscu, A. M. Smith, A. Tait, M. Tranter, J. L. Wadham, W. B. Whalley, and J. Woodward 221AGU Category Index 235Index 237