@article {1089,
	title = {Seasonal controls on snow distribution and aerial ablation at the snow-patch and landscape scales, McMurdo Dry Valleys, Antarctica},
	journal = {The Cryosphere},
	volume = {7},
	year = {2013},
	month = {09/2013},
	pages = {917 - 931},
	keywords = {LTER-MCM},
	doi = {10.5194/tc-7-917-2013},
	url = {http://www.the-cryosphere.net/7/917/2013/tc-7-917-2013.html},
	author = {Eveland, Jeffery and Michael N. Gooseff and Lampkin, Derrick J. and John E. Barrett and Cristina D. Takacs-Vesbach}
}
@article {1090,
	title = {Spatial and temporal patterns of snow accumulation and aerial ablation across the McMurdo Dry Valleys, Antarctica},
	journal = {Hydrological Processes},
	volume = {27},
	year = {2013},
	month = {09/2013},
	pages = {2864 - 2875},
	keywords = {LTER-MCM},
	doi = {10.1002/hyp.9407},
	url = {http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/hyp.9407/pdf},
	author = {Eveland, Jeffery and Michael N. Gooseff and Lampkin, Derrick J. and John E. Barrett and Cristina D. Takacs-Vesbach}
}
@mastersthesis {4171,
	title = {Snow dynamics in a polar desert, McMurdo Dry Valleys, Antarctica},
	volume = {M.S.},
	year = {2012},
	month = {2012},
	school = {Pennsylvania State University},
	type = {masters},
	abstract = {<p>Snow in the McMurdo Dry Valleys is rare source of moisture for subnivian soils (beneath snow) in a cold desert ecosystem. While sublimation dominates the ablation process, measurable increases in soil moisture are expected to provide more favorable conditions for subnivian soil communities. In addition, snow cover insulates the underlying soil from temperature extremes. Quantifying the spatial distribution and ablation patterns of seasonal snow is necessary to understand these dynamics. Annual snowfall varies spatially ranging from 3 to 50 mm of snow water equivalent, with greater amounts occurring at the coast. Despite receiving very little precipitation, significant amounts of snow can accumulate (via aeolian redistribution) in topographic lees at the valley bottoms, forming thousands of discontinuous patches (typically 1-100 m<sup>2</sup> in area). These patches have the potential to act as fertility islands, controlling the landscape distribution of microbial communities, and biogeochemical cycling.</p><p>High resolution imagery acquired during the 2009-2010 and 2010-2011 austral summers was used to quantify the distribution of snow across Taylor and Wright Valleys. An object-based classification was used to extract snow-covered area from the imagery. Coupled with topographic parameters, unique distribution patterns were characterized for 5 regions within the neighboring valleys. Time lapses of snow distribution during each season in each region provide insight into spatially characterizing the aerial ablation rates (change in area of landscape covered by snow) across the valleys. The distribution of snow-covered area during the 2009-2010 austral summer is used as a baseline for seasonal comparison. The surrounding regions of Lake Fryxell, Lake Hoare, Lake Bonney, Lake Brownworth, and Lake Vanda exhibited losses of snow-covered area of 9.61 km<sup>2</sup> (-93\%), 1.63 km<sup>2</sup> (-72\%), 1.07 km<sup>2</sup> (-97\%), 2.60 km<sup>2</sup> (-82\%), and 0.25 km<sup>2</sup> (- 96\%) respectively, as measured from peak accumulation in October to mid-January during the\&nbsp;2009-2010 season. Differences in aerial ablation rates within and across local regions suggest that both topographic variation and regional microclimates influence the ablation of seasonal snow cover. Elevation has shown to be the strongest control over aerial ablation. Fifteen 1 km<sup>2</sup> plots (3 in each region) were selected to assess the prevalence of snow cover at smaller scales. Results confirm that snow patches form in the same locations each year with some minor deviations observed. Stable isotopes from snow patches also provide insights into temporal and spatial processes associated with ablation. At the snow patch scale, neighboring patches often exhibit considerable differences in aerial ablation rates, presumably controlled by snow depth. This highlights the importance of both the landscape and snow patch scales in assessing the effects of snow cover on biogeochemical cycling and microbial communities.</p>},
	keywords = {LTER-MCM},
	url = {https://etda.libraries.psu.edu/catalog/12680},
	author = {Eveland, Jeffery and Michael N. Gooseff}
}
