Exploration of Antarctic subglacial aquatic environments environmental and scientific stewardship /

• Corporate Author: National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on Principles of Environmental Stewardship for the Exploration and Study of Subglacial Environments.
• Format: Electronic
• Language: English
• Published: Washington, D.C. : National Academies Press, c2007.
• Subjects: Oceanography > Research > Antarctica.; Subglacial lakes > Discovery and exploration. > Antarctica; Subglacial lakes > Discovery and exploration. > Polar regions; Subglacial lakes > Research > Antarctica.; Aquatic ecology > Research > Antarctica.; Scientific expeditions > Antarctica.; SCIENCE > Oceanography. > Earth Sciences; NATURE > Oceans & Seas. > Ecosystems & Habitats; Electronic books.
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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 microbi...

Table of Contents:

• Geological and Geophysical Setting
• Subglacial Environments: Biological Features
• Drilling and Sampling Technologies and the Potential for Contamination
• Antarctic Governance and Implications for Exploration of Subglacial Aquatic Environments.