Water tracks intensify surface energy and mass exchange in the Antarctic McMurdo Dry Valleys

Linhardt, Tobias; Levy, Joseph S.; Thomas, Christoph K.

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-13-2203-2019

Articles | Volume 13, issue 8

https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-13-2203-2019

© Author(s) 2019. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-13-2203-2019

© Author(s) 2019. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

Articles | Volume 13, issue 8

Research article

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19 Aug 2019

Research article |

| 19 Aug 2019

Water tracks intensify surface energy and mass exchange in the Antarctic McMurdo Dry Valleys

Tobias Linhardt, Joseph S. Levy, and Christoph K. Thomas

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RC1: 'Referee comment for tc-2019-8', Anonymous Referee #1, 12 Feb 2019
- SC2: 'Initial author reply', Joseph Levy, 04 Mar 2019
- AC1: 'Final author response to referee comments', Tobias Linhardt, 18 May 2019
RC2: 'reviewer comments', Becky Ball, 14 Feb 2019
- SC1: 'Initial author reply', Joseph Levy, 04 Mar 2019
  - AC2: 'Final author response to referee comments', Tobias Linhardt, 18 May 2019
RC3: 'Review of ” Water tracks intensify surface energy and mass exchange in the Antarctic McMurdo Dry Valleys” by Linhardt et al. tc-2019-8', Anonymous Referee #3, 27 Feb 2019
- AC3: 'Final author response to referee comments', Tobias Linhardt, 18 May 2019

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AR: Author's response | RR: Referee report | ED: Editor decision

ED: Publish subject to minor revisions (review by editor) (27 Jun 2019) by Philip Marsh

AR by Tobias Linhardt on behalf of the Authors (02 Jul 2019) Author's response Manuscript

ED: Publish as is (16 Jul 2019) by Philip Marsh

AR by Tobias Linhardt on behalf of the Authors (24 Jul 2019) Manuscript

Short summary

This study presents surface energy fluxes in an Antarctic polar desert in the summer season, comparing wetted soil at a water track with dominating dry soils. Elevated energy uptake, evaporation, and soil heat fluxes at the water track highlight the importance of wetted soils for water and energy cycling in polar deserts. This connection will grow more relevant, as wetted soils are expected to expand due to climate warming, with implications for landscape-scale hydrology and soil ecosystems.