02348nas a2200253   4500008004100000022001400041245009900055210006900154260001200223300001100235520137700246653002501623653001901648653002401667653003201691653001701723100002601740700002401766700002501790700002501815700003201840700002001872856020201892       2023                        eng d  a0022-143000aMeteorological drivers of melt at two nearby glaciers in the McMurdo Dry Valleys of Antarctica0 aMeteorological drivers of melt at two nearby glaciers in the McM  c12/2023  a1 - 133 a<p>We study the meteorological drivers of melt at two glaciers in Taylor Valley, Antarctica, using 22 years of weather station observations and surface energy fluxes. The glaciers are located only 30 km apart, but have different local climates; Taylor Glacier is generally drier and windier than Commonwealth Glacier, which receives more snowfall due to its proximity to the coast. Commonwealth Glacier shows more inter-annual melt variability, explained by variable albedo due to summer snowfall events. A significant increase in surface melt at Commonwealth Glacier is associated with a decrease in summer minimum albedo. Inter-annual variability in melt at both glaciers is linked to degree-days above freezing during föhn events, occurring more frequently at Taylor Glacier. At Taylor Glacier melt occurs most often with positive air temperatures, but föhn conditions also favour sublimation, which cools the surface and prevents melt for the majority of the positive air temperatures. At Commonwealth Glacier, most of the melt instead occurs with sub-zero air temperatures, driven by strong solar radiative heating. Future melt at Taylor Glacier will likely be more sensitive to changes in föhn events, while Commonwealth Glacier will be impacted more by changes in near coastal weather, where moisture inputs can drive cloud cover, snowfall and change albedo.</p>10aAntarctic glaciology10aenergy balance10aglacier meteorology10aice/atmosphere interactions10amelt-surface1 aHofsteenge, Marte, G.1 aCullen, Nicolas, J.1 aConway, Jonathan, P.1 aReijmer, Carleen, H.1 avan den Broeke, Michiel, R.1 aKaturji, Marwan  uhttps://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/journal-of-glaciology/article/meteorological-drivers-of-melt-at-two-nearby-glaciers-in-the-mcmurdo-dry-valleys-of-antarctica/2B8ED17DEC26AB5F0905BC4C7ACA02FA02454nas a2200289   4500008004100000022001400041245011100055210006900166260001200235300001600247490000700263520153600270653001501806653001501821653003701836653002101873653002401894653003201918100002001950700001601970700002601986700002102012700001402033700002302047700001502070856007902085       2019                        eng d  a1558-842400aMeteorological connectivity from regions of high biodiversity within the McMurdo Dry Valleys of Antarctica0 aMeteorological connectivity from regions of high biodiversity wi  c11/2019  a2437 - 24520 v583 a<p>Meteorological connectivity between biological hot spots of the McMurdo Dry Valleys (MDVs) of Antarctica is thought to play a role in species distribution and abundance through the aeolian transport of bioaerosols. Understanding the potential role of such meteorological connectivity requires an understanding of near-surface wind flow within and between valley airsheds. To address this, we applied Lagrangian wind trajectory modeling to mesoscale (spatial resolution of ~1 km) weather model output to predict connectivity pathways, focusing on regions of high biodiversity. Our models produce maps of a likelihood metric of wind connectivity that demonstrate the synoptic and mesoscale dependence of connections between local, near-local, and nonlocal areas on wind transport, modulated by synoptic weather and topographic forcing. These connectivity areas can have spatial trends modulated by the synoptic weather patterns and locally induced topographically forced winds. This method is transferrable to other regions of Antarctica for broader terrestrial, coastal, and offshore ecological connectivity research. Also, our analysis and methods can inform better placement of aeolian dust and bioaerosol samplers in the McMurdo Dry Valleys, provide preliminary guidelines behind the meteorological controls of sediment transport and smaller particle distribution, and present quantifiable knowledge informing new hypotheses around the potential of wind acting as a physical driver for biological connectivity in the MDVs.</p>10aAntarctica10aatmosphere10abiosphere-atmosphere interaction10amesoscale models10amesoscale processes10anumerical analysis/modeling1 aKaturji, Marwan1 aKhan, Basit1 aSprenger, Michael, A.1 aDatta, Rajasweta1 aJoy, Kurt1 aZawar-Reza, Peyman1 aHawes, Ian  uhttps://journals.ametsoc.org/view/journals/apme/58/11/jamc-d-18-0336.1.xml