01993nas a2200253   4500008004100000022001400041245010200055210006900157260001200226300001100238490000700249520122000256653001501476653000901491653002401500653002201524653001701546653002301563100002501586700002401611700002101635700002101656856006201677       2022                        eng d  a0885-608700aLong-term stream hydrology and meteorology of a polar desert, the McMurdo Dry Valleys, Antarctica0 aLongterm stream hydrology and meteorology of a polar desert the   c06/2022  ae146230 v363 a<p>The McMurdo Dry Valleys (MDVs; 77.50&deg;S, 162.25&deg;E) make up the largest ice-free region of Antarctica at 3500 km<sup>2</sup>. Their position near the coast of the Ross Sea provides for a milder climate than much of the rest of the continent. Alpine and piedmont glaciers in the MDVs melt during the austral summer providing water to down gradient streams and terminal lakes on valley floors. There are currently 14 meteorological stations and 17 stream gauges operating across the MDVs, some with continuous records that go back to 1969. This relatively high density of monitoring stations reflects the fact that glaciers of different sizes and elevation ranges are the main source of water to streams. Thus, each glacier represents a different watershed. The bulk of these records start in the late 1980s/early 1990s. These data collection activities directly support research endeavors of the McMurdo Dry Valleys Long Term Ecological Research project, as well as a host of other science groups working in the MDVs. As such, both real time data and archived data from these sites is available through the online database interface of the project (<a href="http://mcmlter.org">https://mcmlter.org</a>).</p>10aAntarctica10aLTER10aMcMurdo Dry Valleys10ameltwater streams10apolar desert10aresearch catchment1 aGooseff, Michael, N.1 aMcKnight, Diane, M.1 aDoran, Peter, T.1 aFountain, Andrew  uhttps://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/hyp.14623