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Articles | Volume 13, issue 8
Articles | Volume 13, issue 8
https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-13-2203-2019
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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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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.
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