Exploration of Antarctic Subglacial Aquatic Environments: Environmental and Scientific Stewardship

by National Research Council, Division on Earth and Life Studies, Polar Research Board

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Antarctica is renowned for its extreme cold; yet surprisingly, radar measurements have revealed a vast network of lakes, rivers, and streams several kilometers beneath the Antarctic ice sheet. Sealed from Earth's atmosphere for millions of years, they may provide vital information about microbial evolution, the past climate of the Antarctic, and the formation of ice sheets, among other things. The next stage of exploration requires direct sampling...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0309106354

ISBN13:9780309106351

Release Date:August 2007

Publisher:National Academies Press

Length:162 Pages

Weight:0.85 lbs.

Dimensions:0.4" x 7.0" x 9.9"

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